American Journal Of Public Health Podcast

This month I discuss the role of science in assessing public health risks associated with industrial products, reviewing two cases prominently featured in the news recently: ovarian cancers linked to asbestos present in talc powder, and glyphosate contained in the herbicide Roundup associated with cancer and neurological troubles. I address the complex relationships between corporations and governmental agencies when consumers’ public health comes into question with David Rosner, historian, Columbia University, Howard Rodenberg, a former health officer in Kansas, and Jonathan Samet, Professor and Dean at the Colorado school of Public Health.