Medicine and the Machine
82 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 58 ratingsJoin Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, as they interview experts on the hottest topics in healthcare ranging from COVID-19 to social determinants of health to bringing humanity back to medicine.
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Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence
November 28, 2023 21:07 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MBThe final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Cal...
His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf
October 31, 2023 14:26 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBHe's alive thanks to a repurposed drug. Now his dream is to find cures for millions of people from among drugs we already have. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Meds...
Physicians: Shape Your AI Future or Someone Else Will
October 02, 2023 14:09 - 27 minutes - 12.9 MBDr Eric Topol discusses the present and future of AI in medicine with historian and futurist Dr Adam Rodman. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Adam Rodman,...
Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine
September 07, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBA new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physicia...
How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic
August 15, 2023 17:30 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBThe medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla...
Bob Wachter's Viral Tweet and Thoughts on AI in Medicine
July 25, 2023 15:40 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBThe gig was up, but when he finally got COVID, it was pretty far down on his ER problem list. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physi...
AI Comes to Medicine: This Time, It's Serious
June 27, 2023 16:04 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBInformation pollution is just the beginning. We're in for an uncomfortable ride. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Isaac S. Kohane, MD, PhD, Chair and Prof...
Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'
June 07, 2023 14:18 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBDr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; E...
There's No Place Like Home for Hospital Care
May 01, 2023 15:04 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBDr Helen Ouyang on why she writes so much about the hospital-at-home movement: It's the future, one way or another. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abrah...
Rogue Faculty and Academic Freedom in the Age of Misinformation
March 15, 2023 14:30 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBShould our nation's academic institutions rein in faculty who amplify conspiracy theories and spread potentially harmful falsehoods? This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, M...
How AI and Chatbots Can Make Us Healers Again
February 21, 2023 19:15 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBChatGPT and large language models offer physicians the chance to do what they went to medical school for: connect with patients and help them regain their health. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, ...
Hannah Fry: The Mathematician Who Knows Uncertainty Is Unavoidable
January 18, 2023 20:47 - 37 minutes - 35 MBEric Topol and Abraham Verghese chat with the UK's professor Hannah Fry about taking risks and asking the right questions. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape ...
To Stop COVID, We Must Clean Up Our Air
December 22, 2022 19:47 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBTwo-way masking is pretty effective, but it's not sustainable. Environmental engineer and viral transmission expert Dr Linsey Marr reveals how we can fight COVID by tackling our contaminated air. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scr...
How We Can Err if We Rely on Randomized Controlled Trials
November 23, 2022 19:12 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBDr Trish Greenhalgh explains how we miss the boat when we discount real-world evidence in favor of randomized trial evidence. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medsca...
How We Create--Then Blame--A Viral Underclass
October 13, 2022 19:10 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBStephen Thrasher discusses his new book, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Steven T...
The Golden Age of Virology? An Expert's Take on Polio, Monkeypox, and COVID-19
September 21, 2022 14:04 - 52 minutes - 24.5 MBVirologist Jeremy Kamil shares his relatively upbeat perspective on the viral threats we face today. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD...
We Are Failing to Use What We've Learned About COVID
September 09, 2022 16:12 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBAnother COVID-19 variant is inevitable because we aren't doing anything to stop it, says UK operational researcher Christina Pagel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, ...
Hidden in Plain Sight: If AI Can Detect Race, What About Bias?
July 27, 2022 21:12 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBAn AI model accurately predicts a person's race from a chest radiograph with stunning accuracy. Here's why it matters, and how it poses research questions about bias in medicine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Ins...
Long COVID: A Very Big Umbrella
June 23, 2022 18:15 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBAbraham Verghese talks with Stanford's Dr Linda Geng, who is studying the puzzling and poorly understood postviral phenomenon known as long COVID. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, St...
