TED Health

TED Health

198 episodes

What does exercise do to your brain? Can psychedelics treat depression? From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, welcome to TED Health, with host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider. TED speakers answer questions you never even knew you had, and share ideas you won't hear anywhere else, all around how we can live healthier lives.

Podcasts

A campaign for period positivity | Ananya Grover

Published: April 16, 2024, 4 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds

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Do gut microbes control your personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe

Published: April 9, 2024, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 18 seconds

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What happens as we die? | Kathryn Mannix

Published: March 26, 2024, 4 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 17 seconds

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Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet? | Tao Zhang

Published: March 19, 2024, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds

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What happens when we deny people abortions? | Diana Greene Foster

Published: March 12, 2024, 4 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 13 seconds

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My mission to change the narrative of mental health | Glenn Close

Published: March 5, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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Why you shouldn't trust boredom | Kevin H. Gary

Published: Feb. 27, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds

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Racism has a cost for everyone | Heather C. McGhee

Published: Feb. 20, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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The science behind how sickness shapes your mood | Keely Muscatell

Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 18 seconds

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Are you really as good at something as you think? | Robin Kramer

Published: Feb. 6, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 4 seconds

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Which is better for you: "Real" meat or "fake" meat? | Carolyn Beans

Published: Jan. 30, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 23 seconds

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The truth about human population decline | Jennifer D. Sciubba

Published: Jan. 23, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 36 seconds

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Why I gave my teenage daughter a vibrator | Robin Buckley

Published: Jan. 16, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 26 seconds

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So much sitting, looking at screens. Can we combat our sedentary lives? | Body Electric

Published: Jan. 11, 2024, 4 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 56 seconds

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Artificial skin? We made it here's why | Anna Maria Coclite

Published: Jan. 9, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 7 seconds

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Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer

Published: Dec. 19, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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CRISPR's next advance is bigger than you think | Jennifer Doudna

Published: Dec. 12, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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What did people do before anesthesia? | Sally Frampton

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 18 seconds

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The single most important parenting strategy | Becky Kennedy

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 46 seconds

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The world's rarest diseases and how they impact everyone | Anna Greka

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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Can you change your sleep schedule? | Alexandra Panzer

Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 52 seconds

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How to hack your brain when you're in pain | Amy Baxter

Published: Oct. 31, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 26 seconds

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How targeted ads might just save your life | Sandersan Onie

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 29 seconds

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Blindness isn't a tragic binary it's a rich spectrum | Andrew Leland

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist | Wendy Suzuki

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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The epidemics that almost happened | George Zaidan

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 2 seconds

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Introducing Body Electric

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 7:39 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes

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Why is it so hard to get effective birth control in the US? | Mark Edwards

Published: Sept. 19, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing tech | Nita Farahany

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn't? | G. Richard Scott

Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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Why thinking about death helps you live a better life | Alua Arthur

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 5 seconds

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Is someone you love suffering in silence? Here's what to do | Gus Worland

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds

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The Internet's First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 29 seconds

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Lessons from losing my mind | Andy Dunn

Published: July 25, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 21 seconds

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What is a poop transplant, and how does it work? | Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

Published: July 18, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds

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How to keep house while drowning (w/ KC Davis)

Published: July 11, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 51 seconds

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The science of preserving sight | Joshua Chu-Tan

Published: June 27, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds

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A sex therapist's secret to rediscovering your spark | Ian Kerner

Published: June 13, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 18 seconds

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Mental health care that disrupts cycles of violence | Celina de Sola

Published: June 6, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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What girls and women in sports need to unlock their potential | Kate Ackerman

Published: May 30, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 23 seconds

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Why nurses are key to medical innovation | Ben Gran

Published: May 23, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 6 seconds

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Why autism is often missed in women and girls | Kate Kahle

Published: May 16, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 26 seconds

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3 steps to help kids process traumatic events | Kristen Nguyen

Published: May 9, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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May the 4th Be With You: Introducing The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

Published: May 4, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds

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Fixable: Kelli - How do I deal with a communication breakdown?"

