Radio Health Journal
The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that there were more than 500,000 homeless Americans on a given single night in January. The U.S. government currently claims that, while there are high rates of homeless Americans, the number is actually decreasing. Many experts challenge that claim, saying that homelessness is on the …
Two car accident survivors and one of the world's foremost experts discuss what can make PTSD worse and the essentials victims must carry out to recover.
Expensive tech built for cell phones has pushed 911 call centers to consolidate, but will it cost lives when a far away worker with no local geographic knowledge takes your call?
We often judge people by their smiles, however, dental care and medical care have always been separate in the US, creating a large population that doesn’t receive dental care.
Experts discuss how culture drives our obsession with weight and what science really has to say about it.
A new treatment for ulcerative colitis, the effects of smoking on future generations, and wind farms that help crops grow.
An expert whose daughter was afflicted discusses social anxiety warning signs in children and how the disorder can be treated.
A noted expert discusses the vast amount that we don't know about chemicals and how tougher regulation in other countries could help keep Americans safer.
Experts discuss the “textalyzer,” how it would work to deter texting while driving, and its pros and cons.
One young woman who overcame a life on the streets describes how she beat the odds and what runaways need to have a chance to succeed.
Pot smoking among pregnant teens, lead poisoning from target practice, painkiller abuse, and employees who work from home work longer hours.
The crisis with opioid painkillers is making doctors look at alternative medicine therapies for a substitute for these drugs.
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