RFK’s September Surprise
Abdul and Katelyn cover this week’s health news, which includes: RFK’s bizarre promise to reveal the cause of Autism by September The latest in the Texas measles outbreak Why DOGE cuts have left HHS d...
17 Apr 20251h 3min
How Trump’s Tariffs Will Hit Healthcare
Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest news in health and policy, including: The third measles death this year - an 8-year-old girl in Texas RFK Jr’s weak response to the measles outbreak The impact of ...
10 Apr 20251h
A Bull-DOGE-er to HHS
Abdul and Katelyn contend with a devastating week at HHS, including: The loss of 20,000 workers A massive restructuring at HHS Senior leaders leaving the ranks The addition of a discredited vaccine sk...
3 Apr 202558min
Bird Flu, Baby Formula and The Bully Pulpit
Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in the world of public health including: RFK Jr’s problematic new strategy on avian influenza A new report showing heavy metals in some US baby formulas Trump’s at...
27 Mar 202549min
We Still Don’t Have a CDC Director. Measles Doesn’t Care.
Abdul and Katelyn round up all the latest health news, including: The growing measles outbreak out of Texas RFK Jr’s false claim that the measles vaccine causes death The withdrawal of Dave Weldon’s n...
20 Mar 20251h 4min
Measles Spreads. So Does Disinformation.
Abdul and Katelyn talk about the current measles outbreak, the danger of relitigating the MMR vaccine again, and the latest round of DOGE cuts to public health. They also peek into the confirmation he...
13 Mar 20251h 6min
RFK Jr’s Measles Doublespeak
This week Abdul is joined by physician and writer Dr. Dhruv Khullar, who is subbing in for Dr. Katelyn Jetelina this week. Abdul and Dhruv discuss a rash of alarming news out of HHS, including its une...
6 Mar 20251h 11min
A Conversation with the Former FDA Director
Abdul and Katelyn discuss some worrisome changes at HHS, including RFK’s decision to postpone a key immunization committee’s scheduled meeting and the Trump Administration’s short-sighted strategy to ...
27 Feb 20251h 9min
