Podcast appearances and mentions of prabhat jha

On this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Prabhat Jha about his fascinating research recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine on the extent and speed at which quitting smoking reduces death rates from smoking-related illnesses.  What he describes in the podcast will be encouragement for anyone, no matter how long they smoked, to consider quitting. In addition to his research, we also chat about evidence for and against vaping, and he also shares a colorful tale on the lows the tobacco industry will go to keep people hooked. Dr. Jha is an epidemiologist, researcher and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. His research focus is death resulting from HIV, tobaccco, alcohol, maleria and both infectious and non-communicable diseases in general. You can read more about him on his Wikipedia page here. You can contact Dr. Eeks at bloomingwellness.com.Follow Eeks on Instagram here.Or Facebook here.Or Twitter.On Youtube.Or Threads.SUBSCRIBE to her newsletter here.Support the show

Libby Znaimer is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, David Cravit, Chief Membership Officer of CARP, and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP. Today: We remember the life and legacy of "Hurricane" Hazel McCallion who served as mayor of Mississauga from 1978 until 2014. She was 101 years old and just shy of her 102nd birthday. Meanwhile, the funeral for former Ontario Lt. Gov. David Onley is being held today. And, in other news, the ratio of grandparents to children is a lot higher today than before. So, what are the implications of that? Our panel has the latest. ---- THE WHO ON THE FUTURE OF THE PANDEMIC Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Christopher Labos, cardiologist and epidemiologist based in Montreal and Dr. Prabhat Jha, an epidemiologist and faculty member at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Today: The COVID-19 pandemic remains a global health emergency according to the World Health Organization. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that we are in a much better place now as it pertains to the virus but that in the last 8 weeks as many as 170,000 people have died globally because of it. So, how will the WHO's decision inform Canada's public health policies towards COVID-19 and where do we go from here? Our epidemiologists react to the latest. ---- THE RISE OF CHATGPT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Libby Znaimer is now joined by Carmi Levy, a technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario. What is ChatGPT and what are its advantages and unintended consequences? Carmi weighs in.   Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by Auditor General Karen Hogan followed by Conservative MP and finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and Franco Terrazzano, the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. In Ottawa, Auditor General Karen Hogan released her report this week. Among the findings are that the federal government purchased an excess of COVID-19 doses at a price tag of $1 billion and they are set to expire soon as a result of problems with technology used to track the distribution and usage of the vaccines. Another key finding is that as much as $4.6 billion in COVID-19 benefits went into the hands of people who are not eligible and furthermore the feds have not done enough to recover overpayments when it comes to the COVID-19 benefits programs they rolled out. Our guests react to the latest. ---- LOW TURNOUT FOR FLU VACCINE, REPORT FINDS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Prabhat Jha, an Epidemiologist and faculty member of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at UofT and then joining the discussion is Dr. Allison McGeer, a microbiologist and Infectious Disease Consultant at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Residents in Ontario are facing a "triple threat" of viruses including RSV, COVID-19 and the flu. Yet, despite the threat, a report by the National Institute on Aging indicates that uptake of the flu vaccine among older adults is not reaching the level that the Public Health Agency of Canada has set as a goal. Libby discusses this report and how you can best protect yourself from getting sick with our two medical experts. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

