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Gene Editing

Scientists have developed the technology to edit single genes, which could eventually eliminate some inherited diseases. If the technology is used on embryos or egg and sperm cells, it could eliminate some diseases from succeeding generations. However, doctors …
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Lactivism

Many women who can’t or don’t want to breastfeed their newborns are pressured into trying anyway. An expert and author discusses the political forces creating unusual unanimity behind the issue, and the truth of health claims on …
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Ankle Replacement

Hip and knee replacements are common, and doctors now say ankle replacements have become technically good enough to make fusion obsolete for arthritis patients in pain. A doctor & patient discuss. Guest Information: Dr. Simon Lee, foot & ankle surgery …
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How Weather Causes Pain

Millions of Americans suffer pain as a result of weather changes. Experts discuss different conditions affected by weather, why pain responds to weather changes and possible remedies to some of these maladies. Guest Information: Deni Cantrall, retired teacher …
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Hurdles to Hearing Aids

Only about a fifth of people who could use hearing aids have them. Reasons include stigma, high cost, and poor training of people who actually get hearing aids. An audiologist, hearing aid manufacturer, and hearing aid user discuss solving these issues. Guest …
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Seriously Ill Adolescents

Seriously ill teenagers still act like teens in the hospital, sometimes aided and abetted by staff. A novelist discusses her observations from years on the hospital floor with her sick child as the basis for her book. Guest Information: Hollis Seamon, …
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It’s No Holiday in the ER

The holidays are like no other time in your local hospital’s emergency department. Having family in from out of town results in pickup football injuries, carving knife gashes, and maladies that should have been addressed long ago. Heart attacks …
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The Traumatized Brain

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), even mild ones, may produce cognitive and personality changes months later, when that “bump on the head” has been forgotten. An expert explains these injuries and how to prevent some of the …
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Human Trafficking

Slavery was officially outlawed 150 years ago in the US, but millions of vulnerable low-wage workers are still exploited and trapped in the US and around the world. Experts discuss why foreigners are especially at risk of being intimidated into forced labor in …
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