Why are we healthy... or not?  Why do we get care... or don't? 
Join us for a series of engaging explorations into how money, politics, beliefs and history shape and explain the often bewildering world of health and healthcare. And then... what we can do to try making things better.
Health Insurance. In the first half-hour we explore the current challenges and possible solutions facing the Oregon Health Plan. Then in the second half-hour, we look at the changes re-making the health coverage many Americans get at work.
Teen Suicide. Whispered discussions hide the toll of suicide. It's the second leading cause of death among Oregonians aged 10 to 24. Meet people battling youth suicide personally and professionally.

When a young athlete gasps for breath and suddenly dies, doctors are perplexed. Then they are alarmed to learn his fiancee's funeral was being held just blocks away. She had succumbed to the same mysterious lung failure. Soon the entire region is gripped with fear that a lethal microbe could be drawn in "With Every Breath."

Also, you can watch for re-runs of  "Deadly Formula," which originally aired on TLC in November 1998. This mystery begins with the strange death of an infant boy. Suspicion turns toward his mother. Is it yet another horrific case of a parent murdering a child? Without any eyewitnesses, prosecutors turn to science for answers. 

Preventing Teen Suicide
It's a hidden killer of our youth. Suicide claims more lives than murder; but stigma and fear obscure the toll, and too often delay action that could save a child at risk. 

Crohn's Antibiotics
An "incurable" disabling auto-immune disease may be curable after all, according to a small, but growing number of doctors and researchers. Crohn's disease can destroy the colon. Standard treatment just tries to control the symptoms, but some patients say their Crohn's disease was successfully treated with powerful antibiotics. 

Second-Impact Syndrome
It seemed like just a routine tackle, but then high school football star Brandon Schultz collapsed in a coma. A second blow to the head just days after a concussion sent his brain into a catastrophic cascade from which Brandon has never fully recovered. Simple guidelines for dealing with concussions could prevent many deaths and permanent brain injuries, if everyone followed them. 

Cash-Only Docs
   Some doctors with a hankering for the "good old days" are saying goodbye to HMOs and managed care contracts. Their patients pay with cash, check or credit card, and either deal with the insurance paperwork or shoulder the cost. But is it really good medicine? 

Mini-Strokes!
Deadly Hate: Gay Youth Suicide
Sound Surgery
 

Watch this space for schedule updates.