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321 - COVID-19 Testing Update
Season 3 Episode 321
Where are we in terms of technology in testing for COVID-19? What kinds of tests are available now, how accurate are they, and which tests should be …
5 years, 4 months ago
320 - Does In-Person Schooling Put Families At Risk of COVID-19?
Season 3 Episode 320
Are school closures helpful in preventing outbreaks of COVID-19? Epidemiologist Justin Lessler and statistician researcher Elizabeth Stuart co-author…
5 years, 4 months ago
319 - COVID-19, Kids, and Summer: Thinking Ahead About Camps, Vacations, and Family Fun
Season 3 Episode 319
Families in the US are ready for rest and fun this summer after a very long year. But with unvaccinated children and changing guidance for vaccinated…
5 years, 4 months ago
318 - Gun Violence Prevention: What a Study of Mass Shootings Tells Us About How to Prevent Them
Season 3 Episode 318
Mass shootings are very rare, but they receive a lot of media attention and have enormous social costs. Guest host Dr. Daniel Webster, director of th…
5 years, 4 months ago
317 - Book Club—Jonathan Cohn and The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage
Season 3 Episode 317
The Affordable Care Act was meant to bring the US into alignment with every other developed country in offering universal health coverage. Author Jon…
5 years, 4 months ago
316 - Nepal’s Growing COVID-19 Crisis
Season 3 Episode 316
Nepal is suffering from a growing humanitarian crisis. Less than 4% of the country is vaccinated, test positivity rates are up to 60-90% in some area…
5 years, 4 months ago
315 - Climate Change and Mental Health
Season 3 Episode 315
Mental health impacts from climate change are largely thought of as acute exposures to extreme events like hurricanes and wildfires. But there are ot…
5 years, 4 months ago
314 - COVID-19 and Weight Gain
Season 3 Episode 314
For some, the pandemic has been a “perfect storm” in terms of unhealthy eating resulting in the “quaran-ten” or the COVID "19 pounds." Dr. Elena Jans…
5 years, 4 months ago
313 - Stopping Gun Violence Before It Starts: How Community-Based Violence Prevention Programs Keep People Safe
Season 3 Episode 313
Stopping gun violence requires more than thinking about policies and programs that focus on guns alone. Dr. Shani Buggs, a professor with the Violenc…
5 years, 4 months ago
312 - What Do We Need To Do to End the COVID-19 Pandemic, What Does An Ending Look Like, and How Close Are We?
Season 3 Episode 312
Vaccinations are seen as the primary tool to prevent COVID-19 infections, but are there other things we should be doing to bring down transmission ra…
5 years, 4 months ago