Public Health On Call examines recent deregulation efforts at the Environmental Protection Agency with Tom Burke, an emeritus professor at Johns Hopkins and former deputy assistant administrator of the EPA under the Obama administration (2015–2017). Host Dr. Josh Sharfstein, a distinguished professor of health policy…
Worth it if you want a quick, insider perspective on EPA deregulation from a former agency official, but expect a conversational overview rather than comprehensive analysis.
Public Health On Call examines the case against eating lettuce with Washington Post food policy columnist Tamar Haspel. The episode explores three main angles: the environmental cost of lettuce cultivation, its surprisingly limited nutritional value despite its reputation as a health food, and its outsized role in…
Worth it if you're interested in food sustainability, public health, or want a quick, contrarian take on why lettuce might not deserve its health-food reputation.
Public Health On Call explores the history and impact of vitamin A supplementation, tracing its evolution from a critical public health intervention to a widely oversold supplement. The episode features four Johns Hopkins experts: Brian Foster (cardiovascular biochemistry), Amanda Palmer (international health), Alfred…
Worth it if you're interested in global health policy, the history of nutrition science, or how evidence-based interventions get distorted by commercial interests.