A Moment in Health with Dr. Ashish Jha
A Moment in Health with Dr. Ashish Jha
Podcast Description
Emerging research, data that shapes everyday health choices and insights into the systems meant to keep us well — all in under 20 minutes. Join Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, as he and guests unpack the key issues influencing your health right now, guiding you through this moment in personal and public health.
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The podcast focuses on critical public and personal health topics, including the opioid epidemic, health infrastructure preparedness, and the impacts of preventative health measures. Episodes explore emerging research such as the link between proximity to major roadways and asthma rates, and how the Affordable Care Act influences preventive services.
Emerging research, data that shapes everyday health choices and insights into the systems meant to keep us well — all in under 20 minutes. Join Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, as he and guests unpack the key issues influencing your health right now, guiding you through this moment in personal and public health.
In this episode of A Moment in Health, Dr. Ashish Jha explains how 99% of new hepatitis B infections can be prevented with a universal newborn vaccine and critiques the recent ACIP decision to step away from that recommendation. He reviews a new New England Journal of Medicine study showing that one dose of the HPV vaccine is non-inferior to the traditional two-dose schedule, reducing barriers to protection. Dr. Jha is joined by Cate Ryan, Brown Class of 2021 and current Harvard public health student, who reflects on how reporting on science during the pandemic shaped her path in public health and how issues like housing stability continue to drive her work today.
Dr. Jha discusses:
- Universal Hepatitis В Vaccination at Birth — CIDRAP
- Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to Two Doses — New England Journal of Medicine
About the Guest
Cate Ryan is an MPH candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, focusing on the intersection of health and housing. She graduated from Brown in 2021 with a cell and molecular biology major and was the former senior science and research editor for the Brown Daily Herald, as well as the producer of the COVID Pod with Dr. Ashish Jha.
About the Host
Dr. Ashish K. Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.
Music by Katherine Beggs, additional music by Lulu West and Maya Polsky
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