Health News Digest: Kanye West and Unusual Stories

Tina Carmillia | Lee Chwi Lynn

29-Nov-16 16:00

Health News Digest: Kanye West and Unusual Stories

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We discuss the latest in health news. Today, we explore some of the lesser discussed or just downright unusual stories: psycholinguistics, mental health in hip hop, and thunderstorm asthma. Also, a young boy who helped deliver his newborn sister.

0:00 - Intro

3:36 - Boy delivered his newborn sister

8:40 - Thunderstorm asthma

13:57 - Arrival (2016 film) and language relativity

21:57 - Kanye West, mental health and hip hop

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