A Bionic Breast
All of us live in bodies. But what happens when those bodies change in ways that rob us of critical life experiences? That’s the question that so many people face after mastectomy. Abdul reflects on t...
26 Mar 202446min
Talkin’ Nerdy about Gettin’ Dirty
For so many reasons — shame, privacy, social discomfort — we don’t talk enough about sex as a public health issue. But it's an important part of a healthy adult human life. So, we’re going to talk abo...
19 Mar 202450min
Cash as Medicine in Flint, Michigan.
For nearly a decade, Flint, Michigan has been synonymous with the lead and water crisis that put the city on the map. But Flint is resilient. Abdul reflects on the central role of poverty in all that ...
12 Mar 202448min
No, IVF Embryos Aren’t Kids.
A few weeks ago, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created in the IVF process had the same rights as children. The ruling was a warning of just how far the anti-abortion might go. Abdul ref...
5 Mar 202444min
The Invisible Kingdom of Chronic Illness
Chronic illness is debilitating. But it’s not just the pain and dysfunction it causes, but the anxiety of not really knowing when it’ll strike — or get worse. Abdul reflects on the ways that science h...
27 Feb 202454min
Defunding Public Health? One County Tried. It Didn’t Go Well.
Ottawa County, Michigan made national news last year after a MAGA take over of its County Commission. Their first major act? To try to defund their public health department. Abdul reflects on the impe...
20 Feb 202456min
How Cars Got More Deadly
More pedestrians are dying in auto accidents. Abdul reflects on the public health challenges that cars pose in general. Then he sits down with Dr. Deborah Kuhls, a trauma surgeon who studies pedestria...
13 Feb 202445min
Sickle Cell and All the Diseases We Choose to Ignore
Sickle Cell Disease is a debilitating genetic disease that almost exclusively affects Black folks. While genetic breakthroughs have made a cure possible, the high price tag may keep them away from peo...
6 Feb 202456min
