Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

California Surgeon General and practicing pediatrician

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California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris talks about the latest science behind trauma, and how toxic stress can literally change our brains, our immune systems and our genes.

California’s Surgeon General on the science of toxic stress

California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris talks about the latest science behind trauma, and how toxic stress can literally change our brains, our immune systems and our genes.

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