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992 - HHS Changes Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations—Part 2, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Season 13 Episode 992
About this episode:
Citing a memorandum from President Trump, health officials in the Trump Administration are ending routine recommendations for vac…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
991 - HHS Changes Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations—Part 1, The Announcement
Season 13 Episode 991
About this episode:
HHS leadership started 2026 with an unexpected announcement changing federal childhood vaccine recommendations. In this episode: …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
991 - Is There a Fertility Crisis?
Season 13 Episode 991
About this episode:
The U.S. marked its lowest birth rate on record in 2024 with American women having—on average—1.6 children. Does this mean that t…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
989 - A Sharp Rise in Pickleball Injuries
Season 12 Episode 989
About this episode:
The only thing increasing faster than the number of new pickleball players is the number of pickleball injuries. Between 2017 and…
9 months, 1 week ago
988 - An End to Animal Testing?
Season 12 Episode 988
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For decades, cosmetics and medicine developers have relied on animal testing to assure product safety for humans. Today, more eth…
9 months, 1 week ago
987 - The Disturbing War Strategy of Attacking Health Care
Season 12 Episode 987
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Attacking health care facilities and providers is becoming a standard strategy of war in places like Colombia, Lebanon, Ukraine, …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
986 - "Information Sick"
Season 12 Episode 986
About this episode:
The decline in journalism and the explosion of social media have converged to form an information crisis, with millions exposed t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
985 - How to Investigate a Cancer Cluster
Season 12 Episode 985
About this episode:
In 1979, the town of Woburn, MA, raised the alarm as unusual numbers of children fell ill with leukemia. An investigation determi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
984 - Sneak Attacks: How Viruses Can Hide In Our Bodies and Cause Problems Years Later
Season 12 Episode 984
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After recovering from an illness like the flu or mononucleosis, most of us will return to our normal lives without complications.…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
983 - Why Do We Believe Misinformation?
Season 12 Episode 983
About this episode:
Whether it's a social media post claiming that CBD oil can cure cancer or a very convincing AI video of a dog driving a semi-truc…
9 months, 3 weeks ago