Radio Health Journal

Experts explain a new desensitization technique that may help people who need a kidney transplant and kidney exchanges that make more patients eligible for transplants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When doctors can take advantage of massive amounts of data on patient outcomes, lives will be saved. We look at one of the first efforts, an attempt to associate dangerous drug interactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids with disabilities are twice as likely to be victims of bullying. Experts discuss the problem and how to prevent bullying of these children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An expert neurologist discusses changes in thinking that can create more positive physical brain pathways, making us happier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bleeding disorders such as hemophilia can be extremely serious but are treatable. However, many must fight the legacy of more primitive treatment, such as HIV and hepatitis C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts discuss how doctors on the street can improve health for the homeless and lower cost for society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freezing eggs in their 30's allows women to preserve fertility well into their 40's. The concept was originally meant for women whose fertility was threatened by disease or medical treatment, but today the majority of those having eggs frozen are doing so for social or career reasons. Now egg freezing is even offered as a corporate benefit in some places. Experts discuss the procedure and its uses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The newly appointed director of the world's only research center devoted exclusively to bladder cancer discusses risks and treatments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former paramedic describes the "inside story" of the job, its dangers and rewards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents who have spent 18 years or more raising children often feel lost when the last child leaves home for college or their own place. A psychotherapist discusses common reactions and strategies for renewing purpose living in the empty nest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Specially trained crisis intervention teams have spread around the country to prevent deaths, injuries, and unnecessary incarceration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Restless legs syndrome strikes people at night, creating some of the worst sleep conditions known by any patients. Experts discuss identifying and treating the syndrome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people confuse allergies, colds, and sinus infections. A physician describes the differences, and the new ways sinusitis can be treated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts explain why drug shortages occur, the unfortunate outcomes, and what they do to try to minimize the damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts discuss symptoms and treatments of Meniere's disease, an often misdiagnosed disorder producing loss of hearing and crippling vertigo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studies have found that many doctors don't really listen to their patients, and so miss how illness is affected by the other things in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an age of increasing medical complexity, some leading thinkers in medical education are proposing that time spent on medical education be cut by nearly one third. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts discuss how to educate tweens on taking OTC drugs safely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biofilm is resistant to many antibiotics and is gaining new attention as a source of hard to eradicate infections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Genetic testing has become a widespread reality in the past five years, but doctors are struggling with what many genetic findings really mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices