Podcasts about Vaccination

When we picture the American Revolution, we picture battles. But for the men and women who actually lived and fought in it, the Revolution was also a job with mess rotations, night watches, short rations, and children underfoot. Historians Eugene Procknow, Gabriel Neville, and Thomas Sobol pull back the curtain on everyday military life during the War for Independence. They discuss how the armies were structured, what soldiers actually ate, what camp followers endured, and how soldiers found humanity amid grinding hardship. You'll hear about a Black Continental soldier who had eaten nothing but bread for eleven days, and was still writing letters home that went unanswered. A Georgia soldier who agreed to fight for the British just to escape a prison ship, then deserted and marched across two states to rejoin Nathanael Greene's army. And you'll discover why John Adams believed the most dangerous moment of the Revolution wasn't a battle at all.Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/403 EPISODE OUTLINE00:00:00  Introduction00:05:44 Structure of the British and Continental Armies00:10:33 Militia, German Soldiers, and Indian Allies00:20:43 Everyday Life in the American War for Independence00:25:80 Camp Followers00:33:10 Downtime in the Army00:36:59 Soldiers' Letters00:46:00 Food Procurement & Supply Chains00:50:27 Supplementing Rations00:55:34 War Mementoes & Plunder00:58:36 Medical Care in the Army01:08:07 The Revolution in ContextRECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES

Connect with John Frankman: https://frankmanforflorida.com/Book a call: https://remnantfinance.com/calendar Out Print the Fed with a 1% target per week: https://remnantfinance.com/optionsEmail us at info@remnantfinance.com or visit https://remnantfinance.com for more informationFOLLOW REMNANT FINANCEYoutube: @RemnantFinance (https://www.youtube.com/@RemnantFinance)Facebook: @remnantfinance (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560694316588)Twitter: @remnantfinance (https://x.com/remnantfinance)TikTok: @RemnantFinanceDon't forget to hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE_____________________________In this episode, Hans sits down with John Frankman, a former Green Beret turned congressional candidate running for Florida's First District. John walks through what it actually takes to become a Green Beret, the brutal pipeline from selection through Robin Sage, and how the COVID vaccine mandate ended a career he'd spent over a decade building.Hans and John dig into the moral, religious, and legal grounds for refusing the shot, the bureaucratic punishment that followed, and why John believes the COVID accountability fight is the linchpin for cleaning up the rest of the rot in the Pentagon. They close on his congressional run, the establishment machine he's up against, and why most veterans in the most veteran-dense district in America don't have a veteran representing them.Chapters: 00:00 – Opening segment 01:30 – From LA to ROTC to the seminary 03:50 – The Green Beret pipeline: enlisted vs. officer routes 05:30 – Selection: 34% attrition, four MREs a day, and 20 lbs lost 09:50 – Special Forces vs. SEALs vs. Rangers 13:40 – Working by, with, and through partner forces 15:10 – The Q Course, SERE, and language training 16:30 – Inside Robin Sage: the unconventional warfare exercise 20:45 – Military Free Fall and getting to 7th Group 23:15 – The transgender major and the first test of conviction 25:50 – The shot mandate hits the team room 27:15 – Vaccination rate as a metric for good leadership 30:45 – Aborted fetal cells and the Catholic moral case 33:00 – Counseling the command back36:25 – A year of being un-deployable, un-PCS-able, useless 37:40 – The two-star & the town hall39:20 – Why the reinstatement process is a joke 41:00 – Why COVID accountability is the linchpin 42:45 – From silent retreat to running for Congress 44:00 – Matt Gaetz, the State of the Union, and stepping aside for Trump's pick 47:10 – Why Patronis isn't fighting for the district 50:30 – The most veteran-dense district in America has no veteran on staff 54:00 – Thomas Massie, special interest money, and the uphill fight 57:10 – Where to find John and how to support the campaignKey Takeaways:The Green Beret pipeline is brutal and specific. Selection alone has an enormous attrition rate before the year-plus Q Course even begins. Special Forces work by, with, and through partner forces, which is what distinguishes Green Berets from other Special Operations Forces.The COVID mandate metric was a disqualifier for leadership. The percentage of your team that took the shot became the measure of a good leader. That single inversion of values exposed which commanders had spines and which didn't.The shot was never FDA approved when the mandate was issued. Comirnaty was the approved label, but it was never available. Pfizer EUA was what was actually in the vials, which made the order unlawful on its face.Insubordination, done right, is documented. John responded to his counseling statement by numbering each paragraph and refuting it on the record. His whole team followed suit. Most commanders had no answer because there were no legally defensible responses.The reinstatement process is theater. The administration wants a headline, not accountability. The biggest COVID tyrants are still in the Pentagon and still the loudest cheerleaders for every other ideological capture.

