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Health reporter Pauline Dakin has the story of one project to prevent child deaths from diarrhea in Zambia.
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May 18, 2013 | 15:55Day 6 Angelina Jolie, Genes and Patents AudioDay 6 Angelina Jolie, Genes and Patents May 18, 2013 | 15:55The gene that told Angelina Jolie she would likely develop breast cancer is patented. But can someone patent a gene that everyone has in their body? Brent discusses the ethics of gene patenting with Andrew Coen and Richard Gold.
Dec 29, 2012 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Brian's Show AudioWhite Coat Black Art Brian's Show Dec 29, 2012 | 27:30This week on White Coat, Black Art, Dr. Brian Goldman with three stories about the place where art and medicine meet that just happen to reflect his state of mind including a conversation with a fellow ER physician who's made a name for himself in another field:
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Feb 18, 2013 | 27:24The Current 'Bad Pharma': Why Ben Goldacre says drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients AudioThe Current 'Bad Pharma': Why Ben Goldacre says drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients Feb 18, 2013 | 27:24So, it isn't necessarily what you know about a drug, that can hurt you. Ben Goldacre says it is what neither you, nor even your doctor, can find out about a drug that can complicate things. From drug trials that are tiny or end too soon, to the patients who drop out of them and are never factored in again, the doctor and epidemiologist says it is time for transparency and more public detail.
Dec 8, 2012 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Do Not Resuscitate AudioWhite Coat Black Art Do Not Resuscitate Dec 8, 2012 | 27:30DNR is code for 'Do Not Resuscitate', a signed order on your hospital chart not to start CPR if your heart stops or put you on a ventilator if you stop breathing. This week Dr. Brian Goldman looks at how family members respond when doctors ask for a Do Not Resuscitate order on a loved one — and the perspective of doctors and nurses on getting the DNR.
Sep 17, 2011 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Nurse Bullying AudioWhite Coat Black Art Nurse Bullying Sep 17, 2011 | 27:30There's a saying you hear in hospitals: nurses eat their young. Not doctors, paramedics, or physios, just nurses. Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with two nurses who say they were bullied by their colleagues, and find out how the experience affected them and their patients. He also speaks with Kathleen Bartholomew, the author of "Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility: Why Nurses Eat Their Young and Each Other".
Nov 14, 2012 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Taking Risks AudioWhite Coat Black Art Taking Risks Nov 14, 2012 | 27:30This week, risky business in health care...not a science debate over numbers but stories in which doctors and patients disagree about risk and why.
Dec 14, 2012 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Adversity MDs:Breaking the silence AudioWhite Coat Black Art Adversity MDs:Breaking the silence Dec 14, 2012 | 27:30This week stories from three up-and-coming MDs that will surprise you. All three live with a disability and it's not often their stories get told. That's because there's been an tradition of keeping quiet when you face any kind of adversity in medicine.But if you needed proof that attitude is changing -- these three are it.
Dec 3, 2011 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Generation Rx: Town Hall AudioWhite Coat Black Art Generation Rx: Town Hall Dec 3, 2011 | 27:30Prescription narcotics like OxyContin relieve pain but come with significant risk of addiction. Listen to our public town hall from Brockville, Ontario: "Generation Rx: The Use and Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication".
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Oct 15, 2011 | 27:30White Coat Black Art Can We Talk? AudioWhite Coat Black Art Can We Talk? Oct 15, 2011 | 27:30This week, a look at the nuances of language used by health care workers when they talk with patients, and each other.
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