Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest in health policy this week including:

RFK Jr’s plan to form a national registry of Americans with autism
The shift to make US health policy look more like Europe’s
The latest news on the Texas measles outbreak
A White House budget proposal that calls for cutting $40 billion from HHS next year
Why NIH’s top expert on ultra-processed foods left the agency

Then Abdul interviews Harvard polling expert Dr. Gillian SteelFisher about a new survey on pandemic safety measures -- and most Americans are more open than you think! And a special thanks to deBeaumont Foundation for their contribution to today’s interview.

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