Better Off
By Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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The latest from public health experts on how we can all lead healthier lives.
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Is working from home unhealthy?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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How can we protect the health of incarcerated people?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Can we end chronic homelessness?
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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What makes a meal healthy?
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Is clean beauty for real?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Is cooking with natural gas unhealthy?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Introducing Better Off Season 2: Home
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Update: We’re better off when we can breathe easy
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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We’re better off when we age with resilience
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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We're better off with Juneteenth
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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We're better off with health equity
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May 05, 2021 |
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We’re better off when we stop pandemics before they start
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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We’re better off when life-altering illnesses can be eradicated
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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We're better off with mRNA vaccines
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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We're better off when we swipe right on public health
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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We're better off when kids are resilient
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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We're better off when science leads the way
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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We're better off when we can breathe easy
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Introducing: Better Off
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Confronting the Climate Crisis: Earth Day at 50
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Gaining insight into women's health
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Lessons Learned from New York City
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Unpacking Stigma
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Ending Over-Prescription
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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August 8, 2019: Using music to combat HIV in Zambia
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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July 25, 2019: Professional sports and health
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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July 11, 2019: Human flourishing and public health
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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June 19, 2019: Creating an inclusive environment for transgender and gender-nonbinary teens
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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June 6, 2019: Women are America's 'supermajority'
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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May 31, 2019: A new approach to fighting malaria
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May 31, 2019 |
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May 10, 2019: Transforming America's 'sick care' system
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May 10, 2019 |
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April 25, 2019: There are no 'low-hanging fruits' in science
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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April 18, 2019: The future of cancer prevention (part 2)
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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April 4, 2019: The future of cancer prevention (part 1)
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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March 22, 2019: What can design do for public health?
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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March 7, 2019: Many U.S. schools aren't testing drinking water for lead
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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February 21, 2019: The connection between coral reefs and human health
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Feb. 5, 2019: The toll of gun violence in America
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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January 24, 2019: Heat is a 'silent killer'
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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January 10, 2019: A virtual visit with your doctor
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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December 19, 2018: The simple solution that has saved millions of lives
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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December 7, 2018: The power of a family meal
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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November 21, 2018: A conversation with a public health pioneer
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Nov. 02, 2018: How accurate are health headlines in your social media feed?
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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October 18, 2018: Your phone knows how you feel
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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Sept. 27, 2018: Can we solve the migration crisis?
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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September 6, 2018: A call for redesigning American streets
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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August 10, 2018: Designing for climate change
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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July 24, 2018: Food Insecurity as a public health issue
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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July 12, 2018: Every business has an impact on health
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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June 21, 2018: Eliminating trans fats
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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June 14, 2018: What's behind a resurgence of mumps in the United States?
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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May 31, 2018: Gina McCarthy's mission to protect public health and defend science
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May 31, 2018 |
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May 22, 2018: Student stories
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May 24, 2018 |
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May 10, 2018: What can we learn from a 'null' study result?
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May 10, 2018 |
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May 3, 2018: Achieving health equity in the Americas
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May 03, 2018 |
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April 19, 2018: Privacy as a human right
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Apr 19, 2018 |
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April 12, 2018: Is global health aid distributed fairly?
