Harlan M. Krumholz
Harlan Krumholz is the co-host of Health & Veritas. He talks with Howard Forman about the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise.
The Saliva Test
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Anne Wyllie, the Yale scientist who developed the SalivaDirect test for COVID-19. They discuss the development of the technology and its potential for enabling easier testing in a variety of communities.
Saving Mothers’ Lives
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet ’03, who leads Merck for Mothers and Merck’s health equity efforts. They discuss the factors that lead to preventable death during pregnancy and childbirth—a risk that disproportionately affects women of color.
Leading Vassar through COVID-19
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Elizabeth Bradley, an expert on global public health and the president of Vassar College. They discuss how the residential liberal arts college navigated the pandemic—and how defining a set of core values helped guide its response.
Shared Decision-Making
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Yale physician-professors Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Yale cardiologist Erica Spatz to discuss the benefits of making treatment decisions in collaboration with patients, and the challenges of shifting to a more patient-centered approach.
Why Are We Paying for Ineffective Treatments?
In the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz discuss the financial, institutional, and psychological forces encouraging the use of unproven and disproven treatments and tests that drive up healthcare costs.
Will AI Transform Radiology?
In the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman, a Yale emergency department radiologist, and Harlan Krumholz discuss whether artificial intelligence will replace human radiologists—or help them do their jobs better.
Medical Education
In the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz consider what medical schools can do differently to identify and train the doctors we’ll need in the future.
Boosters and Nocebos
In the debut episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz discuss who would benefit from a COVID-19 vaccine booster, and the implications of a study on the side effects of statins.
Is Big Data Bigger than Its Own Hype?
Big data alone will not solve a single problem but combined with smart questions and effective tools it could launch a new age of discovery.
