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619 - A Conversation with Barkha Dutt May 30, 2023

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Renowned journalist Barkha Dutt, dubbed the "Indian Anderson Cooper," has spent her career reporting from conflict zones about gender equity and violence against women. In the last few years, she expanded her beat and traveled around India during COVID talking with people about their pandemic experiences. Dhutt recently sat down in the studio with Lindsay Smith Rogers for an expansive conversation about her career and what's next. You can watch the video of the conversation on YouTube.

618 - Two Newly-Minted Public Health Graduates Share Their Mental Health Research May 26, 2023

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In a special episode, two brand-new graduates of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about their dissertation research involving mental health. Jaimie Shaff, DrPH, talks about her work examining the mental health of people who are multiethnic and multiracial, and who are routinely left out of data sets or lumped in with "other." Bianca Smith, PhD, discusses her research using geospatial analysis to examine the relationship between housing discrimination and Black mental health in metro Detroit. Get even more public health news from our twice-weekly Expert Insights newsletter:http://publichealth.jhu.edu/subscribe

617 - Convocation Speaker Dr. Raj Panjabi on Facing Public Health's Unprecedented Challenges May 24, 2023

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Dr. Raj Panjabi, one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2016, is a physician, professor, epidemiologist, entrepreneur, and public servant currently serving on the White House National Security Council. Dr. Panjabi speaks with Stephanie Desmon about growing up in Liberia and his experience working in West Africa during the first Ebola crisis, preparing for the next pandemic, and his advice for this next generation of public health graduates. Get even more public health news from our twice-weekly Expert Insights newsletter: http://publichealth.jhu.edu/subscribe

616 - Lessons from the COVID War: 9-11 Commission Leader Philip Zelikow on Another National Disaster May 22, 2023

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From origin to Warp Speed, COVID-19 proved to be a national disaster the likes of which hadn't been seen since 9-11. Lead writer of "Lessons from the COVID War" and former 9-11 Commission leader Philip Zelikow talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about why COVID was a much more complicated issue, competing explanations of what went wrong, where innovation and success actually occurred, and what needs to be done to prevent another disaster like this from happening again. Get even more public health news from our twice-weekly Expert Insights newsletter:http://publichealth.jhu.edu/subscribe

615 - How a Unique Mental Health Model Developed After 9/11 is Helping Ukrainians Find Some Peace of Mind May 19, 2023

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After 9/11, mental health workers in New York City found themselves overwhelmed with requests to provide treatment to kids and their families. In response, clinical psychologist Laura Murray and her colleagues developed the Common Elements Treatment Approach, or CETA, which helps providers address multiple problems and symptoms using a customized plan of evidence-based therapies. Dr. Murray talks with Stephanie Desmon about the program's applications in conflict zones like Ukraine, and its promise in bolstering mental health programs in the US.

614 - The Clinical Research Into Psilocybin as a Tool for Mental Health Treatment May 17, 2023

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Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, have been used throughout human history. But it's only in the last few decades that researchers have been examining them as a potential tool for treating an array of mental health issues. Albert Garcia-Romeu, a Johns Hopkins behavioral pharmacology researcher, talks with Stephanie Desmon about his research with psilocybin, the promising outcomes, and how approval and proper regulation could lead to a whole class of psychedelic drugs used responsibly as treatment for mental health disorders.

613 - COVID Update: Variants, Vaccines, and No More "Boosters" May 15, 2023

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The pandemic phase of COVID-19 is officially over, but there's still work to be done. Virologist and podcast regular Dr. Andy Pekosz talks with Stephanie Desmon about transitioning to annual COVID vaccines (no longer referred to as boosters!); "Arcturus," or variant XBB.1.16; and the importance of investing in the development of antivirals and other treatments.

612 - The Xylazine Crisis May 12, 2023

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Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer that is showing up in illicit opioid supplies. In addition to contributing to the risk of overdose, xylazine causes horrific, necrotizing wounds when injected, smoked, or snorted. Lindsay Smith Rogers talks to two clinicians on the front lines of the overdose epidemic about their experiences with xylazine and their views on what this latest development means for the future: Rachel McFadden, a Bloomberg Fellow at the School of Public Health and a wound care nurse in the Emergency Department at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and Dr. Matthew Salzman, also a Fellow and assistant professor of medicine at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Xylazine: The New Overdose Crisis | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine

611 - Public Health in the Field: The Grassroots Revolution in Maternal Health May 12, 2023

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Concluding our 3-part series dedicated to addressing the Black maternal health crisis in the United States, co-hosts Dr. Rachel Bervell and Annalies Winny will explore the revolution in maternal health that's happening outside the policy space – but that also informs it. They'll investigate how Black moms, community advocates, and a new generation of medical trainees are taking this issue into their own hands—and how everyone can contribute to solutions.

Access the resources and organizations mentioned in this episode, including suggested reading: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

610 - Public Health in the Field: How Policy Can Help Solve the Black Maternal Health Crisis May 08, 2023

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Continuing our 3-part series dedicated to addressing the Black maternal health crisis in the United States, co-hosts Dr. Rachel Bervell and Annalies Winny explore how government policy can help shape the solutions, from closing the "Medicaid gap" to passing the most ambitious federal effort yet on this issue: the Momnibus.

Access the resources and organizations mentioned in this series, including suggested reading: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

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