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KUED Uncovers 10 Important Tips To Help Lose Weight

Wed, March 20th, 2013

Every year millions of people in the United States try to lose weight, and most fail. They're constantly bombarded with advice about dieting and the latest slimming fads, but what really works? In this program, medical journalist Michael Mosley inves...

KUED and Dr. Rudy Tanzi Shows How To Maximize Your Brain's Creativity

Tue, March 5th, 2013

Ever since it became possible to view the human brain as it lights up with activity, researchers have had to change longheld assumptions about an organ that has been called “the three-pound universe.” With the field of neuroscience explo...

PBS, KUED Look at Containing Healthcare Costs

Tue, September 25th, 2012

The health care cost crisis is likely to become a central focus of the next major health policy debate.  A new PBS documentary, Money and Medicine, produced by Roger Weisberg, puts a human face on the excessive health care spendin...

Use Your Brain to Change Your Age with Dr. Daniel Amen

Is the Fountain of Youth Between Your Ears?
Tue, March 13th, 2012

A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time, and in as new PBS special, Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, bestselling author and brain expert Dr. Daniel G. Amen shares ten simple steps to boost your brain to hel...

Easing Pain with Yoga Explored on KUED

Mon, March 5th, 2012

  In Easy Yoga for Easing Pain, Peggy Cappy provides a path to relief for those suffering from varying levels of pain in muscles or joints. Peggy's newest routine demonstrates yoga movements that can increase  flexibility, reduce joi...

American Health Care Gets Good Prognosis in U.S. Health Care: The Good News

Thu, February 16th, 2012

U.S. Health Care: The Good News, an original one‐hour documentary coming to KUED on Thursday, February 16 at 8:00 p.m., takes an inside look at ordinary American communities doing something extraordinary: They provide first‐rate medical care at r...

KUED Profiles Climber who Crusaded for Ovarian Cancer Awareness, Research

Mon, January 23rd, 2012

  When she was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer at age 46, Sean Patrick approached her illness with the same single-minded focus that she used in rock climbing. The obstacle was not an end to a journey but a new beginning. Sean told thos...

KUED Explores Breast Cancer

Mon, October 24th, 2011

In 1994, Salt Lake City filmmaker Twinkle Chisholm followed the stories of five Utah women living with breast cancer.   This month, she presents a follow-up to that program titled, Remembering the Faces of Breast Cancer, which looks at how...

Powerful Documentary on Mental Illness in Utah Returns to KUED

On The Edge: Mental Health in Utah
Tue, May 24th, 2011

  Every day, Sherri Wittwer hears the stories of families struggling with mental illness.  She also knows firsthand about the fears and frustrations of caring for a child with a mental disorder.     "...Every family wh...

Discover the Transformative Power of Art in the World's Largest Garbage Dump

Part of KUED's Programming in Honor of Earth Day
Tue, April 19th, 2011

Filmed over three years, Lucy Walker's "Waste Land" follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his home country of Brazil, and to Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest garbage dump located on the outskirts of Ri...

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