The Rebbe addresses a question about vaccinating young children, advising to follow the practice of the majority in the school community. He blesses the family to raise their children in Torah, marriage, and good deeds with abundance. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/011/009/3525

Most of us learned the same story: During the winter at Valley Forge, George Washington's army suffered and endured. Ragged soldiers huddled together in frozen huts and gnawed on shoe leather for food. But what if that story is mostly myth? Military historian Ricardo Herrera, author of Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778, reveals what was really happening during the winter of 1777–1778. Valley Forge wasn't a place of frozen inactivity, it was a hub of military operations. The army's survival depended not on virtue and willpower alone, but on the armed foraging columns Washington sent into the Pennsylvania countryside to seize food, horses, and supplies from the civilians he was fighting to protect. Rick's Website | Book |Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/348 RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES

Dr. Margarita Fedorova discusses whether a vaccine ingredient is quietly protecting the brain.  Show citation:  Taquet M, Todd JA, Harrison PJ. Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections. NPJ Vaccines. 2025;10(1):130. Published 2025 Jun 25. doi:10.1038/s41541-025-01172-3 Show transcript:  Dr. Margarita Fedorova:  Welcome to Neurology Minute. My name is Margarita Fedorova, and I'm a neurology resident at the Cleveland Clinic. Today we're exploring a study that raises a compelling question. Could a vaccine ingredient be quietly protecting the brain? A recent study by Taquet et al., published in npj Vaccines in 2025, investigated whether vaccination with an AS01-adjuvanted vaccine is associated with a lower risk of dementia. You might know it as the immune-boosting ingredient in Shingrix, the shingles vaccine, and Arexvy, the new RSV vaccine. We already know from prior work that the Shingrix vaccine was associated with a reduced risk of dementia, but the question this paper asks is why. Is it because preventing shingles itself protects the brain, or is there something specific about the adjuvant that's doing the work? To answer this, the researchers used a large US electronic health record database comparing over 35,000 people who received the AS01-adjuvanted RSV vaccine, over 100,000 who received the AS01-adjuvanted shingles vaccine and over 78,000 who received both. Each matched against individuals who got the seasonal flu vaccine instead. The findings were interesting. People who received the RSV vaccine had a 29% lower risk of new dementia diagnosis over the following 18 months. Those who received the shingles vaccine had an 18% increase in time without dementia, and those who received both had a 37% increase in dementia-free time. Here's a key insight. Both vaccines target completely different viruses, but both contain the same adjuvant. The fact that a similar protective signal was seen with both suggests the benefit may not be about which virus is prevented, and it may be about the AS01 itself. Why might an adjuvant protect the brain? AS01 contains two active components, monophosphoryl lipid A, known as MPL, and QS21. Together they activate macrophages and dendritic cells, triggering cascade that includes a production of interferon gamma. In animal models, stimulation of a receptor called toll-like receptor 4, which MPL activates, has been shown to reduce Alzheimer's-like pathology. The authors also point out that the protective effect appears within just a few months of vaccination, which is hard to explain purely by prevented infections and may point instead to a direct immunological mechanism. Very important caveat. This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so we can't prove causation. There was also uncertainty about which brand of RSV vaccines some patients received, which could affect the strength of the AS01-specific conclusion. And with all of the dementia studies, it's unclear whether the vaccines prevent dementia or delay its onset. Though even a delay would be clinically meaningful given how few tools we have. What does this mean for clinical practice? For now, it doesn't change your vaccination recommendations. Both Shingrix and Arexvy already indicated in appropriate patients for the primary purposes, but it adds an intriguing possible benefit when counseling patients who ask about vaccines. And it opens the door to a genuinely exciting question. If AS01 has neuroprotective properties, could it be studied in a therapeutic target in its own right? That's the Neurology Minute for today. Keep exploring and we'll see you next time. If you want to read more, please find the paper by Maxime Taquet, et al., titled Lower Risk of Dementia with AS01-Adjuvanted Vaccination Against Shingles and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, published in npj Vaccines in June 2025. 

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Au cours de l'histoire des épidémies, il en est une dont on pensait s'être débarrassés : la rougeole peut être mortelle et surtout, elle est extrêmement contagieuse - 1 personne touchée peut en contaminer 18 à 20 autres. Un vaccin est mis au point dès les années 1960 mais la rougeole est toujours là. Selon l'OMS, si le nombre de morts diminue de près de 90% depuis les années 2000, en 2024, 95'000 personnes - dont la majeure partie sont des enfants - sont décédées des suites de la rougeole et le nombre d'infections est en augmentation. Pour comprendre pourquoi nous n'avons pas réussi à éradiquer ce virus, il faut se pencher sur son histoire scientifique et géopolitique. La diffusion de la rougeole commence au IVe ou Ve siècle de notre ère, mais on la confond longtemps avec d'autres maladies comme la variole. Les données sur sa présence géographique et sa mortalité sont donc rares. C'est ce qu'explique Laurence Monnais, professeure ordinaire en histoire de la médecine et de la santé publique à l'IHM, l'Institut des humanités en médecine de Lausanne, qui a publié Vaccinations. Le mythe du refus (Georg éditeur).

