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Complexities of Suicide Risk

1-800-273-8255  is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call this number. The Lifeline provides 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress, and resources for you and your loved ones. Nurse Rona Renner will be joined by guests Eli Merritt MD, and Esme Shaller, PhD, to discuss … Continued


Is there Glyphosate in your cereal? Join Nurse Rona, Dr. Michelle Perro, and Caroline Cox for a lively discussion on how industrial food is causing an epidemic of chronic illness. “Today, pesticide use is at an all-time high and these agrochemicals are finding their way into our livestock, agricultural industries, and ultimately, onto our plates.” —What’s Making … Continued


Ethnic and sexual minority males face the greatest health risks, including the shortest lives and least health care access. Hear this discussion with two authors of a just-released report by the American Psychological Association about this issue, Perry Halkitis, School of Public Health Dean at Rutgers University, and Derek Griffith, Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University.