Published: May 2, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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The secret to a happy life -- lessons from 8 decades of research | Robert Waldinger

Published: April 25, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 18 seconds

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Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthaswamy

Published: April 18, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

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How puberty changes your brain | Shannon Odell

Published: April 11, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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Why you feel anxious socializing (and what to do about it) | Fallon Goodman

Published: April 4, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 1 second

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How to do laundry when you're depressed | KC Davis

Published: March 28, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

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A disability-inclusive future of work | Ryan Gersava

Published: March 21, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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How to preserve your private life in the age of social media | Bryce Dallas Howard

Published: March 14, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds

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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold? | George Zaidan

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds

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The truth about faking orgasms | Karen Gurney

Published: Feb. 21, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds

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Introducing Good Sport

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 34 seconds

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An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear | Allyson Felix

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds

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How does heart transplant surgery work? | Roni Shanoada

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 7:48 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 21 seconds

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The bias behind your undiagnosed chronic pain | Sheetal DeCaria

Published: Jan. 24, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 35 seconds

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How to squeeze all the juice out of retirement | Riley Moynes

Published: Jan. 17, 2023, 4 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life | Catherine Price

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 9:04 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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The affordable, 3D-printed bionics of the future | Enzo Romero

Published: Dec. 27, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley

Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 52 seconds

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Why the price of insulin is a danger to diabetics | Brooke Bennett

Published: Dec. 13, 2022, 3:19 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds

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Is there a link between cancer and heart disease? | Nicholas Leeper

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 5:25 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 48 seconds

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How to have great sex (with Siphumeze Khundayi and Tiffany Mugo) | How To Be A Better Human

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 4 seconds

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Surgeon Atul Gawande wants everyone to have a coach | ReThinking w/Adam Grant

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 35 seconds

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Why public health messaging matters | Peter Hotez

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 36 seconds

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Are women more likely to get Alzheimer's? | Maria Shriver

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 10 seconds

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How to protect your mental well-being online -- from a Gen-Z | Peachy Liv

Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 4:12 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 57 seconds

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Is the pandemic actually over? Its complicated | Anthony Fauci

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds

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How does alcohol cause hangovers? | Judy Grisel

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? | Anees Bahji

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 58 seconds

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The tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 1 second

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A flavorful field guide to foraging | Alexis Nikole Nelson

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 34 seconds

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Transforming the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria | TED Tech

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 38 seconds

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What happens to people's donated eggs and sperm after they die? | Ellen Trachman

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 58 seconds

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Why ASMR is good for your brain | Craig Richard

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 11 seconds

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How to find your voice | Greta Morgan

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds

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How sugar affects the brain | Nicole Avena

Published: Aug. 9, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 27 seconds

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Racism has a cost for everyone | Heather McGhee

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, noon
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf | Rebecca Knill

Published: July 26, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 53 seconds

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The breakthrough science of mRNA medicine | Melissa J. Moore

Published: July 19, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 8 seconds

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From Revisionist History: Way to Go, Ohio

Published: July 14, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds

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Sex education should start with consent | Kaz

Published: July 12, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds

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We can make COVID-19 the last pandemic | Bill Gates

Published: June 28, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds

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Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists | Andrew Marantz

Published: June 21, 2022, 7:11 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 39 seconds

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How comic strips create better health care | Sam Hester

Published: June 14, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 19 seconds

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Can I speed up my metabolism?

Published: June 7, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds

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How we can protect truth in the age of misinformation | Sinan Aral

Published: May 31, 2022, 2:26 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 58 seconds

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4 kinds of regret -- and what they teach you about yourself | Daniel H. Pink

Published: May 24, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 1 second

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Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

Published: May 20, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds

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What's your happiness score? | Dominic Price

Published: May 3, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds

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We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny

Published: April 26, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 50 seconds

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Listen now: WorkLife season 5

Published: April 12, 2022, 4:38 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds

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3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic | Jennifer B. Nuzzo

Published: March 15, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 49 seconds

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Will humans one day hibernate? | TED Radio Hour

Published: March 8, 2022, 3:38 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 12 seconds

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A new way to help young people with their mental health | Tom Osborn

Published: March 1, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds

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It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet | Shweta Narayan

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds

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The life-changing power of assistive technologies | Jane Velkovski

Published: Feb. 8, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 46 seconds