CANADA'S INFLATION AT 6.9%, BUT FOOD PRICES CONTINUE RISING Libby Znaimer is joined by Benjamin Tal, Chief Economist for CIBC as well as Pau Pujolas, Associate Professor of Economics at McMaster University and Julia Wendling, economist with Rosenberg Research. According to Statistics Canada, the rate of inflation declined to 6.9 per cent during the month of September. It was 7 per cent in August. At the same time, our food prices went up 11.4 per cent compared to one year ago. Our economists weigh in on the latest and what this means for you. JAGMEET SINGH ON NDP MOTION ADDRESSING "GREEDFLATION" Libby Znaimer is joined by Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NDP. Since Monday Loblaw Companies' move to freeze prices on some lower end no name products has been front and centre. The announcement by the company's billionaire chairman Galen Weston just reignited the debate about whether the large grocers are using inflation as  a cover for price gouging. The concept is called greedflation and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has been spearheading the discussion on this. DR. THERESA TAM'S FORECAST OF A FALL RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Prabhat Jha, Epidemiologist and faculty member at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. We've been hearing some dire warnings about a potential fall resurgence of COVID-19. The latest is from Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam who says  the Public Health Agency of Canada is looking carefully at the evolution of Omicron subvariants and preparing for a "worst case scenario". There have been some reports that the latest subvariants  have the ability to evade the vaccines and may be even more contagious. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Prabhat Jha, M.D. is an epidemiology professor at Dalla Lana School of Public Health, U of Toronto. He has been studying the causes of death in India and Africa and notes that the Covid pandemic is far weaker in Africa than the Delta version was in India. WE discuss the changing trends in smoking, breast cancer survival, and suicide. The study in India reveals surprising numbers of death from snakebite, and there are solutions available for that -- maintaining local supplies of antivenin. He finds that lactovegetarians are more susceptible to death from cardiac disease in India. For the video, audio podcast, transcript and comments: https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-505-deaths-around-the-world .

The Saturday edition of the Best of Fight Back, from the week that was, with Bob Komsic. Interviews with: - The Zoomer Squad with David Cravit, Peter Muggeridge, and Bill VanGorder on taking The Balance Test - Sean Shapiro, Brian Patterson, and Erin Urquhart on a traffic & parking enforcement blitz happening in Toronto - The Recovering Politicians with David Peterson, Hugh Segal, and Howard Hampton on Doug Ford's cabinet choices - Dr. Fahad Razak, Dr. Prabhat Jha, and Tamara Daly on Canada's pandemic response and news of a fourth vaccine dose - And the best calls of the week!

The Saturday edition of the Best of Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - The Zoomer Squad with David Cravit and Anthony Quinn on the aftermath of the previous weekend's storm - The Recovering Politicians with Charles Sousa, Lisa raitt, and Howard Hampton with their takes on the final stretch of the Ontario election - Dr. Prabhat Jha and Dr. Colin Furness with the latest on the Moneypox outbreak - Dr. Alexandre Zlotta and Tony Cornacchia discuss the latest advances in treating bladder cancer - And the best calls of the week!

The Sunday edition of the Best of Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - Dr. Prabhat Jha, Dr. Barry Pakes, and Kyro Masseh on the eligibility requirements for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose - Sheila Block, Craig Pickthorne, and Brad Butt react to Ford's promise for a minimum wage increase in October, as long as he's re-elected - Phil Soper on new rules targeting foreign house buyers - Michael Thompson, Michelle Nolden, and Sarah Doucette on concerns surrounding backyard chickens in Toronto - And the best calls of the week!

The Sunday edition of the Best of Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - Dr. Alon Vaisman, Dr. Prabhat Jha, and Dr. Colin Furness mark the grim two year anniversary since COVID-19 was first detected in Canada - Peter Shturyn and Dr. Maria Popovich respond to Canada's response to the Ukraine-Russia situation - Natalie Mehra, Kerri Thompson, and Jake Mitten open up about the shortage of staffing in Home Care - Steve Jelenic, Phil Soper, and Anthony Hitt respond to the question, "did boomers break the real estate market"? - And the best calls of the week!

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alon Vaisman, Infectious Diseases, Infection Control Physician, University Health Network, Dr. Prabhat Jha,

The pandemic is continuing to shift, and we know you still have questions about it. Dalhousie University infectious diseases specialist Dr. Lisa Barrett joins Cross Country Checkup host Ian Hanomansing to answer your questions about the Omicron variant. Plus, Dr. Prabhat Jha, a physician, professor of global health at the University of Toronto and epidemiologist at St. Michael's Hospital, on what we now know about Omicron.

