Does Legalizing Marijuana Affect Alcohol and Other Drug Use?
About this episode: New research examines the relationship between the legalization of medicinal or recreational cannabis and patterns of al...
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Hot Topics This Fall: Food Recalls, Measles, Respiratory Vaccines
About this episode: Between the cyclosporiasis outbreak and other food safety issues, the ongoing measles outbreak, and the coming respirato...
Taking Public Health from the Classroom to the Community
About this episode: Malcolm Cunningham and Amelia Hulbert both work in local government, spearheading violence prevention programs and reduc...
Challenges in Global Access to Life-Saving Medications and Vaccines
About this episode: During the recent pandemic, low-income countries struggled to access the COVID-19 vaccine, despite a global framework th...
Why Does A Bee Matter to My Health?
About this episode: Wild pollinators like bees and hoverflies play a direct role in human health. A recent study in Nepal shows that flouris...
Saving Babies' Lives by Preventing Neonatal Sepsis
About this episode: Global infant mortality has fallen dramatically since 1990, but neonatal sepsis—a serious bloodstream infection occurrin...
How Safe Are E-Bikes and E-Scooters?
About this episode: As electric scooters and bikes explode in popularity in cities across the globe, concerns about safety abound. Early dat...
Gas Stoves Are Worsening Breathing Issues, According to Canceled Study
About this episode: Accumulating research has linked nitrogen dioxide emissions from gas stoves to exacerbated respiratory issues. A recent...
Abel Wolman, "Friend of the Thirsty": A Life and Legacy of Water Sanitization
About this episode: At the turn of the 20th century, waterborne diseases like typhoid and dysentery posed a significant threat to public hea...
The Workplace Hazard of Radiation—For Flight Crews
About this episode: Long flights at high altitudes can expose pilots and flight attendants to dangerous levels of cosmic radiation over thei...
Child Sexual Abuse is Preventable, Not Inevitable
About this episode: Millions of children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18, either in-person or online and often at the hands...
A Settlement in the Gardasil Lawsuits
About this episode: This summer, Merck & Co. settled more than 200 lawsuits alleging that the company's HPV vaccine, Gardasil, caused cases...
The Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
About this episode: In the latest move to alter the childhood vaccine schedule, the president has signed an executive order seeking to scale...
Building a Better World with Prevention Thinking
About this episode: Could applying a public health approach to issues like education, crime, and the environment help tackle some of society...
Senator Andy Kim on the MediKids Act
About this episode: Over four million children in the United States are uninsured, while many more lack health insurance that adequately mee...
Are Humans Hot Enough to Survive a Fungal Apocalypse?
About this episode: New research has identified massive fungal blooms in North America in the Cretaceous period, suggesting significant ecol...
The HPV Vaccine, 20 Years Later
About this episode: In the two decades since the HPV vaccine was approved, women's risk of developing cervical cancer has dropped by 80% for...
Prescription Denials Are on the Rise
About this episode: If you've ever been prescribed a new medication from your doctor only to be told by the pharmacy that your insurance won...
The Peptide Episode
About this episode: In June, the FDA convened an advisory committee to discuss whether seven selected peptides should be permitted for legal...
An Early Start to West Nile Virus Season?
About this episode: West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the U.S., and while most people who contract it won't even...