Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Alan Christianson will discuss achieving optimal thyroid health through the thyroid reset program.

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Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Bernarda Zenker will discuss the role of micronutrients during COVID-19.

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Dana Laake and her special guest Caitlin Higgins will discuss immune-supportive supplements and specific nutrients that have been shown in recent studies related to COVID-19 to reduce the risk of respiratory tract infections.

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Dana Laake and her special guest Wendy Myers will discuss toxic metals that cause fatigue and how to detox them.

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He tried to find a therapist who would take his insurance. He did not succeed.

A survey of employers finds that only about a fifth of large companies cover drugs like Wegovy for weight loss. A majority of companies that do cover the medicines have requirements.

The Biden Administration has proposed a rule to require private health insurance to cover over-the-counter birth control pills, spermicide, condoms and plan B.

Medicaid can now pay for medical and mental health care delivered on the sidewalk. This will transform how care for unhoused people can be given in the states that take advantage of the policy change.

Doctors and clinics in Minnesota are building up capacity to care for out-of-state trans patients who are traveling for care. Some clinics have added testifying at the state house to their job duties.

There's something strange going on in hospitals. Cheap, common drugs that nurses use every day seem to be constantly hit by shortages. These are often generic drugs that don't seem super complicated to make, things like dextrose and saline (aka sugar water and salt water).

So what's going on? The answer, as with anything in healthcare, is complicated.

On today's show: why hospitals keep running out of generic drugs. The story behind these shortages tells us a lot about how these drugs are made, bought and sold–and, it shows us how these markets can falter without the proper care.

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Nicole Cheek, a dentist in Washington, D.C., about the risks of getting dental veneers by a non-dentist.

Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids, who have legal status as DACA recipients, can buy subsidized health plans through Obamacare starting Nov. 1. But 18 states are suing to stop it.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about the agency's process for regulating artificial intelligence in healthcare.

The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program.

Back around 2010, just before Halloween, a reporter friend retweeted a local police department’s warning to check your kids’ candy for drugs or razor blades or something like that. I asked, “Is there any evidence of something like that ever happening?”

Conservative lawmakers across the country are set to introduce novel laws limiting the reach of gender ideology in 2024.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) revealed Thursday that he contracted COVID-19 during the Senate's holiday break amid an increase in infections nationwide.

A federal judge in Idaho issued a block on a state law that would ban gender transitions for children before it was set to go into effect Jan. 1.

During my lifetime, there have been numerous seminal breakthroughs in medicine that greatly changed our ability to prevent or treat disease. I have a good idea of what the next ones will be.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Sunday that social media served as "an accelerant" for his clinical depression, to the point that doctors advised him to stay off of it.

California became the first state on Monday to offer comprehensive health insurance to all undocumented immigrants, a plan expected to expand to roughly 700,000 residents living in the Golden State.

(The Center Square) — The new year signals new laws taking effect in New Jersey, especially in the health care industry.

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