Gary Aston Jones: Treating Addiction With Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists

In March 2023, I spoke with Gary Aston-Jones, PhD, a neuroscientist who directs the Brain Health Institute at Rutgers University. He has spent more than 30 years studying the brain systems behind motivation and reward, and his recent work focuses on a chemical messenger called orexin.

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Cherisa and Alex Sandrow: Helping Doctors Avoid Burnout With Telemedicine

In March 2023, I spoke with Dr. Cherisa Sandrow and Dr. Alex Sandrow, a married couple who coach physicians who want to build a different kind of career. Cherisa is a family physician who moved into telemedicine years before the pandemic made it familiar.

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