Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul and Katelyn catch up on a harrowing week in public health, after Republicans passed Trump’s mega bill. They discuss: * New work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP beneficiaries * Why rural hospitals risk closure due to the upcoming changes to Medicaid * New renewal requirements for people who buy health insurance

Abdul and Katelyn discuss a busy week in health news including: * The most troubling aspects of this week's ACIP meeting, after RFK Jr's appointees convened to set vaccine policy for next fall. * A flimsy deal among the nation's biggest health insurers, who mutually pinky-promised

Abdul and Katelyn discuss an unsettling week in public health including: * RFK Jr gutting ACIP to replace the committee with its own people * How immigration raids hurt community health * Good trouble at NIH, as staff band together and demand director Jay Bhattacharya defend their research Then Abdul talks to Jaymes

Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in science and health including: * Senator Joni Ernst’s “we’re all going to die” townhall moment * The CDC and FDA’s conflicting guidance on Covid boosters * The errors in RFK Jr's MAHA report * More devastating funding cuts to medical research, including

Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in public health including: * The FDA’s new rules on Covid boosters * RFK’s claim that Americans shouldn’t take his advice * Florida’s decision to remove fluoride from the drinking water * New proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP * A genetic breakthrough that saved

Katelyn and Abdul break down the latest news in public health and policy, including: * RFK’s appearance at the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Health Committee * The House budget proposal to cut Medicaid * Donald Trump’s Executive Order to bring down drug prices * Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General