With all the news lately, we want to shine a light on Episode 13 of Meidas Health. Every single episode of our health series has been absolutely vital, but this one in particular is a must-listen. With recent shootings at the CDC (that were ignored by Trump and swept under the rug) and staggering cuts to life-saving vaccine research, host Dr. Vin Gupta brings in backup—welcoming Anjalee Khemlani of Yahoo News as his first-ever co-host, alongside former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams—who served under Donald Trump during his first term—for a hard-hitting discussion about the catastrophic public health climate being fueled by Donald Trump and his extremist “MAHA” allies.
Dr. Adams delivers a brutally honest assessment of how inflammatory anti-vaccine rhetoric from current federal leaders is not only sowing chaos, but literally getting public health workers targeted.
Unlike Trump’s first term, when science at least occasionally guided policy, the current MAGA/MAHA coalition has unified around misinformation and fearmongering, ripping apart institutions like the CDC, NIH and FDA from the inside.
Gupta and Khemlani push Adams on what real leadership looks like in this moment, and Adams pulls no punches: silence and “balanced” rhetoric are no longer acceptable when lives are on the line.
The conversation ends with a clear call to action—support those on the front lines and refuse to normalize violent or dangerous disinformation.
If you care about public health, science, and basic decency, this is required viewing.
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