University of Toronto epidemiologist and founding-director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital Dr. Prabhat Jha breaks down how the pandemic wave triggered by Omicron differs from earlier ones and how other potential variants might be stopped. Could the fast and vast Omicron spread mean the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the omicron variant takes hold, there are growing calls for expanded access to COVID-19 booster shots. Epidemiologist Dr. Prabhat Jha talks about the best way to curb the spread of the variant leading up to the holidays.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Americans still have to adhere to rules about pre-departure PCR testing, they must be fully vaccinated and they could be subjected to mandatory testing, however, Canada is not extending new COVID-19 travel restrictions to the United States in spite of the fact there are cases of Omicron in the US. ALSO: The WHO now vaguely references/criticizes Canada's travel ban? GUEST: Dr. Prabhat Jha, Epidemiologist and Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital - Opposition MPs are getting ready to review the Liberals' latest package of pandemic aid and grill Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland myriad economic issues. The 12-member House of Commons finance committee is scheduled to meet today to move the aid bill closer to a final vote before MPs leave on their holiday break in two weeks' time. As part of a compromise to fast-track the legislation, the Liberals agreed to have Freeland sit for at least two hours of questioning before the committee That gives opposition members a chance to grill Freeland about issues facing the domestic economy and the government's pandemic response overall. GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University - Canada, the United States and Britain should jointly and swiftly provide military support to Ukraine in its standoff with Russia, Ukraine's Defence Minister says, warning that steps to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading were necessary now because “it will be too late after.” GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto - Canada's tight labour market is forcing many companies to offer regular COVID-19 testing over vaccine mandates, while others are reversing previously announced inoculation requirements even as Omicron variant cases rise. Airlines, police forces, school boards and even Canada's Big Five banks have also pledged strict mandatory vaccine policies. But following through has proven less straightforward, especially as employers grapple with staffing shortages and workers demand exemptions. GUEST: Leah Nord, Senior Director of Workforce Strategies and Inclusive Growth for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ontario government announced Friday that cases of the new coronavirus omicron variant have been detected in Ottawa. Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of global health at the University of Toronto and an epidemiologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, answers Cross Country Checkup callers' questions about the variant. And, Stephanie Nolen, global health reporter, details her journey from South Africa — where she was reporting on research into variants in that country — following the European Union's omicron variant travel suspension.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ontario's health minister says the government isn't changing course on its reopening plan despite a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Health Minister Christine Elliott says a bump in cases was anticipated during the colder weather as people move indoors, and that was factored into the province's plans. Elliott said if restrictions are reintroduced it will be by region and most likely led by local medical officers of health because they have the best knowledge of their areas and what must be done. Do we need to consider adjusting our public health restrictions? GUEST: Dr. Prabhat Jha, Epidemiologist and Professor of Global Health with the University of Toronto, and Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital - Hamilton's integrity commissioner says Terry Whitehead should lose a month of pay after finding the Mountain city councillor bullied city staff in a meeting about traffic on Aberdeen Avenue, and that he should be restricted in which staffers he deals with directly. Principles Integrity, the firm given the role of integrity commissioner, says Whitehead was antagonistic and hostile toward a senior staffer in discussing the reconfiguration of the west-end road, which Whitehead says has slowed down commuters from Ward 14. At the Sept. 11, 2020, meeting, the report says, Whitehead delivered a series of antagonistic questions at a chief road official. If something similar had been in court, the report says, it would be seen as "witness badgering." GUEST: Laura Babcock, President of PowerGroup - Big Bird ruffled some conservatives' feathers this weekend by announcing that he had been vaccinated against COVID-19. The beloved Muppet tweeted on Sunday that he had gotten the shot, which is newly available for Americans between the ages of 5 and 11. Big Bird has been a fixture of children's television since 1969 but is officially 6 years old. What are the business ethics of using children's TV programming to increase vaccination? GUEST: David Soberman, Canadian National Chair in Strategic Marketing with Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The fourth wave has flattened due to a combination of vaccinations and public health measures according to Ontario's Science Advisory Table.  It says the number of cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions havenot spiked as high as feared. However, it's warning Ontario is in a precarious position as infections rise in 19 out of 34 health units particularly in young children--not yet able to get the shots. GUEST: Dr. Prabhat Jha, Epidemiologist and Professor of Global Health with the University of Toronto, and Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital - A new poll suggests tensions over COVID-19 vaccines in Canada are high as frictions grow between those who are vaccinated against the virus and those who are not. The Leger survey, conducted for the Association of Canadian Studies, found that more than three in four respondents hold negative views of those who are not immunized. GUEST: Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies - Restaurant operators across Canada are struggling to find enough staff to run their operations. This labour crisis has been highly publicized by Canadian media as a “labour shortage.” Prior to the pandemic, Canada's food service sector employed 1.2 million people, and according to Statistics Canada it currently needs to fill 130,000 positions to reach pre-pandemic levels. That said, the Canadian restaurant industry has been struggling with hiring and retention problems for many years. Should the chronic hiring struggles of Canadian restaurants be referred to as a labour shortage, or can it be more accurately portrayed as a retention issue fuelled by a lack of decent work? GUEST: Dr. Marion Joppe, Professor with the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Saturday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - The Strategy Panel with John Capobianco, Charles Sousa, and Karen Stintz react to another minority government - MPP France Gelinas, Jane Meadus, and Tamara Daly discuss the importance of a Ministry of Seniors - Dr. Kerry Bowman and Dr. Eyal Golan explain the crisis in Alberta's heath care system - Dr. Prabhat Jha and Dr. Alon Vaisman break down the latest on COVID-19 booster shots and third doses - And the best calls of the week!

