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Anchor lead: Should the US continue its investment in global health? Elizabeth Tracey reports Under the Trump administration the US is slated to reduce and restrict support to many global health efforts, a recent study in the Lancet revealed. While …
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Anchor lead: Women who receive abortion services online have few complications, Elizabeth Tracey reports Are online abortion services safe? That question was addressed in a recent study of women living in Ireland, which has very restricted surgical abortion. The study …
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This week’s topics include ultra-long acting insulin, dressed up veggies, lithium during pregnancy, and a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Program notes: 0:38 How veggies are described and consumption 1:35 Indulgent description improved choice 2:46 Education and cardiovascular disease …
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Anchor lead: Infants don’t need fruit juice, Elizabeth Tracey reports Infants shouldn’t be given fruit juice, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended recently. Laura Davis, a pediatric nutrition expert at Johns Hopkins, applauds the decision. Davis: I’m kind of surprised …
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Anchor lead: Does it matter if men and women process meditation differently? Elizabeth Tracey reports College aged women were able to reduce so-called negative affect – things like anxiety and depression -more with meditation than college men were, a recent …
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Anchor lead: Do men and women respond to meditation differently? Elizabeth Tracey reports The practice of mediation has different effects on college aged men and women, a recent study concluded, with women seeming to improve more in things like anxiety …
