Fixing America's long-term care system, with Dr. David Grabowski (EP.31)
Fixing America's long-term care system, with Dr. David Grabowski (EP.31)
Today, we peer into long-term care in America — those services, both medical and non-medical, that patients in old age o... Read more
24 Sep 2021
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43mins
America's maternal mortality crisis, with Dr. Elizabeth Howell (EP.30)
America's maternal mortality crisis, with Dr. Elizabeth Howell (EP.30)
While COVID-19 continues to dominate news headlines, another crisis lurks unabated and largely unaddressed: climbing mat... Read more
17 Sep 2021
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44mins
It's time to end gun violence in America, featuring Moms Demand Action's Shannon Watts & DeAndra Dycus (EP.29)
It's time to end gun violence in America, featuring Moms Demand Action's Shannon Watts & DeAndra Dycus (EP.29)
Just last week, Dr. Rochelle Walensky became the first CDC director in more than 20 years to call for federal action aga... Read more
3 Sep 2021
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1hr
Building a better model for mental health recovery, with Fountain House's Dr. Ashwin Vasan (EP.28)
Building a better model for mental health recovery, with Fountain House's Dr. Ashwin Vasan (EP.28)
We were just approaching the cusp of normalcy this summer when Delta, abetted by a silent revolt of the unvaccinated, pu... Read more
6 Aug 2021
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52mins
Climate change is a public health emergency, with Dr. Ari Bernstein (EP.27)
Climate change is a public health emergency, with Dr. Ari Bernstein (EP.27)
Climate change is “the greatest global health threat… in the 21st century.” Even and especially in the wake of pandemic,... Read more
21 Jul 2021
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47mins
Peering beyond COVID-19: introducing Season 2
Peering beyond COVID-19: introducing Season 2
We’re back! Our first season featured the voices of everyone from Tony Fauci to former Australian Prime Minister Julia ... Read more
25 Jun 2021
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3mins
How the pandemic is changing health care delivery, with Dr. Meena Seshamani (EP.26)
How the pandemic is changing health care delivery, with Dr. Meena Seshamani (EP.26)
The COVID-19 pandemic has unsparingly exposed the flaws of our fragmented and exorbitant healthcare system, but it has a... Read more
6 May 2021
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37mins
On the "vaccine passports" debate, with NYU's Dr. Arthur Caplan (EP.25)
On the "vaccine passports" debate, with NYU's Dr. Arthur Caplan (EP.25)
Have you been vaccinated? And if so, can you prove it — should you need to? These are the questions that countless Ame... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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35mins
We need a national genomic surveillance plan for COVID-19, with Dr. Jono Quick of The Rockefeller Foundation (EP.24)
We need a national genomic surveillance plan for COVID-19, with Dr. Jono Quick of The Rockefeller Foundation (EP.24)
In order to get ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to understand where it’s going. And key to this is genomic surve... Read more
1 Apr 2021
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38mins
COVAX, and the fight for global vaccine equity, with UNICEF's Gian Gandhi (EP.23)
COVAX, and the fight for global vaccine equity, with UNICEF's Gian Gandhi (EP.23)
After more than 2.5 million deaths and widespread economic devastation, finally, the world has a shot of hope: multiple,... Read more
18 Mar 2021
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49mins