service dogs

Mental Health

Can Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD?

Lauren Silverman

It’s common to train service dogs to help veterans with physical disabilities. But how about helping them with post traumatic stress disorder? The…
Community Rx (old)

With a Sharp Sense of Smell, Service Dogs Make Diabetes More Managable

Sandy Roob

Dogs interpret their surroundings mostly by smell, while we humans get most of our information through sight. And it’s no wonder: our canine companions…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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