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I’m Sick Of This PlaceDARPA BioNext 2018This session from DARPA’s 60th anniversary symposium, D60, highlights the role of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office in defending the homeland. BTO Director Dr. Justin Sanchez presents a new biosecurity framework to address the nation’s need for novel capabilities to counter bioterrorism, to deploy innovative biological countermeasures for warfighter protection, and to accelerate force readiness. In addition, Dr. Sanchez provides examples of BTO efforts within the framework, including restoration of nervous system function and achieving cognitive overmatch.
Former Secretary of the Navy Dr. Richard Danzig draws some lessons from history to inform potential solutions for future...2025-04-301h 11
Not Right NowThis Is Me At My BestThis week, Claire and Quinn dive into the messy reality of all the different ways we cope with parenting, while everything else is happening. From that stomach-dropping moment when your kid asks you "Did you get a call from school?" to balancing mental health with the news cycle, they explore how we all find ways to survive (medication, therapy, weed, wine, exercise, whatever) when our bandwidth is maxed out.-----------Have feedback or questions? Send a message to questions@notrightnow.showGet all of our episodes at notrightnow.show...2025-03-131h 09
The Most Important QuestionWe Need To Talk About Bird FluWe (Quinn) has been avoiding this question for quite a while. I even wrote a few thousand words about it a couple months ago and didn't publish it because it was a bit of a downer. But that's kind of malpractice in a way because we promised we don't shy away from the hard stuff even if the goal is to help you understand what you can do about it. Just like there's never really an optimal time in your life to get married, or have a baby, or get arrested, there's never...2025-01-2742 min
Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / ShowDr. Nahid Bhadelia, MD - Founding Director, BU Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) - Improving Global Resilience Against Emerging Infectious ThreatsSend us a textDr. Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD is a board-certified infectious diseases physician who is the Founding Director of BU Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases ( https://www.bu.edu/ceid/about-the-center/team/nahid-bhadelia-md-mald/ ) as well an Associate Professor at the BU School of Medicine. She served the Senior Policy Advisor for Global COVID-19 Response for the White House COVID-19 Response Team in 2022-2023, where she coordinated the interagency programs for global COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States and was the policy lead for Project NextGen, $5B HHS program aimed at developing next generation vaccines...2025-01-101h 02
Transmission InterruptedMarburg Virus Disease UpdateMarburg Virus Disease UpdateIn this episode of Transmission Interrupted, host Jill Morgan is joined by infectious disease expert Dr. Nahid Bhadelia to discuss the current Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda. Recorded on October 17, 2024, this conversation delves into vital aspects including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers dealing with the outbreak. They discuss experimental treatments, mention Rwanda's use of an experimental vaccine, and emphasize that early detection and supportive care are pivotal in managing Marburg Virus Disease cases. Dr. Bhadelia highlights Marburg's similarity to Ebola in terms of transmission a...2024-10-2531 min
Let's Talk IDThe intersection of infectious diseases and public health: strengthening career pathsForging a career in infectious diseases public health can be an isolating experience. In this episode, Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, speaks with Virginia Caine, MD, Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD and Eric Chow, MD, MS, MPH, about their journeys in public health, including the importance of building accessible career paths for ID fellows. 2023-07-2941 min
Chai with ManjuPhysician Dr. Nahid Bhadelia on her work with Ebola and her life2023-07-0612 min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&AGlobal COVID-19 UpdateIn July 2022, Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, joined the White House COVID-19 Response Team as senior policy advisor for Global COVID Response. The infectious disease physician, who is on sabbatical from Boston University, spoke with JAMA Associate Managing News Editor Jennifer Abbasi about the pandemic’s true burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries and ongoing COVID-19 vaccine inequity. Related Content: White House Advisor Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, on COVID-19 in Resource-Limited Nations—Undercounted Deaths, Vaccine Inequity, and More Global COVID-19 Update (video) 2022-10-0519 min
JAMA Medical NewsGlobal COVID-19 UpdateIn July 2022, Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, joined the White House COVID-19 Response Team as senior policy advisor for Global COVID Response. The infectious disease physician, who is on sabbatical from Boston University, spoke with JAMA Associate Managing News Editor Jennifer Abbasi about the pandemic’s true burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries and ongoing COVID-19 vaccine inequity. Related Content: White House Advisor Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, on COVID-19 in Resource-Limited Nations—Undercounted Deaths, Vaccine Inequity, and More Global COVID-19 Update (video) 2022-10-0519 min
VelshiAli Velshi reports the latest on President Biden’s trip abroad and moreAli Velshi is joined by NBC News Foreign Correspondent Janis Mackey Frayer, Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law Susan A. Thornton, Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research & Associate Director at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Political Strategist and Pollster Frank Luntz, Former Foreign Minister of Russia Andrei Kozyrev, Former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services, University of California, San Francisco Dir. of Research, UC...2022-05-221h 24
