New HVP Vaccine Recommendations, Searching For The Simple Life, Climate Change A Key Topic During Senate Confirmation Hearings

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The CDC has released new recommendations for when and how children should receive the HPV vaccine. We speak with a Wisconsin oncologist to find out what’s changed. America’s 24/7 work culture is keeping many people as busy and anxious as ever, but some are choosing a different, simpler path. Our guest author talks about the radical ways in which people are searching for simpler ways to live, eat, and work. Plus, we talk about climate change and politics.

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  • UW Carbone Cancer Center Endorses New CDC HPV Vaccination Guidelines

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new federal guidelines for the human papilloma virus, or HPV, vaccine. The new guidelines say all children should complete the vaccine series between the ages of 9 and 13. The CDC said about 39 thousand new HPV-associated cancers are diagnosed in the US every year. The vaccine can prevent most of the cervical, throat, anal, and genital cancers the virus causes…but vaccination rates remain low. Last week the UW Carbone Cancer Center endorsed the new recommendations. We talk to a doctor there about these new guidelines.

  • A Radical Search For A Simple Life

    In a hyperactive and increasingly complex world, the yearning for a simpler way of life may be stronger and at the same time more elusive. A writer shares the stories of three couples who went in search of the simple life.

  • Climate Change A Key Topic During Senate Confirmation Hearings

    Climate change has been a central topic in the Senate confirmation hearings for Scott Pruitt who has been nominated to head the Environmental Protection Agency; Ryan Zinke, who could head the Department of the Interior; and Rick Perry who was chosen to lead the Department of Energy. But their answers have been more open to the idea of climate change and the impact humans have had on the environment. We speak with Robinson Meyer of The Atlantic.

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  • Mark Sundeen Guest
  • Robinson Meyer Guest

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