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Is that viral health claim true? Public health scientist Dr. Jess Steier and expert guests answer the questions people are asking, walk through the evidence, and leave you with talking points for your next conversation.
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- 2 days ago37 min
How Worried Should We Be About Rabies?
Should you panic if you find a bat in your house? What happens if your dog tangles with a raccoon? Why are more people getting rabies shots this year? What should you do in the first few minutes after an animal bite? We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod. You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H-1IsYtO4jU Intro Why does vaccinating our pets still matter? What about pets that have adverse reactions to the rabies vaccine? Some rabies stats Why should we be cautious of getting close to wild animals? What if you suspect you've been bitten or had contact with a potential rabies carrier? What is the treatment for suspected rabies? Should you go to the urgent care or the ER? The current state of emergency medicine in general Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00533.html https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/php/protecting-public-health/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/rabies-kidney-donor-skunk-kitten https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/media/releases/2019/p0611-bats-rabies.html https://www.instagram.com/thehonestvet Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago31 min
What Are We Getting From Health Advice In Our Feeds?
Who's actually giving out health advice online? How much of your feed is really about health? How often is someone trying to sell you something? Should you trust what you see? We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod. We are grateful to Pew for sponsoring this episode. You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOiadBTn_A Intro Why did Pew take on this research? How was the research done? What did the research show? Are most of those sharing health information online actually credentialled in the relevant field? What is actually IN our feeds? How much of a health influencer's feed is actually about health? How often do influencers tell viewers where their claims came from? What matters most to people for trusting an influencer? Practical takeaways from Pew's research Dr. Matthew Facciani explains how health misinformation has changed over time Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/05/07/moms-coaches-doctors-entrepreneurs-who-are-americas-health-and-wellness-influencers/ https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/10/07/what-do-health-and-wellness-influencers-post-about/ https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/galen-stocking/ https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/eileen-yam/ Dr. Facciani’s book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42b9TRk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Will We Ever Find A Cure For Cancer?
Is cancer actually on the rise? Why are we hearing so much about cancer in young people? Are new treatments making a difference? Will we ever have a cure? We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod. You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DLon6350L5o Intro Is cancer really on the rise in young people? Have we made progress on cancer treatments? What are some therapies being researched currently? What is CAR-T therapy? What about deaths in therapy trials? Could the current therapies become more 'targeted' to avoid side effects? Will we ever have a cure? What a GI medical oncologist wants people to know Final Thoughts https://www.instagram.com/david_robert_grimes/ https://www.instagram.com/doctor.yas_/ https://www.instagram.com/shrutipatelmd/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/06/cancer-rates-rising-more-quickly-among-younger-people-international-study-finds https://immunternet.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DczJFQEkjcr/?img_index=1 https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/novartis-bristol-myers-squibb-halt-car-t-cell-trials-due-immune-events?media_id=3977511258425992591_63272082957&media_author_id=63272082957 https://www.instagram.com/p/DczJFQEkjcr/?img_index=1 https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/novartis-bristol-myers-squibb-halt-car-t-cell-trials-due-immune-events?media_id=3977511258425992591_63272082957&media_author_id=63272082957 https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/four-cancer-myths-that-keep-going https://www.instagram.com/unbiasedscipod/p/DUD69FcDOcM https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AC39pJDEd https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu1_XcvuXu0 https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/the-appeal-to-nature-fallacy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnClpydOsP1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago43 min
How Worried Should We Be About Disease Outbreaks Right Now?
What diseases are spreading right now? Are we even tracking diseases anymore? Should I be worried about measles? Should I bother getting my flu and COVID vaccines? We dive in and answer ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod. You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkTVjiXPD0 Intro Introducing Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo And The Brown Pandemic Center Tracking Report What Is Trending Up Right Now In The U.S.? How Has Our Ability To Monitor Disease Changed? Confusion Over Data Discrepancy/Reports Practitioner Patsy Stinchfield Shares Her Measles Wisdom And Experience What About Measles In Adults? Epidemiologist Dr. Nicole Basta Breaks Down The Latest Data Final Thoughts https://www.wral.com/news/state/diarrhea-parasites-glass-us-food-less-safe-august-24/ https://downloads.regulations.gov/FDA-2013-N-0013-0178/content.pdf https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210 https://mailchi.mp/messages/pandemic-center-tracking-report-9-17-2026 https://mailchi.mp/messages/pandemic-center-tracking-report-10-01-26?e=6397393980 https://6abc.com/post/5th-measles-related-death-reported-pennsylvania/19893187/ https://escaperoom.unbiasedscience.com/flu-vaccine-65 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6646858019fad6412b31bf24/t/6ab163587341c716ba04c0d6/1790010200525/The+Flu+Shot+Conversation+For+Older+Adults+and+the+People+Who+Love+Them.pdf https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6646858019fad6412b31bf24/t/6aa94c39d11bb166775378e9/1789479993326/Flu+Vaccines+and+the+65%2B+Patient+-+GUIDE.pdf https://escaperoom.unbiasedscience.com/flu-vaccine/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 30, 202642 min
Is the U.S. Food Supply Safe?
How safe is our food supply?? Dr. Jess Steier kicks off a new season of Unbiased Science with a fresh format! Each episode tackles one concern or question that's gone viral online. It can be hard to know what to trust, so each episode this season tackles one question head-on. Between this summer's Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce and the constant stream of food recalls in our feeds, this week we're joined by Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota, along with other experts, to dig into how our food is kept safe and when we should worry. You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QGiFDLSEAbM Season and Episode Intro Introducing Dr. Mike Osterholm Early Days of the Summer Cyclospora Outbreak What Does the Expert Say to People Who Are Worried About Outbreaks? Is There An Increase In Food Safety Issues? Former FDA Food Scientist Shares Her Perspective Could We Find The Cause Right Now? Is There Anything The Expert Avoids? Immunotoxicologist Food Safety Expert Shares His Perspective What Can We Do To Make The Food Supply Safer? Final Thoughts https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/food-safety-crisis-trump-cyclospora/688495/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/09/foodborne-illness-recall-cyclospora-summer/688497/ https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/e-coli-salmonella-cyclospora-is-the-u-s-seeing-a-surge-in-foodborne-illnesses-/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2852106 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199605163342001 https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210 https://drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/why-foodborne-illness-is-surging https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/foodborne-illness-increase-common https://www.wral.com/news/state/diarrhea-parasites-glass-us-food-less-safe-august-24/ https://downloads.regulations.gov/FDA-2013-N-0013-0178/content.pdf https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ https://sprout.link/cidrap_ https://www.instagram.com/cidrap_?stkn=czA0d3cxczB2emdy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 23, 202635 min
Summer Rerun: Food Allergies: A Tough Nut to Crack
Hello Unbiased Scientists! New season drops NEXT WEEK and we are so excited! Thank you for hanging in there with us over the summer break! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 16, 202653 min
Summer Rerun: Heads Will Roll: Tackling The Impact of Concussions
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 9, 202635 min
Summer Rerun: 99 Ways to (Not) Die: An ER Doc's Guide to Stayin' Alive
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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