Let's Talk IDThe Latest on Long COVID (April 23, 2022)Dr. Kathleen Bell, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, associate professor of infectious diseases at Boston University School of Medicine and founding director of the BU Center of Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, discuss the latest research and information on long COVID. 2022-04-2323 minVelshi“Complete bullsh*t”Ali Velshi is joined by Philip Bump, National Correspondent at The Washington Post, Rep. David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island, Dr. Rick Bright, Senior Vice President of Pandemic Prevention and Response at The Rockefeller Foundation, Nse Ufot, CEO at New Georgia Project, Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director at Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, Dorothy Roberts, Professor of Law, Sociology of Civil Rights and Africana studies at University of Pennsylvania...2021-12-201h 24VelshiOmicron, Abortion, and ArraignmentAli Velshi is joined by Mary Ziegler, Author of ‘Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present’, Alencia Johnson, Founder & Head of Impact at 1063 West Broad, Dr. Rick Bright, Senior Vice President of Pandemic Prevention and Response at The Rockefeller Foundation, Nancy Northup, President & CEO at Center for Reproductive Rights, Melissa Murray, Professor at NYU Law, Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director at Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research.
2021-12-041h 05VelshiNot Guilty on All CountsAli Velshi is joined by defense attorney Danny Cevallos, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, retired Police Captain Sonia Pruitt, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Congressman Don Bacon, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah Jones, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Republican strategist Rick Tyler, The Washington Post's Eugene Scott, and NBC's Antonia Hylton, Meagan Fitzgerald, and Liz McLaughlin.
2021-11-201h 20VelshiAn extremely fragile trillion dollar dealAli Velshi is joined by Sen. Alex Padilla, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Congressman Andrew Garbarino, NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid, NBC News White House correspondent Monica Alba, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, the Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Pedro Luis Pedroso, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins-Stohr, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky, and the mayor of Surfside, FL, Charles Burkett.
2021-06-271h 28VelshiJuneteenthAli Velshi is joined by Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Senator Mazie Hirono, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, NBC Tehran Bureau Chief Ali Arouzi, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton, Rutgers Professor Brittney Cooper, and Roland Martin.
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Global ImpactS3 E10: In Conversation with Dr. Nahid BhadeliaFrom Los Angeles and New York City, co-hosts Michael Bociurkiw and Melissa Ricci speak to top US infectious diseases expert Dr. Nahid Bhadelia - starting with the question of whether we have seen the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. They also talk about the release of Michael's new book - Digital Pandemic - Covid-19: How Tech Went From Bad to Good.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-bociurkiw/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-bociurkiw/support2021-06-1854 min
NukeTalkCycling between Panic and NeglectDr. Nahid Bhadelia, infectious diseases physician and Founding Director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) at Boston University, joins Press the Button for a conversation on how national security decisions must take the issues of health and human security into account, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Early Warning features Assal Rad of National Iranian American Council and Luke Schleusener of Out in National Security on the upcoming elections in Iran and the importance of the LOVE Act, which aims to recognize and correct the injustice perpetrated against approximately 1,000 people who were fired...2021-06-1539 min
In It TogetherStill TogetherIn In It Together’s final episode before a summer break, Arun Rath checks back in with the family of Keith Jacobs, who died from COVID-19 last year, to discuss the massive toll this pandemic has taken. And Arun speaks with regular guest Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, now the founding director of Boston University’s new Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research.2021-06-0446 min
The Most Important QuestionThe Next PandemicOh, when we were young and so naive.In Episode #9 (!), Quinn and Brian got to know Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician, Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine, and the Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit (SPU) at Boston Medical Center.TLDR of the episode was “We should probably prepare for a pandemic.”FUN STORY.In Episode #112, Dr. Bhadelia’s back -- and she’s got some big news to share.But before we get to her announcement (and what it means for society as we know...2021-05-191h 04VelshiThe Real Voter Fraud in ArizonaAli Velshi is joined by Senator Bob Casey, Senator Debbie Stabenow, White House Economic adviser Heather Boushey, former federal prosecutor with the Southern District of New York Kan Nawaday, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Commissioner with the Federal Election Commission Ellen Weintraub, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, The 19th Founder Errin Haines, and New Yorker staff writer and Columbia University professor Jelani Cobb.
