Public Health On Call Podcast
@publichealthpod.bsky.social
Evidence and experts to help you understand today's public health news. A podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Understanding today’s health news can be challenging.
The Public Health On Call podcast from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is your resource for accessible, evidence-based conversations on the most important topics in public health.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
The Public Health On Call podcast from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is your resource for accessible, evidence-based conversations on the most important topics in public health.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
Cozy up this winter with book recommendations from Public Health On Call 📚
Fourteen authors joined the podcast in 2025 to talk about their public health-related books. Hear episodes with all these authors 👇
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Fourteen authors joined the podcast in 2025 to talk about their public health-related books. Hear episodes with all these authors 👇
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December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Cozy up this winter with book recommendations from Public Health On Call 📚
Fourteen authors joined the podcast in 2025 to talk about their public health-related books. Hear episodes with all these authors 👇
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Bo...
Fourteen authors joined the podcast in 2025 to talk about their public health-related books. Hear episodes with all these authors 👇
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Bo...
Pickleball offers tremendous health benefits, but it can also lead to injuries like calf strains, eye injuries, and fractures.
Dr. Eric Bowman joins Public Health On Call to talk about what exactly causes pickleball injuries and how to prevent them.
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Dr. Eric Bowman joins Public Health On Call to talk about what exactly causes pickleball injuries and how to prevent them.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Pickleball offers tremendous health benefits, but it can also lead to injuries like calf strains, eye injuries, and fractures.
Dr. Eric Bowman joins Public Health On Call to talk about what exactly causes pickleball injuries and how to prevent them.
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Dr. Eric Bowman joins Public Health On Call to talk about what exactly causes pickleball injuries and how to prevent them.
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Between 2017 and 2022, sports medicine experts saw a seven-fold increase in pickleball injuries.
Orthopedic surgeon Eric Bowman explains what’s driving these injuries, who’s most at risk, and how players can stay healthy.
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Orthopedic surgeon Eric Bowman explains what’s driving these injuries, who’s most at risk, and how players can stay healthy.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Between 2017 and 2022, sports medicine experts saw a seven-fold increase in pickleball injuries.
Orthopedic surgeon Eric Bowman explains what’s driving these injuries, who’s most at risk, and how players can stay healthy.
🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/989-a-sharp-...
Orthopedic surgeon Eric Bowman explains what’s driving these injuries, who’s most at risk, and how players can stay healthy.
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Dr. Paul Locke was recently on episode 988 of the @publichealthpod.bsky.social as a guest to discuss new approach methodologies and what regulators can do to take charge of the transition to these innovative methods.
Link to the full episode here: publichealth.jhu.edu/headlines/pu...
Link to the full episode here: publichealth.jhu.edu/headlines/pu...
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Dr. Paul Locke was recently on episode 988 of the @publichealthpod.bsky.social as a guest to discuss new approach methodologies and what regulators can do to take charge of the transition to these innovative methods.
Link to the full episode here: publichealth.jhu.edu/headlines/pu...
Link to the full episode here: publichealth.jhu.edu/headlines/pu...
For decades, animal testing has been used to assess product safety for humans. Today, more ethical and accurate alternatives are poised to improve this process.
Lawyer and scientist Paul Locke discusses new technologies replacing lab animals.
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Lawyer and scientist Paul Locke discusses new technologies replacing lab animals.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For decades, animal testing has been used to assess product safety for humans. Today, more ethical and accurate alternatives are poised to improve this process.
Lawyer and scientist Paul Locke discusses new technologies replacing lab animals.
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Lawyer and scientist Paul Locke discusses new technologies replacing lab animals.
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Understanding today’s health news can be challenging.
The Public Health On Call podcast from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is your resource for accessible, evidence-based conversations on the most important topics in public health.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
The Public Health On Call podcast from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is your resource for accessible, evidence-based conversations on the most important topics in public health.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Understanding today’s health news can be challenging.
