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| Halle Tecco: Investing in Women’s Health | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:42:00 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by investor and entrepreneur Halle Tecco to discuss her work connecting the worlds of technology and healthcare, and her latest venture, which allows women to freeze their eggs for future use for free if they donate half of them to a couple in need. Harlan checks in from the annual meeting of the American Heart Association; Howie discusses his concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment as secretary of health and human services. Links: American Heart Association Meeting “Tirzepatide Reduces LV Mass and Paracardiac Adipose Tissue in Obesity-Related Heart Failure” “Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Behavior and Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease” Halle Tecco Halle Tecco: Investing in Digital Health Startups Course “This power couple bought bitcoin in 2013, and just donated all their gains to a cancer hospital” RFK Jr. “What to know about RFK Jr.’s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA” “How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19” “With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs” “How RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement could shake up public health”
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| Rahul Rajkumar: Intensive Home-Based Care for High-Need Patients | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:39:09 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Rahul Rajkumar, founder and CEO of Accompany Health, which provides a team of providers for patients who are on both Medicare and Medicaid. Harlan reflects on a visit to China and the healthcare ramifications of proposed legislation that would force U.S. biotech companies to cut ties with some Chinese partners. Howie provides an update on healthcare-related measures on state ballots in last week’s election. Links: China and the Biosecure Act “Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs” “U.S. Drugmakers Are Breaking Up With Their Chinese Supply-Chain Partners” Accompany Health Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans “Medicaid Enrollees by Enrollment Group” “Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys” “10 Reasons Why Medicare Advantage Enrollment is Growing and Why It Matters” Healthcare on the Ballot “Marijuana and Drug Policy on the Ballot” “Massachusetts voters reject proposal to legalize certain psychedelic drugs”
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| Margaret McGovern: Building an Integrated Health System | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:34:23 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Margaret McGovern, deputy dean for clinical affairs at the Yale School of Medicine, CEO of Yale Medicine, and chief physician executive of the Yale New Haven Health System. They discuss her path from the lab to healthcare leadership, and her efforts to better align Yale's medical school and its health system. Harlan reflects on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks; Howie provides an update on the bird flu outbreak. Links: September 11 “60 Minutes remembers 9/11: The FDNY” Margaret McGovern “McGovern Welcomed as Yale Medicine CEO” “Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD, Appointed YSM Deputy Dean and CEO of Yale Medicine” “What is Translational Research?” “Three SBU Leaders Honored for Outstanding Service During Pandemic” “What Are Relative Value Units (RVUs)?” “You’re Invited: Alignment-Focused Town Halls” “Clinically Integrated Networks” “Elevating Patient Access and the Consumer Experience” Bird Flu “Current H5N1 Bird Flu Situation in Dairy Cows” “5 burning questions about Missouri’s mysterious H5 bird flu case”
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| Dr. Utibe Essien: Who Gets Access to Innovative Treatments? | 20 Oct 2022 | 00:37:44 | |
Harlan reports on a new study testing the effectiveness of the OCD drug fluvoxamine in treating COVID; Howie reflects on the potential of continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. And they’re joined by Dr. Utibe Essien of the University of Pittsburgh to discuss the barriers preventing people of color from getting innovative new treatments and medications. Links: “Prevalence and Correlates of Patient Rationing of Insulin in the United States: A National Survey” Harlan Krumholz: “Life Expectancy after Myocardial Infarction by Hospital Performance” Antiracism in Medicine podcast “Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Type 1 Diabetes” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Taking the Pulse | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:33:06 | |