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss withdrawal of the ACIP charter published in April 2026, the first council meeting on antibiotic resistant bacteria, the latest developments surrounding hantavirus infections, and the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air including ventilation systems, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, early use of antiviral drugs for COVID-19 patients and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! 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Headlines: Paul Keating backs the CGT changes The US reveals arrest warrant for Cuban ex-president World’s first trillionaire? Two big tech companies are going public Aussie unemployment climbs higher than expected Avalon airport resumes flights after a hairy scare Deep Dive: Diphtheria was eradicated in Australia, so why is the government spending $7.2 million to contain an outbreak? The disease kills one in ten people, and can present as slow-healing sores or a respiratory infection – and there are now about 200 cases in Australia. Vaccination prevents the disease, but it's made a resurgence in the NT, WA, SA, and Queensland. In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by epidemiologist A. Prof. Sanjaya Senanayake. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @thebriefingpod Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barbara Loe Fisher is the president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a non-profit charity she co-founded with parents of DPT vaccine injured children in 1982. NVIC is a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety reforms and informed consent protections in the public health system. Many want to put COVID-19 in the dust bin of history. However, it's critical for as much information to come out as possible because as we saw during the COVID pandemic, our government became very authoritarian in forcing shots on so many individuals. This experience has brought many to a new level of distrust and skepticism as it relates to vaccinations and the increased use of mRNA technology. Recently a former senior advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted regarding his alleged efforts to hide records about the origins of COVID-19. Also, James Erdman III, a whistleblower from the CIA, appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee with testimony of an alleged coverup by Dr. Fauci and the Intelligence Community. Meanwhile, there have been concerns expressed over new pandemics (Ebola and Hantavirus) and the development of new mRNA shots. When it comes to vaccinations, there is a growing grassroots effort calling for informed consent. Sadly, Florida legislators just killed such a measure in special session. Also, some states are actively taking action to remove any exemptions from vaccinations. Additionally, Barbara noted the significant administrative changes at the FDA and the CDC, the prevalence of spike proteins related to vaccinated mothers and concerns regarding blood transfusions.

Barbara Loe Fisher is the president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a non-profit charity she co-founded with parents of DPT vaccine injured children in 1982. NVIC is a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety reforms and informed consent protections in the public health system. Many want to put COVID-19 in the dust bin of history. However, it's critical for as much information to come out as possible because as we saw during the COVID pandemic, our government became very authoritarian in forcing shots on so many individuals. This experience has brought many to a new level of distrust and skepticism as it relates to vaccinations and the increased use of mRNA technology. Recently a former senior advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted regarding his alleged efforts to hide records about the origins of COVID-19. Also, James Erdman III, a whistleblower from the CIA, appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee with testimony of an alleged coverup by Dr. Fauci and the Intelligence Community. Meanwhile, there have been concerns expressed over new pandemics (Ebola and Hantavirus) and the development of new mRNA shots. When it comes to vaccinations, there is a growing grassroots effort calling for informed consent. Sadly, Florida legislators just killed such a measure in special session. Also, some states are actively taking action to remove any exemptions from vaccinations. Additionally, Barbara noted the significant administrative changes at the FDA and the CDC, the prevalence of spike proteins related to vaccinated mothers and concerns regarding blood transfusions.

Host: Richie Morales Guest: Caitlyn Murphy Air date: May 19, 2026

Today: the growing health and economic consequences of vaccine-preventable diseases.  Ben Lopman, professor of epidemiology, global health, and environmental health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, discusses the new Vaccine Impact Map, an interactive tool designed to help public health officials visualize how declining vaccination coverage could affect their states over time. Later, Bryan Patenaude, associate professor of economic evaluation and health economics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, breaks down the financial realities of measles outbreaks and why even relatively small outbreaks can carry massive costs for public health systems, hospitals, insurers, and families. The Cost of Measles and Public Health Implications | ASTHOThriving Under Pressure: Building Resilient Dialysis Systems and TeamsFunding & Collaboration Opportunities | ASTHO

In episode 77 of Going anti-Viral, Dr Debika Bhattacharya joins host Dr Michael Saag to discuss the management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and vaccination. Dr Bhattacharya is a Clinical Professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine and specializes in the management of HIV and HIV/viral hepatitis coinfection and sees patients with viral hepatitis and HIV/viral hepatitis coinfection at UCLA and its affiliated clinics. Her research involves viral hepatitis clinical therapeutics and long-term clinical outcomes in persons with HIV/viral hepatitis or viral hepatitis alone. Dr Saag and Dr Bhattacharya discuss HBV infection and vaccination, especially among people with HIV addressing prevalence, serology interpretation, vaccination strategies, and management of hepatitis B in the context of HIV treatment. They also reinforce the need for more research into therapies that will lead to a cure for hepatitis B. 0:00 – Introduction 1:16 – Understanding hepatitis B and its impact on people with HIV  2:56 – Vaccination strategies for hepatitis B 4:53 – Interpreting hepatitis B serology results 8:38 – Vaccination protocols and recommendations 13:19 – Managing patients with hepatitis B 14:29 – Long-acting therapies and hepatitis B risks 17:29 – Screening and monitoring for hepatitis B 19:01 – Navigating core antibody positivity 23:36 – The importance of antibody titers 28:23 – Final thoughts on hepatitis B management Resources: Going-anti-Viral: Episode 31 - Will we ever have a cure for hepatitis B? - Dr Kenneth ShermanYouTube:  https://youtu.be/yh48RFOrISk Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-31-will-we-ever-have-a-cure-for-hepatitis-b/id1713226144?i=1000677466892 __________________________________________________Produced by IAS-USA, Going anti–Viral is a podcast for clinicians involved in research and care in HIV, its complications, and other viral infections. This podcast is intended as a technical source of information for specialists in this field, but anyone listening will enjoy learning more about the state of modern medicine around viral infections.Going anti-Viral's host is Dr Michael Saag, a physician, prominent HIV researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and volunteer IAS–USA board member. In most episodes, Dr Saag interviews an expert in infectious diseases or emerging pandemics about their area of specialty and current developments in the field. Other episodes are drawn from the IAS–USA vast catalogue of panel discussions, Dialogues, and other audio from various meetings and conferences. Email podcast@iasusa.org to send feedback, show suggestions, or questions to be answered on a later episode.Follow Going anti-Viral on: Apple Podcasts YouTubeXFacebookInstagram...

