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When medical bills force impossible choices, host Nick Ledger investigates America's healthcare crisis. Follow the money trail through administrative bloat, examine the human cost of rationed care, and explore whether policy solutions can fix a system where being alive comes with an unaffordable price tag. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Host Julia Cartwright examines America's fentanyl epidemic, a synthetic opioid crisis claiming nearly 200 lives daily. The series explores the drug's deadly potency, demographic disparities, and frontline interventions like naloxone distribution—revealing how this substance reshaped the nation's overdose landscape. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

“Readers should come away from Crisis Averted with a better comprehension of what public health does and why it is such a crucial endeavor.” —The Washington Post "A master class in how we can pinpoint and prevent health crises before they spiral out of control."—Scott Gottlieb, MD...

When COVID-19 began spreading rapidly, the world was taken by surprise. As the ensuing pandemic raged, we faced one constant—a lack of consistent, scientifically sound, and trusted information about dangers, risks, and mitigation strategies that the average person could understand and put into practice to keep themselves and their families safe. Now, the former Surgeon General of the United States—freed from the many constraints he worked under in public office—reveals critical lessons learned from both mistakes and successes overlooked during the pandemic.

This powerful report on what went wrong—and right—with America’s Covid response, from a team of 34 experts, shows how Americans faced the worst peacetime catastrophe of modern times Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural...

From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these pathogens—both pre-existing ones and those newly identified—emerge...

Willkommen bei „Care Crisis – Der Gesundheits-Podcast“, deinem Einblick in die Herausforderungen und Chancen unseres Pflege- und Gesundheitssystems. Wir beleuchten aktuelle Probleme wie den Fachkräftemangel, die Arbeitsbedingungen in der Pflege und die Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels. Gleichzeitig stellen wir innovative Ansätze und inspirierende Projekte vor, die Hoffnung geben. Ob Pflegekräfte, Angehörige oder Interessierte – hier erfährst du, was jetzt getan werden muss, um die Pflege von morgen zu sichern. Gemeinsam diskutieren wir die Zukunft eines Systems, das uns ...

A landmark event was hosted at Harvard Medical School to discuss the present and future of the health and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Keynote Speaker: - Izzeldine Abulaish - Palestinian five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his book "I Shall Not Hate." Panelists: - Yasser Abu-Jamei, M.D., M.Sc. - Abood Okal, PhD. - A. Kayum Ahmed, PhD. - David Hasan, MD, MSc, FAANS - Guy Shalev, PhD. - Ilana Feldman, PhD. - Naftali Kaminski, M.D. - Steve Sosebee

¿Te imaginas vivir sin que el sufrimiento controle tu vida? Perder a un ser querido, una enfermedad, una ruptura o aceptar la vejez son experiencias inevitables que todos enfrentaremos. Pero ¿y si pudieras transformar el dolor en aprendizaje y reducir el malestar que te genera? El reconocido...

This creative Capstone project was organized by Sarah Scotto. The Capstone project topic is on The Opioid Crisis, and the need for more rehabilitation centers within the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Ten particpants were given a consent form prior to engaging in the interviewing process. Nine questions were asked of the participants to gather qualitative data.

The personally harrowing and medically enthralling story of a family's struggle to save a child from a deadly immune deficiency. A journey through the deepest valleys and highest peaks of parenting. When a two-month-old baby falls ill, his apparently ordinary symptoms turn out to signal a rare...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the pandemic, however, go much further: they threaten the fabric of national and international politics around the world. What will be the consequences of the pandemic, and what will a post-COVID world order look like? No institution is better suited to address these issues than Johns Hopkins University, which has convened experts from within and outside of the university to discuss world order after COVID-19.

“Randy Shilts and Laurie Garrett told the story of the HIV/AIDS epidemic through the late 1980s and the early 1990s, respectively. Now journalist-historian-activist Emily Bass tells the story of US engagement in HIV/AIDS control in sub-Saharan Africa. There is far to go on the path, but Bass...

What was it like at the epicenter, inside the health system that cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other in the United States? Leading Through a Pandemic: The Inside Story of Lessons Learned about Innovation, Leadership, and Humanity During the COVID-19 Crisis takes listeners inside Northwell Health, New York's largest health system. From the C-suite to the front lines, the book reports on groundwork that positioned Northwell as uniquely prepared for the pandemic.

The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know is an accessible, nonpartisan overview of the causes, politics, and treatments tied to the most devastating health crisis of our time. Its comprehensive approach and Q&A format offer listeners a practical path to understanding the epidemic from all sides: the basic science of opioids; the nature of addiction; the underlying reasons for the opioid epidemic; effective approaches to helping individuals, families, communities, and national policy; and common myths related to opioid addiction.

What happens when vast population growth endangers the world’s food supplies? Or our water? Our energy needs, climate, or environment? Or the planet’s biodiversity? What happens if these all become critical at once? Just what is our future? In End Game, world-renowned scientists Anthony...

The opioid crisis demands a stronger response from emergency care and EMS is uniquely positioned to lead. The MN Bridge podcast explores how EMS systems across Minnesota and the country are stepping into this role. This series highlights innovative strategies, local successes, and the evolving responsibilities of emergency providers. It’s a place for honest conversations, practical insights, and stories from the front lines of overdose response.

A Maternal/Child Health Investigator and an Obstetric Violence Lawyer report on the political, legal, and financial realities of childbirth in the United States.