Podcast Episodes

Baby Boom or Bust?

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Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest news in health and policy, including:

Trump’s proposal to increase the birth rate by giving women $5000 baby bonuses The political divide over measles Why …

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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

RFK Jr’s Autism Registry

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Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in health policy this week including:

RFK Jr’s plan to form a national registry of Americans with autism The shift to make US health policy look more like Europe’…

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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

A message from Abdul

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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

RFK’s September Surprise

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Abdul and Katelyn cover this week’s health news, which includes:

RFK’s bizarre promise to reveal the cause of Autism by September The latest in the Texas measles outbreak Why DOGE cuts have left HHS …

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Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s Tariffs Will Hit Healthcare

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Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest news in health and policy, including:

The third measles death this year - an 8-year-old girl in Texas RFK Jr’s weak response to the measles outbreak The impact of…

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Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

A Bull-DOGE-er to HHS

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Abdul and Katelyn contend with a devastating week at HHS, including:

The loss of 20,000 workers A massive restructuring at HHS Senior leaders leaving the ranks The addition of a discredited vaccine s…

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Published on 6 months ago

Bird Flu, Baby Formula and The Bully Pulpit

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Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in the world of public health including:

RFK Jr’s problematic new strategy on avian influenza A new report showing heavy metals in some US baby formulas Trump’s a…

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

We Still Don’t Have a CDC Director. Measles Doesn’t Care.

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Abdul and Katelyn round up all the latest health news, including:

The growing measles outbreak out of Texas RFK Jr’s false claim that the measles vaccine causes death The withdrawal of Dave Weldon’s …

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Measles Spreads. So Does Disinformation.

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Abdul and Katelyn talk about the current measles outbreak, the danger of relitigating the MMR vaccine again, and the latest round of DOGE cuts to public health. They also peek into the confirmation h…

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

RFK Jr’s Measles Doublespeak

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This week Abdul is joined by physician and writer Dr. Dhruv Khullar, who is subbing in for Dr. Katelyn Jetelina this week. 

Abdul and Dhruv discuss a rash of alarming news out of HHS, including its un…

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Published on 7 months ago