Should Cities Be Welcoming Autonomous Vehicles?
About this episode: As self-driving cars reach new corners of the country, there is more data on crashes and safety. But is there enough dat...
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From the Research Lab to Open Mic Night: Comedy in Science Communication
About this episode: Telling a good joke is a science—it requires gathering data, thoughtful analysis, and constant experimentation to get it...
A New School of Public Health is Coming to Detroit
About this episode: Established in 1868 as a medical school, Wayne State University has championed decades of community-engaged research and...
Right-Sizing Traffic Enforcement for Safer Roadways
About this episode: The U.S. stands out among peer countries for having the worst rate of traffic deaths. Approaching this issue from a publ...
Harnessing the Power of Social Media to Find Organ Donors
About this episode: Individuals awaiting organ transplants are often encouraged to reach out to family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues t...
Animal Diseases and Human Health: The Sloth and Screwworm Episode
About this episode: Headlines about sick sloths in Florida and the reemergence of the New World screwworm in the southwest are raising conce...
The Ethics of Including Pregnant People in Clinical Trials
About this episode: Research on the potential impacts of certain medications, vaccines, and interventions on pregnant people and their fetus...
Two Federal Changes to Support Children and Families in the Foster Care System
About this episode: Data from 2025 shows that over 300,000 children are living in foster care in the United States. The Administration for C...
Juneteenth: Celebration, Reflection, and Recommitment with Janice Bowie
About this episode: Juneteenth is a holiday that asks Americans to balance celebration with the continued pursuit of freedom and equality. I...
A New Test for Lyme Disease, Developed by High Schoolers
About this episode: A group of students from suburban Atlanta has developed a new method for detecting Lyme disease using the gene-editing t...
The Rise of "Big Wellness"
About this episode: The wellness industry covers everything from fitness to biohacking, yoga to peptides, and it's backed by culturally and...
The Race for a Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Vaccine
About this episode: Vaccines for the Zaire ebolavirus have been licensed since 2019, but no such treatment exists for the current outbreak o...
An Unlikely Alliance to Lower Healthcare Costs
About this episode: Two health policy experts could not disagree more about the Affordable Care Act. Yet they're working together to tackle...
What We Must Learn From Ebola—A "Disease of Compassion"
About this episode: Dr. Craig Spencer became sick with Ebola while treating patients in West Africa in 2014. He ultimately recovered at a tr...
How College Campuses Can Support Students in Recovery
About this episode: Recovering from a substance use disorder while in college is a unique challenge mired by stigma and social pressures to...
Violence Against Healthcare in Conflict: 2025 Report
About this episode: An annual report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition assesses attacks on healthcare facilities and worker...
The Legal Challenges Facing Mifepristone
About this episode: In May, the Supreme Court issued an order preserving access to the abortion medication mifepristone by telemedicine—for...
1057 - Five Baltimore Health Commissioners Walk into an Auditorium
About this episode: In the city of Baltimore, the health department works to prevent overdose, reduce violence, provide vaccinations, inspec...
1056 - An Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa
About this episode: A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has been declared a global public health emer...
1055 - Rethinking Humanitarian Health
About this episode: A new report from the CHH-Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement establishes a new blueprint for...