Measles: It's more than a rash
<p dir="ltr"> Last week, a sixth measles-associated death was reported in Pennsylvania, which is currently the nation's measles hotspo...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsScience & Medicine
The Osterholm Update: COVID-19
A weekly report on the COVID-19 pandemic from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Dr. Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (C...
Episodes
20 of 230 episodesCDC Cuts: Understaffed and Overwhelmed
<p dir="ltr">Since January 2025, the CDC has lost nearly a third of its staff under the leadership of Health and Human Services Secret...
The Current State of Measles
<p dir="ltr">Before 2025, we didn't spend too much time talking about measles on this podcast, and that's because there wasn't much of...
Making Sense of Measles Misinformation
<p dir="ltr">This past August, Pennsylvania announced two measles-associated deaths in unvaccinated residents, marking the first measl...
Back to School: What You Need to Know
<p dir="ltr"> As summer comes to a close, another chapter begins: back to school. But with that comes a lot of different public health...
Answering Your Questions: The Executive Order & More!
<p dir="ltr">It’s been a whirlwind week of public health news from Washington, but hosts Chris Dall and Dr. Michael Osterholm are here...
Cyclospora: Then and Now
<p dir="ltr">Cyclospora cases continue to climb in the U.S. but this isn’t the first time we’ve had a multi-state outbreak linked to p...
Cyclospora, Ticks, and Mosquitoes: Summertime Threats
<p dir="ltr">We all look forward to summer, that time of year when we can spend more time outside and less time worrying about things...
Episode 212: Major Roadblocks
<p dir="ltr">As the Ebola crisis continues to escalate in the DRC, we must ask: what will it take to end this outbreak? This is one of...
Episode 211: A System Held With Duct Tape
<p dir="ltr">This week, Chris Dall and Dr. Michael Osterholm bring the latest on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, what the World Cup mea...
Episode 210: Ebola: What the Past Tells Us about the Present
<p dir="ltr">This week on the Osterholm Update, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Chris Dall focus on the developing Ebola outbreak in the Dem...
Episode 209: Awareness vs. Alarm: Making Sense of the Headlines
<p dir="ltr">In Episode 209, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Chris Dall talk through the response to the hantavirus outbreak and the lingeri...
Episode 208: Bad News, Good News
<p dir="ltr">This week on the Osterholm Update, Chris Dall and Dr. Osterholm dissect the latest results of Paxlovid trials and what th...
Episode 207: Asking the Right Questions
<p dir="ltr">This week Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall talk about Erica Schwartz, the Trump's administration's most recent nomination for...
Episode 206: What we know about long COVID
<p dir="ltr">This week Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall focus on long COVID, tackling some listener questions and providing context about...
Episode 205: Disease Waits for No One
<p dir="ltr">In "Disease Waits for No One," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss how a federal judge temporarily blocked Health Secret...
Episode 204: Holding the Tools
<p dir="ltr">In "Holding the Tools" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall dive into the latest COVID, flu and RSV activity, discuss the surge i...
Episode 203: Somebody to Lean On
<p dir="ltr">In "Somebody to Lean On," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss vaccine updates including the FDA’s back-and-forth on the...
Episode 202: The Bells Still Ring
<p dir="ltr">In "The Bells Still Ring," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss a recent poll on Americans’ trust in vaccine information...
Episode 201: The Twilight Zone of Immunization
<p>In "The Twilight Zone of Immunization," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss recent comments from CDC officials about measles, the...