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816 - Book Club: The Promise and Peril of CRISPR
Season 10 Episode 816
About this episode:
CRISPR technology can edit genetic codes, making it possible to cure people of terrible diseases, among other uses. But its power…
1 year, 10 months ago
815 - How To Run For Congress As A Public Health Official (Even If You Lose)
Season 10 Episode 815
About this episode:
Dr. Jirair Ratevosian was a high level global health official in the State Department—a job he left to pursue a Congressional sea…
1 year, 11 months ago
814 - Book Club—The Anatomy of Deception: Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health in America
Season 10 Episode 814
About this episode:
The rise of misinformation and the appeal of “alternative medicine” is coupled with a decline in trust of the U.S. health care sy…
1 year, 11 months ago
813 - The Perilous State of Women’s Health Care, Post-Roe
Season 10 Episode 813
About this episode:
Since the 2022 Dobbs decision, women’s healthcare in the U.S.—which was already underperforming in everything from access to mate…
1 year, 11 months ago
812 - The Potentially “Game-changing” RSV Products Available This Season
Season 10 Episode 812
About this episode:
Respiratory syncytial virus can be particularly dangerous for older adults and infants and this year, for the first time, there a…
1 year, 11 months ago
811 - The 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
Season 10 Episode 811
About this episode:
In 1994, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act—the first comprehensive federal legislation to recognize the often-overlo…
1 year, 11 months ago
810 - 2024 Election Series: What’s At Stake For Immigrants and Immigration
Season 10 Episode 810
About this episode:
What will the Presidential election mean for immigration—and for immigrants? A look at how each administration might approach one…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bonus - All About Marburg Virus
Season 10
About this episode:
An outbreak of Marburg virus, one of the deadliest viruses in the world, has been reported in Rwanda. In this episode: an overvie…
1 year, 11 months ago
809 - The Grand Opening of the Great Plains Hub for the Center for Indigenous Health
Season 10 Episode 809
About this episode:
The grand opening of a new research hub in Rapid City, South Dakota marks an exciting moment for the Johns Hopkins Center for Ind…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bonus - A Report from the Frontlines of Hurricane Helene Devastation in Tennessee
Season 10
About this episode:
A look at the frontlines of the response 13 days after Hurricane Helene hit Tennessee—the state’s most devastating natural disast…
1 year, 11 months ago