Howie and Harlan check in on new research and health issues in the news, including studies on colonoscopies and the timing of hypertension medication, the state of the monkey pox and polio outbreaks, and the wave of legislation restricting treatment of trans youth. Links: “Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death” “Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally” “WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar” “Evening dosing of blood pressure medication not better than morning dosing” “Arkansas cannot enforce ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids, court rules” “Watch Jon Stewart Calmly Excoriate the Arkansas Attorney General on Anti-Trans Legislation” “Yale’s Emily Wang and two alumni win MacArthur ‘genius’ awards” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Dr. Ania Jastreboff: The Revolution in Obesity Medication | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:35:13 | |
Howie and Harlan look at the plunging cost of sequencing an individual genome, and the problem of concussions among athletes at all levels. And they’re joined by Dr. Ania Jastreboff, a Yale obesity specialist, to discuss the dramatic results from a new class of drugs that target the brain’s system for regulating body fat. Links: “The race to a $100 genome” (2013) Ania Jastreboff: “Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity” “FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Chronic Weight Management, First Since 2014” “NFL under fire over its concussion protocol following Tua Tagovailoa's back-to-back game hits” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Ingrid Nembhard: Improving Healthcare Organizations to Improve Health | 29 Sep 2022 | 00:31:13 | |
Harlan discusses the problem of “financial toxicity”—how medical bills can wreak havoc in vulnerable patients’ lives. Howie reflects on the protests in Iran and the precariousness of the freedoms we enjoy in the United States. And they are joined by Ingrid Nembhard of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss her work on the organizational factors that shape patient care. Links: Cancer.gov: Financial Toxicity “They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.” Ingrid Nembhard: “Responding to Covid-19: Lessons from Management Research” Ingrid Nembhard: “COVID-19 Inspired Creativity In Health Care: Lessons For Management And Policy” “Can the CDC Repair Its Reputation?” Ingrid Nembhard: “A systematic review of research on empathy in health care” Ingrid Nembhard: “Perceived Usefulness of Patient Narrative Feedback in Primary Care Settings” “Why Iranian women are burning their hijabs after the death of Mahsa Amini” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Jonathan Rothberg: The Scientist-Entrepreneur | 22 Sep 2022 | 00:30:53 | |
Howie and Harlan react to President Joe Biden’s declaration that the pandemic is over. Then they’re joined by Jonathan Rothberg, a Yale-trained scientist who has created new methods for sequencing DNA and founded a series of successful biotech companies. Disclosure: Harlan Krumholz is a consultant to Tesseract, a portfolio company of 4 Catalyzer, which was founded by Jonathan Rothberg. Links: “Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’” Eric Topol: “To boost or not to boost” “An integrated semiconductor device enabling non-optical genome sequencing” ”AI Estimation of Gestational Age from Blind Ultrasound Sweeps in Low-Resource Settings” ”Uncovered Medical Bills after Sexual Assault” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Dr. Jeremy Faust: Is COVID Over? It's Complicated. | 15 Sep 2022 | 00:36:56 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss the confusion over COVID therapeutics, even among professionals. Then they're joined by Dr. Jeremy Faust, a researcher, emergency physician, and public voice on COVID and other issues—as well as an active choral conductor. They discuss his unusual path, the state of the pandemic, and the importance of understanding “excess mortality.” Links: Robert T. Sataloff: “The Human Voice” Longwood Symphony and World Doctors Orchestra at Symphony Hall “Out-of-pocket spending on insulin among people with private insurance” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Dr. Esther Choo: The View from the Emergency Department | 08 Sep 2022 | 00:33:55 | |
Harlan outlines his new study tracking excess mortality over the course of the pandemic in the highly vaccinated state of Massachusetts; Howie discusses how the Inflation Reduction Act will tackle drug prices. They're joined by Dr. Esther Choo to talk about life as a doctor on social media and the crisis facing emergency departments. Links: “Uncoupling of all-cause excess mortality from COVID-19 cases in a highly vaccinated state” “New York Governor Lifts Mask Mandate for NYC Subways” White House Fact Sheet: The Inflation Reduction Act Supports Workers and Families Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Beating the Outbreaks | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:16:33 | |
Monkeypox, polio, and COVID-19 have all received the World Health Organization’s rarely used global health emergency designation. Howie and Harlan offer a needed sense of proportion alongside health information, updates on research, and policy developments for the grim trio of diseases. | |||
