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Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities: The Work of Underwater Archaeology (Originally aired April 10, 2019) Guest: Peter B. Campbell, Archaeological Director for the Albanian Center for Marine Research, Underwater Archaeologist for the Cave Archaeology Investigation & Research Network, Research Associate with RPM Nautical Foundation Divers recently discovered an Egyptian temple under water, along with boats filled with treasure. This sunken city used to be a bustling metropolis –Cleopatra was even crowned there. Now it’s covered in water, and it’s up to marine archaeologists to drain the city of its secrets. That’s a job Indiana Jones might be envious of. Pregnant in Prison (Originally aired April 25, 2019) Guest: Carolyn Sufrin, Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Women are the fastest growing segment of America’s prison population. And sometimes they’re pregnant while behind bars. We don’t know exactly how common that is because the federal government keeps track of deaths that happen in prisons, but not births. We do know that sometimes incarcerated women are shackled to a bed during labor as a guard stands watch. Carolyn Sufrin delivered a baby for a prisoner in that situation years ago and it launched her research to understand the scope of problem in America. Diabetes Crisis Growing Among World’s Refugees (Originally aired April 29, 2019) Guest: Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Endocrinologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Contagious diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis get a lot of focus from the international health community during a humanitarian crisis. An outbreak of a disease that spreads fast like that can be devastating in a refugee camp or a village that’s suffered a natural disaster. Chronic diseases that aren’t contagious –like diabetes -get less attention. In fact, endocrinologist Sylvia Kehlenbrink has found that humanitarian aid workers are more likely to have antibiotics on hand than insulin. She’s seen