Free Associations

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Episode 115 - HIV self-testing kits in Zambia Jan 11, 2022

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Matt, Chris, and Jess examine a study looking at whether giving pregnant women HIV self-testing kits can increase HIV testing and access to care for male partners in Zambia, they discuss using confidence intervals to judge null results, and Chris solves a musical medical mystery.

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HIV self-test kits study

Episode 114 - Daily COVID testing in schools Dec 28, 2021

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Matt, Chris, and Don examine a study of the effect of daily COVID-19 testing in the UK for school contacts to stay in school rather than isolate, they discuss issues of equity in the COVID-19 crisis, and Don has thoughts on how to clear your sinuses.

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Daily COVID testing study

Episode 113 - Does HPV vaccination prevent cervical cancer in the UK? Dec 14, 2021

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Matt, Chris, and Don examine a study of the effect of the UK’s HPV vaccination policy, they discuss the dangers of meta-analyses in relation to Ivermectin, and Matt gets catty.

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HPV vaccination study

Episode 112 - COVID-19, heart attacks, and stroke Nov 30, 2021

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Matt, Chris, and Jess discuss a complex study of the effect of COVID-19 on heart attacks and strokes, they discuss the mild influenza season (or at least Matt and Jess do), and Chris tells us how many fish we need to catch to decide the color of the fish in the lake.

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COVID and CVD study

Episode 111 - Convalescent plasma and COVID Nov 16, 2021

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Matt, Chris, and Jess examine a study of the effect of convalescent plasma on recovery from COVID-19, they discuss the implications of an increase in gun violence prevention research funding, and Matt gets lyrical.

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Convalescent plasma study

Episode 110 - The Doppler Effect Nov 02, 2021

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Matt, Chris, and Don discuss a study on whether or not Doppler ultrasound has played a role in declining fetal mortality in Norway, they talk about vaccine sharing, and Matt explains just how his getting older is preventing him from preparing for this show.

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Doppler ultrasound study

Episode 109 - Cannabis and car crashes Oct 19, 2021

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Matt, Chris, and Don discuss a study on the role of cannabis in car crashes, they talk about something called “lay epidemiology”, and Chris gets mellow.

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Cannabis and car crashes study

Episode 108 - White privilege and health Oct 05, 2021

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Matt and guest hosts Lori Dean and Dustin Duncan discuss a study on how white privilege affects health, they talk through the role of neighborhoods and health, and Lori tells us about her new favorite TV show.

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White privilege and health study

Episode 107 - Migraine prevention AND treatment? Sep 21, 2021

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Matt and guest hosts Michelle Caunca and Sarah Ackley discuss a study on a new treatment to stop migraines, they talk about stitching together multiple datasets to study lifecourse epidemiology, and Michelle tells us about how doctors react to observational epidemiology.

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Migraine treatment study

Episode 106 - Obamacare and medical debt Sep 07, 2021

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Matt, Jess, and guest host Erica Walker discuss a study on whether The Affordable Care Act reduced medical debt, they consider the role epidemiologists play in communicating information about COVID, and Erica fights off various wild animals.

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ACA and medical debt study

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