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973 - Baltimore's Record Low in Homicides
Season 12 Episode 973
About this episode:
Since taking office in 2020, Mayor Brandon Scott and his administration have embraced a public health approach to reducing gun vi…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
972 - Inside Rising Health Insurance Costs
Season 12 Episode 972
About this episode:
Cuts to Affordable Care Act subsidies are setting higher premiums and pushing coverage out of reach for many Americans. In this e…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
971 - An Update on Syphilis in the Great Plains Region
Season 12 Episode 971
About this episode:
Last spring, Dr. Meghan Curry O'Connell joined Public Health On Call from ground zero of a syphilis outbreak among American India…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
970 - What We Know—and Still Don't Know—About Long COVID
Season 12 Episode 970
About this episode:
Millions of people across the globe continue to grapple with debilitating long COVID symptoms, as researchers untangle the unknow…
11 months ago
969 - Access to In Vitro Fertilization, 2025
Season 12 Episode 969
About this episode:
In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is a game changing reproductive technology that leads to more than 2% of births in the U.S. But h…
11 months ago
968 - An End to the Household Food Security Report
Season 12 Episode 968
About this episode:
As several states weigh suspending SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, the USDA is releasing the final edition of the H…
11 months ago
967 - An Update on Baltimore’s Swimmable Harbor and the Pistachio Tide
Season 12 Episode 967
About this episode:
Last year, Public Health On Call released a special episode on the decades-long fight to make Baltimore’s harbor safe for swimmin…
11 months, 1 week ago
966 - “CDC is a horrible place to be at this time”
Season 12 Episode 966
About this episode:
Following months of personnel cuts, funding terminations, and escalating violence, CDC employees face a new hurdle with the gover…
11 months, 1 week ago
965 - Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Medication Use During Pregnancy
Season 12 Episode 965
About this episode:
Prescribing medicine to address fever or pain in pregnancy is a delicate task with a need to consider both potential benefits and…
11 months, 1 week ago
964 - Supporting the Public Health Workforce in Challenging Times
Season 12 Episode 964
About this episode:
Pressure on and antagonism towards public health practitioners, researchers, and communicators has been mounting, reaching a frig…
11 months, 2 weeks ago