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1031 - What is Prediabetes?
Season 13 Episode 1031
About this episode:
Prediabetes—a diagnosis characterized by elevated blood sugar levels that can progress to Type 2 diabetes—is embroiled in debate …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
1030 - An Endgame for the Tobacco Industry?
Season 13 Episode 1030
About this episode:
Despite sizable decreases in tobacco use in high-income countries, 7 million people around the world die every year from tobacco-…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
1029 - What We Know About CTE
Season 13 Episode 1029
About this episode:
A neurodegenerative disease that can only be diagnosed after death, CTE has made headlines for its prevalence in professional foo…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
1028 - Vaccine Policy in the States
Season 13 Episode 1030
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As policy has shifted at the federal level, state legislatures are considering a broad range of vaccine-related bills. In this ep…
6 months ago
1027 - The EPA's Approval of Two New Pesticides
Season 13 Episode 1027
About this episode:
In late 2025, the EPA approved two pesticides for agricultural use that opponents argue contain PFAS—"forever chemicals" that pos…
6 months ago
1026 - A Mental Health Crisis for Adults with IDDs
Season 13 Episode 1026
About this episode:
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience higher rates of anxiety and depression than those without IDDs…
6 months ago
1025 - Advancing the Elimination of Schistosomiasis
Season 13 Episode 1025
About this episode:
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease transmitted to human hosts via freshwater snails. It can cause serious and debilitating ch…
6 months, 1 week ago
1024 - "Healing in a Changing America"—Starting with Florida
Season 13 Episode 1024
About this episode:
From working in immigrant health care under the Reagan administration to tackling today's measles outbreak in Florida, George Rus…
6 months, 1 week ago
1023 - How Social Media is Changing the Way We Talk About Health
Season 13 Episode 1023
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Once a useful tool for sharing critical information during the pandemic, social media has evolved into an oversaturated and under…
6 months, 1 week ago
1022 - Preventing Teen Car Crashes and Deaths
Season 13 Episode 1022
About this episode:
Getting your license as a teenager is an exciting time but it's also a dangerous one. In this episode: Johns Hopkins researcher J…
6 months, 2 weeks ago