It's Not All Fun and Games: How DeepMind Unlocks Medicine's Secrets
June 15, 2022 16:30 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBEric Topol speaks with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis about harnessing the potential of AI in health and medicine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Demis Has...
How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain
May 20, 2022 14:06 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBPain is central to every specialty, and we all played a part in the opioid crisis, says Dr Haider Warraich, author of The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La J...
Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead
April 21, 2022 17:15 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBStanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Me...
Eric Topol: 'I Still Have My Guard Up'
April 08, 2022 18:51 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBWhy we should be shifting into high gear on treatments for long COVID and a pan-beta-coronavirus vaccine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghes...
The Medical Model Doesn't Work for Mental Health
March 25, 2022 20:15 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBFormer NIMH Director Tom Insel explains how the medical model has failed the field of psychiatry. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, P...
Why Test to Treat is Imperative Now
March 09, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MBEpidemiologist-engineer Michael Mina thinks diagnostics belong in the hands of the people. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physicia...
'Historic Botched Job': The Narrative Mechanics of Failed COVID Communication From CDC and Elsewhere
February 25, 2022 19:25 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBRandy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969151 Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Randy Olson, PhD, MFA, Independent f...
COVID Vaccines for the Under 5's: The 'Finish Line' We Need
February 17, 2022 19:09 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB'Your Local Epidemiologist' Katelyn Jetelina translates the COVID science for millions. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD; Abraham Verghese, MD; Katelyn K. Jetelina, PhD, MPH Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) Newsletter: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/about You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at ...
Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now
January 13, 2022 16:11 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBTwo bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself. This podcast is intended for US health professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Pr...
2021: Where We Succeeded, Where We Failed in Pandemic Year Two
December 22, 2021 20:20 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBEric Topol and Abraham Verghese reflect on 2021's extraordinary podcast guests, and how we excelled in science and healthcare but were tripped up by the vagaries of human behavior. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. For more episodes of Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Cali...
Former White House COVID Advisor: We Can All Safely Experience Joy This Holiday Season
December 14, 2021 19:16 - 43 minutes - 40 MBAndy Slavitt believes we've made real progress, despite overselling vaccines and the public's dismay with rapidly changing science. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, ...
Dr Kimberly Manning on Twitter Teaching, Vaccine Deliberation, and Her Own Secret Sauce
November 09, 2021 18:43 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBHer message to academia: If you really want diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine, put your money where your mouth is. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Depart...
How Pediatrician Rachel Pearson Brings Along Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
November 01, 2021 19:44 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBTalking about how being vaccinated will let school-aged kids get back to normal life is paramount. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960620 Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physi...
Dr Ebony Hilton Wants to Talk Herself Out of a Job
October 20, 2021 14:29 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIf you want her to stop talking about racial and gender disparities in healthcare, fix the system. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960379 Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physi...
How Machines Bring Humanity Back to Medicine
October 04, 2021 14:40 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBDr Eric Topol explores the next 20 years of progress in artificial intelligence with expert Kai-Fu Lee. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958771 This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Host and Guest bylines Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape ...
Wellcome Trust's Jeremy Farrar: 'Seeing the End of the Pandemic Is Premature'
September 22, 2021 21:04 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBJeremy Farrar explains why we must expect new variants, and why he'd like to give away his booster shot. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957150 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr. John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice ...
A Leading Virologist Reveals His Two 'Nightmare' Viruses
September 14, 2021 16:40 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBTo read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958292 Virologist Florian Krammer talks about how much we should worry about the Delta virus and the truth about antibody tests. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr. John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology ...
'Coma' Author Robin Cook on Medical Thrillers and Healthcare
August 30, 2021 20:11 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBWith his latest book, 'Viral,' Robin Cook says he's trying to entertain people and get them to think about the parts of healthcare that aren't working. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956839 Robin Cook, 'Viral': https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667077/viral-by-robin-cook/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com...
