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A new strain of H5N1 influenza is spreading in dairy cows in the United States. Will it cause an epidemic in humans? And what does our public health system need to do in order to be ready if it does? A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM ... Show More

Claims that Black people had lower lung capacity than White people led to race-adjusted spirometry and poorer care for Black patients with lung disease. New equations are starting to change that. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp240 ... Show More

A key measure of kidney function and a risk calculator for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery are among the many tools that have long contributed to health and health care inequities for Black patients. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.105 ... Show More

<p>This episode considers what happens when the rigors of training and the pursuit of excellence in in medicine collide with the mental health needs of trainees.</p> <p>A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2400698.</p> 

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: A meeting of minds: scientists show that when two people talk, their brains really do sync up. Also, bird flu is now spreading among cattle via their milk. What are the implications? And, a new scientific twist for better, more efficient f ... Show More

<p>An outbreak of bird flu has been tearing through the nation’s dairy farms and infecting more and more people.</p><p>Now there are troubling signs that the United States may be closer to another pandemic, even as President Trump dismantles the country’s public health system.</p ... Show More

Bird flu has been in the headlines for ages, with scientists warning that we could be headed for a pandemic. But we’ve been hearing about this H5N1 virus for so long that it’s kind of starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf. So — what’s really going on with H5N1 bird flu? Ho ... Show More

<p>This season finale examines the moral injury that the current U.S. health care system inflicts on physicians and trainees — and how they may be able to offer care that aligns with their values.</p> <p>A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/ ... Show More

<p>A VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS INTERVIEW <a href='https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/WpRvyAMa-rmTFgmxB.html'>IS AVAILABLE HERE</a>.</p> <p>THE USUAL AUDIO FILE IS AVAILABLE BELOW</p> <p>Steven Cummings has co-written a take-no-prisoners editorial in the New England Journal of Medici ... Show More

In the news podcast this week, the first human death from bird flu in the US has made virologists vigilant about its potential threat. Also, we learn about the potentially billions of tonnes of sequestered hydrogen on Earth that could be used for clean energy, and hear of the pro ... Show More

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is spreading among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising concerns that another pandemic may be looming. Last month, California declared a state of emergency due to rising cases in dairy cattle, and there have been over 65 human ca ... Show More

<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">What's the deal with bird flu? Is it actually something we should be worried about? What's the history of it? And why has there been a focus on it and why have millions of chickens been slaughtered because of it?</span></p> <p><span data-pres ... Show More

<p>Hemorrhagic virus? Check. Deadly disease? Check. Mosquito-borne? Check. Affected by animal movement, human activity, and environmental change? Check. Rift Valley Fever has all the markings of a classic TPWKY episode. This week, we’re doing a deep dive on this deadly virus, tak ... Show More