The Public Health On Call podcast from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is your resource for accessible, evidence-based conversations on the most important topics in public health.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
The Public Health On Call podcast from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is your resource for accessible, evidence-based conversations on the most important topics in public health.
Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
Attacking health care facilities and providers is becoming a standard strategy of war.
Health and human rights lawyer Leonard Rubenstein discusses these disturbing trends and what it would take to see meaningful progress.
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Health and human rights lawyer Leonard Rubenstein discusses these disturbing trends and what it would take to see meaningful progress.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/987-the-dist...
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Attacking health care facilities and providers is becoming a standard strategy of war.
Health and human rights lawyer Leonard Rubenstein discusses these disturbing trends and what it would take to see meaningful progress.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/987-the-dist...
Health and human rights lawyer Leonard Rubenstein discusses these disturbing trends and what it would take to see meaningful progress.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/987-the-dist...
In the 1970s, an unusual number of children in Woburn, MA, fell ill with leukemia.
Two experts in disease clusters join Public Health On Call to explain what this case highlights about unusual patterns of cancer.
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Two experts in disease clusters join Public Health On Call to explain what this case highlights about unusual patterns of cancer.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In the 1970s, an unusual number of children in Woburn, MA, fell ill with leukemia.
Two experts in disease clusters join Public Health On Call to explain what this case highlights about unusual patterns of cancer.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/985-how-to-i...
Two experts in disease clusters join Public Health On Call to explain what this case highlights about unusual patterns of cancer.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/985-how-to-i...
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We talked about our book “Information Sick” - how the decline of media and the rise of misinformation harm our health- on the Public Health on Call podcast . Asked about where all the misinformation is coming from, the first thing I thought of was that movie- Everything, Everywhere All At Once!
The decline in journalism and explosion of social media are exposing millions to misleading health information.
@joannekenen.bsky.social, @lymarimorales.bsky.social, and @drjoshs.bsky.social talk about the diagnosis of "information sick".
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@joannekenen.bsky.social, @lymarimorales.bsky.social, and @drjoshs.bsky.social talk about the diagnosis of "information sick".
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December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We talked about our book “Information Sick” - how the decline of media and the rise of misinformation harm our health- on the Public Health on Call podcast . Asked about where all the misinformation is coming from, the first thing I thought of was that movie- Everything, Everywhere All At Once!
The decline in journalism and explosion of social media are exposing millions to misleading health information.
@joannekenen.bsky.social, @lymarimorales.bsky.social, and @drjoshs.bsky.social talk about the diagnosis of "information sick".
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/986-informat...
@joannekenen.bsky.social, @lymarimorales.bsky.social, and @drjoshs.bsky.social talk about the diagnosis of "information sick".
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/986-informat...
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The decline in journalism and explosion of social media are exposing millions to misleading health information.
@joannekenen.bsky.social, @lymarimorales.bsky.social, and @drjoshs.bsky.social talk about the diagnosis of "information sick".
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/986-informat...
@joannekenen.bsky.social, @lymarimorales.bsky.social, and @drjoshs.bsky.social talk about the diagnosis of "information sick".
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/986-informat...
Cancer clusters—increased incidences of cancer within a certain region—can be challenging to investigate.
Two experts in disease clusters explain how cancer clusters should be studied, using a case study from the 1970s.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/985-how-to-i...
Two experts in disease clusters explain how cancer clusters should be studied, using a case study from the 1970s.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/985-how-to-i...
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Cancer clusters—increased incidences of cancer within a certain region—can be challenging to investigate.
Two experts in disease clusters explain how cancer clusters should be studied, using a case study from the 1970s.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/985-how-to-i...
Two experts in disease clusters explain how cancer clusters should be studied, using a case study from the 1970s.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/985-how-to-i...
Measles is one example of a virus that can linger in the body after an individual recovers from an initial infection. It can then re-emerge years later potentially fatal consequences.
@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social explains why and how this happens on Public Health On Call.
