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The kidney is an extraordinary organ—in many ways the regulator, the metronome, the keeper of the human body’s delicate equilibrium. On a given day, minute by minute, it purifies the body of toxins it encounters from diet, climate, activity, and injury. It allows us to be and to move in the world. And yet most of us know so very little about these extraordinary vessels nestled in our bodies—and indeed millions of us only really learn about them when they stop working. Nearly a million Americans every year have end stage kidney disease, about 37 million have some form of chronic kidney disease.

Clarence Darrow, a renowned American lawyer, is celebrated for his sharp wit and agnostic perspective, making him one of the most prominent figures in American law and civil liberties. In this thought-provoking book, Darrow delves into his lifelong belief that human behavior is shaped more by psychological, physical, and environmental factors than by a simple choice between right and wrong. While some may view his stance as overly behaviorist, he articulates his arguments with remarkable clarity. Darrow critically examines conspiracy laws, the influence of the powerful in shaping legislation, ...

smooth as silk, unfortunately, Mal Lingard the nearest he has got a doctorate is doctoring his under par exam results and is smooth as sandpaper underpants. But whilst one is wildly reactive, presumptuous and factually inaccurate mostly, the other has knowledge, intelligence and charm to make this show listenable and just about steer it away from being dragged through the crown courts. The chaps talk politics, society, history and what is happening in front of our very eyes, its all for grabs.

"Prostate Cancer Study Details Value of Treatments" is from the September 14, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Denise Grady and narrated by Caroline Miller.

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"A Placebo Treatment for Pain" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Jo Marchant and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

America has made mental illness a crime. Jails in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago each house more people with mental illnesses than any hospital. In this revelatory book, journalist Alisa Roth goes deep inside the criminal justice system to tell how and why it has become a warehouse where inmates are denied proper treatment, abused, and punished in ways that make them sicker. Through intimate stories of people in the system and those trying to fix it, Roth reveals the hidden forces behind this crisis and suggests how a fairer and more humane approach might look.

"Fraction of Americans with Drug Addiction Receive Treatment, Surgeon General Says" is from the November 17, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Katharine Q. Seelye and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"An Experimental Autism Treatment Cost Me My Marriage" is from the March 21, 2016, Health section of The New York Times. It was written by John Elder Robison and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Genetic Tests May Not Reveal a Clear Treatment Path for Breast Cancer" is from the March 11 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Gina Kolata and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

E. Fuller Torrey's audiobook provides an inside perspective on the birth of the federal mental health program. On staff at the National Institute of Mental Health when the program was being developed and implemented, Torrey draws on his own first-hand account of the creation and launch of the program, extensive research, one-on-one interviews with people involved, and recently unearthed audiotapes of interviews with major figures involved in the legislation. As such, this book provides historical material previously unavailable to the public.

Author Dirk Eldredge demonstates how the drug war has led only to overcrowded courts and prisons, rising crime, official corruption, eroded civil rights and race relations, and new public-health crises. He makes the case for an alternative strategy: tightly controlled legalization accompanied by expanded drug education, prevention, research, and treatment programs.

Justice To Healing is a podcast presented by the National Treatment Court Resource Center (NTCRC) and hosted by NTCRC co-directors Kristen DeVall, Ph.D. and Christina Lanier, Ph.D. Each episode explores a topic related to treatment courts through conversations with experts in the field. Listeners will gain knowledge and expand their perspectives regarding treatment court work. Dr. DeVall and Dr. Lanier bring a perspective informed by years of experience in the research and practice of treatment courts. It is our hope that Justice To Healing listeners will translate the information presented ...