How Worried Should We Be About Disease Outbreaks Right Now?

About this episode

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 (00:00) Intro (02:35) Introducing Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo And The Brown Pandemic Center Tracking Report (05:23) What Is Trending Up Right Now In The U.S.? (08:22) How Has Our Ability To Monitor Disease Changed? (12:45) Confusion Over Data Discrepancy/Reports (15:41) Practitioner Patsy Stinchfield Shares Her Measles Wisdom And Experience (21:45) What About Measles In Adults? (27:01) Epidemiologist Dr. Nicole Basta Breaks Down The Latest Data (41:30) 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-meas