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519 - Malaria Mondays Miniseries Part I: How Malaria’s Weird Biology Is Its Secret to Success
Season 6 Episode 519
Malaria, a mosquito-borne infection, affects some 228 million people globally each year, killing over 400,000 of them—primarily children under the ag…
4 years ago
518 - Why the FDA’s Approval of OTC Hearing Aids is a Game Changer
Season 6 Episode 518
Hearing loss affects two-thirds of people over age 70 and is the single largest modifiable risk factor for dementia and other health problems later i…
4 years ago
517 - Expanding Health Care Access for Undocumented Individuals
Season 6 Episode 517
Undocumented individuals often can’t or are afraid to seek health care due to a lack of insurance or fears that services could interfere with their i…
4 years ago
Bonus - Not Just a Water Crisis: The Decline of Jackson, Mississippi
Season 6
Dr. Mauda Monger is a lifelong resident of Jackson, Mississippi. She is also a community advocate and public health professional. She talks with Dr. …
4 years ago
516 - Operation Good Food and Beverages: A Youth-Led Movement to Reverse Racialized Marketing of Foods to Black Americans
Season 6 Episode 516
Unhealthy, fast, and cheap foods are often marketed to Black Americans who suffer from higher rates of obesity and other non-communicable health prob…
4 years ago
515 - Fighting for Public Health in 2022: A Conversation with Andy Slavitt
Season 6 Episode 515
Former CMS Director Andy Slavitt has achieved major wins for health in the private and public sectors. Slavitt talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about l…
4 years ago
Bonus - The Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi
Season 6
Historic rainfall in Jackson, Mississippi overwhelmed the already fragile water system leaving thousands of residents without water weeks later. Dr. …
4 years ago
514 - How the Reversal of Roe v. Wade is Already Disrupting Lifesaving Health Care
Season 6 Episode 514
Since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, many states have passed restrictive, confusing, and sometimes contradictory laws impacting health …
4 years ago
513 - What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Medicare and Drug Pricing
Season 6 Episode 513
The Inflation Reduction Act contains some major changes for both Medicare and drug pricing with the potential to save Americans billions of dollars i…
4 years, 1 month ago
512 - FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf on Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines, Combating Misinformation, and Building Trust
Season 6 Episode 512
Throughout COVID-19, the FDA has been among many government agencies charged with communicating lifesaving information. Commissioner Dr. Robert Calif…
4 years, 1 month ago