America Dissected

LISTEN: An Enlightening Conversation about Breast Density

The FDA recently issued a rule that requires all mammography reports include information about breast density. Abdul talks to Dr. Elise Desperito, the Breast Imaging Director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about what breast density is and its implications for breast cancer screening.

To assess your breast cancer risk, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center recommends the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator.

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LISTEN: Big Pharma. A miracle HIV prevention drug (and its price-tag). Blue States vs. RFK.

Abdul and Katelyn talk about a promising bipartisan bill that could disrupt Pharmacy Benefit Managers, a miracle drug that prevents HIV--at a serious cost, and new data that show that US obesity rates may have fallen for the first time in more than a decade. Then they talk about RFK

LISTEN: Health Insurance CEOs. Raw Milk. Our Skincare Routines.

Abdul and Katelyn break down the latest news, including the murder of UnitedHealth’s CEO and new raw milk testing guidelines. Then Abdul sits down with Dermatologist Dr. Farhaad Riyaz to break down fact from fiction on skincare, how online fads are shaping his patients, and what you really should

LISTEN: RFK’s Band of Bros. H5N1 drives Egg Prices. A Big Conversation about Smallpox

Abdul and Katelyn break down the latest in appointments to the new administration. They also discuss the latest news about H5N1 (hint, it’s still bad), and new study’s findings about how the HPV vaccine decimated cervical cancer rates among young women. Then Abdul sits down with Dr. Bill

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