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@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social explains why and how this happens on Public Health On Call.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Measles is one example of a virus that can linger in the body after an individual recovers from an initial infection. It can then re-emerge years later potentially fatal consequences.
@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social explains why and how this happens on Public Health On Call.
🔗 youtu.be/n0M3B2iP5Ug
@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social explains why and how this happens on Public Health On Call.
🔗 youtu.be/n0M3B2iP5Ug
Viruses like the flu and mononucleosis can hide in our bodies for years and reemerge, wreaking havoc on the immune system.
@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social discusses post-acute infection syndrome and what’s needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
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@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social discusses post-acute infection syndrome and what’s needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
📺 youtu.be/n0M3B2iP5Ug
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Viruses like the flu and mononucleosis can hide in our bodies for years and reemerge, wreaking havoc on the immune system.
@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social discusses post-acute infection syndrome and what’s needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
📺 youtu.be/n0M3B2iP5Ug
@viraldrmaggie.bsky.social discusses post-acute infection syndrome and what’s needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
📺 youtu.be/n0M3B2iP5Ug
Injuries represent the leading cause of death for people ages 1 through 44. The CDC's Injury Center, which spearheads prevention, is losing resources to continue its work.
Injury prevention expert Natalie Draisin discusses what's happening to this lifesaving work.
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Injury prevention expert Natalie Draisin discusses what's happening to this lifesaving work.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Injuries represent the leading cause of death for people ages 1 through 44. The CDC's Injury Center, which spearheads prevention, is losing resources to continue its work.
Injury prevention expert Natalie Draisin discusses what's happening to this lifesaving work.
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Injury prevention expert Natalie Draisin discusses what's happening to this lifesaving work.
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Whether it’s claims that CBD oil can cure cancer or a very convincing AI video of a dog driving a semi-truck, falsehoods abound in our lives.
@matthewfacciani.bsky.social details the psychological biases that make us vulnerable to misinformation.
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@matthewfacciani.bsky.social details the psychological biases that make us vulnerable to misinformation.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Whether it’s claims that CBD oil can cure cancer or a very convincing AI video of a dog driving a semi-truck, falsehoods abound in our lives.
@matthewfacciani.bsky.social details the psychological biases that make us vulnerable to misinformation.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/983-why-do-w...
@matthewfacciani.bsky.social details the psychological biases that make us vulnerable to misinformation.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/983-why-do-w...
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That’s a wrap!
Thanks for tuning in, learning, and laughing with us this year
More dropping soooon
Thanks for tuning in, learning, and laughing with us this year
More dropping soooon
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That’s a wrap!
Thanks for tuning in, learning, and laughing with us this year
More dropping soooon
Thanks for tuning in, learning, and laughing with us this year
More dropping soooon
Injury prevention—a field focused on preventing falls, choking, car crashes, and other incidents—saves lives and money.
Natalie Draisin, an injury prevention expert, details the lifesaving work at risk with cuts to CDC funding and personnel.
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Natalie Draisin, an injury prevention expert, details the lifesaving work at risk with cuts to CDC funding and personnel.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/982-an-uncer...
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Injury prevention—a field focused on preventing falls, choking, car crashes, and other incidents—saves lives and money.
Natalie Draisin, an injury prevention expert, details the lifesaving work at risk with cuts to CDC funding and personnel.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/982-an-uncer...
Natalie Draisin, an injury prevention expert, details the lifesaving work at risk with cuts to CDC funding and personnel.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/982-an-uncer...
As Maine's largest ever HIV outbreak rages on, reasons for hope emerge.
@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses her reporting on the story for @kffhealthnews.org on Public Health On Call.
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@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses her reporting on the story for @kffhealthnews.org on Public Health On Call.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/981-maines-l...
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As Maine's largest ever HIV outbreak rages on, reasons for hope emerge.
@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses her reporting on the story for @kffhealthnews.org on Public Health On Call.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/981-maines-l...
