Best Maternal Immunization Podcasts (2025)

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SB1: The tax break likely to cost most Hoosiers more taxes 33:56

2d ago33:56

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 13 Date: 4/25/2025 Title: SB1: The tax break likely to cost most Hoosiers more taxes In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including Measles in Indiana (flat, thank goodness), and Universities pushing back against federal overreach. Th…

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Dr. Stephanie Psaki, former Assistant to the President and White House Global Health Security Coordinator: “We are wandering in the desert.” 51:45

3d ago51:45

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Dr. Stephanie Psaki—a newly minted CSIS Senior Adviser—shares the story of her personal evolution as a scholar, NGO policy data expert, senior political appointee at the HHS Office of Global Affairs and the White House National Security Council, and now faculty at Brown University School of Public Health. She reflects on the lessons, good and bad, …

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S4E2: Vaccinating for Two: Overcoming Challenges in Maternal Vaccines 58:00

2d ago58:00

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Immunization during pregnancy plays a vital role in protecting both patients and their babies. This episode provides health professionals with the latest guidance on immunization during pregnancy, including COVID-19, Influenza, RSV, and Tdap. Experts discuss co-administration strategies, proper documentation, and approaches to overcoming vaccine he…

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The not-so-great plan to Make Indiana Healthy Again 26:57

9d ago26:57

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 12 Date: 4/18/2025 Title: The not-so-great plan to Make Indiana Healthy Again In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including a brief discussion of how fluoride at reasonable doses in the water is beneficial, an update on bills in the …

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Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs (ret.): “I cannot recall anything similar to this.” 45:15

10d ago45:15

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Major General Paul Friedrichs (ret.), the inaugural director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), is now a Senior Adviser at CSIS. In this conversation, Paul reviews the multiple changes in health security now unfolding in the first 100 days of the second Trump term. In biodefense, there is a wide-ranging d…

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The measles in Indiana, medicaid overhaul passes the house, and effect of HHS cuts on the Indiana Immunization Coalition (interview) 28:54

16d ago28:54

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 11 Date: 4/11/2025 Title: The measles in Indiana, medicaid overhaul passes the house, and effect of HHS cuts on the Indiana Immunization Coalition (interview) In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including quick story updates, how to …

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Dr. Tom Frieden, Resolve to Save Lives: “We are now flying blind.” 28:34

16d ago28:34

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Dr. Tom Frieden, Resolve to Save Lives (CDC Director 2009-2017,) details the dangerous implications of deep changes underway at CDC—on tobacco, environmental toxins, and communications. It is no less dangerous that CDC should only focus on infectious diseases and not be focused on global threats. What explains CDC’s exceptional vulnerability to att…

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S4E1: Congenital Syphilis: Connecting the Dots from Screening to Treatment 45:22

17d ago45:22

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Congenital syphilis is on the rise, making early detection and treatment more critical than ever. This episode equips obstetric care professionals with guidance on implementing syphilis screening, the latest updates on at-home testing, and managing infants with syphilis exposure. The conversation also explores how to collaborate with public health …

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Season 4 Trailer: Supporting Maternal Well-Being in a Complex World 0:43

19d ago0:43

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Season 4 of ACOG’s Labor of Love podcast is here on Thursday, April 10. Join Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, a practicing ob-gyn, vaccine expert, and pandemic mom, as she leads conversations with experts on today’s most critical pregnancy and postpartum topics.By American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

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How the federal government is dismantling public health (and a couple other things) 25:58

23d ago25:58

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 10 Date: 4/4/2025 Title: How the federal government is dismantling public health (and a couple other things) In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including major HHS job cuts resulting in a 25% reduction in the workforce, an update on…

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Tom Bollyky, CFR: China will not fill the gap “as the dominant actor in global health security exits the stage.” 37:52

