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Right-Sizing Traffic Enforcement for Safer Roadways
Season 14 Episode 1071
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The U.S. stands out among peer countries for having the worst rate of traffic deaths. Approaching this issue from a public health…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Harnessing the Power of Social Media to Find Organ Donors
Season 14 Episode 1070
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Individuals awaiting organ transplants are often encouraged to reach out to family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to ask if …
3 months ago
Animal Diseases and Human Health: The Sloth and Screwworm Episode
Season 14 Episode 1069
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Headlines about sick sloths in Florida and the reemergence of the New World screwworm in the southwest are raising concerns about…
3 months ago
The Ethics of Including Pregnant People in Clinical Trials
Season 14 Episode 1068
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Research on the potential impacts of certain medications, vaccines, and interventions on pregnant people and their fetuses is lac…
3 months ago
Two Federal Changes to Support Children and Families in the Foster Care System
Season 14 Episode 1067
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Data from 2025 shows that over 300,000 children are living in foster care in the United States. The Administration for Children a…
3 months, 1 week ago
Juneteenth: Celebration, Reflection, and Recommitment with Janice Bowie
Season 14 Episode 1066
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Juneteenth is a holiday that asks Americans to balance celebration with the continued pursuit of freedom and equality. In this cl…
3 months, 1 week ago
A New Test for Lyme Disease, Developed by High Schoolers
Season 14 Episode 1065
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A group of students from suburban Atlanta has developed a new method for detecting Lyme disease using the gene-editing tool CRISP…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Rise of "Big Wellness"
Season 14 Episode 1064
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The wellness industry covers everything from fitness to biohacking, yoga to peptides, and it's backed by culturally and financial…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Race for a Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Vaccine
Season 14 Episode 1063
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Vaccines for the Zaire ebolavirus have been licensed since 2019, but no such treatment exists for the current outbreak of Bundibu…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
An Unlikely Alliance to Lower Healthcare Costs
Season 14 Episode 1062
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Two health policy experts could not disagree more about the Affordable Care Act. Yet they're working together to tackle what they…
3 months, 2 weeks ago