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Environmental Threats to Reproductive Health and Human Fertility Mar 19, 2021

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Explore the relationship between our climate emergency and ubiquitous exposure to toxic environmental chemicals, regarding their impacts on human reproductive health and fertility. Panelists review current scientific research, and related clinical and public health policy implications, as background for discussing prevention interventions that are being endorsed and promoted by health care providers at the clinical/individual and national/international policy levels. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36856]

The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Exploring Ethics Feb 12, 2021

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The rise in antibiotic resistance poses one of the greatest challenges to public health and modern medicine. The roots of the dilemma are many - overzealous use of antibiotics clinical and agricultural settings, the departure of major pharmaceutical companies from antibiotic development ,and simple Darwinian evolution of microbes. Can we lift ourselves out of the hole that we have dug? Many ethical dilemmas must be acknowledged and confronted, such as balancing restrictions on individual liberty for the protection of the public health and the well being of future generations. We must also consider just and sustainable use of this precious resource tailored to the markedly differing economic and epidemiological situations across the globe with diverse health systems and variable antibiotic markets. Victor Nizet, MD describes the current challenges and potential paths forward. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36634]

The San Francisco Response to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Pandemic: What Cities Can and Should Do Dec 10, 2020

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Dr. Tomás Aragón, San Francisco's health officer, is on the front line of the effort to limit the number of infections and deaths caused by the coronavirus in the Bay Area. The early government response is credited with mitigating the spread of infection compared to cities on the East Coast. As we enter another surge in cases, find out the latest. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36501]

Dr. Anthony Fauci at the Berkeley Forum Dec 07, 2020

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This interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leading experts on the American response to COVID-19, explores what the country is doing to control the disease’s spread. Dr. Fauci is the Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and a current member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Dr. Fauci will discuss how the coronavirus could affect the ability of colleges to re-open safely and the broader impact of the virus on our country. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36623]

Politics and Division: The Sociology of Climate Change and Science Denial Dec 02, 2020

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Are humans rational beings guided by facts and information or do our moral views, desires, affiliations and motivations influence our perception of facts? Increasingly distrust in the science of climate change is rooted in different exposure to media/information and tied to political ideology. Dr. Gina Solomon says that the debate on the science is actually a debate on the solution and discusses ways to communicate about climate science. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36490]

A Deep Look into: Social Inequities and Suffering Caused by COVID-19 - Reports from the Front Lines - Maria Araneta: The Color of COVID Dec 02, 2020

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Maria Araneta, Professor of Epidemiology and Family and Preventative Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine describes how social inequity has disproportionately effected non-white communities throughout the region and across the country, and actions to address this inequity. Series: "Deep Look Public Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36609]

A Deep Look into: Social Inequities and Suffering Caused by COVID-19 - Reports from the Front Lines - Jess Mandel: COVID-19 at UC San Diego and in the Border Area Dec 01, 2020

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Dr. Jess Mandel, Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at UC San Diego Health details the actions taken by UC San Diego Health to address COVID-19 patient care by UC San Diego Health in San Diego and in our border region. Series: "Deep Look Public Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36608]

A Deep Look into: Social Inequities and Suffering Caused by COVID-19 - Reports from the Front Lines - Francesca Torriani: Enabling the Return to Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Scalable and Practical Solutions Nov 30, 2020

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Dr. Francesca Torriani, Infectious Disease Specialist at the UC San Diego School of Medicine describes protocols to enable working and education during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides examples of effective protocols that have been utilized. Series: "Deep Look Public Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36610]

A Deep Look Into: Social Inequities and Suffering Caused by COVID-19 - Reports from the Front Lines Nov 21, 2020

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The pain and devastation caused by COVID-19 continues down an uncertain path. Health experts continue to grapple with infections at an alarming rate. Yet, not all communities are impacted the same way. Hear from front-line health and medical experts as they discuss disparities in the clinical impact and outcomes of COVID-19, their first-hand experiences and lessons learned in dealing with the disease. Also, as the economy continues to suffer from the pandemic, hear about scalable and practical solutions for returning to work in a safe environment. Series: "Deep Look Public Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36299]

Clinical Care and Population Care Require Each Other Nov 20, 2020

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The purpose of public health is to fulfill society’s interest in assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, says Dr. Richard Jackson, Professor emeritus at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA. For nine years he was Director of the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health. In this talk. he explores environmental impacts on health ranging from climate change, toxicology, terrorism, and sustainability. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36489]

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