Health Wanted brings you each week’s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host and social media science infl...
Access to gender-affirming health care is a critical and evolving issue that encompasses both medical and societal challenges. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Chase Strangio, JD, discuss health care for transgender people and how current legislation makes it harder to access. For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes. Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630! For more, visit wabe.org/healthwantedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ with John Green
In honor of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Wanted presents author John Green in conversation with host Laurel Bristow for his new book, “Everything is Tuberculosis.” Live from Glenn Memorial at Emory University on March 21, 2025, John and Laurel discuss the book, the persistence of tuberculosis, and what happens when people confuse him for his brother, Hank. Have a question for Laurel in a future episode? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630! For more, visit wabe.org/healthwantedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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World Tuberculosis Day
Every year, tuberculosis claims over one million lives worldwide. The United States has long been a key contributor to global efforts in preventing, treating, and researching the disease. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Kenneth Castro, MD, discuss the ongoing challenges of tuberculosis and the impact that recent cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development budget are having on global tuberculosis efforts. The Q&A addresses the question of transgender mice, the cause of death of Gene Hackman and his wife, and the current measles outbreak. Total Recall covers the recent recall of two FDA safety boards, and "What the Health" fills in for "Sick of the Week" to look at the most recent bird flu suggestion from the current US Secretary of Health and Human Services. For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes. Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630! For more, visit wabe.org/healthwantedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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COVID-19, Five Years Later
Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This fast-tracked information sharing, vaccine development and deployment, and activated the global scientific community as they worked to understand the virus and minimize its spread. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, co-lead investigator of the Yale COVID-19 Recovery Study, look back at the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss what we’ve learned, where we are, and what lies ahead. Bristow then answers questions in the Q&A concerning ivermectin, parasites and allergies, clinical trials for children, Invisalign retainers and microplastics, and the impact of recent government policy on flu shot access in "Sick of the Week." For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes. Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630! For more, visit wabe.org/healthwantedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Exposome
The exposome is an expansive concept that encompasses everything in the environment a person is exposed to throughout their lifetime. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Doug Walker, PhD, discuss the study of the exposome, environmental exposures, and their impact on human health. In the Q&A, Bristol speaks on the safety of artificial turf, the measles outbreak, and a question about vaccines and neurodiversity sets the stage for Sick of the Week. For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes. Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630! For more, visit wabe.org/healthwantedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Wanted brings you each week’s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host and social media science influencer Laurel Bristow covers everything from Ozempic to the ozone, interviewing experts and answering your questions, all in pursuit of better health.
A partnership between WABE and the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.
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