Measles is on the rise across the U.S., and experts say outbreaks aren't hypothetical anymore. At least 40,000 PA students are missing required vaccines, and many schools have dropped below the 95% herd immunity threshold that helps stop epidemic-like spread. (Some Pittsburgh-area schools are dangerously low in the 70% range.) Why are districts letting kids attend school without vaccines or valid exemptions, and why isn't the state consistently stepping in? Mike Wereschagin, a reporter and editor with the Post-Gazette's investigative team, joins host Megan Harris to discuss his revelatory investigation and where we go from here. Mike and his team built a database where you can look up the vaccination rate at any school in PA, something the state itself doesn't provide. Check it out here. Learn more about the sponsors of this Monday, May 18th episode: PGH Cultural Trust PGH Book Fest Window Nation Pittsburgh Steelers The Frick Pittsburgh Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news?  Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We're on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.

We're going to cure cancer in our lifetime." It's a rallying cry at every charity event, every fundraiser, every race. But what does that actually mean?Dr. Sonal Gandhi, a medical oncologist, joins Ditch the Labcoat to break down what most people don't understand: we already cure cancer. All the time. Early stage cancers like breast, colon, and skin cancer caught in time have cure rates approaching 90 to 100 percent.The challenge is stage four cancer. Metastatic disease. Cancer that has spread to other organs. And even there, the conversation is shifting. Cancer is increasingly becoming a chronic illness. People are living longer with it, sometimes dying with it rather than from it, just like they do with heart disease or diabetes.Dr. Gandhi walks through what "curing cancer" really means, how treatment has evolved beyond chemotherapy into targeted therapies and immunotherapy, and why prevention matters. Up to 40 percent of cancers are related to modifiable lifestyle factors: smoking, alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise. But even doing everything right doesn't guarantee you won't get cancer. Age is the number one risk factor, and we can't modify that.She also challenges the guilt people carry when they're diagnosed and reframes the fear around the "C word." Maybe it's time to pull cancer back into the middle with the menu of other chronic illnesses we manage, not cure.If you've ever wondered what "curing cancer" actually means, why some cancers are more treatable than others, or what you can do to reduce your risk, this episode will reframe how you think about one of medicine's most feared diagnoses.If you've ever wondered why so many people have unexplained symptoms, why standard treatments fail them, or what actually works when medicine runs out of answers, this episode will reframe how you see chronic illness.Dr. Sonal Gandhi's LinkedinEpisode Takeaways1. We already cure cancer. Early stage cancers (stage 1 or 2) caught in time have cure rates approaching 90 to 100 percent, depending on the type.2. Cancer is not one disease. It's dozens of diseases with different stages, treatments, and outcomes. We're better at treating some than others.3. Stage four (metastatic) cancer is increasingly becoming a chronic illness. Treatments help people live longer with cancer, sometimes dying with it rather than from it.4. Up to 40 percent of cancers are related to modifiable lifestyle factors: smoking, alcohol, obesity, and lack of exercise. Being a healthy weight matters for cancer prevention.5. Age is the number one risk factor for cancer. Every decade you get older, cells get worse at repairing mistakes. We can't modify aging.6. Only 10 to 20 percent of cancers are due to inherited genes. Most cancers happen because of the complicated interplay between lifestyle, environment, and cellular aging.7. Immunotherapy works by preventing cancer cells from turning off the immune system, but it can cause severe autoimmune side effects that need rapid treatment.8. Whole body scans and experimental blood tests sound appealing, but they often create more harm than good. Screening needs to be done in context with clear downstream action plans.Episode Timestamps03:51 – What Does "Curing Cancer" Actually Mean?08:15 – Early Stage vs. Late Stage Cancer: The Critical Difference12:42 – How Chemotherapy, Targeted Therapy, and Immunotherapy Work18:35 – Prevention: Lifestyle Factors That Reduce Cancer Risk21:50 – Why Immunotherapy Can Cause Severe Side Effects30:48 – Cancer as a Chronic Illness, Not a Death Sentence38:22 – Environmental and Occupational Cancer Risks45:51 – Why Whole Body Scans Aren't the AnswerDISCLAMER >>>>>>    The Ditch Lab Coat podcast serves solely for general informational purposes and does not serve as a substitute for professional medical services such as medicine or nursing. It does not establish a doctor/patient relationship, and the use of information from the podcast or linked materials is at the user's own risk. The content does not aim to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and users should promptly seek guidance from healthcare professionals for any medical conditions.   >>>>>> The expressed opinions belong solely to the hosts and guests, and they do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Hospitals, Clinics, Universities, or any other organization associated with the host or guests.    Disclosures: Ditch The Lab Coat podcast is produced by (soundsdebatable.com) and is independent of Dr. Bonta's teaching and research roles at McMaster University, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Queens University.

Karen B. Jacobson, MD, MPH, discusses how COVID-19 vaccination timing during pregnancy impacted infant infection outcomes.

