# Alyssa Burgart

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Supremely Bad Birthday Gifts for America

The Supreme Court let America keep birthright citizenship for it’s birthday. Trump’s 250th Independence Day celebration is a flop. Surprise! Pew: Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology Gallup: Data on pride in being American What’s happening with the Great American State Fair? Yellow substanc…

Rigor Tortoise? Mitch McConnell’s Health and Bye-bye Graham Platner

Is Mitch McConnell dead or alive? Let's talk about out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and critical illness in older folks. Graham Platner drops out of Maine race in wake of credible sexual assault allegations. There were plenty of red flags.  Trump at NATO Mitch McConnell - proof of life? McConnell’s…

(Mis)Adventures in Public Health

Too much public health news for two doctors to narrow it down. An update on cyclosporiasis, measles, raw milk, and Ebola, all with a side of Todd Blanche forgetting he’s not supposed to still be the president’s lawyer and Pete Hegseth’s begging for war-machine money while children go hungry. Fact c…

The Future of Consent with Dr. Zed Zha

Physician and consent-advocate, Dr. Zed Zha, joins the pod to share her new book: Consented: A Doctor's Call to End Medical Violence and Reclaim Patient Autonomy Zed Zha's Consented Get your copy of Consented Dr. Zha’s newsletter Ask The Patient My Mother was a Thief - Essay about Dr. Zha’s mom …

Fauci's Diary and RFK Jr's Misinformation Meltdown

Fauci’s diary entries, Rand Paul loses it when Fauci uses his Fifth Amendment right, RFK Jr melts down when Dana Bash asks him about measles; McConnell Watch Update The Clown Car of Public Health is at it again! Fact Check: The index measles case in the Chihuahua, Mexico outbreak was a child from M…

The future of clinical bioethics

Prior to becoming an anesthesiologist, Alyssa Burgart trained in bioethics. She now counts herself among a growing number of certified clinical bioethicists who help doctors, nurses, patients, and their families handle ethically complex medical decisions at the bedside. Bioethicists are critical to…

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We cover the latest on Trump’s vaccine executive order and catch you up on some major abortion stories. AOC’s public egg-freezing shouldn’t feel radical. But in today’s US, it does. Executive Order on Vaccines Presidential executive order on vaccines Arghavan’s post that includes videos from the p…

Farewell Dolly plus AOC's Eggs

We mourn Dolly Parton. We discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing and what it means for reproductive justice in America. Plus, the baby born from the California-Texas surrogacy case. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Donate to support Imagination Library Top Movies with Dolly Parton AOC …

Ms. Rachel Defends Kids

Good news only for our First Anniversary of The Present Illness! Ms. Rachel’s Invitation to Moral Courage. Door Dash settlement for workers. Gondwana Supercontinent. Arghavan’s post with videos of the president without audio Ms Rachel Advocates for Kids’ Safety Profile of Ms. Rachel in The Guardi…

Why is Jane Doe suing Cornell and Seven Students?

Why do universities protect rapists? What happened at Cornell? Why was there so much ketamine? What is Title IX?  All that and more as we discuss Cornell and seven students being sued by survivor Jane Doe. Stumbling in from: MAHA Summit agenda Fact check: We call for the DA in the Cornell case to…