Category: 4. Health

In this bonus episode of The Deep End, listen to an interview with Jon Nelson. He’ll share how he’s doing these days, now that his depression is gone. You’ll hear about the work still ahead of him, which may be lifelong. And you’ll hear about his plans for the future. 

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Laura Sanders: This podcast deals with mental illness, depression and suicide. Please listen with care.

Hi listeners, we’re dropping into your feeds this week with a special…

Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Black mothers.

That’s the key finding of my recent study, published in February 2025 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy can occur in pregnant or postpartum mothers during late pregnancy up to five months after birth. The disease is difficult to identify and is…

The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to these threats effectively. But the immune system also has to be carefully controlled. If it starts to attack healthy tissues, overreacts to an infection, or is constantly causing low-grade inflammation, serious problems can arise. Millions of people around the world suffer from autoimmune disorders like type 1 diabetes, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, for example.  But…

Amidst the once-in-a-generation buzz around artificial intelligence, a new subject area has slowly but definitively gained steam in the last few years: quantum computing.

The concept has become especially popular over the last year, as the world’s largest technology companies have started releasing some of their progress and work in…

Longevity is measured in years lived. But what truly matters is healthspan—how long we maintain strength, mobility, and independence. That’s the foundation of physician, author and popular podcaster Dr. Peter Attia’s Centenarian Decathlon, a deliberate…

Most Americans believe their healthcare is private, and they prefer it that way. Gallup polling consistently shows the majority favors a system based on private insurance rather than government-run healthcare.

But here’s a surprising reality: 91% of Americans receive government-subsidized healthcare.

Unless you’re among the uninsured or the few who…

According to a 2024 report by Johns Hopkins University, studies indicate that about 70% of students reported drinking during Spring Break, with almost a quarter of students reported drinking on five or more days during this week. However, it’s stereotypical to generally associate college students with excessive drinking, whether it be Spring Break season or not. Many college students don’t drink at all, and it’s realistic to think that even…

Annually on the third Friday of March, after years of grueling exams and countless hours of studying, medical students in their final year of medical school find out what U.S. physician-residency programs they matched with. Amidst this anxiety-provoking yet joyous occasion in a medical student’s life, Indigenous nations across the country are celebrating alongside their community members, representing the rising generation of Indigenous physicians who will make lasting contributions to the…

Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent health threat across the world. TB is now the number one infectious disease killer worldwide, causing 1.25 million deaths in 2023. As a respiratory infection prone to drug resistance, TB poses a persistent threat to…

Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health problems including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as well as other issues, like an increased risk of cancer or infection. It is also linked to chronic inflammation that is low-grade, but could also be leading to other problems. Studies have shown that there are biomarkers of this inflammation…