LA Fires. Bird Flu Updates. And Ultra-Processed Foods.

America Dissected

Incision Media LLC

Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Abdul and Katelyn break down the latest public health headlines, including the devastating fires in Los Angeles, how urban fires impact human health, another case of avian influenza in a child, and a nationwide drop in the rate of childhood vaccinations. Then Abdul talks to physician and author Dr. Linda Eckert about her new book “Enough,” which chronicles the fight to end HPV through the development of the cervical cancer vaccine, and the barriers that prevent women (and men!) from receiving it. To help those impacted by the wildfires in Southern California, you can donate to: The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank The United Way of Greater Los Angeles The California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund This show would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. America Dissected invites you to check them out. This episode was brought to you by: Boll & Branch: Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at bollandbranch.com/AD. Thrive Market: Head to thrivemarket.com/AD and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Our Big Shot: America Dissected is brought to you by “Our Big Shot,” a new podcast series exploring one of the biggest achievements in human history: the worldwide effort of immunization. Search for and subscribe to “Our Big Shot: Wiping Out Disease” on Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app.

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0:00.0	L.A. Wildfires continue to rage.
0:12.5	San Francisco reports another bird flu case in a child.
0:15.9	And Maha might just have an issue we can agree on.
0:20.0	This is America Dissect.
0:21.1	I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Sail.
0:22.8	And I'm Dr. Caitlin Jadalina, your co-host.
0:29.3	All right.
0:30.1	So the story of the week, Caitlin, and I know this one hits very close to home because you're
0:35.0	like a couple of hours outside of L.A.
0:37.8	But as everybody knows, there have been devastating wildfires in L.A.
0:42.6	Two largest fires destroyed thousands of homes in Pacific Palisades in Altadena.
0:47.4	And we're taping this on Tuesday night.
0:49.0	And so far, more than 37,000 acres have burned.
0:52.5	And at least two dozen people have died. And this is one of those
0:56.8	stories. It doesn't initially seem like a public health story, but it actually is because
1:01.5	there's a ton of pieces of this story that, that touch on so many of the topics that we talk about,
1:08.4	let alone the idea that, you know, fire can kill people. And so it's
1:11.1	in public health interest to protect people from it. But just thinking a bit about what the mood is
1:18.1	out in your part of the country, Caitlin, how has it felt to be Southern Californian? And what are
1:25.0	the conversations that you're sharing with your friends and loved ones and neighbors?
1:28.6	Yeah, it's been traumatic.
1:31.5	It's been absolutely heartbreaking.
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