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The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Daily podcast. Next episode today.
Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
100 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S11 E883
883 - How An Advocate is Thinking About Family Planning
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Yesterday
Yesterday
16 mins
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882 - Personnel Cuts at the CDC
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April 14
April 14
14 mins
S11 E881
881 - The Building H Index: Ranking Consumer Products By Their Impacts On Our Health
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April 9
April 9
16 mins
S11 E880
880 - “The FDA As We’ve Known It Is Finished”
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April 8
April 8
23 mins
S11 E879
879 - The Impacts of Terminating COVID-era Funding for States
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April 7
April 7
13 mins
S11 E878
878 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the ER
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April 3
April 3
16 mins
S11 E877
877 - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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April 2
April 2
17 mins
S11 E876
876 - Preventing Mpox Transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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March 31
March 31
16 mins
S11 E875
875 - Tradeoffs: Why Many Republicans Think Shrinking Medicaid Will Make It Better
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March 27
March 27
25 mins
S11 E874
874 - The Potential Impacts of Cuts To Medicaid
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March 26
March 26
19 mins
S11 E873
873 - Drowning As A Public Health Issue
S11 E873·
March 24
March 24
15 mins
S11 E872
872 - Ketamine and Esketamine
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March 20
March 20
17 mins
S11 E871
871 - A Potentially “Game-Changing” Approach to Preventing Ovarian Cancer
S11 E871·
March 19
March 19
19 mins
S11 E870
870 - The Origins, Impacts, and Challenges of Misinformation
S11 E870·
March 17
March 17
16 mins
S11 E869
869 - The Evidence on Vaccines and Autism
S11 E869·
March 14
March 14
20 mins
S11 E868
868 - COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: From Emergency to Everyday
S11 E868·
March 13
March 13
12 mins
S11 E867
867 - Everything Is Tuberculosis: A Conversation With John Green
S11 E867·
March 12
March 12
14 mins
S11 E866
866 - Vaccines 101: Understanding the Vaccines on the Childhood Vaccination Schedule
S11 E866·
March 11
March 11
20 mins
S11 E865
865 - Deep-Sea Mining
S11 E865·
March 10
March 10
22 mins
S11 E864
864 - The Measles Outbreak in Texas and Beyond
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March 7
March 7
15 mins
S11 E863
863 - The NIH-Funded Autism Study Hoping to Pinpoint Gene-Environmental Interplay
S11 E863·
March 6
March 6
15 mins
S11 E862
862 - The Misinformation Around Seed Oils
S11 E862·
March 5
March 5
16 mins
S11 E861
861 - Ending Neglect of Tropical Diseases
S11 E861·
March 4
March 4
15 mins
S11 E860
860 - Why Gender and Gender Identity Matter for Health
S11 E860·
March 3
March 3
14 mins
S11 E859
859 - What Foreign Aid Means For National Security
S11 E859·
February 28
February 28
11 mins
S11 E858
858 - A Safer Gun Buying Process
S11 E858·
February 26
February 26
16 mins
S11 E853
853 - The Hazy World of Cannabis Policy
S11 E853·
February 26
February 26
21 mins
S11 E857
857 - The Concepts Behind The Language of Equity
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February 25
February 25
16 mins
856 - The Unequal Impacts of Abortion Bans
February 24
February 24
16 mins
S11 E855
855 - Can The CDC Communicate More Transparently With The Public?
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February 21
February 21
18 mins
S11 E854
854 - The Worst Flu Season In A Decade
S11 E854·
February 20
February 20
18 mins
S11 E852
852 - The FDA’s Proposed Food Labeling Changes
S11 E852·
February 17
February 17
16 mins
S11 E851
851 - Policing With a Public Health Lens in South Dakota
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February 14
February 14
18 mins
S11 E850
850 - The History of Birthright Citizenship in the U.S.
