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311 - A Baltimore Public School Reopens
Season 3 Episode 311
We last heard from Matt Hornbeck—longtime principal of Hampstead Hill Academy, a K-8 school in Baltimore city—in the fall for an update on how the sc…
5 years, 4 months ago
BONUS - The COVID-19 Crisis In India
Season 3
India is in the throes of the world’s worst COVID-19 infection with overwhelmed health systems and a shortage of oxygen, hospital beds, testing, and …
5 years, 4 months ago
310 - The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Planning
Season 3 Episode 310
At the onset of the pandemic, the world’s family planning community worried about the impact COVID-19 would have on access to contraception and unint…
5 years, 4 months ago
309 - How the COVID-19 Crisis in a Vaccine-Generating Powerhouse Like India Took Hold, and What This Means for the World’s Supply of Other Life-saving Vaccines
Season 3 Episode 309
India produces much of the world’s vaccines in normal times, and even produced enough COVID-19 vaccines that it was donating doses to poorer countrie…
5 years, 4 months ago
308 - Ghost Guns: Untraceable DIY Firearms
Season 3 Episode 308
Ghost guns are firearms that can be made at home from kits or 3D printed parts. They’re unregulated and untraceable, meaning no background check is r…
5 years, 4 months ago
307 - An Update on COVID-19 in Canada with The Dose’s Dr. Brian Goldman
Season 3 Episode 307
Canada is experiencing a serious wave of COVID infections with the majority from variants of concern like B.1.1.7. British Columbia currently has one…
5 years, 5 months ago
306 - The Dire COVID-19 Crisis in India
Season 3 Episode 306
India is in the throes of the world’s worst COVID-19 infection with overwhelmed health systems, and a shortage of oxygen, hospital beds, testing, and…
5 years, 5 months ago
305 - “Red Flag” Laws: Extreme Risk Protection Orders and What Went Wrong in Indiana
Season 3 Episode 305
The recent mass shooting in Indianapolis sparked a national conversation about “red flag” laws, or Extreme Risk Protection Orders. Dr. Josh Sharfstei…
5 years, 5 months ago
304 - COVID-19 and the Amish and Mennonite Communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Season 3 Episode 304
Lancaster County is home to one of the largest Amish and Mennonite, or “Plain”, communities in the US. In the last year, it’s estimated that 90% of f…
5 years, 5 months ago
303 - A Digital Problem With An Old-School Solution: COVID-19 Vaccinations in San Francisco
Season 3 Episode 303
Early in the vaccine rollouts, 14 clinics in the San Francisco Health Network texted their most vulnerable patients a webform to sign up for COVID-19…
5 years, 5 months ago