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A Moment in Health with Dr. Ashish JhaPublic health expert Ashish Jha unpacks key issues influencing your health right now. Author: Brown University School of Public Health
Emerging research, data that shapes everyday health choices and insights into the systems meant to keep us well all in under 20 minutes. Join Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, as he and guests unpack the key issues influencing your health right now, guiding you through this moment in personal and public health. Language: en Genres: Life Sciences, Science, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How Did the Pandemic Shape Your Public Health Path?
Episode 33
Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
In this episode of A Moment in Health, Dr. Ashish Jha explains how 99% of new hepatitis B infections can be prevented with a universal newborn vaccine and critiques the recent ACIP decision to step away from that recommendation. He reviews a new New England Journal of Medicine study showing that one dose of the HPV vaccine is non-inferior to the traditional two-dose schedule, reducing barriers to protection. Dr. Jha is joined by Cate Ryan, Brown Class of 2021 and current Harvard public health student, who reflects on how reporting on science during the pandemic shaped her path in public health and how issues like housing stability continue to drive her work today.Dr. Jha discusses:Universal Hepatitis В Vaccination at Birth — CIDRAPNoninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to Two Doses — New England Journal of MedicineAbout the GuestCate Ryan is an MPH candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, focusing on the intersection of health and housing. She graduated from Brown in 2021 with a cell and molecular biology major and was the former senior science and research editor for the Brown Daily Herald, as well as the producer of the COVID Pod with Dr. Ashish Jha.About the HostDr. Ashish K. Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.Music by Katherine Beggs, additional music by Lulu West and Maya Polsky
