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Public Health is Dead is a forward-thinking autopsy on how we've f*cked up in public health. How do we prepare for future pandemics while we're already in the thick of one? And how do we reinvent systems that place some of us closer to death? Through examining our past successes and failures, often through the lens of COVID, we plot a route out of apathy and denial towards health liberation for all. You'll hear unusual tales of how we've battled infectious disease throughout history and mind ...
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How to Stop an Epidemic: When SARS Came to the ER
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In March 2003, one SARS patient showed up in a Vancouver emergency room and another went to a Toronto emergency room. But two very different sequences of events unfolded. Dr. Lyne Filiatrault was working in the Vancouver ER that day. Her team leapt into action and—with a little luck and a lot of preparation—prevented SARS from spreading at the hosp…
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Something's in the Air (The Airborne Transmission Error)
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How a mixup about airborne transmission led to one of the biggest public health errors in history. 5 years since the COVID pandemic began, public health has yet to clearly address it. A lot of disease spread happens through the air we share. And most people don’t know. Over the last century, our growing understanding of pathogens and the ways they …
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An Air-Raising Experience at the Orpheum Theatre
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A field trip to the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver to learn more about their ventilation system, built after the 1918 flu pandemic. Ladies and Gentlethems, the show you’ve all been waiting for, the show that will keep you glued to your seat! A show all about preventing diseases and pathogens and, sometimes, things that go bump in the night. Join Dani…
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Long COVID: The Experts Were Wrong with Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly and Hazie Thompson
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Could you have Long COVID and not know it? Possibly, according to a leading Long COVID physician-epidemiologist who explains what the condition is and how it has impacted millions of people around the world. We also meet someone living with Long COVID who shares what the experience has been like for them. More than 400 million people (and counting)…
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What is public health? A quick intro to the show, your host, and what to expect. Public health may be dead but we're not dead yet! *** If you’ve always wanted more clarity about what public health is or how it’s meant to protect you, this episode is a short one to share a working definition, set the stage for the show and let you know a bit more ab…
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If you have a feeling something isn’t quite right in the world of disease control... If your kids are sick of being sick (and their teachers are too)... If your favourite artists keep cancelling their shows because of another "mystery illness"... Or if you’ve been suffering for years with Long COVID and can’t believe we’re still not warning people …
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