| Dr. James Hamblin: Should You Stop Washing? | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:32:16 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. James Hamblin, a journalist and a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health. They discuss his approach to communicating about public health, his prescient February 2020 article on COVID-19, and why he’s quit taking showers. Links: “You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Teresa Chahine: The Social Entrepreneur’s Guide to Making Change | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:31:11 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Teresa Chahine, the Sheila and Ron ’92 B.A. Marcelo Senior Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at Yale SOM. They discuss how social entrepreneurs use an interdisciplinary, iterative, community-centric approach to innovation to create self-sustaining solutions to problems in public health and other areas. Links: “Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity” Teresa Chahine: “Toward an Understanding of Public Health Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship” Teresa Chahine: Social Entrepreneurship: Building Impact Step by Step, 2nd Edition (December 2022) Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Lee Schwamm: Smarter Healthcare Systems With AI | 25 Jul 2024 | 00:35:21 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Lee Schwamm, associate dean for digital strategy and transformation for Yale School of Medicine and chief digital health officer for Yale New Haven Health System, to discuss how AI and other digital tools can be part of fixing a broken healthcare system. Harlan reports on lightly regulated compounding pharmacies producing anti-obesity drugs; Howie gives an update on efforts by the FDA and CDC to fight bird flu. Links: "2023 Paul Dudley White Award: Dr. Lee Schwamm" Yale School of Medicine | Lisa Leffert, MD Health & Veritas | Dr. Lisa Leffert: Leading in Anesthesiology "Ambient AI Is Here, And We Are Blissfully Unaware Of It" "Yale New Haven Health to provide AI-driven clinical documentation" "Are You Sure Your Ozempic Is Real? Fakes Are on the Rise." "Bill on Drug Compounding Clears Congress a Year After a Meningitis Outbreak" CDC | H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation "Is Bird Flu Spreading Widely to Farm Workers? A Small Study Offers Some Reassurance" Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Jennifer Miller: Scoring the Ethics of Pharma Companies | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:35:20 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss Harlan's large new study tracking the trajectory of patient safety in hospitals, and consider how individuals should respond to the latest COVID-19 variants. They're joined by Jennifer Miller, a Yale bioethicist and the director of the Good Pharma Scorecard, which evaluates the performance of pharmaceutical companies on measures like the transparency of clinical trials and the accessibility of medicines. Links: “New Federal Study Evaluates the Safety of US Hospitals and the Answer Is…” “Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Rethinking Research | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:32:28 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss a concerning new COVID-19 variant, the discovery casting doubt on a major fish-oil study, and the need for new models of funding research. Links: “New Omicron subvariant Centaurus could be the most immune-evasive yet, expert warns” “Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Dr. Rebekah Gee: Can We Bring Family Healthcare to the Home? | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:32:58 | |
Harlan reviews the latest COVID-19 research, and Howie reflects on the vast ramifications of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. They’re joined by Dr. Rebekah Gee, an ob-gyn and the CEO of Nest Health, which aims to deliver care to vulnerable children and their parents at home. She also describes her experience as a pro-choice physician serving as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Links: Rebekah Gee discusses letters from her late mother on This American Life. “The War On Abortion Could Turn The US Into A Police State” “The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity with changes in aerosol microenvironment” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. | |||
| Gregg Gonsalves: An Inspiring Nonlinear Path to Impact | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:31:10 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale epidemiologist and MacArthur ‘genius’ Gregg Gonsalves to discuss his non-traditional route to improving responses to global public health challenges. Links: Eric Topol on COVID reinfections Harlan’s Twitter thread on insurance debt The Best Little Boy in the World Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at the Yale School of Management. | |||
| Your Co-host’s Remarkable Career | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:29:02 | |
Harlan interviews Howie about his life as a doctor and teacher, including how a radiologist without a PhD got to teach economics at Yale, why he engages in the daily battles that come with speaking out on Twitter, and the extraordinary return on investment from time spent mentoring young people. Links: Arnold Schwarzenegger on deaths attributable to pollution “Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit” “Climate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health“ Merriam-Webster on the origin of the word “doctor” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at the Yale School of Management.