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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March 29, 2018: The plasticity of the aging process
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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March 22, 2018: Living with guns rather than dying with guns
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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March 8, 2018: India's epidemiological transition
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Feb. 22, 2018: Discrimination in America
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Feb. 15, 2018: Clearing up the confusion over fat (Update)
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Feb. 08, 2018: A public health approach to an aging world
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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Feb. 1, 2018: The Surgeon General's opioid strategy
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Jan. 25, 2018: Big data and public health
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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Jan. 18, 2018: Changing the food environment
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Jan. 11, 2018: Fundamental questions
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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Dec. 14, 2017: Public health and behavioral economics
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Dec. 7, 2017: Nuts and heart health
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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November 30, 2017: The importance of tracking eating disorders
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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November 20, 2017: A sustainable Thanksgiving [rebroadcast]
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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November 15, 2017: The science of Thanksgiving [rebroadcast]
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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November 9, 2017: A cellular message in a bottle
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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November 2, 2017: An opioid emergency
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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October 26, 2017: A new era of epidemics
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Oct 26, 2017 |
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October 19, 2017: An attempt to destabilize Obamacare
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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October 12, 2017: Eat, drink, and be healthy
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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October 5, 2017: Guns and public health
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Oct 05, 2017 |
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September 28, 2017: A public health disaster in Puerto Rico
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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September 21, 2017: The epidemic of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
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Sep 21, 2017 |
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September 14, 2017: Brand marketing gone bad
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Sep 14, 2017 |
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September 7, 2017: Disaster recovery
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Sep 07, 2017 |
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August 31, 2017: The recovery from Harvey could take years
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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August 3, 2017: Balancing economic growth and environmental protection
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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July 27, 2017: The surprising factor behind a spike in C-sections
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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July 21, 2017: Changing the language of addiction [Rebroadcast]
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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July 11, 2017: Choose unsaturated fats for heart health
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Jul 11, 2017 |
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June 29, 2017: A call for stricter air pollution standards
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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June 22, 2017: Health and safety in the dry cleaning industry
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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June 15, 2017: A new discovery in the fight against tuberculosis
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Jun 15, 2017 |
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June 8, 2017: Revisiting Zika
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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June 1, 2017: The Minnesota measles outbreak
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Jun 01, 2017 |
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May 25, 2017: The power of biology
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May 25, 2017 |
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May 18, 2017: Addressing key questions about HIV
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May 18, 2017 |
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May 11, 2017: Climate change as an opportunity for innovation
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May 11, 2017 |
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May 4, 2017: An invisible evil
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May 04, 2017 |
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April 27, 2017: An emergency within an emergency
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Apr 27, 2017 |
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April 20, 2017: Harnessing data to improve health
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Apr 20, 2017 |
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April 13, 2017: The future of seafood—from aquaculture to sea greens
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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April 6, 2017: Seafood is an 'irrational' economy
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Apr 06, 2017 |
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March 23, 2017: The impact of a single opioid prescription
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Mar 23, 2017 |
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March 16, 2017: Nanoparticles in food
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Mar 16, 2017 |
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March 9, 2017: Climate change and mental health
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Mar 09, 2017 |
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March 2, 2017: Climate change and food
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Mar 02, 2017 |
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Feb. 23, 2017: Empathy and the environment
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Feb 23, 2017 |
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Feb. 16, 2017: Climate change and health (Part 1)
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Feb 16, 2017 |
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Feb. 9, 2017: Boosting childhood development
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Feb 09, 2017 |
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Feb. 2, 2017: Travel restrictions and refugees
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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January 26, 2017: Guns and background checks
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Jan 26, 2017 |
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January 19, 2017: The health effects of marijuana
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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January 12, 2017: The future of the Affordable Care Act
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Jan 12, 2017 |
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Dec. 22, 2016: The psychology behind charitable giving
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Dec 22, 2016 |
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Dec. 15, 2016: The power of positive thinking
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Dec 15, 2016 |
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Dec. 8, 2016: Genetics and disease risk
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Dec 08, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, Dec. 1, 2016: Marijuana and public health
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Dec 01, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Nov. 20, 2016: The science of Thanksgiving
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Nov 21, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Nov. 17, 2016: A sustainable Thanksgiving
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Nov 17, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Nov. 10, 2016: Your phone knows how you feel
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Nov 10, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Nov. 3, 2016: Coping with election stress
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Nov 03, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Oct. 27, 2016: A guide to Obamacare
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Oct. 20, 2016: Changing the language of addiction
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Oct 20, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Oct. 6, 2016: Is any care good care?