@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses her reporting on the story for @kffhealthnews.org on Public Health On Call.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/981-maines-l...
For over two years, the city of Bangor, ME, has been in the throes of a serious HIV outbreak.
@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses the challenges of tracking transmission and treating those infected, and how harm reduction measures could turn the tide.
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@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses the challenges of tracking transmission and treating those infected, and how harm reduction measures could turn the tide.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/981-maines-l...
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For over two years, the city of Bangor, ME, has been in the throes of a serious HIV outbreak.
@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses the challenges of tracking transmission and treating those infected, and how harm reduction measures could turn the tide.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/981-maines-l...
@aneripattani.bsky.social discusses the challenges of tracking transmission and treating those infected, and how harm reduction measures could turn the tide.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/981-maines-l...
An uptick in peanut allergies in children around the turn of the century prompted parents to avoid peanut exposure. But updated research showed that early introduction is both safe and effective at reducing allergies.
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🎙️ @drdavidhill.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An uptick in peanut allergies in children around the turn of the century prompted parents to avoid peanut exposure. But updated research showed that early introduction is both safe and effective at reducing allergies.
🎙️ @drdavidhill.bsky.social
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🎙️ @drdavidhill.bsky.social
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I really enjoyed speaking with Stephanie on Public Health On Call. Please help to get the word out that early allergen introduction is safe and effective!
Official recommendations encourage introducing peanuts to children’s diets at around 4 to 6 months old.
@drdavidhill.bsky.social explains how early introduction has reduced peanut allergies.
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@drdavidhill.bsky.social explains how early introduction has reduced peanut allergies.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/980-why-earl...
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I really enjoyed speaking with Stephanie on Public Health On Call. Please help to get the word out that early allergen introduction is safe and effective!
Official recommendations encourage introducing peanuts to children’s diets at around 4 to 6 months old.
@drdavidhill.bsky.social explains how early introduction has reduced peanut allergies.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/980-why-earl...
@drdavidhill.bsky.social explains how early introduction has reduced peanut allergies.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/980-why-earl...
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Official recommendations encourage introducing peanuts to children’s diets at around 4 to 6 months old.
@drdavidhill.bsky.social explains how early introduction has reduced peanut allergies.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/980-why-earl...
@drdavidhill.bsky.social explains how early introduction has reduced peanut allergies.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/980-why-earl...
As hesitancy about human vaccines rises, so too does skepticism of routine pet immunizations. Two veterinarians join Public Health On Call to explain what’s behind growing anti-vaccine sentiment among pet owners.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
As hesitancy about human vaccines rises, so too does skepticism of routine pet immunizations. Two veterinarians join Public Health On Call to explain what’s behind growing anti-vaccine sentiment among pet owners.
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podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/979-why-are-...
A 1998 article first suggested that vaccines cause autism. The article was retracted, but that theory has persisted.
Dan Salmon, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety, details the rigorous studies that debunk this claim.
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Dan Salmon, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety, details the rigorous studies that debunk this claim.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A 1998 article first suggested that vaccines cause autism. The article was retracted, but that theory has persisted.
Dan Salmon, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety, details the rigorous studies that debunk this claim.
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Dan Salmon, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety, details the rigorous studies that debunk this claim.
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Robotic telesurgery allows providers to conduct minimally invasive surgeries across long distances, reaching remote communities.
Binita Ashar of @socroboticsurg.bsky.social discusses the revolutionary role this technology can play in medicine.
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Binita Ashar of @socroboticsurg.bsky.social discusses the revolutionary role this technology can play in medicine.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/978-advancin...
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Robotic telesurgery allows providers to conduct minimally invasive surgeries across long distances, reaching remote communities.
Binita Ashar of @socroboticsurg.bsky.social discusses the revolutionary role this technology can play in medicine.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/978-advancin...
Binita Ashar of @socroboticsurg.bsky.social discusses the revolutionary role this technology can play in medicine.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/978-advancin...