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Medicines are arguably the most highly regulated - and cost-inflated - products in the United States. The discovery, development, manufacturing, and distribution of medicines is carried out by an ever more complex and crowded set of industries, each playing a part in a larger “pharmaceutical enterprise” seeking to maximize profits. But this was not always the case. The Price of Health is the reveals the story of how the pharmaceutical enterprise took shape and led to the present crisis.

An urgent and deeply affecting account of America's failure to provide meaningful support to its chronically ill and disabled citizens and our resulting reliance on the unpaid caregiving labor of spouses and intimate partners. When twenty-seven-year-old Laura Mauldin moved to New York for...

From medical expert Leana Wen, MD, Lifelines is an insider's account of public health and its crucial role - from opioid addiction to global pandemic - and an inspiring story of her journey from struggling immigrant to being one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People.

Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of Americans, tired of watching their loved ones die while politicians ignore this issue. Where is the solution? Where is...

Fumed is an investigative podcast about the people who live in the shadows of America’s chemical plants and oil refineries. CREDITS Host: David Leffler Editor: Susan White Executive Producer: Jordan Gass-Pooré Senior Producer: Salina Arredondo Assistant Producer: Savanna Strott Reporting: David Leffler, Savanna Strott and Salina Arredondo Additional Research: Jana Cholakovska and Jordan Gass-Pooré Sound Engineer: Mark Bush Original Music: Michael Ramos Jim Morris is the executive director and editor in chief of Public Health Watch

A sinister event from her past haunts a woman, one so horrifying she cant clearly recall -- witnessing her fathers murder. The trauma induced amnesia, erasing all memories leading up to that dreadful moment. She can only remember the crime scene and the lifeless body of her father in his library, but the murderers face remains a blank void in her mind. Over the years, fragments of memories start creeping back into her consciousness. But can she trust these recollections? Will these elusive memories help her unmask her fathers killer?

Drift off into a tranquil sleep enveloped in the comforting nostalgia of Old Time Radio. The gentle hum and crackle of a warm tube radio from a bygone era, paired with soft ambient sounds, will guide you effortlessly into a peaceful slumber.

New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the...

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