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Season 1 Episode 31
Let’s talk about another epidemic: the overdose crisis.
With social isolation at an all-time high, overdose rates have been on the rise during COVID-1…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Data We’ve Been Waiting for on Vaccine Safety and Pregnancy
Episode 30
“Vaccines should not be withheld from women,” says Dr. Erica Hardy, an infectious disease physician at Women & Infants Hospital. She joins healthcare…
5 years, 3 months ago
New Baby? Share A Room, Not a Bed
Episode 29
Any parent can tell you that welcoming a new baby to the family is a magical moment. Amidst the avalanche of information that new parents are offered…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Hidden Dangers of Vaping
Episode 28
It is estimated that roughly 40 percent of Americans in the mid-1960s smoked cigarettes. Tobacco use saw a steep decline in popularity when the U.S. …
5 years, 4 months ago
Tackling the Big Question: To Play or Not to Play
Episode 27
Youth sports took a big hit in the fall because of the pandemic. For many kids, the decision from public health leaders to implement COVID-19 related…
5 years, 4 months ago
COVID Chronicles: Stories of Resiliency from Essential workers
Episode 26
A medical assistant who had to rely on the support of their older kids. A family physician based in the South who spoke out very publicly in support …
5 years, 4 months ago
Pulling the Sheets Off STIs
Episode 25
STIs and the pandemic are two issues that are rarely discussed in the same room. One is a global pandemic that has disrupted entire economies, and th…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Air That I Breathe: Ventilation As a Line of Defense
Episode 24
In the early 20th century, Americans were facing another public health crisis that challenged medical staff and engineers like never before.
City lea…
5 years, 5 months ago
Making Sense of Convalescent Plasma
Episode 23
Scientists across the world sprang into action when it was evident we had a pandemic on our hands. In the race to help prevent hospitalizations and d…
5 years, 5 months ago
United We Stand, Divided We Fell
Episode 22
The United States of America may be recognized as the ‘home of the brave and land of the free,’ but now that reputation could be coming back to bite …
5 years, 5 months ago