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When Insurance Isn't Enough: Crowdfunding For Health Care CostsAmericans who have health insurance are increasingly being forced to turn to charity for help paying medical bills, despite having coverage, so reports the Los Angeles Times.Resume46:41Aug 7, 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Advances Could Actually 'Make Health Care Human Again'Artificial intelligence will utterly transform medicine. Better diagnoses, but also privacy concerns. But one doctor says if done right, AI could put the "care" back in health care.Resume46:35Jul 24, 2019
High Deductibles Push Millions Of Americans To Make 'Difficult Sacrifices' For Health CareHigh-deductible health plans have transformed American health care and pushed millions of people to the brink of health and financial ruin.Resume46:56Jun 6, 2019
Medical Schools Look To Educate The Next Generation Of Doctors On PainBecause addiction can begin in the doctor’s office, many medical schools are rethinking the way they train the next generation of doctors. We spoke to four paving the way on...May 28, 2019
Medical Schools Are Changing The Way They Teach Treatment For Pain, Opioid AddictionWe visit a med school that's teaching a new generation of doctors to start with empathy as they rethink their entire approach to treating patients with opioid addiction disorders.Resume47:03May 28, 2019
FDA Approves First Postpartum Depression Drug, But Access Is An IssuePostpartum depression can be life-threatening. We look at a new drug just approved by the FDA and other efforts to help new mothers in distress.Resume46:51Mar 26, 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Advances Could Actually 'Make Health Care Human Again'Artificial intelligence will utterly transform medicine. Better diagnoses, but also privacy concerns. But one doctor says if done right, AI could put the "care" back in health care. Resume46:35Mar 12, 2019
Activists Demand Plan From Drugmaker Sanofi To Lower 'Pressing' Insulin Prices"I would just emphasize the point that in the richest country in the world, we should not be discarding our humans and citizens so companies can make more money," 70-year-old...Mar 6, 2019
Insulin Has Become Unaffordable. Patients Are Dying In Their Efforts To Ration DosesSix million Americans rely on insulin to survive. Many can no longer afford it. What happens when big pharma, big profits and strong patent laws lead to dying patients?Resume47:24Mar 6, 2019
The History Of Insulin, From A Price Tag Of $1 To Over $250The history of the lifesaving drug insulin. Its discoverers sold it for a dollar. Today, a quarter of its users are cutting back on doses because they can’t afford it.Resume11:06Mar 5, 2019
A Prescription To Reduce Our PrescriptionsAlternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil says we take too much medication, and it’s hurting us more than we know. He says there are better options.Resume46:48May 3, 2017
The Diagnosis Is Never EasyCracking medical mysteries. A top doctor tells the inside story and drama of what it takes to get a diagnosis right.Resume47:21Mar 6, 2017
The New Frontier Of Human Organ TransplantsHuman transplants. Hand, face, uterus, even head transplants in the news now. We’ll look at the widening frontier of transplant surgeries. Resume47:18Sep 7, 2016
Costs And Viability For Extremely Premature BabiesSaving extremely premature babies. A new study shows many can survive as early as 22 weeks. We’ll look at the techniques, the ethics and the life-long impact.Resume48:09May 13, 2015
Life Forever Young? It’s Here Sooner Than You ThinkWe’re sorting through the science of living a longer, healthier life with the author of “Spring Chicken.”Resume47:47Feb 19, 2015
The New Science Of ExhaustionChronic fatigue syndrome has been renamed: systemic exertion intolerance disease. We’ll look at a new name and new diagnosis.Resume46:30Feb 16, 2015
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On Point Live! With Atul Gawande: The Future Of American HealthcareSuperstar surgeon and medical thinker, writer Atul Gawande on the future of American health and healthcare.Resume48:37Jun 13, 2014
Infants, 'Cures,' And HIV / AIDS TreatmentA second infant seems clear of H.I.V. after a new treatment. We’ll look at the latest on the frontlines of A.I.D.S.Resume46:28Mar 10, 2014