Nov 3, 2025

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Last spring, Dr. Meghan Curry O’Connell joined Public Health On Call from ground zero of a syphilis outbreak among American Indian and Alaskan Native people in the Great Plains Region. In this episode: She provides an update on the situation, explaining how a collaborative team has been able to...

Sep 4, 2025

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Animal-to-human transmission of bacteria and viruses have triggered outbreaks of diseases like avian influenza, COVID-19, and Ebola. A public health approach called One Health can help us to better understand these cases—and possibly help prevent future pandemics. In this episode: Professors Emily...

May 22, 2025

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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...

Apr 28, 2025

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May is Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Awareness Month. In this episode: Dr. Nicole Baumgarth talks all things ticks including how climate change is increasing their territory, the diseases they spread such as Lyme and Heartland virus, disease prevention, and the latest on vaccines and treatments.

Apr 24, 2025

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Since 2021, countries have been drafting a treaty to help the world better prevent and respond to pandemics. On April 16, the WHO announced an agreement for the world's first pandemic treaty. In this episode: a look at what it took to get here, what provisions were included and excluded, and what it...