The Sunday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - Dr. Prabhat Jha and Dr. Alon Vaisman on Quebec offering third COVID-19 doses - NDP Health Critic Frances Gelinas, Dr. Peter Jacobs, Dr. Peter Ferguson, and Dr. Kevin Smith on surgery backlogs - Brian Patterson and Raymond Chan on road safety - Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Dr. Paul Ayes and Sam Kashani on a tool to confront food waste at stores and rising food costs - And the best calls of the week!

Everyone expects data to be transmitted, processed, and updated instantly as more and more products integrate streaming data. The technology to make that possible has been around for a number of years, but the barriers to adoption have still been high due to the level of technical understanding and operational capacity that have been required to run at scale. Datastax has recently introduced a new managed offering for Pulsar workloads in the form of Astra Streaming that lowers those barriers and make stremaing workloads accessible to a wider audience. In this episode Prabhat Jha and Jonathan Ellis share the work that they have been doing to integrate streaming data into their managed Cassandra service. They explain how Pulsar is being used by their customers, the work that they have done to scale the administrative workload for multi-tenant environments, and the challenges of operating such a data intensive service at large scale. This is a fascinating conversation with a lot of useful lessons for anyone who wants to understand the operational aspects of Pulsar and the benefits that it can provide to data workloads.

Global health experts are calling for a dramatic change in how we manufacture vaccines, to increase supply and help the world tackle this pandemic — but also plan for the next one. We hear about proposals to ramp up production, and how Canada could be part of the solution, with Dr. Prabhat Jha, an epidemiologist at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and Unity Health Toronto; and Andrew Casey, CEO of the industry association BIOTECanada.

Virologist Jason Kindrachuk and Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of global health at the University of Toronto, join Checkup to take questions on COVID-19 vaccines and variants.

