RFK at HHS
Abdul and Katelyn talk about RFK Jr.’s first actions at HHS, including his first meeting with employees, where he promised to investigate the pediatric vaccine schedule and the use of mental health me...
20 Feb 20251h 12min
Knee-capping the NIH
Abdul and Katelyn explain how Trump’s cuts to NIH will hobble U.S. research labs and their surrounding economies. They also speculate on RFK Jr’s first moves at HHS, and a new bird flu mutation. Then ...
13 Feb 20251h 26min
“America First,” Global Health Last
Abdul and Katelyn discuss the RFK confirmation hearings, the gutting of USAID, and the erasure of CDC data. Then Abdul sits down with the NFL’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills, about the public ...
6 Feb 20251h 16min
Who’s Afraid of a Scientist with a Microphone?
Abdul and Katelyn pose questions for RFK’s Senate Confirmation hearings. Then they discuss the fallout from Trump’s sledgehammer on our government agencies, including: A freeze on most federal grants ...
30 Jan 20251h 5min
The WHO, What, and Why of Trump’s first Health Executive Orders
In this supersized episode, Abdul and Katelyn break down Donald Trump’s first executive orders targeting public health and healthcare. Then they discuss the final actions of the Biden Administration, ...
23 Jan 20251h 36min
Imagining a Disease Free World, from the new podcast One Big Shot
Sharing an episode of the podcast Our Big Shot. It asks the question: What if we could build a disease free world? Well, we almost have. We are at a point in history where we have a Big Shot to make t...
18 Jan 202530min
LA Fires. Bird Flu Updates. And Ultra-Processed Foods.
Abdul and Katelyn break down the latest public health headlines, including the devastating fires in Los Angeles, how urban fires impact human health, another case of avian influenza in a child, and a ...
16 Jan 20251h 22min
Fluoride & IQ. An H5N1 death. Jimmy Carter. And our annual mailbag!
Abdul and Katelyn take your questions after catching up on some of the most pressing health headlines over the holidays–including a new fluoride study, the first H5N1 death, and the passing of public ...
9 Jan 202554min