You can connect with Marilyn Bulloch on LinkedIn here.Read more insights about hepatitis B throughout Hepatitis Awareness Month at Pharmacy Times' Hepatitis Resource Center.Episode Timestamps:1:05: Introduction2:08: Current Disease Burden of Hepatitis B3:55: Risk Landscape for Adults7:20: Link Between Chronic Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer10:25: Expanded Vaccine Recommendations13:25: The Role of Pharmacists in Vaccine Counseling16:40: Why Shorter Conversations Are Better17:55: Advantages of 2-Dose Schedule20:40: Closing the Adult Hepatitis B Immunization Gap23:50: A Patient Counseling Scenario25:25: Closing Thoughts

Jason talks about a NY Times report on falling vaccination rates, and a MN school where less than half of kindergartners are vaccinated for the measles. What will it take to get parents to start vaccinating their kids again?

Monday 5pm Hour: Jason talks about an alarming NY Times report on declining vaccination rates. How do we reestablish trust in settled science? Then Dave Schwartz joins for his weekly visit. Can the Wild keep up the intensity for Game 4? The Twins win a big series in Cleveland. And how was Dave's fishing opener?

Dr. Michael Osterholm joins Chad at the start of the hour sharing why he sees no reason to worry heavily about a hantavirus outbreak far past the cruise ship passengers. We also discuss a small Minnesota town seeing very low vaccination rates for kids. Later, Chad opens a conversation about the complicated question of minimum wage in today's economy.

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – When injecting something into a human being, we must accept the possibility of harm. We must diagnose. We must treat. The refusal to build a coordinated response to suspected post‑vaccination illness has cost years of suffering. There are Americans who woke up after a vaccine and never got their old life back. They lost strength. Doctors dismissed them or called it...

Since the 1940s, vaccines have been made using the eggs of chickens. A new process uses cells from a dog. Belinda Smith finds out more.

Howie and Harlan are joined by Lee Schwamm, the Yale School of Medicine's associate dean for digital strategy & transformation and chief digital health officer of the Yale New Haven Health System, to discuss how the system is working to rapidly evaluate and deploy AI tools without compromising patient safety and oversight. Harlan highlights vaccine studies reportedly held back from publication and argues for greater scientific transparency; Howie reports on a deadly outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard a cruise ship. Show notes: Suppressing Science "F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe" "Safety Monitoring of Multiple Health Outcomes Following 2023–2024 COVID-19 Vaccination among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Older in the United States" One of the studies initially blocked by the FDA, published in medRxiv. Akiko Iwasaki: "Freedom of scientific inquiry: reclaiming space for controversy" Lee Schwamm "What is digital transformation?" "Use of Ambient AI Scribes to Reduce Administrative Burden and Professional Burnout" Imaging and radiology "What Is Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)? An Expert Guide"  "Platform Solutions vs. Point Solutions: What's the Difference?" "A prospective clinical feasibility study of a conversational diagnostic AI in an ambulatory primary care clinic" "A scoping review of silent trials for medical artificial intelligence" "Heart failure risk stratification using artificial intelligence applied to electrocardiogram images: a multinational study" Center for Health Care Innovation "Beyond Sterling Hall: Artificial Intelligence is a 'Natural'" Institutional Review Board "What is hyperscale?" AgileMD: eCART "Geoff Hinton: On Radiology" "What is a private cloud?" "What Is a GPU?" Lee Schwamm on what makes an excellent digital patient experience: An excellent digital patient experience is one that moves complexity away from the patient and makes it easy for patients to access, navigate, and coordinate care across the continuum without needing to fragment their care across multiple healthcare delivery systems.  It provides seamless longitudinal continuity of identity, so patients are never asked twice for the same information and their preferences endure between sessions and across experiences. This intelligent hyper-personalization enables care journeys that meaningful, effective and seamlessly intermingle traditional and digital care. At a macro level, these experiences are delivered equitably and adjust to the patient's level of digital engagement, engendering trust and conveying empathy. An equitable digital front door is one that opens easily for everyone, allows access to the needed services, and improves clinical care and operational efficiency rather than simply digitizing existing ineffective or byzantine processes. Lastly, excellent digital patient experiences are not just built but are maintained and curated, through continuous measurement, iteration, and alignment to the needs of patients rather than the organizational structure of the health system. Hantavirus Oceanwide Expeditions Press Releases Hantavirus "What Is Hantavirus, the Rare Disease That Killed Betsy Arakawa?" "Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country" Updates from the World Health Organization on X "'Super-Spreaders' and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

Drs. Wierda and O'Brien discuss how fixed-duration venetoclax-based therapy can match continuous BTK inhibitor treatment in CLL while offering deep remissions and time off therapy. They also explore promising real-world CAR T-cell (liso-cel) results and stress the growing importance of vaccination and cancer screening as CLL patients live longer.

"Vax to School Hawaii" for back-to-school...Guests Dr. Jennifer Mbuthia (Hawaii Department of Health - Immunization Branch Physician Consultant) and Sarah Hipp (Hawaii Department of Health - School Health Coordinator) help with guidelines as Hawaii students return to school as 7th graders, are new to our islands, and give tips on planning your well-child visit with your child's pediatrician or family PCP (Primary Care Physician).Vax To School HawaiiSarah Hipp gives details on physical exams and what to bring to your doctor - like general eating habits, activities or exercise routines, and sleep patterns. Dr. Jennifer Mbuthia provides insights into how vaccines work, why there are age requirements for certain vaccinations [Infants and Toddlers] [Preteens and Adolescents] [Adults], and her professional outlook on the recent measles and reported pertussis cases nationwide and here in Hawaii. Kathy With a K is your host."Hawaii Matters", a public service community program that airs on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. Hawaii across Pacific Media Group Oahu radio stations:KDDB 102.7 Da Bomb | KQMQ HI93 | KUMU 94.7 KUMU | KPOI 105.9 The WaveTo be featured or for inquiries on "Hawaii Matters", please email: kathywithak@1059thewavefm.com[recorded on April 27, 2026 at Pacific Media Group Oahu in Honolulu, HI 96813]

Send us Fan MailDr. AJ Manship, DVM, DACVIM, at Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, shares his personal experience with the EHM outbreak in 2025. We discuss how EHV can manifest as EHM and best practices for prevention.