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TRACK THE VAXSummer Surges: Will COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?COVID surges and vaccination rates. Are the two inextricably linked? Vaccination rates continue to increase as many states have opened availability to all adults. But also increasing? COVID-19 surges, apparently resulting from a combination of eager travelers, relaxed distancing and mask mandates, and new variants that are more transmissible and perhaps more dangerous. What does that mean for vaccines and the ability to stop this pandemic? Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, the medical director for Boston Medical Center Special Pathogens Unit and associate professor of infectious diseases at Boston University School of Medicine, joins "Track the Vax" host Serena Marshall on...2021-04-1323 min
Skimm ThisThis Is Us Trying: Gun Reform, Reparations, Grounded ShipsFirst up: Less than a week after a mass shooting in Atlanta, there was another massacre – this time in Colorado. We’re diving in to look at what’s changed – and what hasn’t – about gun violence in the US. Then: From Israel’s elections and a ship stuck in the Suez Canal to Equal Pay Day and Virginia abolishing the death penalty, we’ve got the context on this week’s biggest headlines.Next: As spring breakers crowd the streets in Miami, we ask an epidemiologist: are we gonna see another surge in COVID outbreaks? And what...2021-03-2531 minVelshiHelp is NeededPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were already planning to visit Atlanta as part of their ‘Help is here’ tour promoting the just-passed Covid-19 relief bill. But after eight people in the Atlanta area – most of them Asian American women – were gunned down amid a wave of anti-Asian violence around the country, Biden and Harris turned their attention to the AAPI community where help is needed. Ali Velshi covers this story and much more as he’s joined by Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Andy Kim, figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen, Georgia State Sena...2021-03-201h 20In It TogetherLooking Back, Moving ForwardWe'll look back on the last nine months in this pandemic with Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, medical director of the Special Pathogens Unit at Boston Medical Center.2020-12-3019 min
In the Bubble with Andy SlavittToolkit: How to Stay Safe in COVID WinterWith COVID-19 cases surging around the country and winter fast approaching, this may be the most important toolkit episode yet. Infectious diseases physician Nahid Bhadelia and indoor air quality expert Richard Corsi answer every tough question about winter safety – from holiday gatherings, to indoor dining, and flu season. Understand what’s happening with indoor particles and how to make sure homes, offices, and schools can be as safe as possible with ventilation, filters, and CO2 meters. Andy and Lana team up for the episode they say they learned the most from. And be sure to stick around for a very...2020-11-0953 minIn It TogetherOn the RiseWith coronavirus cases on the rise in Massachusetts and across the country, Arun Rath checks in with regular guest Dr. Nahid Bhadelia of Boston Medical Center and the B.U. School of Medicine to get her take on where we’re at in the pandemic.2020-10-2812 minIn It TogetherWorrisomeThe number of cases and hospitalizations tied to the coronavirus is increasing. Host Arun Rath speaks with Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, the Medical Director of the Special Pathogens Unit at Boston Medical Center, about this newest data and whether we should be concerned as the state begins to more broadly re-open.2020-09-3013 minIn It TogetherEasy as 1,2,3We asked and you answered: kids from across the state submitted their questions about the coronavirus. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia with Boston University’s Special Pathogens Unit and Brighton High School junior Phebean Ogunsanwo join host Arun Rath to go over the questions and their answers.2020-05-2722 min
Fortune 500 DailyDr. Nahid Bhadelia, Boston Univ. School of MedicineOver the years, Fortune has welcomed all kinds of leaders to the conference stage to talk about all kinds of global issues. In 20-17, Fortune hosted a Brainstorm Health event – right on the heels of the Ebola epidemic. Doctor Nahid Bhadelia (nah-HEED bah-DEEL-yuh) spoke at that conference. She’s an infectious disease physician from Boston University’s School of Medicine.2020-04-0802 minFortune 500 DailyDr. Nahid Bhadelia, Boston Unv. School of MedicineOutbreaks and pandemics have been happening since the beginning of time. From the Spanish Flu of 19-18 to the H-one-N-one swine flu in 2-thousand-and-nine. But now it’s 20-20 – and the world is suffering through another infectious disease crisis. So what lessons have we learned from past outbreaks? Fortune dug into its archives to find answers from those who have lived on the frontlines of these pandemics. Doctors like Nahid Bhadelia (nah-HEED bah-DEEL-yuh).2020-03-3102 min
