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755 - Electronic Cigarettes Part 1: Do E-cigs Help People Quit Smoking?
Season 9 Episode 755
More than a decade after electronic cigarettes became broadly available in the United States, their merits are still being debated. Do these products…
2 years, 5 months ago
754 - A Public Health Emergency: Syphilis Surges in the Great Plains Region
Season 9 Episode 754
An alarming and dangerous syphilis surge across the Great Plains Region, an area spanning North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, has prompte…
2 years, 5 months ago
753 - The Health Care Crisis At the U.S.-Mexico Border Part 2: Border Walls and Traumatic Brain and Spinal Injuries
Season 8 Episode 753
In part two of a two-part series about the crisis of health care for immigrants and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border, Dr. Alexander Tenorio, a neur…
2 years, 5 months ago
752 - The Health Care Crisis At the U.S.-Mexico Border Part 1: Children and Families
Season 9 Episode 752
In part one of a two-part series about the crisis of health care for immigrants and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border, Dr. Janine Young, a pediatric…
2 years, 5 months ago
751 - The New Federal Regulations Aimed Making Methadone More Accessible—And Less Stigmatizing
Season 9 Episode 751
Methadone is a highly effective treatment for substance use disorder but strict regulations like daily clinic visits have led to its nickname, “liqui…
2 years, 5 months ago
750 - World Malaria Day: From Lab to Legislature—Meet the Scientists Taking on Capitol Hill in the Fight Against Malaria
Season 9 Episode 750
World Malaria Day is April 25. Today, guest host Thomas Locke takes us to Capitol Hill where we meet malaria scientists who have joined an advocacy g…
2 years, 5 months ago
749 - Planetary Health: Thinking About The Earth Crisis As A Humanitarian Crisis
Season 9 Episode 749
Humans are transforming, degrading, and altering Earth’s natural life support systems so profoundly that our actions have created an existential cris…
2 years, 5 months ago
748 - Studying Sewage to Fight Infectious Diseases: An Update From The Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC
Season 9 Episode 748
The presence of infectious diseases can be picked up through wastewater surveillance but how can this data be useful in predicting future outbreaks? …
2 years, 5 months ago
747 - The Lack of Research Around Type 1 Diabetes
Season 9 Episode 747
There’s a lot of research around Type 2 diabetes that has informed patient care when it comes to diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle management. But …
2 years, 5 months ago
746 - Why Cigarettes Are So Bad for the Environment
Season 9 Episode 746
Cigarette butts are the most littered object in the world. With their plastic filters and toxic substances, they are a significant source of contamin…
2 years, 5 months ago