Outbreak News Radio

On Sunday's program I take a quick look at the chickenpox outbreak in Northern Kentucky, the lawsuit, Gov. Matt Bevin and "chickenpox parties". A guest on the show a number of times, Dr Peter Hotez ap...

22 Mar 201950min

Disease outbreak and health emergency response is a massive undertaking and involves a number of stakeholders in different areas of expertise. One important part of the outbreak response is health pro...

22 Mar 201936min

Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive brain disorder that deteriorates a person's physical and mental abilities. It primarily affects adults; however, there is a form that affects children, albei...

19 Mar 201924min

On the most recent episode of Outbreak News TV on YouTube, I talk to Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Amesh Adalja, MD. He was named one of STAT's "13 Clinicians to Foll...

7 Mar 201931min

Earlier this week, researchers from the Hastings Center published an article in the journal Health Affairs in which they make the argument that patients should not be considered consumers. The concept...

6 Mar 201916min

Mosquito borne diseases. Many probably have heard of dengue fever, Zika, malaria and West Nile virus, but many people may have never heard of Japanese encephalitis, or JE. Joining me today to discuss ...

2 Mar 20196min

On Sunday's show I look at a variety of topics that are pressing in the news today. Measles and vaccines are important topics as UNICEF says global cases are surging to alarmingly high levels. Madagas...

1 Mar 201950min

Knowing how to prepare for overseas travel becomes more important day-by-day--what vaccines do you need and how to avoid mosquito borne illness are just two critical components to safe travel. My gues...

23 Feb 201912min