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654 - The Evidence—and Lack Thereof—About Cannabis
Season 8 Episode 654
Legalizing medical cannabis may have paved the way for recreational use in many states, but what is actually known about cannabis as a medical treatm…
3 years, 1 month ago
653 - Back to School: How One K-8 School Is Getting Ready for the Fall
Season 8 Episode 653
Principal Matt Hornbeck of Hampstead Hill Academy, an award-winning public K-8 school in Baltimore City, returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Josh…
3 years, 1 month ago
652 - How to Extend Life Expectancy: Pay for Health, Not Just Health Care
Season 8 Episode 652
As life expectancy slips in the US, what can we do differently to improve overall well-being and health? For one thing: start paying for health care …
3 years, 1 month ago
651 - The Indoor Air Quality Act: Mandating Clean Air in Public Spaces
Season 8 Episode 651
Outdoor air quality is a major concern but what about the safety of the air we breathe indoors in public spaces like schools and offices? Dr. Gigi Gr…
3 years, 1 month ago
650 - How to Make Sure Food is Available in a Crisis
Season 8 Episode 650
During the pandemic, it became clear that America’s vast and complex food system has weak spots and needs help from farm to table to be more resilien…
3 years, 1 month ago
649 - Tradeoffs—988 Turns 1: Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
Season 8 Episode 649
Last summer, Lifeline transitioned away from a 10-digit national suicide prevention number to the three-digit 988 line in hopes of making it easier f…
3 years, 1 month ago
648 - Pandemic Learning Loss Will Take Years To Reverse
Season 8 Episode 648
More than three years after COVID first shuttered schools, researchers are taking stock of how children are doing academically. Hopkins biostatistici…
3 years, 1 month ago
647 - The Zombie Episode: Pandemics in Science Fiction
Season 8 Episode 647
What can we learn from depictions of pandemics in films and series like The Last of Us, I Am Legend, and Contagion? Dylan George, director of the new…
3 years, 1 month ago
645 - Taplines Podcast: Who Killed Four Loko?
Season 8 Episode 645
If a product is available for sale, it’s probably safe. Right? Not so fast. Taplines podcast host Dave Infante talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about F…
3 years, 1 month ago
646 - ChatGPT and Public Health
Season 8 Episode 646
ChatGPT has lots of potential for use in public health, but how well does it actually perform? Public Health On Call intern Caroline Wang and Lindsay…
3 years, 2 months ago