Stem Cell Shenanigans, Hopkins Hype, and Buxton’s Bravery
- Author
- The Students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
- Published
- Thu 25 Jul 2024
- Episode Link
- https://theshortcoat.com/stem-cell-shenanigans-hopkins-hype-and-buxtons-bravery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stem-cell-shenanigans-hopkins-hype-and-buxtons-bravery
This week, M3 Jeff Goddard, M2 Taryn O'Brien, and MD/PhD student Riley Behan Bush are on hand to discuss July's news. First, it's hard to ignore Johns Hopkins joining the tuition free bandwagon thanks to Michael Bloomberg...but this gift goes further...maybe it could actually have a desired effect! Meanwhile, the New York Times offered an expose on a practice that might prey on the emotions of anxious new parents--cord blood stem cell storage. And the public health world marks the passing of the man who exposed the infamous Tuskegee Study...a scandal that's still reverberating today.
