America Dissected
by Crooked MediaWellness isn’t just about mindfulness, exercise, or the right skin routine. Science, politics, media, culture, tech — everything around us — interact to shape our health. On America Dissected, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed cuts into what really makes us sick — be it racism, corporate greed, or snake oil influencers — and what it'll take to heal it. From for-profit healthcare to ineffective sunscreens, America Dissected cuts deeper into the state of health in America. New episodes every Tuesday. Want to know where to start? Here are some fan-favorite episodes to search: Cannabis Capitalism with David Jernigan Weight Weight Don’t Tell me with Harriett Brown Black Scientists Matter with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.
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Episodes
Bernie Sanders on a 32-hour workweek, the Long COVID moonshot, and Ozempic
34m · PublishedTrauma can lead to…Growth?
54m · PublishedAmerica’s NoFundMe Healthcare System
49m · PublishedA Veterinarian’s Take on Bird Flu in Cows
49m · PublishedHow Big Food Tries to Co-Opt the Anti-Diet Movement
50m · PublishedThe Public (Health) Lives of Pets
57m · PublishedHow to build a resilient public health workforce.
48m · PublishedPublic health professionals are people, too. Too often, though, we don’t think about them that way — their needs, their hopes, and aspirations, their individual skills and areas of passion. But if we want a functional public health system, we really should. Abdul reflects on the experience of leading public health teams. Then he speaks with Dr. Brian Castrucci, President and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation and co-author of a new book, “Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals,” about how to build a better public health workforce.
The Other Side of Oppenheimer
47m · PublishedLast summer’s blockbuster “Oppenheimer” took home best picture for a stirring portrayal of the man behind the world’s most dangerous weapon. But there’s a part the story left out: the devastation wrought by nuclear weapons testing on communities here in the US. Abdul reflects on the broader fallout of producing weapons of war. Then he talks to Tina Cordova, co-founder and Executive Director of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, and Dr. Chanese Forté, a scientist with the Global Security Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists about the testing fallout — and what it spells for the future.
Could Medical Tech be “Coded to Kill”? This Medical School Dean Has Thoughts.
51m · PublishedIn a time when AI is creating new realities faster than we can make sense of them, we need to imagine possible future scenarios to prepare. Which is why a new novel by Marschall Runge, Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, is so prescient. In his book “Coded to Kill,” Runge helps us imagine what could go wrong, even if so much can go right. Abdul reflects on the critical role of imagination in science. Then he sits down with Dean Runge to talk about what his book can teach us about how we prepare for a future of artificial intelligence in medicine.
Getting Practical About Saving Black Moms and Babies
50m · PublishedMaternal and child health inequities by race are a blot on our national fabric. But fixing them isn’t about one silver bullet — it’s about systems coming together to do their part. Abdul reflects on the struggle for birthing equity. He interviews Dr. Natalie Hernandez, one of the authors of the “Practical Playbook” on maternal health inequities to understand how sectors can come together to save Black moms and babies.
America Dissected has 238 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 162:29:04. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on September 19th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 11th, 2024 03:41.