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Oct 05, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Sept. 29, 2016: Antibiotic resistance, eating disorders, kidney stones
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Sep 29, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Sept. 23, 2016: Refugees, electronic waste, the 'five-second rule'
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Sep 23, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Sept. 16, 2016: Preserving the power of antibiotics
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, September 9, 2016: Responding to terrorism
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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This Week in Health: Inside your microbiome (rebroadcast)
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Aug 30, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, August 26, 2016: Racial disparities in genetic testing
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Aug 25, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, August 19, 2016: Saving brains
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, August 12, 2016: How Obamacare is leading to improved health
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Aug 12, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, August 5, 2016: Zika and the Rio Olympics
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, July 29, 2016: Induced labor and autism risk
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Jul 28, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, July 22, 2016: The dangers of excess weight
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Jul 21, 2016 |
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Special episode: Tracking police killings and police deaths
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Jul 19, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, July 15, 2016: How can we make biking safer and easier?
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, July 8, 2016: Clearing up the confusion over fat
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Jul 08, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, July 1, 2016: A victory for abortion access
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Jun 30, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, June 24, 2016: Healthy eating habits
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Jun 24, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, June 17, 2016: Standing in solidarity with Orlando
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Jun 16, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, June 10, 2016: Taking aim at salt
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Jun 09, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, June 2, 2016: Battling a "superbug"
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Jun 02, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, May 27, 2016: Are GMOs harmful?
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May 27, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, May 20, 2016: Religion and health
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May 20, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, May 13, 2016: Preparing for Disaster
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May 13, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, May 6, 2016: Making the modeling industry safer
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May 06, 2016 |
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This Week In Health, April 29, 2016: How does noise affect us?
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Apr 29, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, April 22, 2016: The health benefits of green space
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Apr 22, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, April 14, 2016: The link between income and life expectancy
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Apr 14, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, April 7, 2016: Pollution is making Detroit sick
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Apr 07, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, March 31, 2016: Clearing up misperceptions about Zika virus
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, March 25, 2016: The dangers of sleep apnea
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Mar 25, 2016 |
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This Week in Health: Inside your microbiome
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Mar 16, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, March 10, 2016: What's your Healthy Heart Score?
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Mar 10, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, March 4, 2016: How will Zika impact the United States?
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Mar 04, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Feb. 26, 2016: Are there parallels between Zika virus and the AIDS epidemic?
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Feb 26, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Feb. 22, 2016: The impact of income disparities
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Feb 22, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Feb. 12, 2016: Why the impact of mental illness is drastically underestimated
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Feb 12, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, Feb. 5, 2016: Are outbreaks like Zika the "new normal"?
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Feb 05, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, January 29, 2016: What’s behind the “explosive” spread of Zika virus?
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Jan 29, 2016 |
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Take Two: How does air pollution affect health?
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Jan 25, 2016 |
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Take Two: How do vaccines prevent disease?
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Jan 25, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, January 22, 2016: Zika virus, Flint’s water crisis, and concussions in the NFL
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Jan 22, 2016 |
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This Week in Health, January 15, 2016: A new guide to help kids eat healthy
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Jan 15, 2016 |
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Why Public Health: Gaining skills to manage a children's hospital
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Reducing administrative burdens for doctors
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Women and health
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Health policy in developing countries
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Maternal and child health
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Improving care for vulnerable populations
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Drug safety and mental health
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Community health
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Fighting tuberculosis
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Reducing cases of colorectal cancer in vulnerable populations
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Fighting obesity at the molecular level
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Voices in Leadership: Chelsea Clinton
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Dec 21, 2015 |
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Voices in Leadership: Atul Gawande
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Dec 21, 2015 |
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Voices in Leadership: Paul Farmer
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Dec 21, 2015 |
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This Week in Health, Dec. 18, 2015: A disturbing spike in deadly opioid overdoses
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Dec 18, 2015 |
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This Week in Health, Dec. 11, 2015: Chemical linked with 'popcorn lung' found in flavored e-cigs
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Dec 11, 2015 |
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This Week in Health, Dec. 4, 2015: Diabetes decline
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Dec 04, 2015 |
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This Week in Health, Nov. 20, 2015: Tips for a sustainable Thanksgiving meal
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Nov 20, 2015 |
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This Week in Health, Nov. 13, 2015: Getting to zero cases of Ebola
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Nov 13, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Preventing injuries
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Measuring the impact of air pollution
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Helping victims of sexual trafficking
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Addressing asthma in the inner city
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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Why Public Health: Unlocking the secrets of malaria
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Nov 09, 2015 |