International Development - VideoSecuring Healthy Populations in a New Era of Global ImmunizationWhile the world has seen tremendous improvement in the availability of life-saving vaccines, new, targeted approaches are needed to address remaining gaps in immunization coverage. Among pressing challenges are completing polio eradication; reaching the disenfranchised, including those in fragile and disordered settings; supporting governments as they develop their own sustainable immunization systems, and; addressing vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the U.S. government, and other global immunization organizations are striving to meet these demands as they develop new strategies and programmatic enhancements for the next decade of global immunization. If successful, these advances hav...2019-09-275h 49
Global Health - AudioSecuring Healthy Populations in a New Era of Global ImmunizationWhile the world has seen tremendous improvement in the availability of life-saving vaccines, new, targeted approaches are needed to address remaining gaps in immunization coverage. Among pressing challenges are completing polio eradication; reaching the disenfranchised, including those in fragile and disordered settings; supporting governments as they develop their own sustainable immunization systems, and; addressing vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the U.S. government, and other global immunization organizations are striving to meet these demands as they develop new strategies and programmatic enhancements for the next decade of global immunization. If successful, these advances hav...2019-09-275h 49International Development - AudioSecuring Healthy Populations in a New Era of Global ImmunizationWhile the world has seen tremendous improvement in the availability of life-saving vaccines, new, targeted approaches are needed to address remaining gaps in immunization coverage. Among pressing challenges are completing polio eradication; reaching the disenfranchised, including those in fragile and disordered settings; supporting governments as they develop their own sustainable immunization systems, and; addressing vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the U.S. government, and other global immunization organizations are striving to meet these demands as they develop new strategies and programmatic enhancements for the next decade of global immunization. If successful, these advances hav...2019-09-2700 min
Flash ForwardThe Very Big SickIn 1918, the Spanish flu killed four to five percent of the entire global population. Infectious disease experts all agree that another pandemic is coming. It's when, not if. But are we ready for it? Today's episode explores what happens when a pandemic strikes, what the most likely candidates are, and whether or not the world is ready.
Guests:
Ed Yong, science writer at The Atlantic
Nahid Bhadelia, assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit (SPU) at Boston Medical Center
Laura Spinney, science writer and author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu...2018-07-0355 min
Flash ForwardThe Very Big SickIn 1918, the Spanish flu killed four to five percent of the entire global population. Infectious disease experts all agree that another pandemic is coming. It's when, not if. But are we ready for it? Today's episode explores what happens when a pandemic strikes, what the most likely candidates are, and whether or not the world is ready.Guests:Ed Yong, science writer at The AtlanticNahid Bhadelia, assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit (SPU) at Boston Medical CenterLaura Spinney, science...2018-07-0353 min
The Most Important Question#9: How do we stay safe from infectious disease (zombies)?In Episode 9, Quinn and Brian cower under the desk and ask: How do we stay safe from infectious disease (zombies)?Please meet Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician, Assistant Professor at Boston University, and the Director of Infection Control and Medical Response at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory. Yeah. Exactly what you imagine. That's her job. You're welcome.We discuss historical pandemics, modern-day factors in the growth of new and return of old infectious diseases, our current level of preparedness, zombies, Minority Report, hand washing, and of course, anti-vaxxers.Want to send u...2018-03-201h 25