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844 - The Changing CDC Website
Season 11 Episode 844
About this episode:
On Friday, January 31, a number of important datasets and pages housed on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website …
1 year, 8 months ago
843 - The Native Biodata Consortium: Data Sovereignty For Good
Season 11 Episode 843
About this episode:
Since the mapping of the human genome in 2003, scientists have sought data from Indigenous and isolated populations. But often th…
1 year, 8 months ago
842 - Polio and the Polio Vaccine
Season 11 Episode 842
About this episode:
Thanks to vaccines, most people under a certain age have no memory of the devastation and terror caused by the poliovirus. Althou…
1 year, 8 months ago
841 - The U.S. & The World Health Organization
Season 11 Episode 841
About this episode:
President Trump’s executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO could have lasting implications on the health and wellbeing o…
1 year, 8 months ago
840 - Vaccines 101: The Basics of Vaccines and Vaccination
Season 11 Episode 840
About this episode:
The first of a series of podcasts about vaccine basics from the molecular level to global policy and everything in between. What …
1 year, 8 months ago
839 - The First Week's Executive Orders
Season 11 Episode 839
About this episode:
In the first few days of President Trump’s second term he signed a blitz of executive actions. In today’s episode: a look at some…
1 year, 8 months ago
838 - Book Club—Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks
Season 11 Episode 838
About this episode:
Throughout history, humans have been engaged in public health work. In a new book, epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers shares lessons f…
1 year, 8 months ago
837 - Seeking Common Ground in Public Health
Season 11 Episode 837
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As the administration in Washington DC changes, where will public health be able to work across partisan lines to improve the hea…
1 year, 8 months ago
836 - The FDA Says Goodbye to Red Dye No. 3
Season 11 Episode 836
About this episode:
The FDA’s ban on the use of Red Dye No. 3 raises two questions — why is this color additive leaving the food supply? And what doe…
1 year, 8 months ago
835 - Fluoride and The Law
Season 11 Episode 835
About this episode:
Conversations about fluoride in the water supply are revving up but a key factor in the debate is the legal framework. In this ep…
1 year, 8 months ago