Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
The planetary health crisis can’t be ignored in hospitals where patients are sick from climate-driven things like asthma from air... more
From mushrooms to microscopic organisms, fungi represent a serious—and still relatively unexplored—threat to human health. Dr. Arturo Casadevall returns to... more
Johnson v. Grants Pass, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, raises the question of whether homelessness can be criminalized.... more
Dengue, or “break-bone fever”—a disease transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause serious fever, rash, muscle and joint pain and even... more
More than a decade after electronic cigarettes became broadly available in the United States, their merits are still being debated.... more
Virologist Dr. Andy Pekosz and public health veterinary expert Dr. Meghan Davis return to the podcast to talk with Stephanie... more
More than a decade after electronic cigarettes became broadly available in the United States, their merits are still being debated.... more
An alarming and dangerous syphilis surge across the Great Plains Region, an area spanning North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and... more
In part two of a two-part series about the crisis of health care for immigrants and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico... more
In part one of a two-part series about the crisis of health care for immigrants and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico... more