America’s NoFundMe Healthcare System
Millions of Americans go without healthcare every year. Many of them turn to crowdfunding to support their needs. Abdul reflects on what that says about how we think about one another. Then he intervi...
21 Maj 202449min
A Veterinarian’s Take on Bird Flu in Cows
The H5N1 Bird Flu has been circulating in cows for 5 months, spreading faster and farther than we had previously expected. Abdul reflects on the wake-up call it poses for the public health community. ...
14 Maj 202449min
How Big Food Tries to Co-Opt the Anti-Diet Movement
The Anti-Diet movement has helped us understand some of the downsides of a perpetual diet culture driven by influencers and advertisers selling us this or that fad. But what happens when the influence...
7 Maj 202450min
The Public (Health) Lives of Pets
For so many Americans, pets are members of the family. And our interactions with animals — in our homes, on our farms, and in the wild — shape our health in some important ways. Abdul reflects on what...
30 Apr 202457min
How to build a resilient public health workforce.
Public health professionals are people, too. Too often, though, we don’t think about them that way — their needs, their hopes, and aspirations, their individual skills and areas of passion. But if we ...
23 Apr 202448min
The Other Side of Oppenheimer
Last summer’s blockbuster “Oppenheimer” took home best picture for a stirring portrayal of the man behind the world’s most dangerous weapon. But there’s a part the story left out: the devastation wrou...
16 Apr 202447min
Could Medical Tech be “Coded to Kill”? This Medical School Dean Has Thoughts.
In a time when AI is creating new realities faster than we can make sense of them, we need to imagine possible future scenarios to prepare. Which is why a new novel by Marschall Runge, Dean of the Uni...
9 Apr 202451min
Getting Practical About Saving Black Moms and Babies
Maternal and child health inequities by race are a blot on our national fabric. But fixing them isn’t about one silver bullet — it’s about systems coming together to do their part. Abdul reflects on t...
2 Apr 202450min