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February 12
February 12
15 mins
S11 E849
849 - Marion Nestle and Food Politics
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February 10
February 10
16 mins
S11 E848
848 - Vaccines 101: The Vaccines For Children Program
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February 7
February 7
16 mins
S11 E847
847 - Vaccines 101: The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
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February 6
February 6
23 mins
S11 E846
846 - Vaccines 101: Vaccine Safety Science
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February 5
February 5
16 mins
S11 E845
845 - Tuberculosis in the U.S.
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February 4
February 4
18 mins
S11 E844
844 - The Changing CDC Website
S11 E844·
February 3
February 3
20 mins
S11 E843
843 - The Native Biodata Consortium: Data Sovereignty For Good
S11 E843·
January 30
January 30
14 mins
S11 E842
842 - Polio and the Polio Vaccine
S11 E842·
January 29
January 29
24 mins
S11 E841
841 - The U.S. & The World Health Organization
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January 28
January 28
17 mins
S11 E840
840 - Vaccines 101: The Basics of Vaccines and Vaccination
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January 27
January 27
16 mins
S11 E839
839 - The First Week's Executive Orders
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January 24
January 24
14 mins
S11 E838
838 - Book Club—Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks
S11 E838·
January 22
January 22
14 mins
S11 E837
837 - Seeking Common Ground in Public Health
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January 20
January 20
13 mins
S11 E836
836 - The FDA Says Goodbye to Red Dye No. 3
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January 17
January 17
20 mins
S11 E835
835 - Fluoride and The Law
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January 15
January 15
29 mins
S11 E834
834 - Bird Flu Is Escalating
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January 14
January 14
19 mins
S11 E833
833 - Why Are Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Some Of Their Counterparts?
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January 13
January 13
15 mins
S11 E832
832 - The Importance of Knowing and Optimizing Your Hearing Health…At ANY Age
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January 8
January 8
20 mins
S11 E831
831 - Public Health Science Communication With Your Local Epidemiologist
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January 6
January 6
16 mins
S10 E830
830 - Advancing Public Health in Uncertain Political Times
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Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2024
26 mins
S10 E829
829 - Do Mammograms Save Lives?
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Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024
20 mins
S10 E828
828 - Public Health is a Human Right
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Dec 11, 2024
Dec 11, 2024
15 mins
S10 E827
827 - The Rise in Pediatric Cases of Walking Pneumonia
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Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024
17 mins
S10 E826
826 - The Success of Rx Kids, Flint’s Infant Cash Prescription Program
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Dec 4, 2024
Dec 4, 2024
19 mins
S10 E825
825 - The Future of the Environmental Protection Agency Under Trump
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Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
14 mins
S10 E824
824 - Avian Influenza (H5N1) Update
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Nov 26, 2024
Nov 26, 2024
18 mins
S10 E823
823 - Special Episode—The Fight For A Swimmable Harbor in Baltimore
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Nov 25, 2024
Nov 25, 2024
37 mins
S10 E823
823 - Fluoride In The Water
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Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
17 mins
S10 E822
822 - Book Club: “Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice”
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Nov 20, 2024
Nov 20, 2024
20 mins
S10 E821
821 - Psychological First Aid: Processing Big Post-Election Emotions
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Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
21 mins
S10 E820
820 - The Anti-Vaccine Movement Gets Its Close-Up
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Nov 18, 2024
Nov 18, 2024
19 mins
S10 E819
819 - A Second Trump Term: A Look At The Headlines
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Nov 15, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
15 mins
S10 E818
818 - An Update On Measles, Pertussis, Mpox, and Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
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Nov 13, 2024
Nov 13, 2024
22 mins
S10 E817
817 - What’s Behind All The Food Recalls
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Nov 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
16 mins
S10 E816
816 - Book Club: The Promise and Peril of CRISPR
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Nov 6, 2024
