Intervention: Dealing with Disordered Eating

We start with 16-year-old Lydia Gustav-Werthen, as she shares her battle with anorexia nervosa. Lydia was hospitalized five times, before she beat the illness.

Marin Illnesses Confirmed as Norovirus

Marin County officials are confirming that over 50 students and adults at a science camp in Marin got sick from the Norovirus last week. As KQED’s Shuka Kalantari reports, the Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma was a perfect breeding ground for the virus.

iPhone Xrays

Doctors can now look at x-rays — on their iPhones. KQED’s Shuka Kalantari reports that It’s the first mobile phone application of its kind approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

American Indian Prenatal Care

Health Dialogues’ Shuka Kalantari looks at the low rates of prenatal care for Native American women in California, and why it is hard to change the numbers.

Refugees Face Loss of Federal Cash Assistance

Disabled and elderly people originally admitted to the U.S. as refugees could lose federal cash assistance today, October 1, 2010. Under a new law, they have to be American citizens in order to receive some benefits.

Rural Midwifery in California

Meet Dina Burgess, a midwife working in Redding, California – and rural towns surrounding Redding – for over 30 years. Burgess talks about the some of the challenges – and benefits – of rural midwifery.

We Gotta Dance!

An audio postcard from “We Gotta Dance,” a dance for people with developmental disabilities. The monthly dance is organized by The Arc of San Francisco, a nonprofit resource for people with developmental disabilities.

Kidney Gives Artist Second Chance at Life

See photo and hear San Francisco artist Victor Zaballa tell how he received a kidney transplant, and what it means to him.

Teen Health Van Serves the Uninsured: KQED Public Radio Explores Teen Health

Climb aboard the Teen Health Van, a free traveling clinic serving homeless and uninsured youth in the Bay Area.

Janitors Rally for Safer Cleaning Supplies: KQED Radio looks at Work Place Safety

KQED Public Radio’s Health Dialogues looks at a not-so-obvious workplace hazard: industrial strength chemicals used by janitors to clean supermarkets. Janitors with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rallied recently in front of Safeway and Lucky supermarkets throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, demanding that their employers provide “green” cleaning products.

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