Healthcare
Pushing Medicine into the Future
On this episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Dr. Eric Topol, a physician and writer who is widely recognized both as a leading researcher and a public voice on medicine and health. They discuss his career turn toward genomics and digital health, and the fight against misinformation on Twitter.
Wastewater Can Reveal How Many of Us Have Gotten COVID-19
New research based on data on COVID-19 RNA in sewage suggests that many more people had been infected with COVID-19 by May 2021 than official case counts indicated.
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.
Ethics and Public Health
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz talk with NYU’s Lauren Taylor about the “dirty hands problem” and other ethical dilemmas inherent in efforts to improve health.
Zeke Emanuel’s Provocative Advice on Making Healthcare Better
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a leading expert on health policy and medical ethics, for a conversation about how to bring greater efficiency and agility to the generation of healthcare knowledge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Keys to Trust in Public-Private Partnerships
Wariness between partners can undermine potentially impactful projects. New research co-authored by Yale SOM’s Teresa Chahine examines an ambitious project to deliver medicines across Africa and details the keys to building trust.