Scientists are still trying to figure out whether the U.S. is entering a fourth wave of the pandemic. The bad news is there are some states experiencing an alarming rise in COVID cases. But the good news is there are also a lot more vaccinated people that could hold down the numbers. Dr. George Rutherford is an epidemiologist & director of the Division of Prevention & Public Health at UC San Francisco's School of Medicine.We may have yet another mutant COVID strain. This one may be coming from India, which is in the midst of an explosion in COVID cases. Now that strain has officially put down roots here in California. It's been dubbed the "double mutant" strain in India with the first cases confirmed up in the Bay Area. Dr. Kartik Chandran is a virologist & microbiologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.It's supposed to be a 3-week wait in between the first and second doses of Pfizer's COVID vaccine; for Moderna, it's 4-weeks. But Walgreens, which has given out tens of thousands of vaccine doses so far, has pretty much tossed out that timeline and done its own thing. Dr. Dima Qato is a pharmacist at USC's School of Pharmacy & senior fellow at the USC Schaeffer School.The pandemic, the death of George Floyd and hate crimes against Asians Americans: these are some of the topics of uncomfortable yet necessary conversations that parents are having across the country. But, according to a new, surprising study, despite some sad and horrific things happening in our nation, many parents appear to be rather optimistic about their children's future. KYW's Matt Leon spoke with Jennifer Ng'andu, Managing Director of Program, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation​.The NHL's Vancouver Canucks have been sidelined by COVID-19 for over a week and counting, as a Brazilian strain of the virus has ripped through almost the entire team and coaching staff. And reports out of the team are of several players -- and we're talking about young men in peak physical shape --who have got really sick and struggled to recover. Dr. Prabhat Jha is an epidemiologist & health economist at the University of Toronto, where he's founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research​. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists are still trying to figure out whether the U.S. is entering a fourth wave of the pandemic. The bad news is there are some states experiencing an alarming rise in COVID cases. But the good news is there are also a lot more vaccinated people that could hold down the numbers. Dr. George Rutherford is an epidemiologist & director of the Division of Prevention & Public Health at UC San Francisco's School of Medicine. We may have yet another mutant COVID strain. This one may be coming from India, which is in the midst of an explosion in COVID cases. Now that strain has officially put down roots here in California. It's been dubbed the "double mutant" strain in India with the first cases confirmed up in the Bay Area. Dr. Kartik Chandran is a virologist & microbiologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It's supposed to be a 3-week wait in between the first and second doses of Pfizer's COVID vaccine; for Moderna, it's 4-weeks. But Walgreens, which has given out tens of thousands of vaccine doses so far, has pretty much tossed out that timeline and done its own thing. Dr. Dima Qato is a pharmacist at USC's School of Pharmacy & senior fellow at the USC Schaeffer School. The pandemic, the death of George Floyd and hate crimes against Asians Americans: these are some of the topics of uncomfortable yet necessary conversations that parents are having across the country. But, according to a new, surprising study, despite some sad and horrific things happening in our nation, many parents appear to be rather optimistic about their children's future. KYW's Matt Leon spoke with Jennifer Ng'andu, Managing Director of Program, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation​. The NHL's Vancouver Canucks have been sidelined by COVID-19 for over a week and counting, as a Brazilian strain of the virus has ripped through almost the entire team and coaching staff. And reports out of the team are of several players -- and we're talking about young men in peak physical shape --who have got really sick and struggled to recover. Dr. Prabhat Jha is an epidemiologist & health economist at the University of Toronto, where he's founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research​. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For a lot of Canadians, the COVID-19 message is getting increasingly muddled. Dr. Caroline Quach and Dr. Prabhat Jha, both infectious disease experts, talk to Dr. Brian Goldman about cutting through our pandemic perplexity.

Dr Prabhat Jha, Director of the Centre for Global Health Research, at St Michael's Hospital, and Professor of epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto answers questions about contact tracing.

Dr Prabhat Jha, Director of the Centre for Global Health Research, at St Michael's Hospital, and Professor of epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto answers questions about contact tracing.

Audit committees were supposed to be a step towards ensuring that covid deaths are accurately registered and certified. But are they working as they should? Also featuring an interview with Dr Prabhat Jha, an expert on mortality.

Prabhat Jha joins Nicolai Humphreys to discuss district level estimates of under-5 mortality in India.

Prabhat Jha discusses how the selective abortion of female fetuses has increased in India over the past few decades if a first-born child is female.

Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD International research predicts that, in the next decade, India will surpass a frightening landmark: one million annual smoking-related deaths. What are the unique challenges of spreading information on the dangers of smoking throughout India? How is India working to reduce the scourge of smoking-related illnesses? Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on the current smoking epidemic in India. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.

Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on the current smoking epidemic in India with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. Is India's hospital and healthcare system equipped to deal with the breadth of smoking-related illnesses? Dr. Jha also talks about the efforts of India's tobacco industry to squash his scientific data, and explains how the Indian government can resist the push of tobacco industry lobbyists.

Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD By the year 2010, experts predicted that India would suffer nearly one million smoking related-deaths per year. How do the traditional cultural influences, as well as the more modern Western influences, impact smoking patterns in India? Do the primary causes of death from smoking differ from those in the United States? Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on the current smoking epidemic in India. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.