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| Dr. Seth Trueger: When the Doctor Becomes a Patient | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:36:15 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Seth Trueger of Northwestern University, who was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder in 2020. They discuss his experience navigating the healthcare system as a patient and what he’s learned about the challenges facing people with complex medical issues. Links: “A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient” “PD-1 Blockade in Mismatch Repair–Deficient, Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer” Seth Trueger: “The Best Bad News” “Public Finance Balance of Smoking in the Czech Republic” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at the Yale School of Management | |||
| Thomas Balcezak: Can Hospitals Recover from COVID-19? | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:35:10 | |
Harlan explains what the research says about the immunity acquired from a COVID-19 infection, and suggests a framework for thinking about exposure risk. Then Howie and Harlan are joined by Thomas Balcezak, chief clinical officer at the Yale New Haven Health System. They discuss the financial and human capital challenges faced by hospitals in the wake of the pandemic. Links: “Protection and Waning of Natural and Hybrid Immunity to SARS-CoV-2” “Medical Education in the United States and Canada” (The Flexner Report) “Mass General Brigham says it will reduce spending by $70m annually” “US Mass Shootings, 1982–2022: Data From Mother Jones’ Investigation” | |||
| Dr. Amy Justice: Unlocking the Insights in Healthcare Data | 26 May 2022 | 00:34:03 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Amy Justice, a Yale clinical epidemiologist. They discuss the influential long-running studies she has conducted using the electronic medical record from the Veterans Administration Healthcare System. Links: Basketball coach Steve Kerr on the shooting in Uvalde, Texas The Veteran Aging Cohort Study “At Yale, Arya Singh overcame her fears — and found a new side of herself” Arya Singh's Class Day address Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at the Yale School of Management | |||
| Jason Schwartz: Building a Better Vaccine Policy | 19 May 2022 | 00:34:23 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Jason Schwartz of the Yale School of Public Health. They discuss what went wrong with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and how Schwartz’s background in history and ethics informs his research on vaccine policy. Links: “Impact of sleep duration on executive function and brain structure” “Mass General Brigham posts $867M quarterly net loss” Howie's Twitter exchange with Elon Musk
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| Dr. Cecelia Calhoun: Taking on Systemic Inequities | 12 May 2022 | 00:35:26 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Cecelia Calhoun ’21, a Yale sickle cell disease specialist and a recipient of Yale SOM's Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership. They discuss Calhoun's journey from growing up in Detroit to a clinical and research career focused on the health of the Black community. Links Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership “Heartstopper is dazzlingly brilliant TV – I wish my lonely younger self could have seen it” | |||
| Joshua Sharfstein: Policy and Health | 18 Jul 2024 | 00:38:50 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Joshua Sharfstein, a longtime public health official in federal, state, and local government, to discuss the state of the opioid epidemic, lessons from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and our readiness for a bird flu outbreak. Harlan reports on the summer surge in COVID-19; Howie remembers his mentor Gail Wilensky, a health economist who directed Medicaid and Medicare programs and led many other organizations over a 50-year career. Links: COVID-19 Update CDC: COVID-19 Current Wastewater Viral Activity Levels Map “What to Know About COVID FLiRT Variants” Joshua Sharfstein Joshua Sharfstein: The Opioid Epidemic: What everyone needs to know” “How Can Over-the-Counter Naloxone Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths?” CDC: H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation Joshua Sharfstein: “The Role for Policy in AI-Assisted Medical Diagnosis” “Epic’s overhaul of a flawed algorithm shows why AI oversight is a life-or-death issue” Podcast: “Baltimore cut infant mortality and helped moms thrive, too” Remembering Gail Wilensky “In Remembrance Of Gail Wilensky” “Gail Wilensky, Former CMS Administrator, Dies at 81” “In Memoriam: Gail Wilensky, Renowned Health Economist & NORC Trustee”
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| Dr. Gail D’Onofrio: Grappling with the Opioid Epidemic | 05 May 2022 | 00:36:56 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Gail D’Onofrio, Yale's Albert E. Kent Professor of Emergency Medicine. They discuss the medications available for opioid addiction and the policy changes needed to allow those treatments to save more lives. Links “Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults” | |||
| Melinda Irwin: Can Nutrition and Exercise Improve Cancer Outcomes? | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:33:23 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with Yale’s Melinda Irwin about her research investigating how lifestyle factors impact the prevention and treatment of cancer. Links “Intramuscular AZD7442 (Tixagevimab–Cilgavimab) for Prevention of Covid-19” “Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General” | |||
