Faculty Viewpoints
Beating the Outbreaks
In this episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz provide a sense of proportion while discussing a grim trio of diseases: monkeypox, polio, and COVID-19.
Should You Stop Washing?
On this episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by 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.
The Myth of Putin as World Energy Czar Is Running Out of Gas
Media commentary suggests that Russia is using its energy resources to hold the rest of the world hostage. To the contrary, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, Russia’s actions have devastated its own economy and undermined its status as an energy exporter.
The Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Making Change
On this episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
Are the Companies That Promised Withdrawal from Russia Following Through?
In some cases, those pledges have not been fully honored, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld’s team has found. He writes that boards play a key oversight role in ensuring that companies genuinely end their exposure.
Rethinking Research
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
An Inspiring Nonlinear Path to Impact
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Yale epidemiologist and MacArthur ‘genius’ Gregg Gonsalves to discuss his non-traditional route to improving responses to global public health challenges.
Your Co-host’s Remarkable Career
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Harlan Krumholz interviews Howard Forman 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.
When the Doctor Becomes a Patient
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by 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.
Can Hospitals Recover from COVID-19?
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Harlan Krumholz explains what the research says about the immunity acquired from a COVID-19 infection, and suggests a framework for thinking about exposure risk. Then he and Howard Forman 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.
