The Fix (40min) Radiolab podcast: This episode we take a sober look at the throbbing, aching, craving desire states that return people (again and again) to the object of their addiction … and the pills that just might set them free.
A Doctor's Love Affair with Vicodin (25min) “Medicine is a land of opportunity for a drug addict.” Take Dr. Peter Grinspoon’s word for it. The Harvard-trained physician spent years abusing painkillers, infatuated with the feeling of euphoria that he got from the drugs. This is the story of his addiction and recovery.
Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Medicine Listen as our esteemed guest Dr. Utibe Essien MD, MPH @UREssien walks us through key terminology and evidence necessary to understand anti-Black racism in medicine. Dr. Essien provides insights into ways that racism impacts our work in the clinical and academic settings and offers approaches for addressing anti-Black racism in these settings.
A Silent curriculum A medical student reflects on the issues of race as she is learning them in medical school - WORTH THE ACCESS! Get article in full text through the LRC.
America's Caste System / Caste issues in Silicon valley (17min) In this Planet Money episode, a short version of a longer podcast airing, we learn about the issue of caste discrimination happening here in the US - discrimination that has bridged an ocean to show up in Silicon Valley. This is a different way to view racial bias/racism - and it is connected to the larger conversation in the US (if interested, see here: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/04/898574852/its-more-than-racism-isabel-wilkerson-explains-america-s-caste-system).
The Permission to Feel Dr. Marc Brackett has dedicated his life to studying emotions and to teaching us what he’s learning. In this episode, we talk about how emotional literacy - being able to recognize, name, and understand our feelings - affects everything from learning, decision making, and creativity, to relationships, health, and performance.
Finding Emilie Imagine if you were in a tragic accident that left you unable to communicate to the outside world that you were alive. Imagine if you were this person's loved one, and you tried to convince the doctors that your loved one was still alive. This is the triumphant story of two family members not giving up on their loved one even though doctors made a brain dead prognosis.
Why veterans have intimacy issues - by Lee Woodruff Journalist and Author Lee Woodruff, whose husband sustained massive injuries from a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq in 2006, discusses what is, and especially what is not, being openly discussed about the difficulties of sex and intimacy for wounded warriors.
Blogs by Dr. Mitchell Tepper- Sexologist with focus on the disabled Dr. Tepper, who has had a spinal cord injury for over 30 years, focused professionally to ending the silence around sexuality and disabilities. He has been with working with wounded warriors since 2006. Explore the two websites for various resources for 'regaining that feeling'
Sex and Love in Retirement For the elderly residents of Flushing House, finding one’s soul mate is something of a quaint notion. Mating, however, is not. Forming new relationships in the nursing home.
Elderly Couples Dance to their Wedding songs Four elderly couples, some traditional some non-traditional, dance to their wedding songs and describe how they met, when they married, how their relationships have evolved over time and what their marriages mean to them now.
The Next Part This beautiful, 17-minute documentary film offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by a wounded warrior and his wife as they wrestle with the uncertainty of the future of their family.
The Day I Started Lying to Ruth by Peter B. Bach An oncologist’s account of losing his wife to cancer. An intimate look at how healthcare, relationships, personal desires, expectations, and promises all intersect and influence our lives.
Suleika Jaouad “Health is about adding life to years, not years to life.” A personal website discussing various events, interactions, struggles and celebrations living with cancer and surviving afterwards.
The Permission to Feel Dr. Marc Brackett has dedicated his life to studying emotions and to teaching us what he’s learning. In this episode, we talk about how emotional literacy - being able to recognize, name, and understand our feelings - affects everything from learning, decision making, and creativity, to relationships, health, and performance.
Finding Emilie Imagine if you were in a tragic accident that left you unable to communicate to the outside world that you were alive. Imagine if you were this person's loved one, and you tried to convince the doctors that your loved one was still alive. This is the triumphant story of two family members not giving up on their loved one even though doctors made a brain dead prognosis.
Why veterans have intimacy issues - by Lee Woodruff Journalist and Author Lee Woodruff, whose husband sustained massive injuries from a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq in 2006, discusses what is, and especially what is not, being openly discussed about the difficulties of sex and intimacy for wounded warriors.
Blogs by Dr. Mitchell Tepper- Sexologist with focus on the disabled Dr. Tepper, who has had a spinal cord injury for over 30 years, focused professionally to ending the silence around sexuality and disabilities. He has been with working with wounded warriors since 2006. Explore the two websites for various resources for 'regaining that feeling'
Sex and Love in Retirement For the elderly residents of Flushing House, finding one’s soul mate is something of a quaint notion. Mating, however, is not. Forming new relationships in the nursing home.
Elderly Couples Dance to their Wedding songs Four elderly couples, some traditional some non-traditional, dance to their wedding songs and describe how they met, when they married, how their relationships have evolved over time and what their marriages mean to them now.
The Next Part This beautiful, 17-minute documentary film offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by a wounded warrior and his wife as they wrestle with the uncertainty of the future of their family.
Suleika Jaouad “Health is about adding life to years, not years to life.” A personal website discussing various events, interactions, struggles and celebrations living with cancer and surviving afterwards.