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EpiPen Price Hikes

The EpiPen®, brand has become synonymous with epinephrine injectors, which can save the life of a person suffering a severe allergic reaction. Recently there’s been outcry over large price hikes for the devices, which have forced some people to seek other …
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Gossip

Most people regard gossip with disdain. While backbiting, vicious slander is usually disruptive, researchers have found that informational gossip has benefits for society by keeping people in line with societal norms. Experts discuss. Guest Information: Dr. …
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the largest preventable cause of developmental disabilities in the US, and studies show it is far more common than previously suspected, especially in certain populations. Experts explain how better prevention efforts could …
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Lucid Dreams

The dreaming brain is nearly as active as it is when we are awake. Experts discuss ways to shape dreams to help solve problems. Guest Information: Dr. Deirdre Barrett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School and author, The Committee of …
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The Haitian Cholera Coverup

Haiti was struck by a devastating cholera epidemic a few months after a disastrous earthquake hit. Eventually the UN and its peacekeeping groups were blamed for causing the outbreak, making a bad situation much worse. Experts discuss how it happened and …
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Miscommunication & Color Energy

People have different ways to interpret the world around them, and miscommunication is often a result when we assume we do so similarly. A noted author discusses an innovative way to classify communication styles to avoid clashes. Guest Information: Scott …
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Doctors’ Obesity Bias (2016)

Studies show that medical professionals are as biased as the rest of us against people who are overweight, resulting in lectures, misdiagnoses, and patients who start avoiding the doctor Experts explain the problem, results, and what might be done about …
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The Future of Little People

Many people with dwarfism also face skeletal abnormalities which can lead to disability. Experts, all little people themselves, discuss major causes of dwarfism, the hurdles they create, the struggle for respect, and the prospect of treatments that could one …
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Rethinking Parenting

Every generation thinks the one behind it is full of spoiled, entitled, lazy kids, prompting parenting advice that research shows is actually harmful to children. An expert discusses why conventional wisdom about raising kids is often all wrong. Guest …
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