Hosts @sdesmon.bsky.social, @drjoshs.bsky.social, and @lindsaysmithrogers.bsky.social reflect on 1,000 episodes of the show, the challenges of covering nuanced health topics, and what issues they want to focus on next. 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1000-celebra...

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 🎙️

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is taking a public health approach to reducing gun violence. So far, the city has seen an unprecedented reduction in the number of homicides and other violent crimes. He discusses this progress on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/973-baltimor...

Public Health On Call has won two Signal Awards 🎉 🥈"The Fight for a Swimmable Harbor in Baltimore" in the Science & Education category for Individual Episodes 🥉Our Vaccines 101 series in the Science & Education category for Limited Series and Specials 🔗 tinyurl.com/yd6mpama 🔗 tinyurl.com/2c2thask

For our upcoming 1,000th episode, hosts @drjoshs.bsky.social, @sdesmon.bsky.social, and @lindsaysmithrogers.bsky.social are answering YOUR questions on the podcast. 🎙️Email your question as a voice memo to [email protected] by Oct. 31.

Thank you, @publichealthpod.bsky.social for the opportunity! As a longtime listener who has learned so much from the podcast, I was both honored and grateful for the chance to contribute and share about our work to make buprenorphine available in all San Francisco pharmacies.

Can a spoonful of sugar really cure your hiccups? Joe and Terry Graedon of @peoplespharmacy.bsky.social discuss some of their favorite, evidence-backed home remedies and their approach to balancing alternative medicine with scientific data. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/961-the-scie...

After actions by the administration to limit access to Covid vaccinations, parents in some parts of the country are struggling to find vaccines to protect their young kids. Gift link:

Lived a dream tonight and got to show @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social a pic of his biggest fan!

Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy cause autism in children? @bklee.bsky.social and @lizstuart.bsky.social break down the science of causality on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/953-interpre...

What’s happening to all of the lifesaving supplies from abandoned USAID projects? @theatlantic.com's @hana-kiros.bsky.social explains on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/947-taxpayer...

• 10-15% genetic mutations that are new to a child—not inherited • 50% linked to combo of many common inherited variants of genes • Remaining causes are murky AND: “If you have this mutation, it doesn’t guarantee that you will have autism, but it increases the risk substantially"

Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly complex

Lemon orchards, bees, El Niño, and Hendra virus....One Health investigations go deep to understand the complex factors behind spillover events. In today's ep: A look at how these investigations can help prevent future pandemics: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/942-could-on...

Tired of public health people saying "MAHA is a great slogan!" What do ya'll think AGAIN means? Show me this GOLDEN AGE of good health. I believe we were on track for it...PrEP for HIV, mRNA vaccines for cancer, free school lunches, telehealth, ACA, microplastic regulation.... NOT ANYMORE.

@drandrewthaler.bsky.social !!

Again - this is long overdue reform in some cases, but it’s a distraction. It’s reshuffling deck chairs on the Titanic of American health which has hit multiple icebergs of policy changes.

So glad these people are running the country www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Today on @publichealthpod.bsky.social: "I think the fundamental question comes down to whether you think healthcare is a right or a privilege." open.spotify.com/episode/7HYL...

"this is not about reform. It is about retribution. It is about breaking people and breaking institutions by sowing fear and mistrust throughout our government. It is about paralyzing public servants...deterring anyone from daring to speak truth to power." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

"After local officials give the all-clear, it’s a good idea to let the water run for a while to flush the pipes of any residual gunk" ☣️🚿 @nataliegexum.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...

Your move, insurance companies.

"Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?" 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Covid accelerates vascular aging An 18-country, 38-center study of ~2,000 participants —Effect predominantly in women, adding 5 years of aging —Seen with non-hospitalized and mild-moderate Covid —Reversible in some at 1-year; vaccination link to protection apps.crossref.org/pendingpub/p...

Prof. Vasilis Vasiliou won’t let any of his five children play on artificial turf fields. Find out why ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.c...

Fixing the food system ≠ food dye distractions. It's ensuring: - SNAP, WIC, & school meals - safe supply and clear labeling - innovation "from farm to fork" 👉 But/and: "a plan, structure, and authority for coordination are essential." And this is where success is most uncertain.

Public health has a communication problem, and we need to fix it. Excited to share our new piece in @nejm.org explaining the need to train more health communicators, with coauthors @meganranney.bsky.social, @kkjetelina.bsky.social, and @tedmelnick.bsky.social: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

“Those bullet holes are a haunting, terrible metaphor for what public health has endured over the past six months—and the past six years.” @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

@kkjetelina.bsky.social Where "omg this is such a mess" meets "let's just press record and talk this out." tl;dr: Fall vaccines are anything but business as usual this year and all eyes will be on independent orgs and health insurance companies. Let's listen. open.spotify.com/episode/4C7p...

As a parent to a child with a heart condition, this is terrifying. It seems possible, given a light summer surge and the fact that basically no one will be boosted this fall, that we'll have to resort to some stay-at-home situation this winter to protect our child. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/f...

“Regardless of where you fall on the political scale, understand that this could be you, your children, your grandmother, your co-worker who are brutalized or have certain rights violated." apnews.com/article/trum...

This—"Resource allocation: Millions spent chasing disproven hypotheses means less funding for actual autism support and research." theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/dont-be-fo...

So far, 2025 shows one of the most dramatic reductions in homicides in decades. johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/908-a-sharp-...

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I see why Emily Oster is engaging but this misses the mark and seems to assume good intentions where there are none. Call this whole thing what it is: a false flag operation while actual systems of health are being destroyed. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/o...

Two psychiatrists explain why we're hearing so much about ketamine and the importance of administering esketamine in a clinical setting as part of a comprehensive mental health strategy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwDV... Hear this Public Health On Call episode wherever you listen to podcasts.

Tornado warning in Baltimore

Supporting the HHS workforce used to be a bipartisan cause. HHS once launched a campaign called "It Takes You" to help staff feel "personally connected and committed to their organization." That was 6 years ago...during President Trump's first term. www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

What a time to be at a #scicom conference #SciTalk25

Truly a career highlight to talk with this amazing human 🤩

We're hiring! jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...

The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning. Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals. Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI

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Things have been bad for awhile & as Native communities have been making huge strides in Data Sovereignty to help their own people by effectively implementing data...we've been fighting this extreme backlash. With this pause, I fear more needless sickness & death. www.vox.com/24006120/sou...

Navajo alarmed by reports of Indigenous people caught up in Trump immigration raids.

Hoping he causes just enough damage to be able to say “See why this doesn’t work?” but not enough to perpetuate irreversible harm and suffering is no way to live.

"No, you haven't been poisoning yourself or your kids with Red Dye #3." theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/red-3s-swa...

I asked our staffer to use the "shartiest climate photo" possible for this and that's my stance moving forward. No more lush evergreens and pastoral nature stock - we need to see the "before" and understand what happens if the EPA can't do its job.