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Causes or Cures

ErinKate Stair

Booking Overview

An independent health interview show focused on public health, epidemiology, health communication, medicine, science, and the human side of health, with recurring conversations featuring researchers, professors, physicians, clinicians, and authors. Suitable clients include credible academic researchers, public health experts, medical professionals, and authors who can explain complex evidence accessibly; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need recognized subject-matter expertise and research or professional credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 272

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 2.4k subscribers

Instagram: 18.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

erin@bloomingwellness.com

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Host

ErinKate Stair - Physician and public health professional with an MD and MPH specializing in applied epidemiology and health communication. She focuses on making complex health topics understandable through thought...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University professors, public health professionals, physicians, researchers, clinicians, authors, and other established subject-matter experts with credible research or professional experience in health-related fields.
Required Achievements:  
Peer-reviewed research, University professorships or research leadership, Development of health-related technologies or evidence-based expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Brantley Hall - Gut Microbiome Monitoring, Wearable Smart Underwear, Hydrogen Measurement, Personalized Nutrition, IBS, Food Intolerances, And Engineering Challenges In Continuous Health Monitoring.

Nicola Segata - Microbiome Sharing Between Household Members And Romantic Partners, Oral And Gut Microbiomes, Kissing And Microbial Transmission, Probiotics, And The Relationship Between Microbes And Health.

Frank Infurna - Midlife Well-being, Loneliness, Depression, Memory, Cognitive Health, Financial Stress, Job Lock, Healthcare Costs, Family Distance, And Differences Between U.s. And European Outcomes.

Recent Topics

Health, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiome, Aging

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Causes or Cures
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Can an Air Purifier Actually Help Your Brain? With Professor Doug Brugge

October 11, 2026

Send us Fan MailCan cleaning the air in your home affect how your brain works? In this episode, Eeks talks with Prof Doug Brugge, Professor and Chair of Public Health Sciences at UConn, about a randomized crossover study testing HEPA air filtration in people living near busy highways. Researchers gave participants both real HEPA filtration and sham filtration and measured cognitive performance along the way.  Overall, the study did not find a statistically significant improvement in cognitive...

Would You Want to Know? A Family’s 50% Chance of Inheriting Dementia, with Robert Kolker

September 29, 2026

Send us Fan MailWould you want to know if you had a 50% chance of developing an inherited form of dementia?In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks talks with #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Kolker about his new book, The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia.The book follows a Pennsylvania family across generations as they confront a rare inherited form of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) associated with a mutation involving tau. For family members, genetic...

Can Reddit Reveal GLP-1 Side Effects that Clinical Trials Miss? With Neil Sehgal

September 24, 2026

Send us Fan MailWhat can hundreds of thousands of Reddit posts tell us about the side effects of GLP-1 medications?In this episode of Causes or Cures, I talk with researcher Neil K. R. Sehgal about his recent study examining self-reported side effects of semaglutide and tirzepatide, commonly known by brand names including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound.Neil and his colleagues used AI to analyze more than 410,000 Reddit posts mentioning the medications. Among users who reported taking...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Causes or Cures?

Causes or Cures is hosted by ErinKate Stair. Its publicly listed email is erin@bloomingwellness.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Causes or Cures?

The publicly listed email for Causes or Cures: erin@bloomingwellness.com.

How many listeners does Causes or Cures have?

Podseeker estimates Causes or Cures reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Causes or Cures?

Causes or Cures typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: University professors, public health professionals, physicians, researchers, clinicians, authors, and other established subject-matter experts with credible research or professional experience in health-related fields. Common among recent guests: Peer-reviewed research; University professorships or research leadership; Development of health-related technologies or evidence-based expertise. Recent guests include Brantley Hall, Nicola Segata, and Frank Infurna.

How hard is it to get booked on Causes or Cures?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Causes or Cures cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiome, and Aging. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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