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Challenges in Global Access to Life-Saving Medications and Vaccines
Season 14 Episode 1101
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During the recent pandemic, low-income countries struggled to access the COVID-19 vaccine, despite a global framework that had be…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Why Does A Bee Matter to My Health?
Season 14 Episode 1100
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Wild pollinators like bees and hoverflies play a direct role in human health. A recent study in Nepal shows that flourishing poll…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Saving Babies' Lives by Preventing Neonatal Sepsis
Season 14 Episode 1099
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Global infant mortality has fallen dramatically since 1990, but neonatal sepsis—a serious bloodstream infection occurring in newb…
4 weeks ago
How Safe Are E-Bikes and E-Scooters?
Season 14 Episode 1098
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As electric scooters and bikes explode in popularity in cities across the globe, concerns about safety abound. Early data shows t…
1 month ago
Gas Stoves Are Worsening Breathing Issues, According to Canceled Study
Season 14 Episode 1097
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Accumulating research has linked nitrogen dioxide emissions from gas stoves to exacerbated respiratory issues. A recent study fro…
1 month ago
Abel Wolman, "Friend of the Thirsty": A Life and Legacy of Water Sanitization
Season 14 Episode 1096
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At the turn of the 20th century, waterborne diseases like typhoid and dysentery posed a significant threat to public health, ac…
1 month ago
The Workplace Hazard of Radiation—For Flight Crews
Season 14 Episode 1095
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Long flights at high altitudes can expose pilots and flight attendants to dangerous levels of cosmic radiation over their careers…
1 month, 1 week ago
Child Sexual Abuse is Preventable, Not Inevitable
Season 14 Episode 1094
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Millions of children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18, either in-person or online and often at the hands of peopl…
1 month, 1 week ago
A Settlement in the Gardasil Lawsuits
Season 14 Episode 1092
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This summer, Merck & Co. settled more than 200 lawsuits alleging that the company's HPV vaccine, Gardasil, caused cases of autoim…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
Season 14 Episode 1092
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In the latest move to alter the childhood vaccine schedule, the president has signed an executive order seeking to scale back and…
1 month, 2 weeks ago