Google's Head of AI Talks About the Future of the EHR and Technology in Medicine
August 20, 2021 14:43 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBTo read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954956 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: new...
Simplifying COVID Immunology, One Metaphor at a Time
August 03, 2021 15:24 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWith tales of Post-it Notes and fire trucks, Shane Crotty explains COVID immunology and vaccine responses for scientists and nonscientists alike. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954796 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Rober...
To End Burnout, Doctors Must Change the Culture of Medicine
July 09, 2021 14:45 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBTo read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://wwww.medscape.com/viewarticle/953633 The culture of medicine is an invisible force with the strength of gravity that keeps the profession stuck, Robert Pearl says. To move forward, physicians have to own their role and drive change. Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors & Patients https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/robert-pearl-md/uncaring/9781541758254/ You may also like: Medscape's Ch...
The Medical Students Who Shunned Fear and Dove Into COVID Care
June 25, 2021 19:41 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBTo read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951481 In her new book Life on the Line, Emma Goldberg shines a spotlight on "the absolutely invaluable work of healthcare providers" during the COVID crisis in New York. Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic https://www.harpercollins.com/products/life-on-the-line-emma-goldberg?variant=32894728437794 In her new book 'Life on the Line,' Emma Goldberg shines a sp...
Walter Isaacson on CRISPR and the People Behind the Revolution
June 18, 2021 19:05 - 45 minutes - 42 MBTalking with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Walter Isaacson describes the stories behind his latest book, 'The Codebreaker,' including how he contrived a Zoom meeting between key players who'd drifted apart. The Codebreaker, by Walter Isaacson https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: h...
Imagine the Worst, or We're at Our Own Peril: Osterholm
May 14, 2021 15:28 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBAt home with politicians and news anchors, CIDRAP's Michael Osterholm shares three rules of science and the media, and explains why policy and science belong together like chocolate and peanut butter. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951101 Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Mic...
After Hundreds of Interviews, Here's John Whyte's View of COVID
May 05, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBOur problem with vaccines is that we talk about people instead of talking with people and listening to their perspectives. A transcript for this episode is available on Medscape: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950180
Peter Hotez Talks Russia, Lady Gaga, and the Antiscience Movement
April 21, 2021 15:52 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBPeter Hotez regularly counters antiscience rhetoric. He tells Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the movement cost lives in COVID-19, and that as clinicians, speaking up for science is "our lane." A transcript for this episode is available on Medscape: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948991
Tom Frieden on COVID: CDC Fumbles, Blood Clots, and New Approaches
April 15, 2021 13:40 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBIn a conversation with Eric Topol, former CDC director Tom Frieden discusses the agency's response to COVID-19, how the world got lucky in some ways, and his effort to improve global health. A transcript for this episode is available on Medscape: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948541
Roberto Burioni on Conquering COVID and Charming the Skeptics
April 01, 2021 19:34 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBVirologist-author Roberto Burioni talks about the relevance of variants, why vaccines are our ticket out of this nightmare, and how best to deal with science and vaccine skeptics.
COVID Writing Goes Viral: How Literary and Social Media Writing Became a Lifeline During the Pandemic
March 26, 2021 15:53 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MBThis is a special episode of the 'Medicine and the Machine' podcast, to celebrate Bellevue Literary Review's 20th anniversary -- with Dr Eric Topol, Dr Abraham Verghese, and Dr Danielle Ofri.
It's Okay to Overreact: Devi Sridhar Shares COVID's Humbling Lesson
March 18, 2021 20:53 - 43 minutes - 51.1 MBGlobal health expert Devi Sridhar discusses with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the countries that took the threat seriously from the get-go have fared better in loss of life and economic recovery.
What the NBA's Collaboration With Yale Reveals About COVID Variants
February 23, 2021 18:21 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBThe NBA was looking for help with COVID-19 surveillance. They found it in Nathan Grubaugh's team at Yale. Grubaugh talks with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese about that collaboration and more.