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Dr. Tom Catena is a missionary family physician and general surgeon serving over 1 million people in the war-torn regions of Sudan. He talks about how he decided to dedicate his life to medical mission work, what it’s like working in a remote part of a country ravaged by war, how he finds fulfillment in his work despite the difficulties.

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Dr. William Stigall, pediatric intensive care physician and bioethicist at University of Dallas, shares arguments against using contraception based on scientific evidence including differences in how hormones work in male and female bodies, what studies show about how contraception negatively affects relationships between men and women.

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For the next few weeks we'll be highlighting some of our best past episodes while the doctors take a short summer break. Enjoy the episodes and let us know your favorites!

Dr. Robin Smith, founder of Stem for Life and Vice President of the STOQ Foundation’s Scientific Committee in the Vatican’s Council for Culture, discusses the Vatican’s efforts to help promote live-saving medicine and how ethical approaches to stem-cell research and regenerative medicine have proven more successful than others.

Then Fr. James McTavish describes his work with trafficking victims in the Philippines and the terrible consequences of trafficking on women’s health throughout the world (“The Devastating Consequences of Sex Trafficking on Women’s Health,” Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 84, Issue 4, November 2017)

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Pediatric orthopedic surgeon and author Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky discusses his book Perfectly Human and what he has learned from children with disabilities about what it means to suffer, to be human, and to be happy.

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Pediatrician Dr. Gwyneth Spaeder talks about well-baby visits, what doctors are looking for with health and development milestones, and the keys parents should know to making sure their babies are healthy and thriving at every stage.

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Chicago psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Williams talks about why pornography might be the strongest form of drug addiction known, how viewing pornography changes the anatomy and chemistry of the brain, and how doctors and families can work together against the addiction.

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Monica Kelsey shares the powerful story of why she founded Safe Haven Baby Boxes and how they have saved hundreds of babies from being abandoned around the country while offering support to parents in crisis.

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For the next few weeks we'll be releasing new episodes every other week and highlighting some of our best past episodes in between. This episode originally released May 25, 2018.

Sr. Mary Diana Dreger, physician and a member of the Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of St. Cecilia in Nashville, discusses how to care for elderly parents, including her experiences caring for her own aging parents, important things to remember when making decisions, providing for physical and spiritual needs, and how to make the best of the last years of life.

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Sr. Brigid Mary Meeks, a lawyer and ethicist from the Religious Sisters of Mercy, talks about the role of Catholic identity in Catholic hospitals and the civil and canon law protections that bishops and other leaders can use to protect the Catholic mission of the institutions.

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For the next few weeks we'll be releasing new episodes every other week and highlighting some of our best past episodes in between. This episode originally aired February 1, 2019.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Camarata talks about the relationship between the mind and the brain: is the mind part of the brain, does the brain use the mind, or does the mind use the brain?

And psychiatrist Sr. Marysia Weber, DO talks about the latest research suggesting that screen time might not be that dangerous for children, reminds us of all the research that suggests screen time should be limited, and gives some tips for parents about how to control screen time in their own homes.

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