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How we could eat real meat without harming animals | Isha Datar

Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 54 seconds

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3 ways community creates a healthy life | Olivia Affuso

Published: Jan. 18, 2022, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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A simple solution to maintaining life-saving vaccines | Nithya Ramanathan

Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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The brain science of obesity | Mads Tang-Christensen

Published: Jan. 4, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 17 seconds

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An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt | Alex Smith

Published: Dec. 14, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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How humanity doubled life expectancy in a century | Steven Johnson

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 38 seconds

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Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells? | Nabiha Saklayen

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 39 seconds

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Is drinking milk essential for building strong bones? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

Published: Nov. 23, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds

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The Spermageddon is coming | Am I Normal?

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 9 seconds

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The future of psychedelic medicines and healthcare | Shoshana Clubhouse Conversation

Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 19 seconds

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The inaccurate link between body ideals and health | Nancy N. Chen

Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds

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The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your life | Mande Holford

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 4:03 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds

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What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls? | Leslie Herod

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 58 seconds

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A smart bra for better heart health | Alicia Chong Rodriguez

Published: Oct. 5, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

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The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine | Kathryn A. Whitehead

Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

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The anxiety that comes from being treated like an outsider | Valerie Purdie-Greenaway

Published: Sept. 21, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution | Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds

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3 ways to create a menopause-friendly work culture | Andrea Berchowitz

Published: Sept. 7, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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How to find meaning after loss | David Kessler

Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 42 seconds

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Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus? | Andrew Pelling

Published: Aug. 24, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds

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An innovative way to support children with special needs | Billy Samuel Mwape

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 3 seconds

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How your body could become its own diagnostic lab | Aaron Morris

Published: Aug. 10, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds

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The science behind how parents affect child development | Yuko Munakata

Published: Aug. 3, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 23 seconds

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How COVID-19 transformed the future of medicine | Daniel Kraft

Published: July 27, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 7 seconds

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How motivation can fix public systems | Abhishek Gopalka

Published: July 20, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 20 seconds

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The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Published: July 13, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 45 seconds

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What causes opioid addiction, and why is it so tough to combat? | Mike Davis

Published: July 6, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 40 seconds

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Maternal and child health is a human right | Aparna Hedge

Published: June 29, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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The mood-boosting power of crying | Kathy Mendias

Published: June 22, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 39 seconds

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How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK | Lisa Genova

Published: June 8, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 59 seconds

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What is pneumonia and why is it so dangerous? | Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz

Published: June 1, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds

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How to deal with stress from COVID-19 and manage your well-being | Esther Perel

Published: May 25, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes

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The past, present and future of nicotine addiction | Mitch Zeller

Published: May 18, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds

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The next software revolution: programming biological cells | Sara-Jane Dunn

Published: May 11, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds

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What it means to be intersex | Susannah Temko

Published: May 4, 2021, 7:08 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 27 seconds

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My mother's final wish and the right to die with dignity | Elaine Fong

Published: April 27, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 29 seconds

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Why are drug prices so high? Investigating the outdated US patent system | Priti Krishtel

Published: April 20, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 48 seconds

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How menopause affects the brain | Lisa Mosconi

Published: April 13, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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The Biology of Sex | TED Radio Hour

Published: April 6, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 27 seconds

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What causes panic attacks and how you can prevent them | Cindy J. Aaronson

Published: March 30, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds

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How synthetic biology can improve our health, food and materials | Emily Leproust

Published: March 23, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 22 seconds

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How to avoid catching prickly emotions from other people | Jessica Woods

Published: March 16, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds

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What causes headaches? | Dan Kwartler

Published: March 9, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 27 seconds

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TEDxSHORTS: Tal Zak

Published: March 2, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 8 seconds

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How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics | Cara Greene Epstein

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 6 seconds

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How to Be a Better Human: The emotional support you need right now | Guy Winch

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 3:34 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's | Lisa Genova

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds

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How couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime | Emily Nagoski

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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Is marijuana bad for your brain? | Anees Bahji

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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Can we edit memories? | Amy Milton

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 14 seconds

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The case for student mental health days | Hailey Hardcastle

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 44 seconds

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How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it | Sabine Doebel

