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507 - Everything You Wanted to Know About COVID Rebounds and Weren't Afraid to Ask with Dr. Amesh Adalja Aug 19, 2022

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What's the difference between COVID reinfection, rebounding, and a new infection? Are people contagious and can they have recurring symptoms with a COVID rebound? Can antivirals like paxlovid cause COVID rebounds? Can paxlovid prevent long COVID? Amesh Adalja returns to the podcast to talk with Josh Sharfstein and answer your questions sent to publichealthquestion@jhu.edu.

506 - A Climate Change Activist Reacts to the Climate Change Bill Aug 17, 2022

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President Biden is poised to sign the historic Inflation Reduction Act that will, among other things, enact sweeping changes to the US energy sector and efforts to fight climate change. Tiernan Sittenfeld, the senior vice president of the League of Conservation Voters, talks with guest host Shelley Hearne about the bill and its game-changing potential for the environment and public health. They also discuss why major climate legislation has failed in the past and what needs to be done to ensure that implementation is successful.

505 - Monitoring the Monkeypox Response with Dr. Caitlin Rivers Aug 15, 2022

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Throughout the COVID pandemic, number crunching has been a way to understand and respond to the scope, spread, and spikes of outbreaks. The same goes for monkeypox. Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Rivers talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about what numbers should be considered to understand the full picture of the monkeypox outbreak and the effectiveness of the response. They also talk about the current limitations within public health to track down and report necessary data.

504 - Confirming a Wuhan Seafood Market as the Origin of COVID-19 Aug 12, 2022

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A new report confirms the origins of SARS-CoV-2 as a spillover event from a seafood market in Wuhan, China. Biosecurity expert Gigi Gronvall returns to the podcast to talk with Lindsay Smith Rogers about what we now know happened, why it took so long to pinpoint and confirm COVID's origins, and why this information is crucial for research and preventing future pandemics. Read the report here.

503 - What's Happening With COVID Globally—Variants, Second-Generation Vaccines, and a Worrying Flu Season Down South Aug 10, 2022

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Vaccine experts Drs. Anna Durbin and Bill Moss return to the podcast to talk with Lindsay Smith Rogers about the global state of COVID-19. They discuss vaccine coverage around the world, second-generation or bivalent vaccines, a new variant of concern, and what a worrying flu season in the southern hemisphere could mean for us this winter.

502 - New Mexico's Neglected Alcohol Problem Aug 08, 2022

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New Mexico has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the US, but the problem is routinely sidestepped at best or, at worst, blamed erroneously on the Native American population. Journalist Ted Alcorn talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the barriers facing New Mexico in tackling alcohol as a public health crisis. Learn more here.

501 - Meeting America's Public Health Challenge: Recommendations for Building a National Public Health System Aug 05, 2022

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The public health system has been fragmented and haphazard for years, and COVID-19 showed just how consequential a weak system can be. Former FDA Commissioner Peggy Hamburg talks with Stephanie Desmon about a Commonwealth Fund report that looks at how to build a national public health system that addresses ongoing and future health crises, advances equity, and earns trust. Learn more here.

500 - How Did Mpox Become a Public Health Crisis? Aug 03, 2022

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In the 500th episode of the Public Health on Call podcast, Dr. Chris Beyrer joins Dr. Josh Sharfstein to talk about how yet another virus has escalated to crisis levels in a short period of time. They discuss parallels and differences with the early days of the HIV epidemic, the danger of ignoring health challenges facing the developing world, and the future of public health challenges facing societies worldwide.

499 - How States Can Spend Billions From Opioid Litigation to Curb the Opioid Epidemic Aug 01, 2022

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Settlements with opioid giants like Purdue, Johnson & Johnson, and Cardinal Health have resulted in billions of dollars paid out to states and municipalities. Sara Whaley, a coordinator for a project called Principles for the Use of Funds from Opioid Litigation, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about five guidelines these entities can follow to use the funds in ways that will actually address the nation's ongoing opioid epidemic. Learn more at opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu.

498 - Why the Supreme Court Ruling on the EPA Isn't The End of Fighting Climate Change Jul 29, 2022

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The recent Supreme Court ruling limiting the EPA's ability to mandate carbon emissions reductions is a setback but not game over for fighting climate change. Former environmental official Tom Burke talks with Stephanie Desmon about the ruling and about this "perfect storm" moment of extreme weather, a war that's jacked up oil prices, and a lack of political will to face climate change. They also discuss some things to be hopeful about and what can be done right now to adapt and innovate for a better future.

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