The Truth About Flu Vaccines - (season 8, episode 1)
Most of us know what influenza is, and many of us have stood in line, or visited the doctor to get a flu shot. But what you may not know is how important getting the vaccine is to your friends, co wor... more
Patient Safety: Protecting Yourself in the Hospital - (season 8, episode 3)
Hospitals should be places of help and healing but it doesn't always work out that way. Health care providers and patients need to work together to make the hospital a safer place. In this program, we... more
The Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis - (season 8, episode 2)
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease that often strikes its victims in the prime of life. Some MS patients have learned to manage the disease and live well with it. But for others multiple scl... more
Antibiotic Resistance: Stopping the Superbugs - (season 8, episode 5)
Antibiotics was once seen as super drugs. They rapidly disarmed pneumonia and many other previously fatal bacterial conditions, and had relatively few side effects. But the bacteria weren't ready to s... more
Treating Insomnia: Steps to Successful Sleep - (season 8, episode 12)
We've all had trouble sleeping from time to time but when those occasional sleepless nights become chronic insomnia more than just your ability to get out bed in the morning is at stake. Insomnia can ... more
Interstitial Cystitis: Private Pain - (season 8, episode 6)
Imagine a urinary tract pain far greater than a simple bladder infection, one that may prevent you from wearing certain clothes, even enjoying a normal life. That's interstitial cystitis: a mysterious... more
Thoracic Aneurysms: Dangerous and Deadly - (season 8, episode 4)
They've been called silent killers: aneurysms that lurk in your body without you having a clue that they're there. The problem is if these aneurysms rupture, the result can be life threatening. In thi... more
Living with Psoriasis - (season 8, episode 7)
To many, psoriasis is a simple skin condition that may be unsightly, but isn't really serious. But the truth is psoriasis is often a severe, inflammatory disease that can wreak havoc with a person's h... more
Dangerous Infections - (season 8, episode 13)
There's probably never a good time to get sick but these days there are so many bacteria lurking in hospital corridors that some patients come out of the medical center sicker than they were when they... more
The Future of Hepatitis C - (season 8, episode 10)
Hepatitis C has long been characterized as a wasting incurable disease. But this serious, chronic inflammation of the liver no longer carries that fearsome reputation. Today, many people live well wit... more












