S8, Ep 26- Preventive Care Under Fire, a NYC disease Outbreak, and the Value of Screening

In this episode, host Steven Newmark breaks down four critical public health stories making headlines:

• Senators Angus King and Elizabeth Warren introduce a resolution to defend the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force amid reports that RFK Jr. may fire its members.
• What’s really at stake if the Task Force is dismantled—and how evidence-based guidelines are already saving lives, from colon cancer screenings to heart health.
• A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem has claimed two lives and sickened dozens. What you need to know if you live in the area.
• The alarming defunding of mRNA vaccine research.

Science, policy, and prevention—all in one sharp, timely episode.

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