Dr. Fauci Talks About His New Book: 7 Presidents & the Challenges of COVID, AIDS

Dr. Fauci Talks About His New Book: 7 Presidents & the Challenges of COVID, AIDS

Originally broadcast June 28, 2024 Five times during the COVID pandemic Dr. Anthony Fauci took time out of his incredibly busy schedule to share with “Conservations on Health Care” his latest insights. Now, he returns to reflect not only on COVID but also on the entire scope of his career, including his efforts to bring attention and resources to the AIDS fight in the 1980s. Dr. Fauci explains he had to speak truth to power during the pandemic in order “to…

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The Urgent Need to Rethink Suicide: Lessons for Veterans & All Americans

The Urgent Need to Rethink Suicide: Lessons for Veterans & All Americans

Originally broadcast June 20, 2024 Is the way we’re going about suicide prevention all wrong? And how are those misperceptions affecting efforts to stop veteran suicides? Clinical psychologist Craig Bryan is an Iraq War veteran and studies the issue. He’s the author of “Rethinking Suicide: Why Prevention Fails, and How We Can Do Better” and says we need a better focus on firearm safety. In 2021, 72% of veteran suicides involved firearms. The veteran suicide rate is currently 1.5 times…

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America’s Record-High Deaths by Suicide: APA Pres. Outlines Prevention Steps

America’s Record-High Deaths by Suicide: APA Pres. Outlines Prevention Steps

Originally broadcast June 13, 2024 More than 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2023, the highest number on record. Data from 2021 found that over 12 million American adults thought about suicide and 1.7 million attempted it. American Psychiatric Association President Dr. Petros Levounis, who’s finishing his term, is at the center of efforts to prevent suicides. His focus continues to be on substance use addictions. He and the 38,000 APA members have launched a campaign called “Confronting Addiction: From…

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Nurses & Moms Partnering for Health Success: How Babies Benefit

Nurses & Moms Partnering for Health Success: How Babies Benefit

Originally broadcast June 5, 2024 What if we say there’s a way to have healthier pregnancies, improve children’s health and create better economic outcomes? And it all begins with a knock on the door? That’s the way Nurse-Family Partnership works. It’s an evidence-based, community health program with 45 years of research showing significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time moms and their children affected by social and economic inequality. The initiative succeeds by having specially educated nurses regularly…

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Meet America’s Hidden Health Heroes

Meet America’s Hidden Health Heroes

Originally broadcast May 29, 2024 You know about the Army and Navy, but have you heard about the USPHS Commissioned Corps? It is one of the nation’s uniformed services — a branch committed to the service of health. Its over 6,000 officers advance the nation’s public health, serving in agencies across the government, as physicians, nurses, dentists, veterinarians, scientists, engineers and other professionals. President of the Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Foundation Gene Migliaccio spoke to “Conversations on Health Care”…

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Sharing Best Practices: Lessons from Community Health Centers Coast to Coast

Sharing Best Practices: Lessons from Community Health Centers Coast to Coast

Originally broadcast May 22, 2024 This week we’ve brought together some of the brightest minds who run many of the best and most innovative community health centers across the country. From Long Island to San Francisco, community health centers served over 31 million patients last year. How are they keeping pace with their success while always working to improve the quality of the care? The guests are part of the Community Health Best Practices network and serve as CEOs of…

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