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596 - Building a Better CDC
Season 7 Episode 596
A new report entitled “Building the CDC the Country Needs,” makes recommendations for how to return trust and confidence to the nation’s top public h…
3 years, 6 months ago
595 - How to be a Climate Advocate: Antha Williams on Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Work to Tackle Climate Change and Improve Public Health
Season 7 Episode 595
Guest host Shelley Hearne, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy talks to Antha Williams, who leads the Environment program at Blo…
3 years, 6 months ago
594 - Could Patent Reform Lower Drug Prices?
Season 7 Episode 594
Humira is an immunosuppressive drug used to treat arthritis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, is one of the most profitable…
3 years, 6 months ago
593 - Do COVID’s Origins Still Matter?
Season 7 Episode 593
Three years on, we are still actively debating whether the pandemic was caused when the virus spilled over naturally from animals in a market or whet…
3 years, 6 months ago
592 - Anopheles Stephensi: The Invasive Mosquito Threatening to Worsen Malaria in Africa
Season 7 Episode 592
The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is threatening to redefine malaria in Africa. In this episode, Thomas Locke, host of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Minut…
3 years, 6 months ago
591 - Avoiding Clots After Fractures: Why Clinical Research Matters
Season 7 Episode 591
What’s the best way to prevent blood clots after serious fractures? Is it an expensive shot you have to give yourself twice a day? Or is it a little …
3 years, 6 months ago
590 - Fatbergs Can Dance!? Behind The Scenes Of A Public Health Water Ballet
Season 7 Episode 590
Fatbergs are a menace to public health in our cities, and a potent symbol of neglect of our urban water systems. They're also disgusting to look at. …
3 years, 6 months ago
589 - World Water Day: Fatbergs — The Public Health Menace Beneath Our Feet
Season 7 Episode 589
Fatbergs are ‘the bane of utilities’ existence’—they exist because many cities take for granted an essential but largely hidden public health tool: u…
3 years, 6 months ago
588 - Public Health and Food Assistance
Season 7 Episode 588
Jerold Mande, CEO of Nourish science and an adjunct professor of nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, speaks to Dr. Josh Shar…
3 years, 6 months ago
587 - Entrepreneurship and Public Health
Season 7 Episode 587
Dr. Rebekah Gee, formerly the successful Commissioner of Health for Louisiana, is now the founder of the startup company Nest Health. She speaks with…
3 years, 6 months ago