J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.

Family members carry the burden and costs of caring for America's aging population. Federal policy change is slow to come but a new movement and state actions are building momentum.

The U.S. is one of a handful of nations that allows people to sell their plasma.

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We look at a study on how death metal singers produce their otherworldly vocals, and therapeutic applications that researchers are investigating.

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Leaders in public health and MAHA have different views on how to improve Americans' health and often talk past each other. A new podcast helps them talk directly.

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