Health & Veritas
The Scientist-Entrepreneur
On this episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
What the Data Says about Your Doctor
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
Health & Veritas: What Does Wastewater Reveal about COVID-19?
In the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
Health & Veritas: Hope for Sickle Cell Patients
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Dr. Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, chief of pediatric hematology and oncology at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Center and an expert on sickle cell disease. They discuss promising new treatments that can effectively cure the painful disease for some patients.
Health & Veritas: Advancing the Health of Women Veterans
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Dr. Kristin Mattocks, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts and the Department of Veterans Affairs. They discuss her research on the complexities of healthcare for the growing number of women veterans.
Health & Veritas: Delivering Health, Not Just Healthcare
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by 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.
Health & Veritas: Partnering with a Community
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Dr. Ijeoma Opara of the Yale School of Public Health to talk about the impact of persistent violence on mental health among urban youth and the power of community-based participatory research.
Health & Veritas: Lessons Learned about Vaccine Hesitancy
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
Health & Veritas: Mass Incarceration and Health
In the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
Health & Veritas: Is Long COVID One Disease or Many?
On the Health & Veritas podcast, Yale physician-professors Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz talk with Dr. Akiko Iwasaki about her research trying to understand the cause or causes of long COVID, which has more than 200 reported symptoms.
Health & Veritas: Medical Storytelling
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
