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Contagion: Facts Behind the Fiction
This podcast discusses the Hollywood movie Contagion and the facts behind the fiction.
ATSDR Marines Health Survey
This podcast gives an overview of the health survey ATSDR is conducting of more than 300,000 people who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune or Camp Pendleton in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Obesity Epidemic
Learn about obesity and the community initiatives taking place to prevent and reduce this epidemic.
Be Brave
In this 60-second podcast, gynecologic cancer survivor, Jenny Allen, urges women to see a doctor if symptoms last two weeks or more.
National HIV Testing Day
Dr. Kevin A. Fenton, Director of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, discusses National HIV Testing Day, an annual observance which raises awareness of the importance of knowing one's HIV status and encourages at-risk individuals to get an HIV test.
Scarlet Fever
Katherine Fleming-Dutra, pediatrician, discusses scarlet fever, its cause, how to treat it, and how to prevent its spread.
30 Years of HIV/AIDS
Dr. Kevin A. Fenton, Director of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, discusses the 30 year anniversary of the first reported cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Dr. Fenton also reflects on the HIV/AIDS epidemic – past, present, and future.
Prion Disease: Learn the Facts. Avoid Exposure.
This podcast discusses prion diseases and the risk of exposure associated with some common activities.
Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep
In this podcast, Tarayn Fairlie, a pediatrician and mom, talks about group B strep in pregnant women, the serious effects it can have on newborns, how you can find out if you have group B strep bacteria in your body and what to do to prevent spreading it to your infant.
Supporting a Healthy Planet
In this podcast, Liz York, CDC's Chief Sustainability Officer, discusses tips for environmental stewardship and CDC's plans for Earth Day.