24d ago37:52

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Tom Bollyky, CFR, walks us through his recent incisive work on two fronts. First, will China supplant US leadership in global health in the wake of the U.S. retreat? Listen to learn why the answer is a definitive "No!" and the dangers that foretells. Second, what might the U.S. exit mean for Latin America?…

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A favorable ruling in the TPR case and the role of pharmacists in public health 25:33

1M ago25:33

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 9 Date: 3/28/2025 Title: A favorable ruling in the TPR case and the role of pharmacists in public health In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including a lawsuit opposing the Columbia NIH grant issue and a charlatan is named by an uns…

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Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, Your Local Epidemiologist: Death threats and thick skin are “part of this gig.” 29:08

1M ago29:08

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Dr. Katelyn Jetelina joins us at the fifth anniversary of the newsletter she has spearheaded,Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE). “An incredibly wild ride,” YLE reaches 370,000 subscribers, while social media accounts reach 700,000. To cross the political divide, we need to listen more, be more selective in the choice of words. The YLE operation now in…

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The evolution of medicaid reform (SB2), horse dentists, and harm reduction 26:50

1M ago26:50

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 8 Date: 3/21/2025 Title: The evolution of medicaid reform, horse dentists, and harm reduction In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss how SB2 (medicaid reform) has changed as it has traversed the legislature. They discuss the Senate floor testimony about …

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Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President, University of Nebraska system: lately it’s been “a day-by-day, week-by-week course adjustment.” 27:37

1M ago27:37

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Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska system, testified recently before the House Committee on Veteran Affairs Health Subcommittee on plans to replace a 1950 VA hospital with a hospital on the university grounds, with projected savings of half a billion dollars. Since the Trump administration began two months ago, it has been “a…

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Carmen Paun, Politico “It’s been astonishing to watch” USAID dismantled 39:19

1M ago39:19

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Politico’s global health correspondent Carmen Paun offers her insights into the White House decision on March 13 to withdraw the nomination of David Weldon to be the next Director of CDC. CDC, while vulnerable, has not seemed to be a priority target of the Trump White House, though it is “not totally out of the woods” and is proceeding cautiously i…

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Navigating Indiana's legislative website (it's easy!) and the harm of crisis pregnancy centers in Indiana 26:56

1M ago26:56

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 7 Date: 3/14/2025 Title: Navigating Indiana's legislative website (it's easy!) and the harm of crisis pregnancy centers in Indiana In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss how to find information about bills on the Indiana General Assembly website (which i…

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Measles Outbreak Implications 23:17

2M ago23:17

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In a special crossover episode with CSIS's The Truth of the Matter, Andrew Schwartz and Steve discuss the recent measles outbreak and risks associated with it. The United States is experiencing the worst measles outbreak in 30 years and the highest rate of contraction in the past six years after nearly eradicating the disease. Cases have surged in …

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A good executive order, SB 289 takes medical education back 2 decades, and Maternal Mortality Review Committees 29:03

2M ago29:03

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 6 Date: 3/7/2025 Title: A good executive order, SB 289 takes medical education back 2 decades, and Maternal Mortality Review Committees In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss give kudos to Governor Braun for an executive order that beefs up parental leav…

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Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Cameron: “It has been a blizzard... It’s a staggering reality” 36:19

2M ago36:19

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Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Cameron, Professor, Brown University, and former senior official in global health security and biodefense at the White House and USAID, kindly shares her thoughts on the radical changes unfolding inside the U.S. government surrounding biothreats. Two internal factions within the Trump administration vie with one another. “It’s …

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Dolly Parton teaches us about budget values, abolishing the menstruation tax, and the Leeroy Jenkins approach to public health at HHS 25:08

2M ago25:08

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 5 Date: 2/28/2025 Title: Dolly Parton teaches us about budget values, abolishing the menstruation tax, and the Leeroy Jenkins approach to public health at HHS In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson take a halftime bird's eye view of the Indiana legislative sessi…

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Dr. Vanessa Kerry: "Health is a Cornerstone of Global Security" 31:38

