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The Psychological Therapies
Our Cars, Ourselves (May 19, 2008)
Increasingly, GPS and voice-activated systems in cars are turning a fairly private place into an open vessel for our habits--and as such, a possible boon for advertisers. But they are also becoming something else: our counselors
E-Therapy: Working It Out Online (July 7, 2008)
A new study in The American Journal of Psychiatry evaluates the merits of digital therapy. Christie Nicholson reports.
The Biomedical Therapies
Shocking Research: Electroshock Therapy and Stem Cells (November 01, 2006)
In this episode, journalist Larry Tye talks about his new book, SHOCK, written with electroshock patient Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
A study shows prescription OD accidents are on the rise (July 28, 2008)
A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine shows that fatal medicinal mistakes at home rose substantially in two decades. Christie Nicholson reports