In celebration of World Immunization Week, Nathan Ott, PharmD, joins Over the Counter to discuss the evolution of the pharmacist's role in boosting community vaccination rates across the country.

Grandparents for Vaccines is a nationwide nonprofit that aims to educate the current generation of parents about vaccine-preventable diseases. Launched in September 2025, the group has produced videos of grandparents describing what it was like to endure or witness their friends, classmates and relatives battle illnesses such as polio, measles and pertussis before vaccines for them existed. The group’s launch comes amid rising vaccine skepticism fueled by misinformation about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. A recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post showed that 1 in 6 parents in the US have delayed or skipped vaccines for their children. Teri Mills is a founding member of Grandparents for Vaccines and a retired public health nurse who was named "Oregon Nurse of the Year" in 2019 by the Oregon Nurse Foundation. We listen back to a conversation we first aired on Nov. 19, 2025 with Mills and Sheri Schouten, a retired public health nurse and former Oregon state lawmaker, to hear their work with Grandparents for Vaccines.

Oh boy. No putting the toothpaste back in the tube. Today we loosely brush up against the most dearly held secular doctrine in the west: Vaccination.Email me at godseyeviewbook@gmail.com

Clement Manyathela speaks to Dr Shaakira Abrahams, a medical manager at Sanofi South Africa, about the importance of immunisation for children and how it affects their health. You’re listening to The Clement Manyathela Show on 702. Clement Manyathela makes sense of the news of the day while sharing information to guide you through daily life. As your morning friend, he tackles both the serious and the light-hearted on your behalf. Thank you for listening. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 9 am to 12 pm (South African time) on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, visit Primedia+ https://buff.ly/XijPLtJ Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Keep the conversation going online: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

durée : 00:37:22 - Le téléphone sonne - par : Fabienne Sintes - La France reste assez largement favorable aux vaccins alors que la Semaine européenne de la vaccination a débuté lundi dernier. Si les antivax restent minoritaires, la défiance ou les fausses informations continuent d'essaimer et traduisent une forme d'hésitation. - réalisation : Thomas Lenglain, Pierre Dessertenne, Amaury Bocher, Mathias Dubois, Philippe Lefébure - invités : Olivier Schwartz Directeur de l'Unité "Virus et Immunité" de l'institut Pasteur., Alain Fischer Médecin, professeur d'immunologie et Président du comité d'orientation de la "Concertation citoyenne sur les vaccinations" Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Send us Fan MailThis week's episode is a conversation that most hesitate to have publicly, but it matters - especially for parents navigating these hard decisions in a loud world. Allie discusses how their family made the decisions about vaccinations with their children. She goes into detail on what the steps where that led her to quesitoning vaccinations, how she researched them, and what she learned about parenting from it. This is one you don't want to miss!Subscribe to our email subscription here for weekly mom hacks, marriage conversation starters,  get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, early merch drop information and so much more!Our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy is giving our listeners a special offer. If you mention the Good Grief, Momma podcast you will get $25 off of a 60-minute evaluation or $50 off of a 90-minute evaluation.

A paediatrician says misinformation about childhood vaccines coming out of the United States has led to a huge spike in vaccine hesitancy in Australia in the past year. Professor Margie Danchin from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute says the latest figures show Australia has the lowest vaccine coverage for children under 5 in more than a decade, with the rates falling each year since 2020. She spoke with Greg Dyett.

Middle East war:  Concerns grow over vital raw minerals Lebanon: French peacekeeper dies following recent attack Largest vaccine catch-up campaign reaches 18 million children  

(Apr 23, 2026) MMR vaccine rates in St. Lawrence County lag behind the statewide average; we head to Lake George, where a parking meter enforcer says he's trying to be a "helpful busybody;" and North Country PBS stations and libraries are hosting screenings of a documentary about the national fight against book bans on Thursday.

The Federal Government has announced free R-S-V vaccinations for older Australians, in a push to better protect those most at risk from the potentially deadly respiratory virus. The $445 million dollar investment means Australians aged 75 and over - and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and over - will be able to access the immunisation for free from mid May, saving them as much as $300 dollars per vaccination. - Hukûmeta Federal vaksînên belaş ên Respiratory Syncytial Virus R-S-V ku vîroseke bandorê li pişikan dike ji bo Australiyên temenmezin ragihand, da ku kesên ku herî zêde di mertisiyê de ne ji vîrosa kujer biparêzin. Veberhênana 445 milyon dolarî tê vê wateyê ku Australiyên ji 75 salî mezintir- û xelkê Aborjinî û Giravên Torres Strait ên 60 salî û mezintir - dê ji nîvê Gulanê û pê ve bikaribin belaş bigihîjin vaksînlêdanê.

