Welcome to the Sound Medicine radio hour. Every week, host Barbara Lewis introduces you to doctors, clinicians, and research scientists from around the world. Through engaging interviews and sound portraits, Sound Medicine explores and illuminates current news and health issues with a sense of immediacy and authority.
Always curious, willing to challenge our assumptions, Sound Medicine reporting both empowers and entertains listeners. Tuning in, you’ll hear regular features like cover stories, health news headlines, field reports from independent reporters around the world, first person essays on the art and science of medicine, as well as quirky observations about health and medicine that you won’t hear anywhere else.
Sound Medicine both enlightens and encourages listeners to make sound health decisions. It’s a forum for health issues that affect you, your family, your friends and neighbors. Sound Medicine is a weekly radio appointment worth keeping; and a valuable podcast resource anytime in between.
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During treatment and rehab, Dr. David Flockhart remained curious about his own advanced form of glioblastoma. Hear him discuss his new perspective as a…
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A new health trend, 'Big Data' can be found in a variety of health and science specialties. Dr. Andrew Su, an associate professor of molecular and…
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While fewer sugary-drink commercials are airing on TV, more of these ads are now being promoted on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter,…
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From the impact of the HPV vaccine on cervical cancer rates to a new 3-drug treatment for Hepatitis C, Sound Medicine's Jill Ditmire reports this week's…
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As his own brain and neurological function changed after his diagnosis with brain cancer, Dr. David Flockhart observed himself with the eye of a…
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A new study may encourage surgeons to ask patients about their quality of life before operating. Dr. JulianeBingener of the Mayo Clinic explains.…
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A new study shows a correlation between flavonol intake, a chemical found in chocolate, and memory improvement. Dr. Scott Small, a professor of neurology…