Technology
The protest will be organized, digitized and downloadable
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February, 22, 2012
More and more, social media and technology, and protest organizing go hand-in-hand. The digital world has allowed those involved to become more closely, and regularly connected. Organizing and protests have evolved along with your internet, handheld device and social networking worlds.Listen to... more
Health
Report offers factors - and preventative measures - for adolescent suicide
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February, 21, 2012
Listen to this conversation on Eight Forty-Eight120221 Gay suicide.mp3Suicide is the third-leading cause of death in adolescents. Gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual youth and especially vulnerable. And while the nation has seen new tactics seeking to raise tolerance and build hope for gay youth... more
Health
The eldest Emanuel brother: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
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February, 20, 2012
As the Emanuel brothers explained to Charlie Rose back in 2008, there was a healthy level of competition and debate in their household growing up. It seems to have served them well, though; each brother has become tremendously successful in his own field.Listen to the interview with Ezekiel... more
Technology
Top 3 at 3: Lessons from old emails
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February, 20, 2012
I was recently forced into confronting a former self. That self exists in my former Yahoo account- a testament to my life in middle and high school. It's shocking, but I didn't always worship at the altar of Gmail and all that is Holy. This long dormant account took on a life of its own a few... more
Health
Baby boomers most at-risk for hepatitis C as deaths rise
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February, 20, 2012
Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk.Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should get a one-time blood test to check if their livers harbor... more
Health
Illinois Medicaid abuses part of system in crisis
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February, 17, 2012
When Governor Pat Quinn announces Medicaid cuts from a Springfield podium next week, Dr. Jason Grinter will be inside a Chicago operating room, treating Medicaid patients. Grinter is a dentist whose appointment book includes hundreds of Medicaid clients, many of whom have no other access to... more

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