Harvard Public Health
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 57:02:16
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Synopsis
A community of leaders producing powerful ideas that transform the lives and health of people everywhere.
Episodes
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This Week in Health, Nov. 3, 2016: Coping with election stress
03/11/2016 Duration: 10minIn this week’s episode: Tips on dealing with stress from the presidential campaign, plus the new study raising questions about the benefits of so-called "good cholesterol."
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This Week in Health, Oct. 27, 2016: A guide to Obamacare
27/10/2016 Duration: 20minIn this week’s episode: A health care expert offers her advice for people buying insurance through Obamacare.
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This Week in Health, Oct. 20, 2016: Changing the language of addiction
20/10/2016 Duration: 12minIn this week's episode: How stigmatizing language affects the ability of people wrestling with addiction to receive the treatment they need, and the new push to change that, plus the new concerns about the psychiatric care that veterans may be receiving, and what Twitter can tell us about nutritional health disparities.
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This Week in Health, Oct. 6, 2016: Is any care good care?
05/10/2016 Duration: 10minIn this week’s episode: Researchers are taking a critical look at some health care practices in low- and middle-income countries.
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This Week in Health, Sept. 29, 2016: Antibiotic resistance, eating disorders, kidney stones
29/09/2016 Duration: 10minIn this week’s episode: The "fundamental threat" of antibiotic resistance, why anti-obesity efforts may backfire in some cases, and scientists identify a dizzying treatment for kidney stones.
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This Week in Health, Sept. 23, 2016: Refugees, electronic waste, the 'five-second rule'
23/09/2016 Duration: 11minIn this week’s episode: The United Nations focuses on the plight of 65 million refugees and migrants, plus a closer look at what happens to all the electronics we throw away, and scientists weigh in on the "five-second rule."
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This Week in Health, Sept. 16, 2016: Preserving the power of antibiotics
16/09/2016 Duration: 15minIn this week's episode: Meet a researcher who's fighting to preserve the life-saving power of antibiotics, plus a disturbing spike in violence linked to police officers and security guards, and the link between C-sections and obesity risk among children.
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This Week in Health, September 9, 2016: Responding to terrorism
09/09/2016 Duration: 16minIn this special episode we examine how the response to terror attacks has changed since 9/11—and how these attacks—and media coverage of the violence—can affect our health.
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This Week in Health: Inside your microbiome (rebroadcast)
30/08/2016 Duration: 07minIn this rebroadcast of a story from March, 2016, we explore the human microbiome, one of the fastest growing areas of science and medical research, and explain how it could change the way we treat a range of diseases.
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This Week in Health, August 26, 2016: Racial disparities in genetic testing
25/08/2016 Duration: 10minIn this week’s episode: Why racial disparities could affect one common genetic test, plus new sugar recommendations for kids and teens, and the link between job satisfaction and health.
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This Week in Health, August 19, 2016: Saving brains
19/08/2016 Duration: 08minIn this week’s episode: The push to understand the critical early years of a child's life, plus why changes in diet may be to blame for China's epidemic of heart attack and stroke, and as the Rio Olympics come to an end, we see if Zika fears ever materialized.
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This Week in Health, August 12, 2016: How Obamacare is leading to improved health
12/08/2016 Duration: 09minIn this week's episode: New evidence that Obamacare is leading to improved health for low-income adults, plus harnessing the power of social entrepreneurship.
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This Week In Health, August 5, 2016: Zika and the Rio Olympics
05/08/2016 Duration: 11minOne expert explains why the threat of Zika at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics is actually quite low.
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This Week in Health, July 29, 2016: Induced labor and autism risk
28/07/2016 Duration: 12minIn this week’s episode: A new study finds that induced labor is not linked with autism risk, plus the global rise in the use of air conditioning, and how our jobs impact our health.
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This Week in Health, July 22, 2016: The dangers of excess weight
21/07/2016 Duration: 10minIn this week's episode: The new study refuting the so-called "obesity paradox," plus the world gathers to formulate a response to the HIV epidemic, and why light pollution could make spring arrive earlier.
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Special episode: Tracking police killings and police deaths
19/07/2016 Duration: 10minIn a special episode we examine how the state of Tennessee is taking action to more accurately track police deaths and police killings—and explore how that could lead to changes in how police forces operate.
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This Week in Health, July 15, 2016: How can we make biking safer and easier?
14/07/2016 Duration: 20minIn this week’s podcast we explore what it will take to encourage more people in the U.S. to hit the road on their bikes. Anne Lusk, research scientist in the Department of Nutrition, recently compiled a list of 70 innovations that could transform bikes and the biking environment, and we spoke to her about the state of cycling in the U.S.
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This Week In Health, July 8, 2016: Clearing up the confusion over fat
08/07/2016 Duration: 19minIn this week’s podcast we attempt to clear up the confusion over fat. We'll ask if butter is really "back" and we'll have some ideas for incorporating healthy fats into your diet.
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This Week In Health, July 1, 2016: A victory for abortion access
30/06/2016 Duration: 12minIn this week’s podcast: A major Supreme Court ruling on abortion, plus the "bugs" riding the subway with you, and some healthy swaps for your July 4th cookout.
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This Week In Health, June 24, 2016: Healthy eating habits
24/06/2016 Duration: 15minIn this week’s podcast: The healthy eating habits with significant benefits, plus a new wrinkle in the fight over Obamacare, and the push to improve end-of-life care for those facing serious illnesses.