Health & Wellness

Data scientist and psychologist Gloria Mark shares the latest research on our diminishing attention spans and explains why our increasingly distracted lives can impact our health and…

from Life Examined

As medical schools move to pass/fail grades what impact will this have on tomorrow’s doctors?

from Second Opinion

This week, clinical psychologist and Buddhist teacher Tara Brach on suffering, the negativity bias and why it’s a good idea not to overly fixate on the negative in our lives.

Midweek Reset: Negativity bias

This week, clinical psychologist and Buddhist teacher Tara Brach on suffering, the negativity bias and why it’s a good idea not to overly fixate on the negative in our lives.

from Life Examined

There is a critical need to rethink healthcare delivery to reduce microplastic waste

The health impact of microplastics

There is a critical need to rethink healthcare delivery to reduce microplastic waste

from Second Opinion

Reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich unravels issues with the global food chain in the case of cinnamon applesauce pouches tainted with lead.

How did lead get into children's applesauce pouches? Officials still don't know

Reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich unravels issues with the global food chain in the case of cinnamon applesauce pouches tainted with lead.

from Good Food

UV light is a revolutionary tech that could crush viruses before they strike. So why aren't we embracing it?

Using UV light to kill COVID, flu, common cold

UV light is a revolutionary tech that could crush viruses before they strike. So why aren't we embracing it?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Neuralink’s co-founder Elon Musk says the first human has received one of their brain implants. It has some promise, but also carries risk.

Brain implants: Next big tech or too dangerous?

Neuralink’s co-founder Elon Musk says the first human has received one of their brain implants. It has some promise, but also carries risk.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It is hard to avoid superstitions, but they are usually harmless and can provide a boost of confidence

Superstitions and well-being

It is hard to avoid superstitions, but they are usually harmless and can provide a boost of confidence

from Second Opinion

Authors and scientists Theresa MacPhail and Alanna Collen delve into the history and science of allergies, proposing that a potential solution for allergy sufferers may lie within the…

Why allergies and gut health are getting worse

Authors and scientists Theresa MacPhail and Alanna Collen delve into the history and science of allergies, proposing that a potential solution for allergy sufferers may lie within the…

from Life Examined

More than 12 million Americans take Singulair. For decades, doctors and regulators ignored alarming side effects like aggressive behavior and suicidal thoughts.

FDA downplayed serious possible side effects of popular asthma drug

More than 12 million Americans take Singulair. For decades, doctors and regulators ignored alarming side effects like aggressive behavior and suicidal thoughts.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The condition is difficult to diagnose, and errors drive toward overdiagnosis.

Diagnosing ADHD

The condition is difficult to diagnose, and errors drive toward overdiagnosis.

from Second Opinion

Poet and author Christian Wiman talks about his cancer diagnosis, confronting death, and how his faith has taught him to embrace the unknown.

God is a verb: The mystical, existential poetry of Christian Wiman

Poet and author Christian Wiman talks about his cancer diagnosis, confronting death, and how his faith has taught him to embrace the unknown.

from Life Examined

People can still go to work or school if they have COVID but no symptoms, says the California Health Department. It cites vaccinations, natural immunity, and Paxlovid as its reasoning.

California bucks CDC: No COVID symptoms, no problem

People can still go to work or school if they have COVID but no symptoms, says the California Health Department. It cites vaccinations, natural immunity, and Paxlovid as its reasoning.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week, Anna Lembke, addiction specialist at Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic , and author of “ Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ,”…

Midweek Reset: Radical Truth Telling

This week, Anna Lembke, addiction specialist at Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic , and author of “ Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ,”…

from Life Examined

Industry tries to do what it can to keep the secret that these devices just don’t work very well.

The truth behind spinal cord stimulation

Industry tries to do what it can to keep the secret that these devices just don’t work very well.

from Second Opinion

Biologist and neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says humans are absent of free will.

Robert Sapolsky on life without free will

Biologist and neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says humans are absent of free will.

from Life Examined

Mary Beth Albright makes the food and mood connection to help us navigate a positive outlook for the new year.

Does a Hailey Bieber smoothie taste better than regular green juice?

Mary Beth Albright makes the food and mood connection to help us navigate a positive outlook for the new year.

from Good Food

This week, Oliver Burkeman, journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks; Time Management for Mortals explores our relationship with time and asks how our common belief that our…

Midweek Reset: The Future Happiness Trap

This week, Oliver Burkeman, journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks; Time Management for Mortals explores our relationship with time and asks how our common belief that our…

from Life Examined

The average liter of bottled water has about 240,000 tiny particles known as "nanoplastics," new research shows. How concerned should we be?

Drinking out of plastic water bottles? You’re consuming nanoplastics

The average liter of bottled water has about 240,000 tiny particles known as "nanoplastics," new research shows. How concerned should we be?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA County could be experiencing the largest COVID wave in years. RSV and flu are also spreading. A doctor explains how to navigate this infectious winter.

Who isn’t sick right now? Use your masks, get tested

LA County could be experiencing the largest COVID wave in years. RSV and flu are also spreading. A doctor explains how to navigate this infectious winter.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand