On the 21st: If Congress doesn't act soon, funding will expire for a federal healthcare program, known as CHIP, which covers roughly 180,000 children in Illinois. Plus, a new study finds there may be a genetic component to picky eating. We also discuss how a good night's sleep is important for both the body and the brain.
On the 21st: We talked with a Danville resident who has been protesting in North Dakota for several days. Plus, we heard from Dr. Emmet Hirsch about his debut novel about the sink-or-swim world of medical residency.
Today on the 21st: We turn to doctors to help when we're sick, but who do doctors themselves turn to when facing stress and overwork? The tragedy is that suicide among physicians is more common than most people think - we discussed some of the factors leading to this. Plus, we talked about recipes to make in the heat with two Champaign chefs. Also, we talked with a group in Chillicothe who is attempting to set a world record - making the longest line of pencils in the world.
Have you ever had a moment at work when you were so overwhelmed by how you felt, either for personal reasons or because of something that happened at work that it was hard for you to function? This hour on Focus, we'll listen back to a conversation about the intersection between human emotion, medicine and patient care with medical doctor Danielle Ofri.
Have you ever had a moment at work when you were so overwhelmed by how you felt, either for personal reasons or because of something that happened at work that it was hard for you to function? This hour on Focus, we'll hear about the intersection between human emotion, medicine and patient care.
