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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?
