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Mashup Score: 11Public Health On Call: 751 - The New Federal Regulations Aimed Making Methadone More Accessible—And Less Stigmatizing - 2 day(s) ago
Methadone is a highly effective treatment for substance use disorder but strict regulations like daily clinic visits have led to its nickname, “liquid handcuffs.” Dr. Yngvild Olsen, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services administration, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about new federal regulations that expand access to this life saving medication. They talk about how the COVID era showed that changes can make methadone much easier to prescribe and access, and how these updates are part of a critical cultural shift towards making substance use treatment more reasonable, equitable, and compassionate. Resources for this episode:
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Mashup Score: 9Public Health On Call: 621 - The Health Consequences of Displacing People Experiencing Homelessness - 4 day(s) ago
What happens when homeless encampments are swept away? Dr. Joshua Barocas, an infectious disease physician at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about a new study that simulates the true cost of “move along” orders and encampment “clean ups”—including infectious disease outbreaks, hospitalizations and deaths. They then discuss the short-term and long-term implications of these findings.
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Mashup Score: 11
World Malaria Day is April 25. Today, guest host Thomas Locke takes us to Capitol Hill where we meet malaria scientists who have joined an advocacy group to lobby members of Congress to fund critical interventions against malaria. They talk about their work and what scientific messages they bring to DC to impart on policy makers who play a major role in efforts to combat this preventable and deadly disease. This special episode is an extended version of Malaria Minute, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. Learn more:
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In anticipation of #WorldMalariaDay, @ThomasDLocke, host of @JHMRImalaria's "Malaria Minute," brings us to Capitol Hill to introduce us to scientists who've teamed up with an advocacy group lobbying Congress to fund vital interventions to combat malaria. https://t.co/yrihfcGJuB https://t.co/4oOfPdnYfg
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Mashup Score: 12Public Health On Call: 749 - Planetary Health: Thinking About The Earth Crisis As A Humanitarian Crisis - 5 day(s) ago
Humans are transforming, degrading, and altering Earth’s natural life support systems so profoundly that our actions have created an existential crisis. For Earth Day, Sam Myers, founding director of the Planetary Health Alliance and director of the brand new Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the concept of planetary health, an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how the state of the earth affects the health of us all. Learn more:
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Mashup Score: 11
The presence of infectious diseases can be picked up through wastewater surveillance but how can this data be useful in predicting future outbreaks? Dr. Dylan George, director of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about how the Center’s forecast for the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season performed and the role of wastewater surveillance as part of a multifaceted approach to aggregating data. Resources from this episode:
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Mashup Score: 10
There’s a lot of research around Type 2 diabetes that has informed patient care when it comes to diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle management. But much less is known about Type 1, long mislabeled “childhood diabetes.” Johns Hopkins epidemiologists Elizabeth Selvin and Michael Fang talk with Stephanie Desmon about new research debunking a lot of previously held assumptions about Type 1 diabetes, the prevalence of adult onset and correlation with obesity, and why different approaches to diagnosis and management are necessary. They also discuss the cost of insulin and why more research is needed around medications like Ozempic for Type 1 diabetes.
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Mashup Score: 48
Cigarette butts are the most littered object in the world. With their plastic filters and toxic substances, they are a significant source of contamination for soil and water. Grazi Grilo, a researcher at the Global Institute for Tobacco Control, talks with Stephanie Desmon about her work quantifying the scope of the problem, and why some of the very things that make cigarettes so environmentally hazardous also provide enormous benefits for the tobacco industry.Read more about her work here:
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Cigarettes are the most littered object in the world. With their plastic filters and toxic substances, they are a significant source of contamination for soil and water. @IGTC_Hopkins’ @gragrilo talks about her work quantifying the scope of the problem. https://t.co/TVDrMMyoor https://t.co/btePpCY7J5
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Mashup Score: 8Public Health On Call: 745 - A Conversation With Dr. Antonia Novello, Former Surgeon General - 16 day(s) ago
Dr. Antonia Novella served as the 14th Surgeon General under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 – 1993. She is the first female and first Hispanic Surgeon General in U.S. history. Dr. Novella talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about her life and career, from being born with a rare condition called Hirschsprung’s disease to her childhood in Puerto Rico and her notable career in medicine and public health. She also discusses facing prejudice, staring down Big Tobacco, and even buying support hose for a U.S. Senator. You can read more in her new autobiography: Read more about the epic surgeons general event here:
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Mashup Score: 22
Much research has been dedicated to the long-lasting negative impacts of adverse childhood experiences—far less has focused on the powerful effects of positive experiences. Dr. Melissa Walls, co-director of the Center for Indigenous Health and a member of the Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nation bands, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about her research with benevolent childhood experiences among Indigenous communities. They discuss the importance of researching the positive, not only for public health, but in celebrating the inherent strengths of Indigenous individuals, their families, and culture. Read more:
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Mashup Score: 5Public Health On Call: BONUS - Coping With The Psychological Aftermath of The Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore - 19 day(s) ago
On March 26, Baltimore’s iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a cargo ship and collapsed, killing six people. Since then, many have found themselves watching endless loops of the video and ongoing coverage, and some are feeling symptoms of anxiety or even intense fear. Dr. George Everly, a Johns Hopkins psychologist, talks with Stephanie Desmon about the phenomenon of “psychological contagion” and how something so rare but so spectacular can suddenly make us question our sense of safety. They also discuss how to talk to kids about events like these and what to do when healthy curiosity becomes problematic. Read Dr. Everly’s Psychology Today piece here:
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The collapse of Baltimore’s iconic Key Bridge left many people feeling symptoms of anxiety or intense fear. Hopkins psychologist @DrGeorgeEverly talks about “psychological contagion” and how an accident like this can make us question our sense of safety. https://t.co/zoo7JaTzPH https://t.co/SkWgpNqmcz
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Methadone effectively treats substance use disorder, but stringent rules have earned it the nickname "liquid handcuffs." @SAMHSAgov's @YngvildOlsen discusses new federal measures that expand access to this lifesaving medication. https://t.co/0xffWKhKoV https://t.co/2a9Pj1b9iM