Healthcare
A Long-Term Solution to Insuring the Sick
In a new paper, Yale SOM’s Soheil Ghili and his co-authors show that longer health insurance contracts could protect consumers who are or become ill against sudden premium spikes.
Grappling with the Opioid Epidemic
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz 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.
Can Nutrition and Exercise Improve Cancer Outcomes?
On the latest episode of the Health & Veritas podcast, Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz talk with Yale’s Melinda Irwin about her research investigating how lifestyle factors impact the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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.
