Health

Natural Solutions for Dementia and Alzheimer's

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
  You may fear dementia is in your genes but it is not inevitable that you will succumb to the disease. The way you live your life can make a huge difference to your future. Dr. Glenville discusses how the wrong food choices can harm your brain health, what  the best types... Read more

McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War

Airs at: Fri, 07/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Marvin and Angie will interview author and Army veteran Hamilton Gregory about his book "McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War." Project 100, 000 was promoted as a great social experiment that would provide troops to the Army and, in turn, the Arm... Read more

Health Care for All Oregon working to make single payer a reality

Airs at: Wed, 07/26/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  With their efforts to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, Trump and the Republicans may have jump-started the conversation on single payer health care by highlighting the need to simplify and expand access. In a recent Pew Research Center poll,  60% said the go... Read more

You Don't Know My Pain

Airs at: Wed, 07/19/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
This week we talk about mental health and psychedelic evangelism with harm reduction and drug policy reform activist Sarah Merrigan. Read more

Finding Home: Displacement and Homelessness from Cape Town to California

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this edition of Making Contact we go from Cape Town, South Africa to Los Angeles and Oakland, California" three cities grappling with evictions, displacement, and homelessness. Featuring:  Needa Bee, Oakland-based housing advocate; Messiah Ali, Oakland resident; Tom ... Read more

Reproductive Health Equity Act

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel discusses the recent success of the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which will ensure that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity, or (mostly) type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health s... Read more

Healthcare vote postponed by US Senate

Airs at: Tue, 06/27/2017 at 4:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had hoped to complete the American Health Care Act before the Senate broke for the Fourth of July recess. Polls showed that Americans were overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, and the Kentucky republican knew that it would be better to ... Read more

The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management with Dr. Traci Stein

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
  Living with pain can be a daily struggle. If you are suffering from chronic pain, sometimes even small tasks can be difficult to accomplish. But there is hope. With The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management, you'll learn about the different options for managing... Read more

Lyme Disease and its Treatment

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Lyme disease affects more than 300,000 people in the United States, costs $1.3 billion to treat each year and is the sixth most common reportable infectious disease in the United States. It is named after Lyme, Conn., where it was first discovered 40 years ago. Lyme diseas... Read more

Interview with Andrew from VIRTUAL ZERO

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Virtual Zero tarted originally in 1997 as Irish Monkey. After a decade long hiatus from music, Andrew reestablished Virtual Zero with the intent of using new and old material. The music is inspired by 90s hard rock. Their sound is completely independent of the Portland musi... Read more