Will Stone

One of them is Dr. Philip Ovedia, a Florida heart surgeon with a telemedicine practice.

One of them is Dr. Philip Ovedia, a Florida heart surgeon with a telemedicine practice.

So it's hard to say. Some Republicans have expressed concern. The former Trump official, Giroir, says it looks like there may be enough support for Kennedy to be confirmed. We reached out to a Kennedy spokesperson for comment. She said Bobby Kennedy has met with over 60 United States senators. He's prepared and excited.

So it's hard to say. Some Republicans have expressed concern. The former Trump official, Giroir, says it looks like there may be enough support for Kennedy to be confirmed. We reached out to a Kennedy spokesperson for comment. She said Bobby Kennedy has met with over 60 United States senators. He's prepared and excited.

So it's hard to say. Some Republicans have expressed concern. The former Trump official, Giroir, says it looks like there may be enough support for Kennedy to be confirmed. We reached out to a Kennedy spokesperson for comment. She said Bobby Kennedy has met with over 60 United States senators. He's prepared and excited.

I was. This was a man in his 30s who'd come back from Wuhan, China. And at the time, the message from public health was that the risk of human-to-human spread was low. It wasn't actually until the next month that it became clear the virus was spreading in the community here in Seattle and elsewhere in the country.

I was. This was a man in his 30s who'd come back from Wuhan, China. And at the time, the message from public health was that the risk of human-to-human spread was low. It wasn't actually until the next month that it became clear the virus was spreading in the community here in Seattle and elsewhere in the country.

I was. This was a man in his 30s who'd come back from Wuhan, China. And at the time, the message from public health was that the risk of human-to-human spread was low. It wasn't actually until the next month that it became clear the virus was spreading in the community here in Seattle and elsewhere in the country.

It's a mixed picture. Certainly, there's a lot of disillusionment in public health and medicine. You'd hope that after a big pandemic, the country would be better off. But Dr. Andrew Pavia at the University of Utah told me it just doesn't look that way to him. We've not done a really good job of changing the things that need to be changed. There's so much fatigue.

It's a mixed picture. Certainly, there's a lot of disillusionment in public health and medicine. You'd hope that after a big pandemic, the country would be better off. But Dr. Andrew Pavia at the University of Utah told me it just doesn't look that way to him. We've not done a really good job of changing the things that need to be changed. There's so much fatigue.

It's a mixed picture. Certainly, there's a lot of disillusionment in public health and medicine. You'd hope that after a big pandemic, the country would be better off. But Dr. Andrew Pavia at the University of Utah told me it just doesn't look that way to him. We've not done a really good job of changing the things that need to be changed. There's so much fatigue.

There's so much trauma from the COVID pandemic. The medical profession saw an exodus of nurses and doctors. The same trend is true in the public health workforce. Meanwhile, trust in public health and government agencies has fallen. misinformation, fights over masking, school closures, lots of things could have played a role.

There's so much trauma from the COVID pandemic. The medical profession saw an exodus of nurses and doctors. The same trend is true in the public health workforce. Meanwhile, trust in public health and government agencies has fallen. misinformation, fights over masking, school closures, lots of things could have played a role.

There's so much trauma from the COVID pandemic. The medical profession saw an exodus of nurses and doctors. The same trend is true in the public health workforce. Meanwhile, trust in public health and government agencies has fallen. misinformation, fights over masking, school closures, lots of things could have played a role.

And a recent survey from Harvard found trust in doctors and hospitals dipped from 70 percent in 2020 to less than 50 percent as of early 2024.

And a recent survey from Harvard found trust in doctors and hospitals dipped from 70 percent in 2020 to less than 50 percent as of early 2024.

And a recent survey from Harvard found trust in doctors and hospitals dipped from 70 percent in 2020 to less than 50 percent as of early 2024.

Yeah, it's hard to overstate the implications, Scott. I spoke to Lauren Sauer about this. She's an expert on pandemic preparedness at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Yeah, it's hard to overstate the implications, Scott. I spoke to Lauren Sauer about this. She's an expert on pandemic preparedness at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Yeah, it's hard to overstate the implications, Scott. I spoke to Lauren Sauer about this. She's an expert on pandemic preparedness at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.