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337 - The Tokyo Olympics and COVID-19
Season 3 Episode 337
As a 2004 Olympic silver medalist in swimming and public health expert at the Center for Health Security, Dr. Tara Kirk Sell is uniquely positioned t…
5 years, 3 months ago
336 - How You Can Support the US Vaccine Effort
Season 4 Episode 336
With millions of Americans still unvaccinated and dangerous variants continuing to spread, the footrace against the virus continues into the summer m…
5 years, 3 months ago
BONUS - The American Health Podcast: The Facts About Waste
Season 4 Episode 1
The Bloomberg American Health Initiative offers full scholarship for MPH and DrPH degrees to people working on the front lines of key challenges to h…
5 years, 3 months ago
335 - Investing in Health Equity
Season 3 Episode 335
Maryland’s new Health Equity Resource Act will provide more than $50 million to support community-led plans that advance health equity. What might th…
5 years, 3 months ago
BONUS: Inside a COVID-19 Field Hospital
Season 3
The Baltimore Convention Field Hospital was established in the spring of 2020 by the state of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Maryland…
5 years, 3 months ago
334 - COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunocompromised People: Fully Vaccinated And Not Protected
Season 4 Episode 334
After being fully vaccinated, only 50% of people who are immunocompromised show an antibody response against COVID-19, compared with 100% of those wi…
5 years, 3 months ago
333 - Gun Violence Prevention: Interrupting Gun Violence in Urban Neighborhoods
Season 3 Episode 333
While gun violence has increased in most cities, Richmond, California, has seen a marked decrease in the last decade thanks to an organization that w…
5 years, 3 months ago
BONUS - The American Health Podcast: Nearly Expired Meat and Understocked Produce—Differences in Food Retail Quality Between High- and Low-Income Communities in the South
Season 4 Episode 1
The Bloomberg American Health Initiative offers full scholarships for MPH and DrPH degrees to people working on the front lines of key challenges to …
5 years, 3 months ago
332 - COVID-19 Research Update: How Well COVID-19 Vaccines Work Against Variants
Season 3 Episode 332
In this episode, Dr. Josh Sharfstein talks with Hopkins researchers who break down three papers looking at the effectiveness of different COVID-19 va…
5 years, 3 months ago
331 - COVID-19 Variants and Young People
Season 4 Episode 331
At the beginning of the pandemic, it seemed like COVID-19 didn’t really affect young people. But a recent uptick in cases and hospitalizations among …
5 years, 3 months ago