Health & Veritas
Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise.
Produced with the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Public Health. New episodes are available every Thursday.
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Episodes
- PodcastEpisode 39Duration 31:10
Gregg Gonsalves: An Inspiring Nonlinear Path to Impact
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.
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Eric Topol on COVID reinfections
Harlan’s Twitter thread on insurance debt
The Best Little Boy in the World
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- PodcastEpisode 38Duration 29:02
Your Co-host’s Remarkable Career
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.
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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”
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- PodcastEpisode 37Duration 36:15
Dr. Seth Trueger: When the Doctor Becomes a Patient
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.
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“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”
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- PodcastEpisode 36Duration 35:10
Thomas Balcezak: Can Hospitals Recover from COVID-19?
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.
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“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”
- PodcastEpisode 35Duration 34:03
Dr. Amy Justice: Unlocking the Insights in Healthcare Data
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.
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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
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- PodcastEpisode 34Duration 34:23
Jason Schwartz: Building a Better Vaccine Policy
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.
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“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
- PodcastEpisode 33Duration 35:26
Dr. Cecelia Calhoun: Taking on Systemic Inequities
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.
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Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership
“Heartstopper is dazzlingly brilliant TV – I wish my lonely younger self could have seen it”
- PodcastEpisode 32Duration 36:56
Dr. Gail D’Onofrio: Grappling with the Opioid Epidemic
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.
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“Sex-Specific Risk Factors Associated With First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults”
- PodcastEpisode 31Duration 33:23
Melinda Irwin: Can Nutrition and Exercise Improve Cancer Outcomes?
Howie and Harlan talk with Yale’s Melinda Irwin about her research investigating how lifestyle factors impact the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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“Intramuscular AZD7442 (Tixagevimab–Cilgavimab) for Prevention of Covid-19”
“Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General”
- PodcastEpisode 30Duration 28:33
Sherry Glied: Getting Ready for the Next Pandemic
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.