The Federal Government has announced free R-S-V vaccinations for older Australians, in a push to better protect those most at risk from the potentially deadly respiratory virus. The $445 million dollar investment means Australians aged 75 and over - and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and over - will be able to access the immunisation for free from mid May, saving them as much as $300 dollars per vaccination. - รัฐบาลกลางออสเตรเลียประกาศให้วัคซีนป้องกันไวรัส RSV ฟรี สำหรับผู้สูงอายุ เพื่อเพิ่มการปกป้องกลุ่มที่มีความเสี่ยงสูงจากโรคทางเดินหายใจที่อาจรุนแรงถึงชีวิต มาตรการดังกล่าวใช้งบประมาณ 445 ล้านดอลลาร์ โดยผู้ที่มีอายุ 75 ปีขึ้นไป รวมถึงชาวอะบอริจินและชาวเกาะช่องแคบทอร์เรสที่มีอายุ 60 ปีขึ้นไป จะสามารถเข้ารับวัคซีนได้โดยไม่เสียค่าใช้จ่าย ตั้งแต่กลางเดือนพฤษภาคม ซึ่งจะช่วยประหยัดค่าใช้จ่ายได้สูงสุดถึง 300 ดอลลาร์ต่อเข็ม

Send us Fan MailIt's a rare piece of good news. A single-dose dengue vaccine developed in Brazil as part of an international collaboration protected people against at least two strains of the virus for five years or longer, and did so safely. The vaccine was already being tested across Brazil and the findings helped boost confidence in its use. “This is a big deal,” says Dr. Andre Siqueira, Head of the Dengue Global Program at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDI).  Dr. Siqueira, who is also an Infectious Diseases Consultant at Brazil's Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, a hospital that is part of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), helped develop the vaccine. He chatted with One World, One Health about the work in 2024. The new vaccine worked almost perfectly to keep people from being hospitalized with severe dengue symptoms, Dr. Siqueira and the team reported in Nature Medicine.  That's a big deal. Dengue can cause terrible symptoms, including severe abdominal pain, internal bleeding, severe muscle aches, and long term fatigue. From January 2025 to January 2026, dengue killed more than 4,000 people. The only other dengue vaccines currently available are a two-dose formula made by Japanese manufacturer Takeda and Sanofi's Dengvaxia, which the company is discontinuing because of a lack of demand. In this episode, Siqueira updates host Maggie Fox about the latest findings on the new vaccine's efficacy and its rollout in Brazil. 

Dr. Dave Clarke returns to Ditch the Labcoat to dig deeper into something medicine still doesn't talk about enough: what happens when your body creates real, debilitating symptoms but there's nothing structurally wrong.This isn't about imaginary illness or psychosomatic complaints. This is about the brain physically changing in response to stress, trauma, and unresolved emotional burdens, and manifesting those changes as chronic pain, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and dozens of other conditions that standard medical tests can't explain.Dr. Clarke walks through what neuroplastic treatment actually looks like. How he identifies patients whose symptoms stem from adverse childhood experiences, current stressors, or past traumas they've buried so deep they don't even recognize the connection. How he helps them see that their bodies are okay, their brains have just learned to create symptoms as a warning signal. And how, once that fear is removed and the real stressors are addressed, symptoms that have plagued people for years can resolve. Sometimes dramatically, sometimes over time with therapy.The conversation challenges everything medicine teaches about the link between pathology and symptoms. Why do ten people with identical "bone-on-bone" knee arthritis x-rays experience completely different levels of pain? Why do half of people over 40 have abnormal spine MRIs but no symptoms at all? Why do patients get told their spine is "abnormal" or they have Ehlers-Danlos or chronic Lyme when the real issue is unprocessed trauma from childhood?Dr. Clarke also addresses the system failures that keep neuroplastic treatment on the margins. Why physicians trained to think about organs and structures struggle to diagnose conditions rooted in the mind. Why patients resist the idea that their pain could be brain-generated, even when it's the only explanation that fits. And why collaborative care between medical doctors and trauma-informed mental health professionals is the most cost-effective intervention we're not using.If you've ever wondered why so many people have unexplained symptoms, why standard treatments fail them, or what actually works when medicine runs out of answers, this episode will reframe how you see chronic illness.Dr. Dave Clarke's Website:  https://www.symptomatic.me/Episode Takeaways1. Neuroplastic conditions are not imaginary. The brain has physically changed in response to stress or trauma, creating real symptoms in the body.2. Over 40% of people who present to primary care have medically unexplained symptoms, and at least a quarter to a third of adults experience neuroplastic conditions.3. More than half of people over age 40 have abnormal spine MRIs with zero symptoms, proving that structural abnormalities don't always correlate with pain.4. Pain reprocessing therapy starts with reassurance: your body is okay, you don't need to fear lifelong disability, and shifting attention from body to mind begins reducing symptoms.5. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are often subtle. Not just physical or sexual abuse, but emotional neglect, perfectionism, or growing up in chaotic households create lasting neuroplastic effects.6. The key to uncovering hidden trauma: ask patients to imagine their own child growing up exactly as they did. This reframe helps them see experiences they minimized as actually harmful.7. Collaborative care between medical doctors and trauma-informed mental health professionals produces the best outcomes and is highly cost-effective, reducing ER visits and healthcare utilization.8. Resources are now widely available: apps (Curable, Nirvana, Digestible, FreeMe), self-help books, the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (symptomatic.me), and trained providers worldwide.Episode Timestamps03:45 – What Neuroplastic Treatment Actually Looks Like07:09 – The Stress Evaluation: Finding the Link Between Trauma and Symptoms13:35 – How to Get Patients to Believe Their Brain Creates Physical Pain18:55 – Placebo, Nocebo, and Why Pain is Always Generated by the Brain24:46 – Conditions That Benefit from Neuroplastic Treatment29:35 – Why the System Still Doesn't Believe This36:53 – How to Uncover Hidden Childhood Trauma46:45 – Resources for People Who Can't Access Specialized CareDISCLAMER >>>>>>    The Ditch Lab Coat podcast serves solely for general informational purposes and does not serve as a substitute for professional medical services such as medicine or nursing. It does not establish a doctor/patient relationship, and the use of information from the podcast or linked materials is at the user's own risk. The content does not aim to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and users should promptly seek guidance from healthcare professionals for any medical conditions.   >>>>>> The expressed opinions belong solely to the hosts and guests, and they do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Hospitals, Clinics, Universities, or any other organization associated with the host or guests.    Disclosures: Ditch The Lab Coat podcast is produced by (soundsdebatable.com) and is independent of Dr. Bonta's teaching and research roles at McMaster University, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Queens University. 

