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Audrey Kearns: Fighting a Dragon

May 23, 2019

Audrey Kearns' big opportunity to appear as a panelist at a "nerd-convention" turns disastrous when she has an unexpected reaction to a new antidepressant.

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In Psychiatry Tags Audrey Kearns, Season 9, mental health, psychiatry, pharmaceuticals, depression

Josh Gondelman: How to Vanquish Your Nemesis

July 6, 2018

Comedian Josh Gondelman is threatened with a lawsuit after he reviews a new sexual enhancement product.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Josh Gondelman, sexuality, sex, comedy, pharmaceuticals

Brian Kennedy: The Back-Up Plan

January 22, 2016

Brian Kennedy is forced to take a job in his local pharmacy to finance his theater dreams.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Brian Kennedy, art+science, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, theater, Season 6

Jimmy Wohl: Calmfidence

November 6, 2015

As a musician and writer Jimmy Wohl thought he was the ultimate creative, then he encounters a pharmaceutical marketing campaign.

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Tags Jimmy Wohl, art, pharmaceuticals, season 5

Carl Hart: My Cousin's Meds

May 26, 2015

When neuroscientist Carl Hart meets with his cousin he wonders about what he now knows about psychiatric medication and society, and whether his own life is a success.

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Tags Carl Hart, neuroscience, psychiatry, medicine, pharmaceuticals, season 5

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