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As medical students, we are between the world of the general public and that of specialized doctors. From this perspective, we aim to digest the science and data behind public health and medical stories featured in the media in an easy to understand format. We provide information from factual sources to dispel health-related rumors and myths with discussion of evidence-based sources and primary literature. Through this podcast, we hope to connect the general public with complex medical and public health issues that have implications for their daily life.*Content in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions*
Fighting the Loneliness Epidemic ft. Update on Biden’s First Health Executive Orders
The Health Beat
27 minutes
4 years ago
Fighting the Loneliness Epidemic ft. Update on Biden’s First Health Executive Orders
This episode discusses loneliness as a public health epidemic and the steps we can take to combat feelings of loneliness, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a brief news update from Allie Berges and Neha Anand on President Joe Biden’s first executive orders related to health, Sahana Jayaraman and Neha Anand talk about why loneliness is a public health issue, how it has impacted us, patients, and health care workers during the pandemic, and suggestions to overcome loneliness.
This episode was inspired by Vivek Murthy’s book, “Together.” Other sources mentioned in this episode include TIME magazine’s article, “COVID-19 Is Making America's Loneliness Epidemic Even Worse,” and the CDC and HRSA website on loneliness:
https://time.com/5833681/loneliness-covid-19/
https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/lonely-older-adults.html
You can find a list of resources to cope with loneliness here:
https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-deal-with-loneliness
Content discussed in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. This podcast is also not meant for medical advice.
Original music composed by Thomas Le and performed by The Bruits (Alina Spiegel, Antonio Salas, and Thomas Le)
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The Health Beat
As medical students, we are between the world of the general public and that of specialized doctors. From this perspective, we aim to digest the science and data behind public health and medical stories featured in the media in an easy to understand format. We provide information from factual sources to dispel health-related rumors and myths with discussion of evidence-based sources and primary literature. Through this podcast, we hope to connect the general public with complex medical and public health issues that have implications for their daily life.*Content in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions*
