Matt Fox

Olga Cherevko, a UN aid worker in Gaza, discusses the dire malnutrition crisis affecting millions, especially children. Dr. Marko Kerac, a malnutrition specialist, highlights the urgent need for interventions to prevent further health complications. They address the complex issues surrounding food supply and the critical role of nutritional supplements. Meanwhile, Matt Fox sheds light on innovative research linking visual cues of illness to immune responses, suggesting potential public health applications. The conversations emphasize the pressing need for global action against escalating health crises.

Matt Fox, a Professor of Global Health at Boston University, Andrew Green, a global health journalist, and Dr. Wilfried Mutumbo-Kalungi, head of clinical operations at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, discuss the significant elimination of sleeping sickness in Guinea. They dive into the strategies that made this progress possible, like mass screening and vector control. The conversation also sheds light on the implications of recent shifts in US foreign aid policies on vital global health initiatives and highlights the ongoing challenges in regions like the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Professor Matt Fox discusses the positive impact of internet use on life satisfaction and purpose, alongside Dr. Edgard Camarós' research on ancient Egyptian cancer surgeries. The podcast also covers the development of a combined flu and COVID vaccine, a dance program to prevent falls in older individuals, and a 'bug bounty' program for scientific papers.

Doctors in remote South Sudan face challenges in vaccinating for hepatitis E; cirrhosis misdiagnosed as dementia; India's effort to control rabies; China's 'One Egg Program'; incorporating eggs in South Sudanese school nutrition; journalist's kidney transplant saga

Matt Fox, professor of epidemiology at Boston University, discusses the potential threats to funding for the PEPFAR program, which has saved millions of lives. Other topics include a gene variant increasing the risk of Parkinson's disease in African populations, vaccine hesitancy among pet owners, the importance of exercise during cancer treatment, and a study on turmeric as a treatment for indigestion.