Better Off

In this week’s podcast: the link between religion and health, plus preventing violence in hospitals, and how the opioid abuse epidemic in the United States is having an unintended ...

In this week's podcast we take you inside the intense, three-day simulation that prepares humanitarian workers to respond to disasters around the world....

This week’s headlines: One state's push to regulate the modeling industry, plus medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, and the effort to change o...

This week's headlines: The effects of "infra-sound," a type of noise you can feel, but can't always hear, plus the new push to eliminate chewing tobacco from Major League Baseball,...

This week's headlines: How green space can improve health, plus the new research center expanding our understanding of happiness, and the new concerns surrounding fast food....

This week’s headlines: The dramatic life expectancy gap between rich and poor Americans, plus how one state plans to battle the mosquitoes that carry Zika virus, and scientists rev...

This week’s headlines: How pollution is making people sick in Detroit, plus the “most-shopped” for medical procedures, and new research reveals how many people in the world are now...

This week's headlines: A new poll reveals major misperceptions about Zika virus, plus a closer look at President Obama's "Cancer Moonshot," and we'll tell you about a push to chang...

This week’s headlines: The dangers of sleep apnea among truck drivers, plus the African nation that's outpacing many Western nations—including the U.S.—when it comes to HIV treatme...

In this special edition of the podcast we explore what your microbiome is, why it matters, and how it could change how we treat a range of diseases....

This week's headlines: What's your Healthy Heart Score? Why the answer to that question could make it easier to prevent a range of diseases. Plus, a closer look at Zika's impact on...

This week’s headlines: A top Federal official explains how Zika might impact the United States, plus how cutting the price of fruits and vegetables could save hundreds of thousands...