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683 - In the West Wing With Dr. Ashish Jha, Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator
Season 8 Episode 683
Dr. Ashish Jha, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator under President Biden, helped the country move out of the acute phase of the pandemi…
2 years, 11 months ago
682 - The Surprising Benefits of Narrower Traffic Lanes
Season 8 Episode 682
The U.S. is home to some of the widest streets and driving lanes in the world—and that's not something to brag about. Shima Hamidi, director of the J…
2 years, 11 months ago
681 - All About Ringworm
Season 8 Episode 681
Ringworm, athletes foot, and jock itch are all names for a fungal infection of our skin, hair, and nails. Dermatologist Dr. Avrom Caplan talks with D…
2 years, 11 months ago
680 - How Genomics is Helping Scientists to Understand Why There Is Local Malaria Transmission in the U.S.
Season 8 Episode 680
For the first time in 20 years, locally transmitted cases of malaria have been reported across three US states. Scientists are trying to piece togeth…
2 years, 11 months ago
679 - October 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Season 8 Episode 679
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is coming up, and Dr. Caleb Alexander joins the podcast to help you clean our your medicine cabinet in prepa…
2 years, 11 months ago
678 - The Urgent Need to Conserve Groundwater
Season 8 Episode 678
Humans are using up groundwater—or water stored in naturally occurring aquifers underground—at a dangerous pace. Kellogg Schwab, the Abel Wolman prof…
2 years, 11 months ago
677 - Fighting For The Right to Contraception Access
Season 8 Episode 677
Opill, the over-the-counter birth control pill recently approved by the FDA, marked a major win for access to contraceptives. But, in the wake of SCO…
2 years, 11 months ago
676 - Could We Genetically Modify Mosquitos to Die From the Diseases They Carry?
Season 8 Episode 676
The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits deadly viruses like Zika, chikungunya, and dengue, but doesn’t actually get sick from the diseases it carries. G…
2 years, 11 months ago
675 - How Phone Calls Can Help Combat Loneliness
Season 8 Episode 675
The Surgeon General issued an advisory about the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the U.S., saying there are serious physical and mental healt…
2 years, 11 months ago
674 - An Update on Ukraine
Season 8 Episode 674
Just back from a trip to Kyiv, Human rights expert Len Rubenstein talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about what things are like on the day to day right n…
2 years, 11 months ago