2025 was a year of big questions: from our government, from our public health institutions, and, of course, from you, our lovely listeners.

For this final episode of the year, we’re bringing you your best questions and Laurel’s best answers from 2025, including: Are indoor waterparks just a close cousin of cruises? Are there any real world applications of the finding that axolotl mucus attacks breast cancer and MRSA? What’s the danger in leaving flowers in a hospital room? And our sick of the year: Are pesticides in tampons poisoning us?

We'll be back on the first Friday of 2026 to break down more science, in the pursuit of better health.

Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630.

For more, visit healthwanted.org. To support Health Wanted and other public media programming, visit wabe.org/give.

2025 was a year of big questions: from our government, from our public health institutions, and, of course, from you, our lovely listeners.
For this final episode of the year, we&rsquo;re bringing you your best questions and Laurel&rsquo;s best answers from 2025, including: Are indoor waterparks just a close cousin of cruises? Are there any real world applications of the finding that axolotl mucus attacks breast cancer and MRSA? What&rsquo;s the danger in leaving flowers in a hospital room? And our sick of the year: Are pesticides in tampons poisoning us?
We'll be back on the first Friday of 2026 to break down more science, in the pursuit of better health.
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630.
For more, visit <a href="http://healthwanted.org">healthwanted.org</a>. To support Health Wanted and other public media programming, visit <a href="https://www.wabe.org/give">wabe.org/give</a>.

Health Wanted brings you each week’s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host Laurel Bristow, MSc, draws on her experience as an infectious disease researcher and epidemiologist to cover everything from Ozempic to the ozone, interviewing experts and answering your questions, all in pursuit of better health.

A collaboration between WABE and the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.

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This public health show is intended solely for general information purposes, and is not intended to provide medical advice, to be used in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or other conditions. The information in the show should not be relied upon in a manner that would either delay medical treatment or result in unnecessary medical treatment. Always consult a physician or health care provider with your health or treatment concerns.

Health Wanted&nbsp;brings you each week&rsquo;s need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. Host Laurel Bristow, MSc, draws on her experience as an infectious disease researcher and epidemiologist to cover everything from Ozempic to the ozone, interviewing experts and answering your questions, all in pursuit of better health.
A collaboration between WABE and the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.
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This public health show is intended solely for general information purposes, and is not intended to provide medical advice, to be used in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or other conditions. The information in the show should not be relied upon in a manner that would either delay medical treatment or result in unnecessary medical treatment. Always consult a physician or health care provider with your health or treatment concerns.

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