Thursday, October 27, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Dr. Michael Osterholm on effectiveness of flu vaccine
A new study led by University of Minnesota researchers shows that annual flu shots protect only about 59 percent of the population. How good are vaccines, and how important to public health?11:00 a.m.GuestsMichael Osterholm: Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. Dr. Osterholm is the Principal Investigator and Director of the NIH-supported Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance and chairs the Executive Committee of the Centers of Excellence Influenza Research and Surveillance network. Adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Medical School. Member of the Institute of Medicine. Former State Epidemiologist.More from MPRMany patients still decide to get flu vaccine (10/26/2011)First flu case in Minn. comes earlier than usual (10/13/2011)Resources
Debate: Do men still dominate society?
Midday presents an Intelligence Squared debate on the whether our society is no longer male dominated. Two teams debate the proposition "men are finished."12:00 p.m.GuestsDan Abrams: ABC News legal analyst and author of "Man Down."Hanna Rosin: Award-winning journalist for Slate and The Atlantic. Her article "The End of Men" in The Atlantic instigated a fury of responses.Christina Hoff Sommers: Feminist Scholar and the author of "The War Against Boys."David Zinczenko: Editor-in-chief of Men's Health Magazine.More from MPRIs it time to end the war on terror? (09/14/2011)Does freedom of the press extend to state secrets? (06/16/2011)Is it time for America to close its borders? (05/18/2011)Should America clip its foreign policy wings? (04/14/2011)Resources
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