Dr. Peter Chin-Hong

professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, specializing in infectious diseases

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The Trump administration is dismantling public health infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad. How ready are we for the next public health crisis?

Trump administration policies may increase risks of measles, tuberculosis, bird flu

The Trump administration is dismantling public health infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad. How ready are we for the next public health crisis?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is peaking nationwide. And with holiday gatherings, COVID and flu numbers are rising too. What can you do to protect yourself?

Winter may bring ‘triple-demic’ of respiratory viruses

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is peaking nationwide. And with holiday gatherings, COVID and flu numbers are rising too. What can you do to protect yourself?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New COVID infections and hospitalizations are steadily increasing again, but deaths remain low. Will it remain this way with new variants and a fall booster?

COVID cases and hospitalizations are up. Time to bring out the mask?

New COVID infections and hospitalizations are steadily increasing again, but deaths remain low. Will it remain this way with new variants and a fall booster?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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