Episode 110 - The Doppler Effect

Episode 110 - The Doppler Effect

Author: Population Health Exchange November 2, 2021 Duration: 49:55
Matt, Chris, and Don discuss a study on whether or not Doppler ultrasound has played a role in declining fetal mortality in Norway, they talk about vaccine sharing, and Matt explains just how his getting older is preventing him from preparing for this show. Journal club article: Doppler ultrasound study

Ever wonder what happens when you let a group of curious minds wander through the tangled undergrowth of health, medicine, and human life? That’s the essence of Free Associations, a podcast from the Population Health Exchange. We ditch the sterile lecture format to embrace the beautiful, often chaotic reality of science as it’s actually practiced. Each episode feels like a lively conversation you might overhear in a lab hallway or a community clinic, where ideas connect in unexpected ways. You’ll hear explorations that weave together personal stories, the latest research, and the natural world, all while keeping a firm footing in evidence. This isn’t about delivering tidy answers, but about reveling in the questions that make health and science so profoundly human. The result is a series of discussions that are as much about fitness for the mind as they are about the body, challenging assumptions and drawing lines between disciplines we often keep separate. Tune in for thoughtful, meandering dialogues that aim to make the complex landscape of population health feel more accessible and a lot more interesting. We’re here to follow the threads wherever they lead, and we invite you to come along for the ride.
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Episode 125 - All the pretty COVID models [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:07
Matt, Chris (that’s right, he’s back for an episode), and guest host Brooke Nichols review one of the earliest COVID modelling papers, they discuss the importance and value of COVID models in general, and Brooke tells us…
Episode 124 - Cyclones and health [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:44
Matt, Jess, and guest host Amruta Nori-Sarma examine the impact of cyclones on mortality in the US, they discuss the uneven impacts of global climate change, and Jess tells us what we will be eating in the future. Journa…
Episode 123 - Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:38
Matt, Jess, and guest host Marcia Pescador Jimenez discuss the impact of cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and their relation to cardiovascular events as adults, they review the benefits of vaccination after infec…
Episode 122 - Acetaminophen and blood pressure [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:06
Matt, Jess, and guest host Junenette Peters examine a study on whether acetaminophen (paracetamol) increases blood pressure, they discuss what the best measure of the impact of the pandemic is, and Jess wonders what a wo…
Episode 121 - Did the NFL defeat COVID? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:02
Matt, Jess, and returning guest host Jacey Greece consider how well the NFL did with their COVID protocols, they discuss intervention mapping with respect to implementation science, and Jacey questions the rankings of ma…
Episode 120 - Pesticides and glioma? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:20
Matt and Jess go it alone this week and discuss a study looking at whether pesticide ingestion on fruit and vegetables increases the risk for glioma, they examine the rise in pandemic preprints, and Jess pays tribute to…
Episode 119 - Is free fruit and veg enough? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:06
Matt, Jess, and guest host Jacey Greece examine a study looking at whether giving free fruit and vegetables to school kids in Norway reduces BMI, they discuss the COVID new normal, and Jess gives Matt nightmares about or…
Episode 118 - A strong case for a viral cause of multiple sclerosis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:44
Matt, Chris, and Don discuss a study looking at whether the very common Epstein-Barr virus is causally related to multiple sclerosis, they debate about a vaccine misinformation juggernaut, and Chris has the most random f…
Episode 117 - What can VAERS tell us about vaccine exemptions? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:46
Matt, Chris, and Don examine a study that looked at whether changes in reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are linked to a vaccine exemption change in California (before COVID), they discuss the implica…
Episode 116 - Could a bigger house prevent hypertension? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:02
Matt, Chris, and Jess discuss a study looking at the relationship between livable space and hypertension, they consider what we have learned from the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US, and Matt has a quiz. Journal club arti…