The Fifth Vital Sign

Invisibilia

• Episode: The Fifth Vital Sign
• Website: Invisibilia
• Feed URL: https://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510307
• Duration: 01:00:45
• Published: 2019-03-08 09:03

We look at how our culture's massive effort to address pain has paradoxically increased it. And we follow one young girl as she struggles through a bizarre and extreme treatment program. NOTE: The treatment in this episode is administered by trained professionals in a hospital setting (and should not be implemented without medical supervision).