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There is a threat to America’s public health that is as insidious as the spread of COVID. It runs through social media. It surfaces in cable news, podcasts, newspapers - and even in the public statements of elected officials and health profess
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as insidious as the spread of COVID. It runs through social media. It surfaces in cable news, podcasts, newspapers - and even in the public statements of elected officials and health profess
In this special podcast series we hear from people whose lives have been forever changed by Covid disinformation. And we look at what can be done to turn the tide. In this episode - who is responsible for spreading the lies? And how can they b
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as insidious as the spread of COVID. It runs through social media. It surfaces in cable news, podcasts, newspapers - and even in the public statements of elected officials and some health pr
Many states are relaxing mask mandates and rethinking pandemic era restrictions. Today on the podcast we recalibrate for the new normal: relaxed workplace rules, and changes to masking in schools, airports and restaurants. What do public health
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the pandemic it’s that, just when we think when we’re out of the woods, it throws us for or a loop. Today we talk to Dr. Catherine Troisi, an epidemiologist and professor at the University of Texas Scho
As the pandemic enters its third year, we consider the possibility that we will be living with the Covid-19 virus indefinitely. Today on the podcast host Frank Sesno talks to Dr. David Michaels, an epidemiologist and professor at George Washin
“Public health saved your life today, you just don’t know it,” That was the original title Dr. Leana Wen gave the book she wrote about her career as the Health Commissioner in Baltimore, Maryland. But when Covid 19 hit, Wen rewrote it and turne
We’ve seen so many important advances in our fight against Covid in 2021. And yet it is impossible to forget the struggle and the anguish over so many lives lost. In this episode of Healthy You – Surviving a Pandemic, host Frank Sesno talks to
There’s a dedicated group of health professionals that are exhausted and overwhelmed and working harder than ever before: school nurses. Since Covid hit they have been dealing with an array of new issues, from contact tracing, to administering
Parents have been waiting for this moment. To send their children to school in the morning without worrying that they will come back with Covid at the end of the day. The FDA has authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. On this
There is one profession that we trust more than any other. We trust nurses. And during the pandemic they have become our lifeline. But what about the lives and well-being of the nurses who take care of us? On this episode of Healthy You - Survi
Dr. Thomas Dobbs has one mission in life right now. And that’s to try and help people survive the Covid Pandemic. He is responsible for public health in Mississippi – a state with one of the highest Covid death rates in the country. He struggl
The pandemic has made Sven Lindblad, founder of Lindblad Expeditions, think lot about the safety of the passengers traveling on his fleet of small ships. So the pushback against vaccine mandates in the cruise industry is to him, non sensical.
The speed with which the news about Covid-19 changes is truly astounding. And now – we’re trying to make sense of conflicting information about boosters. Does everyone need boosters? And when should we get them? On the next Healthy You – Sur
Today we talk to Dr. Christopher Mores – a global health professor at George Washington University and the director of GW’s new infectious diseases lab. Mores talks to host Frank Sesno about the risks and extreme transmissibility of the delta
Day in and day out, public health workers are fighting Covid-19 on the front lines of their local communities. And who is there to tell their stories? Journalists. Today we talk to Lauren Weber, Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News i
Hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid-19 are on the rise again in the U.S. On the next Healthy You – Surviving a Pandemic, we talk to Dr. Alice Chen about her efforts this summer to promote vaccination with her organization Made to Save, a n
There will be a next pandemic. Right now we are in the position to ask what can we do to better prepare for it. Healthy You – Surviving a Pandemic host Frank Sesno talks to Tara Kirk Sell, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental
If Covid infection rates are going down, do we risk becoming complacent? Host Frank Sesno joins Dr. Leana Wen for an engaging discussion about the possible resurgence of Covid in unvaccinated sections of the country, the urgency of getting our
The city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic is back. New York City has reopened. Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the New York City health commissioner who led the city at the onset of Covid-19 joins us to share a cautionary tale of the city she kn
On today's Healthy You Podcast, we celebrate the start of summer with some timely information about vaccinating your kids against Covid-19. Today we ask is it possible to travel this summer when your kids are too young to be vaccinated? Can y
The pandemic has shined a spotlight on so many disparities in public health, but few more so than in maternal and infant mortality. This week, Frank speaks to William Moore, lactation expert and the first certified male doula in the state of Mi
In March of 2020, we couldn't imagine how serious the pandemic would be, and over a year later, we reflect on the toll it's had - in terms of experiences, jobs, and most importantly, lives lost. In dedication to those who have lost their lives
When it comes to vaccine hesitancy among Trump voters, can minds be changed? In this episode, Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, and Frank Luntz, renowned political pollster and communicator, discuss how messaging around th
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