Supreme Court Nominee, Kidney Donors, Child Cold Medicine

Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Guest: Kimberly Robinson, Supreme Court reporter, Bloomberg BNA, covering the high court since 2012 President Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia a year ago.  Neil Gorsuch is a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which spans six Western states. His selection has been cheered by conservatives. Let’s get some background on Gorsuch and what he might face in confirmation hearings. Kidney Donor Certificate Guest: Jeffrey Veale, MD, Transplant Surgeon, Director of the UCLA Kidney Transplantation Exchange Program Pay it forward. That’s the premise of a creative new program for kidney donors pioneered at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Just imagine someone you love is on the list of more than 100,000 people in America desperately hoping for a kidney transplant. You would gladly give them one of yours, but you’re not a good match. At some transplant centers, including UCLA, you can do a swap, where your kidney goes to someone else and their loved one gives a kidney to your loved one. These swaps sometimes turn into chains where, once your loved one gets a kidney, you give yours to someone else and their loved one gives to another person down the chain and so on.  Why You Probably Shouldn’t Give Your Kids Cold Medicine Guest: Edward Bell, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University A sick kid coughing so much that she can’t sleep – and neither can you . . . there are few parenting challenges more frustrating. Especially since doctors and drug manufacturers over the last 30 years have been continually revising the guidelines on which over-the-counter cold medicines are okay for kids and which aren’t. Much of what parents used to rely on to ease the cough and help a child sleep really isn’t recommended for youngsters anymore. What’s a tired parent to do? The Ethics of Stem Cell Research Guest: Alonzo Cook, PhD, BYU; Dr. Martin Tristani-Firouzi, U of U,  Last week, scientists reported in the journal Cel