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NFL Team Doctors: In Whose Interest?

>> February 5, 2017

Injured NFL players are treated by doctors employed by teams, but a Harvard study claims there is an inherent conflict of interest in that arrangement, which might mean putting players on the field before they’re recovered. One of the study’s co-authors …

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The Psychology of Online Dating (2017)

>> February 5, 2017

Today more than half of American adults are single. Many are still looking for love–more than 40 million are members of online dating sites, which have their busiest time of the year between now and Valentine’s Day. A noted psychologist explains …

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Autism in Girls (2017)

>> January 29, 2017

Experts have believed that autism affects four times as many boys as girls, but the ratio may not actually be quite that high. Doctors are learning that autism shows up differently in girls’ behavior as a result of brain differences. This leaves many girls …

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Power Naps at Work

>> January 29, 2017

Most employers believe the workplace is no place to nap, but research increasingly shows that a short nap in the middle of the day carries many benefits in increased productivity. Guest Information: Dr. Michael Grandner, Director, Sleep and Health Research …

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Exoskeletons: Enabling Paraplegics to Walk Again

>> January 22, 2017

Motorized, computer-controlled braces and frames are making the concept of the bionic human into reality. Experts discuss how these exoskeletons work and how they may be used in the future. Guest Information: Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, Chief Medical Officer, Moss …

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Public Hospitals: Reputation vs. Reality

>> January 22, 2017

Public hospitals have a poor reputation, but in some fields, especially trauma, they are often among the best hospitals in the US. Two experts discuss reputation vs. reality and the threats public hospitals face. Guest Information: Mike King, author, A Spirit …

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Poor Health and Prison

>> January 15, 2017

Researchers have found that disabilities and poor health can be factors leading to prison. A professor at Suffolk University discusses the life cycles that can make this occur. Guest Information: Dr. Susan Sered, Professor of Sociology, Suffolk …

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Stoned Driving: How can police tell?

>> January 15, 2017

With recreational marijuana use legal in eight states and 29 permitting medical pot use, there will be more drivers on the road who are potentially under the influence of marijuana. However, police have no way to determine who is dangerous and who is not, as …

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Dupuytren Disease and Disabled Hands (2017)

>> January 8, 2017

Dupuytren disease (pronounced DOO-pah-tren) is the most common disorder crippling hands that most people have never heard of. It is a genetic condition of the fascia beneath the skin of the palms, and it stubbornly resists treatment. An expert and a patient …

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Eating Disorders in Adults

>> January 8, 2017

Over the last decade, the number of women over age 30 seeking treatment for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder has skyrocketed. Experts discuss the factors triggering eating disorders in midlife and the factors that bring women in for treatment for …

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Reengineering the ICU

>> January 1, 2017

Please note: an updated version of this story was recently published – ICU Inefficiency (2018). With monitors surveying every part of patients’ bodies, hospital intensive care units appear to be a model of high tech. But systems engineers say …

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Reversing the Shortage in Primary Care Doctors

>> January 1, 2017

Most people rely on their primary care doctors first when they need health care. But a shortage in primary care doctors is only getting worse. Some medical schools have been successful in keeping their grads in primary care. We talk to an expert from one of …

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NFL Team Doctors: In Whose Interest?

Autism in Girls (2017)

Power Naps at Work

Exoskeletons: Enabling Paraplegics to Walk Again

Public Hospitals: Reputation vs. Reality

Stoned Driving: How can police tell?

Dupuytren Disease and Disabled Hands (2017)

Eating Disorders in Adults

Reengineering the ICU

Reversing the Shortage in Primary Care Doctors

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