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Shows tagged as: medicine

Mon, Apr 29 2013

OHSU Researcher Criticizes Drug Prices

OHSU oncologist Brian Druker says cancer drugs are too expensive and are hurting the health care system.

Fri, Jan 25 2013

Ira Byock Advocates Better Care At The End Of Life

Palliative care doctor and advocate Ira Byock is in Oregon to explain how we could be doing better caring for people at the end of their lives.

Mon, Oct 29 2012

Genetic Breakthrough at OHSU

A team of OHSU scientists has created a viable embryo with the genetic material from three different parents. We'll discuss the implications.  

Thu, Sep 27 2012

Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety

Daniel Smith lives with clinical anxiety and he shares his experience in Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety.

Tue, Aug 14 2012

Expired Medications

Drug shortages are leading some Oregon ambulances to resort to carrying expired medications.

Tue, May 15 2012

Rebecca Skloot

Former Portlander and bestselling author Rebecca Skloot joins us to talk about her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

Thu, Mar 15 2012

Wrongful Birth

Parents of a child with Down syndrome won $2.9 million in a "wrongful birth" lawsuit last week.

Mon, Jul 25 2011

New Directions in Alzheimer's Research

The Alzheimer's Association International Conference just wrapped up in Paris. What stood out there — and what new directions are being explored in Alzheimer's research in general?

Tue, May 17 2011

HIV Research Updates

What will two recent breakthroughs mean for the future of HIV/AIDS research?

Wed, Dec 15 2010

Winter Depression

We talk to people affected by depression this winter season.

Wed, Aug 11 2010

Sizing Up Your Genes

How is the business of direct-to-consumer genetic testing changing the field of medicine and the way we live our lives?

Thu, Aug 6 2009

Rx: Profiting from Sickness

Is it wrong for corporations to profit from people being sick?

Wed, Jul 29 2009

Rx: Role of Employers

Should employers be responsible for providing healthcare?

Mon, Jul 6 2009

Rx: Doctors' Salaries

What role does the money that patients pay and doctors earn play in the health care we all receive?

Tue, Jun 16 2009

Natural Medicine?

What does it mean that naturopaths will now have the authority to prescribe a wider range of drugs?

Tue, Jan 6 2009

The Changeover: Health Care Prescriptions

What will the Obama administration's health care plan mean for Oregon?

Tue, Dec 9 2008

Emergency Measures

The American College of Emergency Physicians is releasing a national emergency care report card. How's Oregon doing? And how do we compare to the rest of the country?

Wed, Oct 1 2008

Washington Initiative #1029: Homecare Workers

What training should be required to be a homecare worker?

Tue, Aug 26 2008

From the Conventions: Health Care Cures

How would the competing health care plans of presidential candidates John McCain and Barak Obama affect you?

Wed, Aug 20 2008

Chronic Pain Relief

What's the best way to regulate medical marijuana usage?

Mon, Jul 21 2008

No Doctor In the House

How is Oregon's doctor shortage impacting you?

Thu, Jun 19 2008

Strong Arguments

Should anabolic steroids be legal?

Mon, May 26 2008

Living with a Brain Tumor

Do you know someone who was diagnosed with brain cancer?

Fri, Apr 18 2008

Trauma Lessons

How will the Iraq War change medicine?

Wed, Apr 2 2008

Of Prayer and Penicillin

How do you navigate the intersection of culture, faith, medicine, and law?

Wed, Mar 5 2008

On Dying Well

How do you want to spend your dying days?

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