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Prognosis: Losing it

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are th... Read more

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What Allergic Vaccine Reactions Mean For You

What Allergic Vaccine Reactions Mean For You

As vaccinations roll out across the country, a few people have incurred serious allergic reactions. Though the rate is v... Read more

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Life Can Be Hell After a Ventilator

Life Can Be Hell After a Ventilator

Ventilators have become prized in hospitals across the U.S. and beyond because they are desperately needed to treat very... Read more

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A Mental Health Crisis Worsens

A Mental Health Crisis Worsens

The effects of the outbreak are putting unprecedented stress on thousands of people. But the difficulty of obtaining men... Read more

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The Scary Implications of 'Covid Toe'

The Scary Implications of 'Covid Toe'

As Covid-19 infects more and more people, doctors around are learning that the coronavirus doesn’t just attack the lungs... Read more

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Bloomberg's Travel Genius podcast is back! After clocking another hundred-thousand miles in the sky, hosts Nikki Ekstein... Read more

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The U.K. Health System Threatens to Buckle

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The United Kingdom’s national health system is in danger of breaking under the weight of its raging Coronavirus outbreak... Read more

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How to Buy a Cure

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When you pick up your prescription at the pharmacy, do you ever wonder how that pill made it your way? Who discovered it... Read more

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How can we make sense of the scary reality we are all now living in? Where do pandemics come from? And why are they occu... Read more

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The Quest for a Weight-Loss Drug That Actually Works

The Quest for a Weight-Loss Drug That Actually Works

Researchers and pharmaceutical companies have poured time and money into developing an effective drug to combat obesity.... Read more

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Right to Try, Right to Fail

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Should a patient dying of a disease with no proven cure have the right to try whatever experimental drug they want? A co... Read more

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Prognosis Daily: What Went Wrong With Testing

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On the series premiere of the Prognosis daily podcast, host Laura Carlson gives the latest updates on the coronavirus ou... Read more

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From Pushkin Industries, introducing Deep Background with Noah Feldman. Every story has a backstory, even in today's 24-... Read more

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Why the Mormon Church Loves Your DNA

Why the Mormon Church Loves Your DNA

A century-old quest for family records to unite relatives in heaven has transformed the church into a global leader in g... Read more

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How U.S. Health Care Broke The Bank

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In 2020, Americans will spend almost $4 trillion on health care. Yet for all that spending, Americans overall tend to be... Read more

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Decoding the Genome Was Just the Beginning

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Eighteen years ago, scientists decoded the human genome. But what was supposed to create an era of new cures didn't work... Read more

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This is How the Virus Kills

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Covid-19 acts in a way that scientists are still trying to figure out. In some people who are infected, symptoms are mil... Read more

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Should We Be Scared of Our DNA?

Should We Be Scared of Our DNA?

On this episode of Prognosis, reporter Michelle Fay Cortez probes one of the more disturbing unintended consequences of ... Read more

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Searching For a Cure to PTSD at Burning Man

Searching For a Cure to PTSD at Burning Man

In episode three of Prognosis, Kristen V. Brown and Sarah McBride take a trip to Burning Man. They're there to follow Ri... Read more

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The Skinny on Diet and Health Apps

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Do exercise-tracking apps and gadgets like the Fitbit actually make us healthier? Or do they just create a high-tech, da... Read more

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