Ranked #1
Denmark’s paternity leave problem
Denmark’s paternity leave problem
Denmark gives new parents nearly a year off work after they have a baby. Most of that time can be taken by either parent... Read more
14 Dec 2018
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35mins
Ranked #2
The curious case of the $629 Band-Aid
The curious case of the $629 Band-Aid
How does a Band-Aid wind up costing so much money? Why are American health care prices so incredibly high? Vox’s new pod... Read more
16 Oct 2017
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25mins
Ranked #3
What schools look like when we fund them fairly
What schools look like when we fund them fairly
All across the country, it seems like a given: places with more expensive houses have nicer schools because they can pay... Read more
23 Nov 2018
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34mins
Ranked #4
How to stop an epidemic
How to stop an epidemic
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is running for president with a plan to fight the opioid epidemic. Her legislation would dramatica... Read more
8 Jan 2020
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31mins
Ranked #5
Car crash hospitals vs. plane crash hospitals
Car crash hospitals vs. plane crash hospitals
Central line infections can be deadly. And they used to be extremely common: just a decade ago, hundreds of thousands of... Read more
23 Oct 2017
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29mins
Ranked #6
The policies that created the opioid epidemic
The policies that created the opioid epidemic
There's a well-known narrative about the opioid epidemic: pharmaceutical companies and dirty doctors pushed misinformati... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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27mins
Ranked #7
The black robe effect
The black robe effect
What is the best way to care for patients with severe mental illness? The United States has struggled with this question... Read more
27 Nov 2017
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42mins
Ranked #8
The controversial way doctors fight pain without opioids
The controversial way doctors fight pain without opioids
On this episode of The Impact, we’re looking at a possible future for pain treatment. It’s an idea known as “pain accept... Read more
13 Nov 2017
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29mins
Ranked #9
Food fight!
Food fight!
22% of New Yorkers are obese. In Chicago it is more than a quarter of the city. Obesity puts people at risk of diabetes,... Read more
16 Nov 2018
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34mins
Ranked #10
How California saves moms from dying in childbirth
How California saves moms from dying in childbirth
The United States has an astoundingly high maternal death rate. It is three times higher than the UK, eight times higher... Read more
4 Dec 2017
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34mins