2M ago31:38

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Dr. Vanessa Kerry, founder of Seed Global Health, Associate Professor, Harvard School of Medicine, and since June 2023 the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Change and Health, joined The CommonHealth to unpack her recent article ‘Health is a Cornerstone of Global Security,’ published February 14 in Foreign Policy. In it, she argues th…

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CommonHealth Live! with Assistant Secretary Loyce Pace 48:04

2M ago48:04

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In the eighth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison sits down with Loyce Pace, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Assistant Secretary Pace discusses the newly released HHS Global Strategy and its implications for U.S. climate and health policy.…

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Halftime lookback, update on TPR case, and Hoosier public health funding 23:33

2M ago23:33

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 4 Date: 2/21/2025 Title: Halftime lookback, update on TPR case, and Hoosier public health funding In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson look back at the first half of the legislative session with some bill updates and a discussion of the dead bills they will mi…

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A contraception bill gone wrong, Indiana medicaid, and NIH funding controversy 28:38

2M ago28:38

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 3 Date: 2/14/2025 Title: A contraception bill gone wrong, Indiana medicaid, and NIH funding controversy In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss House Bill 1169, which was authored to improve access to contraception for low-income Hoosiers, but was amended…

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Three bills, a cancelled conference, and the state of science in America 23:36

3M ago23:36

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 2 Date: 2/7/2025 Title: Three bills, a cancelled conference, and the state of science in America In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson three health policy bills heard in the last two weeks in the Indiana legislature. One (SB 370) deals with medicaid costs for o…

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Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bradley, President of Vassar College: “We’re ready.” 28:43

3M ago28:43

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Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bradley, President of Vassar College, shares her thoughts on the fusillade of Executive Orders signed by President Trump directed at educational institutions, including the apparent special animus toward elite private institutions. In this moment of heightened scrutiny across multiple fronts, the first step is to circle back t…

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Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times science and global health reporter: RFK Jr. “damned by his own history.” 33:31

3M ago33:31

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Apoorva Mandavilli, the award-winning New York Times science and global health reporter, is on the front lines of several fast-breaking stories. “We should be worried” about the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It was “already on the chopping block” before the hugely disruptive Trump pause on national grants and contracts. Secre…

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Thus it begins 24:55

3M ago24:55

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Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 1 Date: 1/31/2025 Title: Thus it Begins In this inaugural episode of Hoosier Health Matters, host Gabriel Bosslet and guest Tracey Wilkinson from the Good Trouble Coalition discuss the current Indiana legislative session, focusing on key health policy issues. They provide an overview of the legislative proce…

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Dr. Heidi Larson, LSHTM: "Public health cannot rest on its laurels." 30:04

3M ago30:04

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The renowned expert on vaccine confidence, Dr. Heidi Larson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, explains why there has been a precipitous escalation in the past four years, especially among 18-24 year-olds, of vaccine skepticism and resistance. During Covid-19, “everybody got vaccinated,” everyone was exposed to the “digital swarm,” th…

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Director Mandy Cohen: The Future of the CDC 59:48

3M ago59:48

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Since the start of her tenure in July 2023, Dr. Mandy Cohen, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has pursued several reforms intended to make CDC a stronger, nimbler agency better able to protect Americans from domestic and global public health threats and rebuild trust. She is joined in conversation with former S…

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CommonHealth Live! with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy 46:10

4M ago46:10

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In the tenth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, Katherine E. Bliss will sit down with Stacy Aguilera-Peterson, Deputy Director for Research, U.S. Global Climate Change Research Program, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Josh Glasser, Assistant Director for Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance & Integrated Health Innovat…

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CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Rahul Gupta 52:36

4M ago52:36

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In the ninth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison will sit down with Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Dr. Gupta will discuss the surprising 15 percent decline in overdose deaths in 2024, 70 percent of which are caused by fentanyl overdose, and what factors are driving this cha…

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