The Role of Activism
How can activism create healthier communities and a healthier world? WashU’s Sandro Galea sits down with CUNY’s Nicholas Freudenberg to discuss how activism and public health have for six decades been intertwined in bringing positive change to New York City.
Nicholas Freudenberg
Loneliness as a Public Health Problem
Does loneliness pose the same health risk as smoking? And from medicine to government, what kind of interventions are even possible? In this episode, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor at Brigham Young Unversity, explore what’s driving the loneliness problem in today’s world.
Julianne Holt-Lunstad
Private equity owns less than 4% of U.S. hospitals, WashU research finds
Spielman installed as Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor
The Future of Free Speech
In this episode, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and Jacob Mchangama, a research professor at Vanderbilt University, explore the essential role freedom of speech plays in a democracy.
Jacob Mchangama
How technology is reshaping violence — and what can be done about it
Medicine, Science, and Ancient Wisdom
Should medicine be more broadly defined? Can an emphasis on our shared humanity lead to better treatments? And what about joy? In this episode of Ideas Matter, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and the University of Chicago’s Geeta Maker-Clark, a physician and expert on integrative nutrition, explore how a more holistic approach to medicine can benefit us all.
Geeta Maker-Clark
Cancer survivors less likely to be physically active, study finds
Malone, Stark named inaugural Ryan Institute faculty scholars
