May 23, 2025
About this episode:
The approval of pediatric COVID vaccines during the height of the pandemic brought reassurance to many parents and pediatricians who were caring for children with severe infections and, sometimes, Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MISC)—a rare but extremely dangerous condition that...
May 22, 2025
About this episode:
A look inside the ongoing public health response to measles outbreaks in Lubbock, a city in West Texas.
Guest:
Katherine Wells is the director of Lubbock Public Health in West Texas.
Host:
Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins...
May 21, 2025
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It’s graduation time at the Bloomberg School! Doctoral candidate Jeff Marr joins the podcast to talk about how an economics major and an early internship at a health care system led to an interest in examining how health care markets and public policy work. Soon-to-be Dr. Marr discusses his...
May 19, 2025
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While cigarette use has radically declined in the U.S., many still die from smoking here and around the world. World No Tobacco Day—celebrated annually on May 31 since the 1980s—has helped expose tobacco industry tactics and highlight progress in global tobacco control. This year, a look at how...
May 16, 2025
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This week, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at lowering prescription drug costs. In this episode: a look at why the U.S. spends three to four times more for drugs than many peer countries, its current approach to drug pricing policy, the directives laid out in the Executive Order, and...