Appearances

June 10, 2026

How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn

The Telegraph | Sarah Newey explores how South Korea achieved a hypertension control rate of...

June 6, 2026

Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry

USA Today | Public health experts warn that hosting the 2026 World Cup across 11...

June 3, 2026

This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID, withdrawing from the WHO, and neglecting...

May 29, 2026

What’s different about this Ebola outbreak?

CBS News | Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBS News to discuss what sets the current...

May 19, 2026

The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola

The Atlantic | The world is already playing catch-up to a deadly disease....

May 19, 2026

Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’

Reuters | An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic...

May 13, 2026

Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns

Axios | "The U.S. has gone from leading global health security to watching from the...

May 8, 2026

Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions

ABC News | Dr. Tom Frieden examines the response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to...

April 8, 2026

Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’

STAT News | Intensive strategy shows promise at community health centers serving low-income people...

March 19, 2026

Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD

Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University | A Do Not Miss Health Storytelling...

March 6, 2026

Former CDC Director: How to Fix Healthcare

CXOTalk | Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden explains why millions die from preventable causes...

February 26, 2026

4 calls to action from public health leaders who served in Republican and Democratic administrations

Healthbeat | Public health is inherently political because it often involves policy decisions, but it...

February 12, 2026

Hypertension, Potassium, and Anti-Cancer Vaccines with Dr. Tom Frieden

That Can't Be True with Chelsea Clinton | Tom Frieden and Chelsea Clinton talk about...

January 27, 2026

24 Simple Secrets to a Healthier Life

The New York Times | We spoke with two dozen doctors, therapists and authors and...

January 22, 2026

U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization

The New York Times | Global health experts worry that a lack of international coordination...

January 9, 2026

What the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule Means for You

TIME | Denmark has a significantly different health care system from the U.S. Every Denmark...

December 11, 2025

Behind the Curtain of Public Health

Substack: Dr. Jessica Knurick | Public health can feel abstract until the moment it becomes...

December 6, 2025

Former CDC director reacts to decision to change hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

ABC News | Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden joins ABC News Live to talk...

December 5, 2025

A New CDC Recommendation Could Mean a Big Change for Childhood Vaccines

TIME | A committee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tasked...

December 3, 2025

NFID Calls for Evidence-Based Guidance as Many People Skip Life-Saving Respiratory Vaccines

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases | Survey Reveals Misconceptions about Vaccines and Declining Vaccination Rates...

June 10, 2026