Conversations on Health Care

Conversations on Health Care


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Why NIH’s Dr. Collins Accompanies Opera’s Renee Fleming in Highlighting Music & Mind’s Power
April 17, 2024

What happens when music therapists and neuroscientists team up? Patients win, says Dr. Francis Collins. From adults with Parkinson’s disease to children with autism, music has the power to help people

Opera Superstar Renée Fleming & Experts Reveal How Music Can Make Us Healthier in New Book
April 08, 2024

Originally published April 9, 2024 Shes received worldwide praise for singing at the Super Bowl, during a presidential inauguration and regularly for The Metropolitan Opera, but Rene Fleming is stre

Reporters’ Roundtable: Why Health Care Will Impact the Election—But to Whose Advantage?
April 03, 2024

Originally published April 4, 2024 Its about seven months to election day and our regular panel of health care journalists sees a lot of divisions in the electorate. Joyce Frieden, whos in charge of

Expanded Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs? Diabetes Advocates Say Yes
March 27, 2024

Originally published March 28, 2024 Medicare just announced that it will pay for weight loss drugs if patients using them also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks an

Young Deaths from Colorectal Cancer Skyrocket as New Research Emerges
March 20, 2024

The recent death of former college football player Craig Roh from colon cancer at age 33 has brought attention to the alarming increase of colorectal cancer in young people. The American Cancer Soci

Super Sperm Donors – America’s Underground Surrogacy Movement: Author Explains Her Journey
March 13, 2024

Originally broadcast on March 14, 2024 The family planning revolution has a new chapter and journalist Valerie Bauman is both documenting it and participating in it. She and others pursuing alternativ

IVF Fallout: Top Biden Health Official Sees Dangers Beyond Reproductive Rights
March 04, 2024

Originally broadcast on March 4, 2024 Even as Alabama scrambles to enact a law protecting in vitro fertilization in the state, the Biden-Harris Administration sees additional challenges that legislati

Nurses Ask: Where is the respect?
February 29, 2024

Originally broadcast on February 29, 2024 Americans say nursing is the most respected profession, but nurses say their challenges tell a different story. Theyre sounding the alarm on staffing shortag

Better Primary Care: What Will It Take to Get the U.S. to Wake Up to the Need?
February 21, 2024

Originally broadcast on February 22, 2024. U.S. spending on primary care fell again, to a mere 4.6% of total health care dollars spent. Primary Care Collaborative is the only national multi-stakeholde

Damning Research Reveals Extent of Pediatrics Care Gap: Children of Color Receive Worse Treatment
February 14, 2024

Originally broadcast on February 15, 2024 Across the board, children of color in America receive less treatment and fewer life-saving interventions than white children, according to a research review