Nov 6, 2024
16 mins
S10 E815
815 - How To Run For Congress As A Public Health Official (Even If You Lose)
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Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
18 mins
S10 E814
814 - Book Club—The Anatomy of Deception: Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health in America
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Oct 30, 2024
Oct 30, 2024
17 mins
S10 E813
813 - The Perilous State of Women’s Health Care, Post-Roe
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Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
16 mins
S10 E812
812 - The Potentially “Game-changing” RSV Products Available This Season
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Oct 23, 2024
Oct 23, 2024
13 mins
S10 E811
811 - The 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
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Oct 21, 2024
Oct 21, 2024
16 mins
S10 E810
810 - 2024 Election Series: What’s At Stake For Immigrants and Immigration
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Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024
14 mins
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Bonus - All About Marburg Virus
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Oct 15, 2024
Oct 15, 2024
13 mins
S10 E809
809 - The Grand Opening of the Great Plains Hub for the Center for Indigenous Health
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Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024
16 mins
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Bonus - A Report from the Frontlines of Hurricane Helene Devastation in Tennessee
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Oct 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
13 mins
S10 E808
808 -2024 Election Series: What’s At Stake For Gun Violence Prevention
S10 E808·
Oct 9, 2024
Oct 9, 2024
18 mins
S10 E807
807 - Peacebuilding to Help Mend A Broken World—2023 Re-release
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Oct 7, 2024
Oct 7, 2024
19 mins
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Bonus - A Hurricane In The Mountains: The Aftermath of Helene
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Oct 3, 2024
Oct 3, 2024
15 mins
S10 E806
806 - 2024 Election Series: What’s At Stake For American Public Health
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Oct 2, 2024
Oct 2, 2024
15 mins
S10 E805
805 - 2024 Election Series: What’s At Stake For Health Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, and Drug Pricing
S10 E805·
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2024
17 mins
S10 E804
804 - 2024 Election Series: What’s At Stake For Abortion Access
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Sep 25, 2024
Sep 25, 2024
18 mins
S10 E803
803 - 2024 Election Series: What's At Stake For Global Health
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Sep 23, 2024
Sep 23, 2024
19 mins
S10 E802
802 - Safer Supply: A Novel Approach to Reducing Overdose Deaths
S10 E802·
Sep 18, 2024
Sep 18, 2024
22 mins
S10 E801
801 - ADHD and Aging
S10 E801·
Sep 16, 2024
Sep 16, 2024
17 mins
S10 E800
800 - All About Parvovirus
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Sep 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024
15 mins
S10 E799
799 - How An Online Gaming Community Is Helping To Prevent Veteran Suicides
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Sep 9, 2024
Sep 9, 2024
16 mins
S10 E798
798 - When Should I Get My COVID/Flu Shot? And Other Queries To Kick off Respiratory Virus Season
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Sep 4, 2024
Sep 4, 2024
17 mins
S10 E797
797 - A Fall Look-Ahead With School Nurses: More Than Just Band-Aids and Ice Packs
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Aug 30, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
15 mins
S10 E796
796 - An Update on PEPFAR And The Reality of Ending HIV
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Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
15 mins
S8 E795
795 - The Discovery of a New Clade of Candida Auris—A “Critical Pathogen”
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Aug 26, 2024
Aug 26, 2024
16 mins
S10 E794
794 - Does A Really Cause B? How a Biostatistician Thinks About Causality
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Aug 23, 2024
Aug 23, 2024
18 mins
S9 E793
793 - What It’s Like To Be America’s Chief Health Diplomat
S9 E793·
Aug 21, 2024
Aug 21, 2024
18 mins
S10 E792
792 - World Mosquito Day: Gene Drives and CRISPR Technology
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Aug 19, 2024
Aug 19, 2024
13 mins
S10 E791
791 - Tradeoffs —The Fifth Branch: Transforming The Way Communities Respond to People in Crisis
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Aug 16, 2024
Aug 16, 2024
38 mins
S8 E790
790 - How Violence Reduction Councils Can Prevent Homicides and Shootings
S8 E790·
Aug 14, 2024
Aug 14, 2024
18 mins
S8 E789
789 - Why The Mpox Crisis Spreading Across Africa Is A Global Concern
S8 E789·
Aug 12, 2024
Aug 12, 2024
20 mins
S8 E788
788 - SCOTUS—Not The EPA—Is Now Regulating Environmental Protection
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Aug 9, 2024
Aug 9, 2024
18 mins