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The Conversation: Health care reforms; The legacy of Henrietta Lacks

FILE - A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a COVID-19 patient in Los Angeles, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a COVID-19 patient in Los Angeles, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1.

  • Dr. Jack Lewin, administrator for the state Health Planning and Development Agency, discusses possible insurance reforms for the local health care industry | Full Story
  • Alfred Lacks-Carter Jr., grandson of Henrietta Lacks, and Dr. Kevin Cassel, talk about the legacy of Henrietta Lacks and the role of consent in medicine | Full Story
  • HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the fallout after a testifier at the Honolulu City Council claimed that ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi is a "dead language" | Full Story
  • Marshall Scholars Travis Andrade and Kit Neikirk, both from Big Island, talk about their two-year scholarships to study in the United Kingdom | Full Story
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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