Why we need medical diagnosis detectives
Today, 30 million Americans suffer from rare diseases, and it takes an average of 6 years to unlock these diagnoses. But Diagnosis Detective, Lisa Sanders, suggests that it’s …
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Advocating for people with serious mental illness
Many years have passed since the broad scale deinstitutionalization of long term mental health care, but have these institutions really gone away? Laurie Hallmark, Mental Health Rights Defender, …
Our existential flight from death – and wisdom on connecting to grief
Could you count on your fingers the number of corpses you’ve seen, touched, kissed, or embraced? Death Thought Leader Kevin Toolis challenges us to look past our fear …
Exposing the deadly health risks of incarceration
After years of investigating injuries in the NYC jails, Prisoner Health Warrior Homer Venters determined that a new injury surveillance system is required in order to adequately report …
How to raise kids who can overcome anxiety
Youth Anxiety Psychologist Anne Marie Albano tells us that anxiety is the most common psychiatric condition affecting today’s youth. Thinking back to her own personal journey with fears, …
How to meaningfully reconnect with those who have dementia
Thirty years ago, Creative Gerontologist Anne Basting experienced a moment in time that would change the course of her life forever. Since then, she has been on a …
How health is threatened by hate
We all know that hate plays a demonic role in today’s society, but did you know that hate directly impacts health? Wellness Epidemiologist, Sandro Galea, studies how hate, …
Could CBD help opioid users overcome addiction?
The opioid epidemic is one of the biggest and most costly health risks facing modern America. Yet, CBD Scientist Yasmin Hurd suggests that there is a way to …
How the US medical community fails Black mothers
Maternal Care Reformer Wanda Irving had her life turned upside down when she lost her only daughter, Shalon Irving, at the hands of “the covert bias of her …
Using neural dust to eavesdrop on our organs
In today’s world of wearables, we have begun to receive information about our bodies in real time, and with relative ease. What if we could take this a …