| Sherry Glied: Getting Ready for the Next Pandemic | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:28:33 | |
To do better in the next pandemic, Sherry Glied, dean of New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, argues we must ensure that policymakers get answers to their most pressing questions. She joins Howie and Harlan in a conversation about incentivizing relevant research and systematically synthesizing data into actionable information. | |||
| Lauren Taylor: Ethics and Public Health | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:34:34 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with NYU’s Lauren Taylor about the “dirty hands problem” and other ethical dilemmas inherent in efforts to improve health. | |||
| Zeke Emanuel's Provocative Advice on Making Healthcare Better | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:40:17 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a leading expert on health policy and medical ethics, for a conversation about how to bring greater efficiency and agility to the generation of healthcare knowledge. | |||
| Dr. Daniel Stein: What the Data Says about Your Doctor | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:32:46 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss a new study showing that moderate drinking doesn’t have health benefits after all. Then they’re joined by Dr. Daniel Stein, CEO of Embold Health, which uses clinical data to identify the best-performing doctors and give feedback to those whose treatment isn’t based on the latest evidence. | |||
| Edward Kaplan: What Does Wastewater Reveal about COVID-19? | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:35:24 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale operations expert Edward Kaplan, who uses mathematical models to understand a variety of processes. They discuss Kaplan’s ongoing research tracking COVID-19 infections through sewage, which bypasses the biases inherent in data from testing and even hospitalization. | |||
| Dr. Lakshmanan Krishnamurti: Hope for Sickle Cell Patients | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:35:27 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, chief of pediatric hematology and oncology at the Yale School of Medicine and an expert on sickle cell disease. They discuss promising new treatments that can effectively cure the painful disease for some patients. | |||
| Dr. Kristin Mattocks: Advancing the Health of Women Veterans | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:35:17 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Kristin Mattocks, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts and the Department of Veteran's Affairs. They discuss her research on the complexities of healthcare for the growing number of women veterans. | |||
| Dr. Mandy Cohen: Delivering Health, Not Just Healthcare | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:34:53 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Mandy Cohen, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the CEO of Aledade Care Solutions. They discuss how to create the incentives and infrastructure needed for better outcomes for all patients.
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| Kate Goodrich: A Better Model for Care | 11 Jul 2024 | 00:39:15 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Kate Goodrich, chief medical officer for Humana and a former Medicare staffer, to discuss the improvements in care and outcomes that result when providers are paid for each patient, not each service. Harlan looks at the challenge of payment for AI-based diagnostic tools; Howie asks if free tuition at Johns Hopkins medical school will address the real problems in medical education. Links: AI Diagnostic Tools The Cardiovascular Workforce Crisis: Navigating the Present, Planning for the Future “American Medical Association Grants PLA Code to Tempus Algorithmic Test, PurISTSM” Kate Goodrich Humana: Value Based Care Report Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Value Based Care “Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Skyrocketing” Free Tuition at Johns Hopkins “Bloomberg gives $1 billion to Hopkins to make tuition free for most medical students” Johns Hopkins School Of Medicine: Tuition And Financial Aid “Free med school tuition won’t solve the shortage of primary care physicians”
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| Dr. Ijeoma Opara: Partnering with a Community | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:37:19 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Ijeoma Opara of the Yale School of Public Health about the impact of persistent violence on mental health among urban youth and the power of community-based participatory research. | |||
| Dr. Saad Omer: Lessons Learned about Vaccine Hesitancy | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:33:01 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. They discuss mistakes made in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and how to avoid a crisis in childhood immunizations. | |||
| Dr. Emily Wang: Mass Incarceration and Health | 10 Feb 2022 | 00:33:12 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Emily Wang, director of Yale's SEICHE Center for Health and Justice, to discuss the health effects of mass incarceration on the imprisoned and their families and communities. | |||
