America Dissected

Wellness isn’t just about mindfulness, exercise, or the right skin routine. Science, politics, media

Episodes

Total: 268

A Bionic Breast

2024/3/26

All of us live in bodies. But what happens when those bodies change in ways that rob us of critical

For so many reasons — shame, privacy, social discomfort — we don’t talk enough about sex as a public

For nearly a decade, Flint, Michigan has been synonymous with the lead and water crisis that put the

A few weeks ago, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created in the IVF process had the sam

Chronic illness is debilitating. But it’s not just the pain and dysfunction it causes, but the anxie

Ottawa County, Michigan made national news last year after a MAGA take over of its County Commission

How Cars Got More Deadly

2024/2/13

More pedestrians are dying in auto accidents. Abdul reflects on the public health challenges that ca

Sickle Cell Disease is a debilitating genetic disease that almost exclusively affects Black folks. W

In less than four months, more than 25,000 people have been killed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza. A

The COVID-19 pandemic was a crucible for America’s public health institutions. It brought out their

Over the past decade, Fentanyl, a cheap, hyper-potent, and synthetic opiate has accelerated the opio

New Year, New You?

2024/1/9

America’s most common New Year’s resolutions focus on health–weight loss, fitness, or something else

It’s not only what you say — it’s how you say it. And that’s often where public health gets it wrong

Feel that in your nose? If you’re like everyone else this time of year, you’ve probably got that dre

It’s cold and flu … and RSV, and COVID season. But vaccinations are down this year — and we haven’t

Ady Barkan was a lion for healthcare justice. After his diagnosis with ALS, he spent his final years

One of the hallmarks of living in a high-income country is that we can usually take food safety for

America Dissected comes to you LIVE from Atlanta at the American Public Health Association Annual Me

In 2019, the Mexican government instituted a new rule that took mascots like El Tigre Toño off of hi

You are what you eat, right? If so, then our guest has a message for us: we’re “ultra-processed peop