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about why more people under age 55 are dying of heart attacks, a pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine showing lasting results in an early trial, and to answer all of your medical questions.  

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about why more people under age 55 are dying of heart attacks, a pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine showing lasting results in an early trial, and to answer all of your medical questions.  

The Federal Government has announced free R-S-V vaccinations for older Australians, in a push to better protect those most at risk from the potentially deadly respiratory virus. The $445 million dollar investment means Australians aged 75 and over - and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and over - will be able to access the immunisation for free from mid May, saving them as much as $300 dollars per vaccination. - घातक समेत हुन सक्ने 'आरएसभी'को सङ्क्रमणबाट सबैभन्दा धेरै जोखिममा रहेका अस्ट्रेलियनहरूलाई सुरक्षित राख्न सङ्घीय सरकारले निःशुल्क खोप प्रदान गर्दै छ। ४४ करोड ५० लाख डलरको लगानी रहने योजना अन्तर्गतको खोप ७५ वर्ष वा सो भन्दा माथिका गैर आदिवासी तथा ६० वा सोभन्दा बढी उमेरका आदिवासी अस्ट्रेलियनहरूले निःशुल्क लगाउन सक्ने छन्।

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about why more people under age 55 are dying of heart attacks, a pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine showing lasting results in an early trial, and to answer all of your medical questions.  

The Federal Government has announced free RSV vaccinations for older Australians, in a push to better protect those most at risk from the potentially deadly respiratory virus. - Magkakaloob ng libreng bakuna laban sa RSV o Respiratory Syncytial Virus ang Federal Government para sa mga nakatatandang Australiano, bilang bahagi ng hakbang na protektahan ang mga pinaka-nanganganib sa nakamamatay na respiratory virus.

The Federal Government has announced free R-S-V vaccinations for older Australians, in a push to better protect those most at risk from the potentially deadly respiratory virus. The $445 million dollar investment means Australians aged 75 and over - and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and over - will be able to access the immunisation for free from mid May, saving them as much as $300 dollars per vaccination.

On this episode of BCI Cattle Chat, the experts cover listener questions on calving difficulty, vaccination strategies, and liver fluke management. The team discusses that while malpresentation in calves can sometimes occur in clusters, it is more strongly linked to factors such as calf size, twins, and genetics than to cattle handling, though low-stress handling remains important. They also discuss vaccination protocols for incoming calves, emphasizing that vaccines are a long-term preventive tool and should be paired with strong overall health management. Finally, they highlight that effective liver fluke control depends on understanding the parasite's life cycle and managing environmental risk factors, not just treatment. 3:25 Calving Difficulties 10:19 Vaccination Strategies 19:12 South African Liver Flukes For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on X at @ksubci, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to bci@ksu.edu. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don't forget, if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Vaccinations Before Cattle Turnout Proper Handling of Vaccines, Syringes and Needles Creating Higher-Value Dairy Bull Calves   00:01:05 – Vaccinations Before Cattle Turnout: The show starts with K-State Extension beef veterinarian, A.J. Tarpoff, as he lists his recommendations for what cattle producers should consider for vaccinating their livestock.   00:12:05 – Proper Handling of Vaccines, Syringes and Needles: A.J. continues the show as he discusses proper care of vaccinations, syringes and needles and common mistakes producers might be making. KSUBeef.org   00:23:05 – Creating Higher-Value Dairy Bull Calves: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show explaining how dairy farmers can add a vital revenue stream to their operation using beef-on-dairy genetics to transform low-value dairy bull calves into high-value beef.     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.   Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit Extension.ksu.edu. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

There have been many recent changes to the recommended vaccination schedule in the U.S.  Friend of the podcast, Dr. Andrew Nowalk, returns to the podcast to talk about emerging infectious diseases as well as how these recent guideline changes may impact directly people with Down syndrome.   If you would like to suggest a topic for us to cover on the podcast, please send an e-mail to DownSyndromeCenter@chp.edu. If you would like to partner with the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please visit https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter. We are thankful for the generous donation from Caring for Kids – The Carrie Martin Fund that provides the funding for the podcast recording equipment and hosting costs for this podcast.