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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How changing your story can change your life | Lori Gottlieb

Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 42 seconds

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What happens when biology becomes technology? | Christina Agapakis

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds

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The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers | Laurel Braitman

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 3 seconds

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What yoga does to your body and brain | Krishna Sudhir

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds

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The way we think about biological sex is wrong | Emily Quinn

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds

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You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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The brain-changing benefits of exercise | Wendy Suzuki

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 51 seconds

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The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy | Rick Doblin

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 50 seconds

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What foods did your ancestors love? | Aparna Pallavi

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 3 seconds

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A comprehensive, neighborhood-based response to COVID-19 | Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 52 seconds

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How to manage your stress like an ER doctor | Darria Long

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 55 seconds

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How to quickly scale up contact tracing across the US | Joia Mukherjee

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A COVID-19 "exit" strategy to end lockdown and reopen the economy | Uri Alon

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How to meaningfully reconnect with those who have dementia | Anne Basting

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Crisis support for the world, one text away | Nancy Lublin

Published: April 27, 2020, 3:13 p.m.
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An evolutionary perspective on human health and disease | Lara Durgavich

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How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic | Esther Choo

Published: April 8, 2020, 2:59 p.m.
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It's OK to feel overwhelmed. Here's what to do next | Elizabeth Gilbert

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What it's really like to have autism | Ethan Lisi

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Why sleep matters now more than ever | Matt Walker

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Why COVID-19 is hitting us now -- and how to prepare for the next outbreak | Alanna Shaikh

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How can we control the coronavirus pandemic? | Adam Kucharski

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The beautiful, mysterious science of how you hear | Jim Hudspeth

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What investigating neural pathways can reveal about mental health | Kay M. Tye

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How to turn climate anxiety into action | Renée Lertzman

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This is your brain on air pollution | María Neira

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The health benefits of clowning around | Matthew A. Wilson

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Parasitic worms hold back human progress. Here's how we can end them | Ellen Agler

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A personal health coach for those living with chronic diseases | Priscilla Pemu

Published: Jan. 22, 2020, 3:54 p.m.
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How the gut microbes you're born with affect your lifelong health | Henna-Maria Uusitupa

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Why it's so hard to make healthy decisions | David Asch

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 3:55 p.m.
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What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics | Daniel Streicker

Published: Oct. 31, 2019, 2:55 p.m.
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The medical potential of AI and metabolites | Leila Pirhaji

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How we're using dogs to sniff out malaria | James Logan

Published: Oct. 21, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
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How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer | Joy Wolfram

Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 7:44 p.m.
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What the US health care system assumes about you | Mitchell Katz

Published: Oct. 2, 2019, 2:48 p.m.
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4 questions you should always ask your doctor | Christer Mjåset

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This could be why you're depressed or anxious | Johann Hari

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How your emotions change the shape of your heart | Sandeep Jauhar

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How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it | Rob Reid

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What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes | Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin

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Could a tattoo help you stay healthy? | Carson Bruns

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The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime | Kim Gorgens

Published: April 25, 2019, 2:48 p.m.
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An AI smartwatch that detects seizures | Rosalind Picard

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A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD | Rebecca Brachman

Published: March 26, 2019, 2:48 p.m.
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The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care | Yvonne van Amerongen

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What if all US health care costs were transparent? | Jeanne Pinder

Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 3:43 p.m.
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How doctors can help low-income patients (and still make a profit) | P.J. Parmar

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 8:56 p.m.
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Why noise is bad for your health -- and what you can do about it | Mathias Basner

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 3:47 p.m.
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What your breath could reveal about your health | Julian Burschka

Published: Feb. 7, 2019, 3:44 p.m.
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A life-saving device that detects silent heart attacks | Akash Manoj

Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 8:45 p.m.
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In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life | Jan Rader

Published: Jan. 2, 2019, 12:13 p.m.
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How isolation fuels opioid addiction | Rachel Wurzman

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 2:48 p.m.
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What Americans agree on when it comes to health | Rebecca Onie

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 1:54 p.m.
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What doctors should know about gender identity | Kristie Overstreet

Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 7:35 p.m.
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How we could teach our bodies to heal faster | Kaitlyn Sadtler

