The Kids + Podcast
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An evidence-based, family-focused look at health, wellness, policy, and advocacy for children. We're taking care of kids, and taking back science, one episode at a time.
The Kids + Podcast
1y ago
In this special mini-episode, Kids + Provider Dr. Sarah Springer offers an audio Doctor’s Note on why so many kids are sick all the time right now, when to call us in the office, when to be concerned, when NOT to be concerned, how best to be seen, and why there’s hope on the horizon ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Pediatric allergist and clinical immunologist Dr. Zachary Rubin talks about food, drug, and seasonal allergies, the problem with home test kits, respiratory infections, the immune system, introducing foods to kids, allergic reactions to vaccines, why seasonal allergies are getting worse, and the current science on Long COVID. ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Award-winning investigative journalist and three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist David Heath talks about the process of researching and writing, and some of the key stories and scientists featured in, his new book, Longshot: The Inside Story of the Race for the COVID-19 Vaccine ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Rebecca Winderman talks about the digestive process, and a whole host of related issues and concerns, including gas, reflux, constipation, vomiting, stooling, prebiotics, probiotics, fiber, the gut microbiome, the many colors of poop, and the importance of a baby's first stool ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Data scientist and financial crimes investigator Jake Oakley -- who was, until recently, a very vocal, and very public, anti-COVID-vaccine activist -- talks with remarkable clarity and insight about his "defection" from that way of thinking, his emergence from a childhood steeped in conspiracy theories, and the work he does now to fight online mis- and disinformation ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Internationally renowned infectious disease expert Dr. Paul Offit covers the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, with data-driven information on variants, vaccines, immunity, infectiousness, masks, memory cells, antibodies, boosters, breakthroughs, the difference between PCR & antigen tests, and more ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Greg Wolf, a long-time middle school science teacher who’s lately earned a huge following by posting science lessons on TikTok, talks about engaging young minds, teaching science (or anything) to kids, the value of applied learning, and the importance of knowing what you don’t know — especially in science ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the former top vaccine official for the government of the state of Tennessee fired earlier this year because prominent political figures didn't approve of the evidence-based education she and her office were providing, tells her story, talks about her work, and offers a cautionary tale on the politicization of public health.
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The Kids + Podcast
2y ago
Epidemiologist and science communicator Katrine Wallace, Ph.D., talks about the importance of good public health communication, the power of evidence-based communication on social media, and the proliferation of COVID vaccine myths and misinformation. ..read more
The Kids + Podcast
3y ago
Pharmacist, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and social media rock star Savannah Malm talks about the important work of, and the inevitable backlash for, fighting online mis- and disinformation in the age of COVID ..read more