Erica Fisher

Emergency medicine physician Erica Fisher shares harrowing tales from her time at Charity Hospital during Hurricane Katrina, reflecting on the chaos, courage, and emotional challenges faced by healthcare workers. She emphasizes the lessons learned about disaster preparedness and the ongoing vulnerabilities in our healthcare systems. Science writer Maggie Koerth discusses the intriguing connections between heat waves and aging, updates on COVID vaccine guidelines, and the potential for ancient life on the dwarf planet Ceres.