Published: Sept. 20, 2018, 2:56 p.m.
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Why the hospital of the future will be your own home | Niels van Namen

Published: Sept. 19, 2018, 2:48 p.m.
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How to create a world where no one dies waiting for a transplant | Luhan Yang

Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 7:45 p.m.
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A new way to fund health care for the most vulnerable | Andrew Bastawrous

Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 8:06 p.m.
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A love letter to realism in a time of grief | Mark Pollock and Simone George

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What commercialization is doing to cannabis | Ben Cort

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How cancer cells communicate -- and how we can slow them down | Hasini Jayatilaka

Published: Aug. 16, 2018, 7:52 p.m.
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You may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies | Bronwyn King

Published: July 26, 2018, 3:03 p.m.
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The agony of opioid withdrawal -- and what doctors should tell patients about it | Travis Rieder

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How we can bring mental health support to refugees | Essam Daod

Published: June 20, 2018, 2:56 p.m.
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The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis | Chera Kowalski

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How to start a conversation about suicide | Jeremy Forbes

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The harm reduction model of drug addiction treatment | Mark Tyndall

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What if we eliminated one of the world's oldest diseases? | Caroline Harper

Published: April 12, 2018, 11:44 p.m.
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Math can help uncover cancer's secrets | Irina Kareva

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Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet | Judith Heumann

Published: March 30, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
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What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy? | Matthias Müllenbeck

Published: March 26, 2018, 2:47 p.m.
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A rite of passage for late life | Bob Stein

Published: March 20, 2018, 7:58 p.m.
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Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE | Chris Nowinski

Published: March 19, 2018, 3:04 p.m.
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What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon | Minda Dentler

Published: March 5, 2018, 4:04 p.m.
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How to connect with depressed friends | Bill Bernat

Published: March 2, 2018, 8:50 p.m.
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Why I train grandmothers to treat depression | Dixon Chibanda

Published: Feb. 14, 2018, 3:59 p.m.
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The dangerous evolution of HIV | Edsel Salvaña

Published: Jan. 23, 2018, 9:01 p.m.
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The hidden role informal caregivers play in health care | Scott Williams

Published: Jan. 17, 2018, 3:49 p.m.
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Talk about your death while you're still healthy | Michelle Knox

Published: Jan. 16, 2018, 9 p.m.
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Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs | Soyapi Mumba

Published: Jan. 9, 2018, 8:57 p.m.
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Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn't the stigma changed? | Arik Hartmann

Published: Jan. 4, 2018, 4:01 p.m.
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Want to get great at something? Get a coach | Atul Gawande

Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 4:01 p.m.
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A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner

Published: Dec. 14, 2017, 3:42 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 13 seconds

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The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it | Dan Gartenberg

Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
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The science of cells that never get old | Elizabeth Blackburn

Published: Nov. 27, 2017, 3:48 p.m.
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I don't want children -- stop telling me I'll change my mind | Christen Reighter

Published: Nov. 16, 2017, 8:54 p.m.
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The surprisingly charming science of your gut | Giulia Enders

Published: Nov. 2, 2017, 2:33 p.m.
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We can hack our immune cells to fight cancer | Elizabeth Wayne

Published: Oct. 17, 2017, 7:56 p.m.
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Don't suffer from your depression in silence | Nikki Webber Allen

Published: Oct. 5, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
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How digital DNA could help you make better health choices | Jun Wang

Published: Sept. 18, 2017, 3:14 p.m.
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A forgotten ancient grain that could help Africa prosper | Pierre Thiam

Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 2:45 p.m.
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The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
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Let's end ageism | Ashton Applewhite

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A simple new blood test that can catch cancer early | Jimmy Lin

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Published: July 10, 2017, 2:51 p.m.
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Science didn't understand my kids' rare disease until I decided to study it | Sharon Terry

Published: June 15, 2017, 3 p.m.
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When I die, recompose me | Katrina Spade

Published: June 14, 2017, 3:02 p.m.
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No one should die because they live too far from a doctor | Raj Panjabi

Published: June 1, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
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There's no shame in taking care of your mental health | Sangu Delle

Published: May 4, 2017, 2:57 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds

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A video game to cope with grief | Amy Green

Published: April 19, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 34 seconds

