Unbiased Science

By @unbiasedscipodScience Health & Fitness Education

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October 21 What Are We Getting From Health Advice In Our Feeds?
Who's actually giving out health advice online?
How much of your feed is really about health?
How often is someone trying to sell you something?
Should you trust what you see?
We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod. We are grateful to Pew for sponsoring this episode.
You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOiadBTn_A
(00:00) Intro
(02:25) Why did Pew take on this research?
(04:50) How was the research done?
(06:10) What did the research show?
(07:15) Are most of those sharing health information online actually credentialled in the relevant field?
(10:05) What is actually IN our feeds?
(14:05) How much of a health influencer's feed is actually about health?
(17:17) How often do influencers tell viewers where their claims came from?
(21:30) What matters most to people for trusting an influencer?
(25:17) Practical takeaways from Pew's research
(26:37) Dr. Matthew Facciani explains how health misinformation has changed over time
(28:05) Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways
https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/05/07/moms-coaches-doctors-entrepreneurs-who-are-americas-health-and-wellness-influencers/
https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/10/07/what-do-health-and-wellness-influencers-post-about/
https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/galen-stocking/
https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/eileen-yam/
Dr. Facciani’s book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42b9TRk

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32 min
October 14 Will We Ever Find A Cure For Cancer?
Is cancer actually on the rise?
Why are we hearing so much about cancer in young people?
Are new treatments making a difference?
Will we ever have a cure?
We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod.
You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DLon6350L5o
(00:00) Intro
(01:58) Is cancer really on the rise in young people?
(05:11) Have we made progress on cancer treatments?
(09:05) What are some therapies being researched currently?
(11:38) What is CAR-T therapy?
(14:55) What about deaths in therapy trials?
(18:03) Could the current therapies become more 'targeted' to avoid side effects?
(20:10) Will we ever have a cure?
(26:08) What a GI medical oncologist wants people to know
(28:48) Final Thoughts
https://www.instagram.com/david_robert_grimes/
https://www.instagram.com/doctor.yas_/
https://www.instagram.com/shrutipatelmd/
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/06/cancer-rates-rising-more-quickly-among-younger-people-international-study-finds
https://immunternet.substack.com/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DczJFQEkjcr/?img_index=1
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/novartis-bristol-myers-squibb-halt-car-t-cell-trials-due-immune-events?media_id=3977511258425992591_63272082957&media_author_id=63272082957
https://www.instagram.com/p/DczJFQEkjcr/?img_index=1
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/novartis-bristol-myers-squibb-halt-car-t-cell-trials-due-immune-events?media_id=3977511258425992591_63272082957&media_author_id=63272082957
https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/four-cancer-myths-that-keep-going
https://www.instagram.com/unbiasedscipod/p/DUD69FcDOcM
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AC39pJDEd
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu1_XcvuXu0
https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/the-appeal-to-nature-fallacy
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnClpydOsP1

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31 min
October 07 How Worried Should We Be About Disease Outbreaks Right Now?
What diseases are spreading right now? Are we even tracking diseases anymore? Should I be worried about measles? Should I bother getting my flu and COVID vaccines? We dive in and answer ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod.
You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkTVjiXPD0
(00:00) Intro
(02:35) Introducing Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo And The Brown Pandemic Center Tracking Report
(05:23) What Is Trending Up Right Now In The U.S.?
(08:22) How Has Our Ability To Monitor Disease Changed?
(12:45) Confusion Over Data Discrepancy/Reports
(15:41) Practitioner Patsy Stinchfield Shares Her Measles Wisdom And Experience
(21:45) What About Measles In Adults?
(27:01) Epidemiologist Dr. Nicole Basta Breaks Down The Latest Data
(41:30) Final Thoughts
https://www.wral.com/news/state/diarrhea-parasites-glass-us-food-less-safe-august-24/
https://downloads.regulations.gov/FDA-2013-N-0013-0178/content.pdf
https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210
https://mailchi.mp/messages/pandemic-center-tracking-report-9-17-2026
https://mailchi.mp/messages/pandemic-center-tracking-report-10-01-26?e=6397393980
https://6abc.com/post/5th-measles-related-death-reported-pennsylvania/19893187/
https://escaperoom.unbiasedscience.com/flu-vaccine-65
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6646858019fad6412b31bf24/t/6ab163587341c716ba04c0d6/1790010200525/The+Flu+Shot+Conversation+For+Older+Adults+and+the+People+Who+Love+Them.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6646858019fad6412b31bf24/t/6aa94c39d11bb166775378e9/1789479993326/Flu+Vaccines+and+the+65%2B+Patient+-+GUIDE.pdf
https://escaperoom.unbiasedscience.com/flu-vaccine/

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44 min
September 30 Is the U.S. Food Supply Safe?
How safe is our food supply??
Dr. Jess Steier kicks off a new season of Unbiased Science with a fresh format! Each episode tackles one concern or question that's gone viral online. It can be hard to know what to trust, so each episode this season tackles one question head-on.
Between this summer's Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce and the constant stream of food recalls in our feeds, this week we're joined by Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota, along with other experts, to dig into how our food is kept safe and when we should worry.
You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QGiFDLSEAbM
(00:00) Season and Episode Intro
(10:11) Introducing Dr. Mike Osterholm
(11:27) Early Days of the Summer Cyclospora Outbreak
(18:15) What Does the Expert Say to People Who Are Worried About Outbreaks?
(20:35) Is There An Increase In Food Safety Issues?
(25:57) Former FDA Food Scientist Shares Her Perspective
(28:32) Could We Find The Cause Right Now?
(30:45) Is There Anything The Expert Avoids?
(33:44) Immunotoxicologist Food Safety Expert Shares His Perspective
(36:15) What Can We Do To Make The Food Supply Safer?
(40:20) Final Thoughts
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/food-safety-crisis-trump-cyclospora/688495/
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/09/foodborne-illness-recall-cyclospora-summer/688497/
https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/e-coli-salmonella-cyclospora-is-the-u-s-seeing-a-surge-in-foodborne-illnesses-/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2852106
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199605163342001
https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210
https://drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/why-foodborne-illness-is-surging
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/foodborne-illness-increase-common
https://www.wral.com/news/state/diarrhea-parasites-glass-us-food-less-safe-august-24/
https://downloads.regulations.gov/FDA-2013-N-0013-0178/content.pdf
https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/
https://sprout.link/cidrap_
https://www.instagram.com/cidrap_?stkn=czA0d3cxczB2emdy

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43 min
September 23 Summer Rerun: Food Allergies: A Tough Nut to Crack
Hello Unbiased Scientists! New season drops NEXT WEEK and we are so excited! Thank you for hanging in there with us over the summer break!

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36 min
September 16 Summer Rerun: Heads Will Roll: Tackling The Impact of Concussions
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com

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54 min
September 09 Summer Rerun: 99 Ways to (Not) Die: An ER Doc's Guide to Stayin' Alive
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com

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36 min
September 02 Summer Rerun- Shot Callers: Vaccines Gone Viral
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com

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50 min
August 26 Summer Rerun: Peptides: Know What Amino? (with Dr. Leigh Baxt)
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com
Episode Disclaimer: Dr. Baxt represents herself and not her employer on this platform and all views expressed are her own

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40 min
August 19 Summer Rerun: Doses of Reality: A Matter of National Health Security
Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com

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40 min

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