NEW PODCAST EPISODE — Reducing uncertainty: Talking with parents about vaccines
As public confidence in vaccines ebbs, clinicians and public health workers are increasingly addressing concerns and confusion with parents, reports The Nation’s Health Podcast.
In this new episode, New Mexico pediatrician Alexandra Cvijanovich, MD, shares tips for discussing vaccine hesitancy one-on-one with parents. Listen now
Read & share stories from the February/March 2026 issue of The Nation's Health >>
Highlights
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Accessing preventive and routine health care can be challenging for anyone. But for transgender patients, those hurdles are often compounded by additional systemic barriers.
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Across the U.S., AI is moving from theory to practice in public health classrooms, reshaping how the future workforce is trained.
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Approximately 14 million people in the U.S., or 6% of adults, have at least $1,000 in medical debt. Having such debt is linked to housing insecurity, mental health issues and other problems.
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Despite repeated attempts to erase it, work on diversity, equity and inclusion remains an important part of public health, a recent APHA survey shows.
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With new, weaker federal immunization recommendations from the Trump administration in place, public health experts are worried disparities will worsen even further.
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A Flint, Michigan, program that provides families with cash during pregnancy and after birth is benefitting both mental and physical health.
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