Unbiased Science

Should you panic if you find a bat in your house?

What happens if your dog tangles with a raccoon?

Why are more people getting rabies shots this year?

What should you do in the first few minutes after an animal bite?

We tackle ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod.

You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H-1IsYtO4jU

(00:00) Intro

(03:25) Why does vaccinating our pets still matter?

(06:40) What about pets that have adverse reactions to the rabies vaccine?

(12:30) Some rabies stats

(16:05) Why should we be cautious of getting close to wild animals?

(18:10) What if you suspect you've been bitten or had contact with a potential rabies carrier?

(20:20) What is the treatment for suspected rabies?

(24:12) Should you go to the urgent care or the ER?

(26:30) The current state of emergency medicine in general

(33:00) Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways

https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00533.html

https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/php/protecting-public-health/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/rabies-kidney-donor-skunk-kitten

https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/media/releases/2019/p0611-bats-rabies.html

https://www.instagram.com/thehonestvet

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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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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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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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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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