Best Essack Podcasts (2026)

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A One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance with Dr. Sabiha Essack 33:18

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Will superbugs take over the world, as increasing media articles suggest? Dr. Sabiha Essack is Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), where she established the Antimicrobial Research Unit, and the South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance and One Health. Dr. Essack’s research focuses on evidence-…

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The field formerly known as global health with Dr. Seye Abimbola 1:14:34

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In global health, evidence, authority, and distance are often deeply entangled. Dr. Seye Abimbola is Professor of Health Systems at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney. He is a leading voice in debates on decolonizing global health, with scholarship focused on health systems governance and epistemic injustice. He is also the founding …

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Prosecuting gender-based crimes through a public health lens with Kim Thuy Seelinger 1:01:06

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When tribunals like the International Criminal Court prosecutes gender-based violence in conflict, what evidence do they need? And who gathers it? Kim Thuy Seelinger is a Professor of Practice at Washington University School of Public Health and former senior coordinator for Gender-Based Crimes at the International Criminal Court in the Hague until…

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When 'shelter in place' means nothing: Rethinking global health with Sabina Faiz Rashid 1:04:13

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What is global health—and who gets to define it? For decades, the field has claimed universality while being shaped largely by specific institutions, priorities, and assumptions. But what happens when we center the places where most global health “problems” are identified? What does it mean to tell someone living in a Dhaka slum to shelter in place…

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Health as a human right with Benjamin Mason Meier 54:55

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What do we mean when we say health is a human right? Dr. Benjamin Mason Meier is a Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill who has focused his research on the development, evolution, and application of human rights-based approaches to health. In this episode, Dr. Meier joins Salma to explore the fo…

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What our digital lives reveal about health with Yulin Hswen 1:26:29

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What can Reddit, Instagram, and other digital platforms tell us about population health? Dr. Yulin Hswen, associate professor at the University of California San Francisco and associate editor of JAMA and JAMA+ AI, is a computational epidemiologist using big data to understand population health in our increasingly digital world. In this episode, Sa…

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Imagine doing better with Paul J Fleming 1:08:13

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What if we could build our world from scratch—with health, justice, and thriving communities at its core? In his new book Imagine Doing Better: Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything, Dr. Paul J. Fleming, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan, arg…

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Algorithms, attention, and trust: Rethinking health communication with Matthew Kreuter 1:10:15

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The techniques that make health messages more effective—personalization, customization, targeted delivery—are the same tools driving the spread of inaccurate health claims at scale. Dr. Matthew Kreuter, WashU’s Kahn Family Professor of Public Health and founding director of the Health Communication Research Laboratory, is an expert on effective and…

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Uncertainty in epidemiology with Dr. Matthew A. Fox 1:14:40

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What is epidemiology and how do we ensure that research is done right in this field? Dr. Matthew A. Fox, Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health, has dedicated his career to ensuring that epidemiologists get it right. In this episode, Salma and Matt explore what epidemiology actual…

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Curiosity and careful thinking about research can help change the world with Dr Maria Glymour 1:01:14

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How can we capture complex social phenomena impacting health in research? Dr. Maria Glymour, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health, has focused her research on the social factors influencing dementia and cognitive function in old age. Salma and Maria analyze the dementia research landscap…

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Health diplomacy in an evolving global health landscape with Dr Anders Nördstrom 59:33

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In this deeply challenging moment for global health and international relations, how do we navigate the public health challenges that transcend borders? Dr. Anders Nördstrom, program director of the Health Diplomacy Initiative at the Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm School of Economics has unique experience in working at the intersection of …

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Manufacturing Doubt: the commercial determinants of health with Dr Nason Maani 1:08:52

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How do powerful industries shape what we believe about health risks—and what we don't? Dr. Nason Maani, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Inequalities and Global Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh, has spent years uncovering how commercial interests influence public health understanding. Salma and Nason tackle the commercial determ…

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Rethinking Public Health with Dean Sandro Galea 51:03

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As public health faces mounting challenges, what does meaningful progress actually look like? This inaugural episode features Sandro Galea, Margaret C. Ryan Dean and Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor at Washington University's newly established School of Public Health. Salma and Dean Galea dive deep into his concept of "consequen…