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A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world | Zubaida Bai

Published: April 13, 2017, 3:06 p.m.
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An intergalactic guide to using a defibrillator | Todd Scott

Published: April 12, 2017, 2:56 p.m.
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How racism makes us sick | David R. Williams

Published: April 6, 2017, 3:03 p.m.
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Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one | Michael Botticelli

Published: March 29, 2017, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 44 seconds

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A burial practice that nourishes the planet | Caitlin Doughty

Published: March 13, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
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What I learned from 2,000 obituaries | Lux Narayan

Published: March 1, 2017, 4:05 p.m.
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How racism harms pregnant women -- and what can help | Miriam Zoila Pérez

Published: Feb. 13, 2017, 4:05 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 25 seconds

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New nanotech to detect cancer early | Joshua Smith

Published: Feb. 8, 2017, 3:58 p.m.
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Could a drug prevent depression and PTSD? | Rebecca Brachman

Published: Dec. 14, 2016, 3:51 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 23 seconds

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We can start winning the war against cancer | Adam de la Zerda

Published: Oct. 5, 2016, 3:13 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 42 seconds

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A new way to heal hearts without surgery | Franz Freudenthal

Published: Sept. 9, 2016, 3:16 p.m.
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What we can do to die well | Timothy Ihrig

Published: Aug. 23, 2016, 3:04 p.m.
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The taboo secret to better health | Molly Winter

Published: Aug. 10, 2016, 2:52 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 21 seconds

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How barbershops can keep men healthy | Joseph Ravenell

Published: May 26, 2016, 3:06 p.m.
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Your words may predict your future mental health | Mariano Sigman

Published: May 24, 2016, 3:10 p.m.
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Good news in the fight against pancreatic cancer | Laura Indolfi

Published: May 17, 2016, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds

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Simple hacks for life with Parkinson's | Mileha Soneji

Published: March 10, 2016, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds

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What really happens when you mix medications? | Russ Altman

Published: March 2, 2016, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds

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The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help | Jocelyne Bloch

Published: Feb. 15, 2016, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 34 seconds

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How we'll fight the next deadly virus | Pardis Sabeti

Published: Feb. 4, 2016, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds

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How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed | Daniel Levitin

Published: Oct. 30, 2015, 3:34 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 20 seconds

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4 powerful poems about Parkinson's and growing older | Robin Morgan

Published: Sept. 25, 2015, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really | Tony Wyss-Coray

Published: Aug. 19, 2015, 3:09 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari

Published: July 9, 2015, 3:02 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 42 seconds

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What do we do when antibiotics don't work any more? | Maryn McKenna

Published: June 25, 2015, 2:53 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 59 seconds

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Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead | Cosmin Mihaiu

Published: May 19, 2015, 2:56 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 57 seconds

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Programming bacteria to detect cancer (and maybe treat it) | Tal Danino

Published: May 7, 2015, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds

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Why we laugh | Sophie Scott

Published: April 30, 2015, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 4 seconds

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The next outbreak? We're not ready | Bill Gates

Published: April 3, 2015, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris

Published: Feb. 17, 2015, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 59 seconds

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Why we all need to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch

Published: Feb. 16, 2015, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds

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My simple invention, designed to keep my grandfather safe | Kenneth Shinozuka

Published: Feb. 12, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 46 seconds

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Humanity vs. Ebola. How we could win a terrifying war | Bruce Aylward

Published: Feb. 3, 2015, 4 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 11 seconds

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Why some people find exercise harder than others | Emily Balcetis

Published: Nov. 25, 2014, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 8 seconds

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This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly | Joe Landolina

Published: Nov. 20, 2014, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

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What your doctor won’t disclose | Leana Wen

Published: Nov. 13, 2014, 4:05 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 42 seconds

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The coming crisis in antibiotics | Ramanan Laxminarayan

Published: Nov. 10, 2014, 4:17 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 42 seconds

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Yes, I survived cancer. But that doesn't define me | Debra Jarvis

Published: Oct. 30, 2014, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 9 seconds

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The simple power of hand-washing | Myriam Sidibe

Published: Oct. 14, 2014, 3:11 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 41 seconds

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One more reason to get a good night's sleep | Jeff Iliff

