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Feel that in your nose? If you’re like everyone else this time of year, you’ve probably got that dreaded nasal congestion that comes with the colds and flus this time of year. But nasal congestion is more complicated than you think. Abdul reflects on the collective burden of the annoying illnesses we fight through every year. Then he speaks with Sarah Zhang, a staff writer at the Atlantic who recently wrote about why nasal congestion is more complicated than you might think.

Nasal Congestion is More Complicated Than You Think.

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This is America de-de-de-de-de-Wel safer. Last week we sat down with your local epidemiologist Caitlinna and we talked

about all the ways we could tackle the cold and flu season.

As we discussed the challenges of getting people to do the very basic things they need to do to protect themselves,

we stumbled upon what I think is a pretty important insight.

When it comes to trying to get people to get vaccinated or test

before they sit down for holiday meals, we tend to focus on the extremes. We talk

about how many people die of the flu every year or what the COVID

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0:00.0	America Disected is brought to you by the de Beaumont Foundation.
0:02.7	Good communication is the first step to good health.
0:04.8	Get practical tips informed by research in a book from the de Beaumont Foundation
0:08.4	talking health, a new way to communicate about public health.
0:11.4	This book will help you to find public health more clearly,
0:13.7	reframe common assumptions, avoid messages that backfire, and bring data to life through
0:18.4	storytelling. To learn more, visit talking health book.org. . . . . . . . .
0:24.0	. .
0:25.0	. .
0:30.0	Donald Trump wants to repeal the ACA again.
0:33.0	The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will decide the fate of the
0:36.9	Sackler family's culpability in the opioid epidemic.
0:39.4	The Biden administration announces a new prescription drug patent reform that could vastly lower prices.
0:44.8	This is America de-de-de-de-de-Wel safer. Last week we sat down with your local epidemiologist Caitlinna and we talked
1:00.4	about all the ways we could tackle the cold and flu season.
1:03.0	As we discussed the challenges of getting people to do the very basic things they need to do to protect themselves,
1:08.0	we stumbled upon what I think is a pretty important insight.
1:11.0	When it comes to trying to get people to get vaccinated or test
1:13.9	before they sit down for holiday meals, we tend to focus on the extremes. We talk
1:17.9	about how many people die of the flu every year or what the COVID
1:21.2	hospitalization rate is.
1:23.0	But that misses a vital point.
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Nasal Congestion is More Complicated Than You Think.

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