| Dr. Akiko Iwasaki: Is Long COVID One Disease or Many? | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:33:42 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Akiko Iwasaki about her research trying to understand the cause or causes of long COVID, which has over 200 reported symptoms. | |||
| Dr. Randi Epstein: Medical Storytelling | 27 Jan 2022 | 00:31:50 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss two recent studies (one of them co-authored by Harlan) illustrating the health impacts of racism. Then they're joined by Randi Epstein, a physician and journalist whose most recent book is Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything. | |||
| Nathan Grubaugh: Genomic Surveillance | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:31:55 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale epidemiologist Nathan Grubaugh. They discuss the utility of rapid antigen tests and Grubaugh's work tracking the evolution of COVID-19 variants. | |||
| From COVID or with COVID? | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:29:02 | |
Howie and Harlan talk about the patients who test positive for COVID-19 after being admitted to the hospital for something else, and other health issues in the news, including the explosion in healthcare spending last year, a controversial Alzheimer’s drug, and the consequences of underinsurance in the United States. | |||
| Anne Wyllie: The Latest on Omicron | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:31:57 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss the state of the omicron surge and what we know and don’t know about the variant. Then they’re joined by Yale scientist Anne Wyllie, whose new research casts doubt on the ability of rapid antigen tests to detect asymptomatic omicron infections. | |||
| Dr. Albert Ko: A Wider View of COVID-19 | 23 Dec 2021 | 00:36:45 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Albert Ko, a Yale epidemiologist who has advised Connecticut governor Ned Lamont. They discuss the state of the pandemic, rebuilding global public health infrastructure, and what omicron tells us about future variants. | |||
| Fiona Scott Morton: Taming Healthcare Costs | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:30:31 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale economist Fiona Scott Morton, an expert on competition in healthcare and other industries. They discuss the forces driving up healthcare costs in the U.S. and the steps that Scott Morton and her colleagues have proposed to bring them under control. | |||
| Timothy Westmoreland: Healthcare at the Supreme Court | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:40:53 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Timothy Westmoreland to discuss his long career in health policy and law, and the far-reaching consequences of the Supreme Court decision overturning Chevron deference. Harlan looks at President Joe Biden's debate struggles; Howie reports on the many healthcare-related Supreme Court decisions. Links: The Presidential Debate Harlan Krumholz: “Did Cold Medications Affect Biden's Debate Performance?” CNN Presidential Debate: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, July 2, 2024 “Biden's Evolving Reasons for His Bad Debate: A Cold, Too Much Prep, Not Feeling Great and Jet Lag” Timothy Westmoreland Timothy Westmoreland: “Henry Waxman, the Unsung Hero in the Fight Against AIDS” “LGBTQ History Month: The early days of America's AIDS crisis” Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute: Chevron deference Ballotpedia: Skidmore deference “How the Chevron case has roiled U.S. healthcare agencies” SCOTUSblog: Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System “Supreme Court appears likely to allow abortion drug to remain available” The Supreme Court “Implications for Public Health Regulation if Chevron Deference Is Overturned” Supreme Court opinion: Murthy, Surgeon General, et al. v. Missouri et al SCOTUSblog: Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute: Moyle v. United States Supreme Court of the United States Health & Veritas Ep. 77: Megan Ranney: What’s Next for Public Health?
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| Liza Fisher: Long COVID | 09 Dec 2021 | 00:32:08 | |
Howie and Harlan are joined by Liza Fisher to talk about her experience navigating the medical system and advocating for patients while enduring 18 months of debilitating COVID symptoms. Fisher is a participant and co-author (with Harlan) for a new study examining internal tremors and vibrations among long COVID patients. | |||
| Dr. Joseph Ross: Omicron; The Drug Approval Process | 30 Nov 2021 | 00:33:57 | |
Howie and Harlan discuss what we know and don’t know about the newly identified omicron variant. Then they’re joined by Dr. Joseph Ross to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the FDA’s process for approving new drugs. | |||
| Dr. Rohan Khera: AI, Machine Learning, and Medicine | 24 Nov 2021 | 00:32:53 | |
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Rohan Khera, a Yale cardiologist whose research interests include the use of advanced data science tools to improve diagnosis and treatment. They discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning can supplement human expertise in summarizing current literature, interpreting electrocardiograms, and other areas. | |||