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Public Health On Call

Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.

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649 - Tradeoffs—988 Turns 1: Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year

649 - Tradeoffs—988 Turns 1: Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year

Last summer, Lifeline transitioned away from a 10-digit national suicide prevention number to the three-digit 988 line i... Read more

14 Aug 2023

26mins

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648 - Pandemic Learning Loss Will Take Years To Reverse

648 - Pandemic Learning Loss Will Take Years To Reverse

More than three years after COVID first shuttered schools, researchers are taking stock of how children are doing academ... Read more

11 Aug 2023

14mins

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647 - The Zombie Episode: Pandemics in Science Fiction

647 - The Zombie Episode: Pandemics in Science Fiction

What can we learn from depictions of pandemics in films and series like The Last of Us, I Am Legend, and Contagion? Dyla... Read more

9 Aug 2023

18mins

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645 - Taplines Podcast: Who Killed Four Loko?

645 - Taplines Podcast: Who Killed Four Loko?

If a product is available for sale, it’s probably safe. Right? Not so fast. Taplines podcast host Dave Infante talks wit... Read more

7 Aug 2023

50mins

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646 - ChatGPT and Public Health

646 - ChatGPT and Public Health

ChatGPT has lots of potential for use in public health, but how well does it actually perform? Public Health On Call int... Read more

7 Aug 2023

17mins

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EP 644 - From the Archives: What Do Diet Sodas Have to Do With Our Microbiome?

EP 644 - From the Archives: What Do Diet Sodas Have to Do With Our Microbiome?

Earlier this month, a WHO group declared that aspartame, a synthetic sweetener found in everything from breath mints to ... Read more

2 Aug 2023

13mins

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643 - A Look Ahead at COVID, Flu, and RSV Vaccines for Fall with Dr. Andy Pekosz

643 - A Look Ahead at COVID, Flu, and RSV Vaccines for Fall with Dr. Andy Pekosz

Virologist Dr. Andy Pekosz returns to the podcast to talk with Stephanie Desmon about shots, shots, shots! Updated COVID... Read more

31 Jul 2023

15mins

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642 - Last Year Was A Big Respiratory Viral Mess. Will We See The Same Again This Year?

642 - Last Year Was A Big Respiratory Viral Mess. Will We See The Same Again This Year?

After last year’s “tripledemic” of flu, COVID, and RSV, we’re all wary of what this coming year might bring. Infectious ... Read more

28 Jul 2023

13mins

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641 - What Can We Learn About Medicine from What Iconic Sci-Fi Movies Get Wrong?

641 - What Can We Learn About Medicine from What Iconic Sci-Fi Movies Get Wrong?

There’s a paradox in sci-fi movies: Even in the most futuristic, technologically advanced societies depicted in film, ma... Read more

26 Jul 2023

18mins

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638 - This Ability Clinic's Dr. Stephanie Van on Disability Advocacy, Accessibility, and Appreciation

638 - This Ability Clinic's Dr. Stephanie Van on Disability Advocacy, Accessibility, and Appreciation

For Disability Pride Month, Dr. Stephanie Van, a Johns Hopkins rehabilitation physician and founder of YouTube’s @‌ThisA... Read more

24 Jul 2023

16mins

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