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Substantiated or unsubstantiated, that is the question. In each episode, epidemiologists Eva Siegel and Sarah McKetta explore common ideas and myths in public health to separate fact from fiction. Does chocolate give you acne? Can mosquito bites ruin your

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    • Feb 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 11 EPISODES


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    Screening

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 79:15


    Just screen me, bro. Why don't we just test for everything all the time? Wouldn't we live longer, healthier lives if we were screened as often as possible? Sarah and Eva are back in season 2 to discuss pro wrestling, purity balls, and the benefits and drawbacks of screening. 

    Coffee and Mortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 75:20


    Just here caffeinating ourselves to immortality

    Guns Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 76:46


    What does it mean to study gun violence? Do guns kill people, or do people kill people? Should we just be putting prozac in the water? Special guest and gun violence researcher Dr. Paul Reeping joins us to discuss.

    Fertility and Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 76:00


    Geriatric pregnancy, anyone? 

    Sham Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 79:43


    Cut us open why don't you. 

    CBD and Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 66:59


    Does a CBD latte a day keep the Prozac away? And how do you pronounce cannabidiol, anyway? 

    Organic Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 84:18


    Is organic food better for you? Can Eva continue to be cheap and buy conventional? More importantly, should Sarah be washing her produce?

    Whatever Happened to Zika?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 83:28


    Is Zika still around, or did we just stop hearing about it? And can you really get Zika through sexual transmission? Eva and Sarah talk mosquitoes, abortion policy, and naming horrible diseases after themselves. 

    Breastfeeding and IQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 53:19


    Does breastfeeding make your baby smarter? What kind of study could even answer this question? Eva and Sarah talk about long-chain PUFAs, contaminated cow's milk, and the baby formula industry. 

    Mommy Drinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 80:12


    Are moms drinking more, and if they are, who will think of the children? Sarah and Eva talk about societal norms around alcohol consumption, alcohol marketing, and about how little these things align with what we know about the negative health effects of alcohol. Also, what about dads?!?

    Nutrition and Acne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 72:29


    In our premiere episode, we look into the research connecting nutrition to acne. Does dairy give you pimples? Does sugar give you acne? What can clinical trials tells us? What about the research finding NO acne in pre-Westernized/industrialized societies? Most importantly, did Sarah go vegan because of a poster?

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