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Is it ever okay to put a price on a kidney? Why is it illegal to sell an organ, but perfectly legal to sell blood plasma? This episode explores the world of "repugnant transactions" — the markets we find morally offensive — and asks why we ban certain markets as "gross" or "uneth ...  Show more

We like to think of memory as a record of the past. But that’s not really what it is. Memory doesn’t keep the past — it can also remake it. It stitches fragments into stories, and those stories — true or not — are what we end up calling our life, and sometimes, our collective his ...  Show more

A doctor’s visit, even in the best of times, can be overwhelming to navigate. Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and public health advocate who is committed to patient advocacy. In this episode, Dr. Wen shares tips on how to be a better patient and increase the effectiveness ...  Show more

Dr. Francis Collins talks with health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin about Americans' overall health, how tribalism in American culture has fueled vaccine hesitancy, and advises his successor on how to persevere on research of politically charged topics — like guns and obesi ...  Show more

As physicians, we have the unique ability to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals in underserved communities. But even if we possess the drive and the compassion to do so, it can be difficult to know how to take meaningful steps towards addressing local healthcare disp ...  Show more

In the conclusion to our engaging interview with Dr. Claire Wagner, Head of Corporate Strategy & Market Access at the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, hosts Sophie Neale and Dr. Tanner Schrank discuss her journey through medical school, the impact that working wit ...  Show more