An interview with David Quamman, author of Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus. Rosenberg: After the publication of your 2012 book Spillover, in which the scientists you interviewed talked about expecting the “next big one,&#…
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Preparing for fall and winter: Importance of COVID-19 vaccination during the flu season [PODCAST]
This article is sponsored by Novavax. In this special sponsored episode. I’m joined by Dr. Filip Dubovsky, chief medical officer at Novavax, to discuss topics like COVID-19 and influenza in the fall and winter seasons, the importance of education…
Advice from a pediatrician during the viral surge
As is the case throughout the country, central Ohio is in the midst of a viral surge with an unusually high number of ill children for this time of the year, leading to long delays in our urgent cares and emergency departments, in our primary care offi…
My one case of COVID impacted dozens of lives [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “If any of those people get infected, their illness will potentially impact dozens more. COVID infection may now be ‘just a cold,’ at least for the vaccinated. But no one …
Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and their allies will rally in DC, London, and Edinburgh this September to “demand bold, urgent governmental action” for the millions of …
Coronavirus and the duty to treat
For the first time since graduation from medical school, stirred by the courage of my colleagues in the ICUs and emergency rooms during the COVID pandemic, I looked back at the Hippocratic oath to reassess its charge to physicians. My wife and I, both …
Pediatrician and pharmacist agree: Children should be vaccinated against COVID-19
With COVID-19 vaccines now widely available for children six months and older, we join pediatricians and pharmacists across the country and urge parents to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19 as soon as possible. Schools are open and more a…
Exploring the critical gaps in Canada’s health workforce planning [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “We need to stop simply clapping our hands in support of health workers — and start planning to create better workforce conditions for them. Let’s make improved health workforce scie…
The resilience of children throughout the pandemic isn’t what you think
“Don’t forget your masks!” This phrase has been the daily refrain in my household for my children for the past two years. Masking became as natural as wearing a coat in the winter, and going without a mask would have seemed as strange…
Public health requires collective courage [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “To create a healthier, more just, and more equitable world, we must confront the truth, and that requires an act of collective courage. Perhaps there needs to be a whole new consciou…