Published: Oct. 13, 2014, 3:06 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 41 seconds

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Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you | Meaghan Ramsey

Published: Oct. 7, 2014, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 2 seconds

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A neural portrait of the human mind | Nancy Kanwisher

Published: Oct. 2, 2014, 1:01 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 40 seconds

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“Am I dying?” The honest answer. | Matthew O'Reilly

Published: Sept. 25, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 33 seconds

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What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

Published: Sept. 15, 2014, 3 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 13 seconds

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How to live passionately—no matter your age | Isabel Allende

Published: Sept. 3, 2014, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds

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Own your body's data | Talithia Williams

Published: Aug. 11, 2014, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 3 seconds

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The hunt for "unexpected genetic heroes" | Stephen Friend

Published: May 29, 2014, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 39 seconds

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A glimpse of life on the road | Kitra Cahana

Published: May 28, 2014, 3:11 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes

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How I help transgender teens become who they want to be | Norman Spack

Published: April 16, 2014, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 53 seconds

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Can the damaged brain repair itself? | Siddharthan Chandran

Published: Feb. 24, 2014, 4:39 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 57 seconds

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A new way to grow bone | Molly Stevens

Published: Feb. 18, 2014, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 52 seconds

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His and hers ... health care | Paula Johnson

Published: Jan. 22, 2014, 4:07 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 42 seconds

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Demo: A needle-free vaccine patch that's safer and way cheaper | Mark Kendall

Published: Jan. 14, 2014, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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Why dieting doesn't usually work | Sandra Aamodt

Published: Jan. 8, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 42 seconds

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How an obese town lost a million pounds | Mick Cornett

Published: Jan. 2, 2014, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds

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Depression, the secret we share | Andrew Solomon

Published: Dec. 18, 2013, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 21 seconds

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How societies can grow old better | Jared Diamond

Published: Nov. 25, 2013, 4:16 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 11 seconds

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How to make stress your friend | Kelly McGonigal

Published: Sept. 4, 2013, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds

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Why do we sleep? | Russell Foster

Published: Aug. 14, 2013, 2:53 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds

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The voices in my head | Eleanor Longden

Published: Aug. 8, 2013, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 17 seconds

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Better baby care -- thanks to Formula 1 | Peter van Manen

Published: Aug. 1, 2013, 3:07 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds

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The fastest ambulance? A motorcycle | Eli Beer

Published: July 30, 2013, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 44 seconds

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In our baby's illness, a life lesson | Roberto D'Angelo + Francesca Fedeli

Published: July 24, 2013, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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The big-data revolution in health care | Joel Selanikio

Published: July 2, 2013, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 18 seconds

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Prepare for a good end of life | Judy MacDonald Johnston

Published: May 22, 2013, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds

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Got a meeting? Take a walk | Nilofer Merchant

Published: April 29, 2013, 3 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 28 seconds

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Toward a new understanding of mental illness | Thomas Insel

Published: April 16, 2013, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 3 seconds

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Let's talk crap. Seriously. | Rose George

Published: April 15, 2013, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 1 second

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Health care should be a team sport | Eric Dishman

Published: April 11, 2013, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 59 seconds

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We're covered in germs. Let's design for that. | Jessica Green

Published: March 25, 2013, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 43 seconds

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We need better drugs -- now | Francis Collins

Published: March 21, 2013, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 40 seconds

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A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA | Ron Finley

Published: March 6, 2013, 4:06 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 45 seconds

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The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel

Published: Feb. 14, 2013, 4:07 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 10 seconds

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Could the sun be good for your heart? | Richard Weller

Published: Jan. 17, 2013, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 59 seconds

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Pool medical patents, save lives | Ellen 't Hoen

Published: Dec. 10, 2012, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 16 seconds

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Want to be happier? Stay in the moment | Matt Killingsworth

Published: Nov. 5, 2012, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 16 seconds

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What's so funny about mental illness? | Ruby Wax

Published: Oct. 10, 2012, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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A story about knots and surgeons | Ed Gavagan

Published: Sept. 21, 2012, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 21 seconds

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Mental health for all by involving all | Vikram Patel

Published: Sept. 11, 2012, 3 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds

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