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Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy Podcast
Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare—including new research, AI in medicine, federal health policy, value-based care, healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship, and much more—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.
Episodes
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastGil Addo: Building a Model for Virtual Specialty Care
Howie and Harlan talk with Gil Addo, CEO and co-founder of RubiconMD, which is aiming to expand access to specialty care by providing virtual consultations to…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastHealthcare Headlines
Howie and Harlan check in on health issues that are in the news—or will be soon. Harlan discusses his work measuring patient outcomes and new avenues of…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastF. Perry Wilson: The Formula for Medical Misinformation
Harlan answers questions about the cardiac arrest suffered by Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin in a nationally televised football game; Howie reports on the…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastLisa Sanders: The Art of Diagnosis
Howie and Harlan are joined by Lisa Sanders, the Yale internist who writes the "Diagnosis" column in the New York Times. Harlan reports on new studies…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastJeffrey Gruen: The Genetic Roots of Learning Disabilities
Harlan reports on a new study suggesting dramatic health benefits from bursts of vigorous activity; Howie explains how genetic science is starting to…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastKristen Nwanyanwu: Vision and Equity
Harlan reports on new research on effective prostate cancer screening; Howie explores the potential of the AI language model ChatGPT. And they're joined by Dr…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Eric Topol: Pushing Medicine into the Future
Howie and Harlan 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 & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Nancy Brown: The Power of Mentorship
Harlan reports on a unprecedented recall of ventilators and CPAP machines; Howie discusses a new approach to tackling the issue of antimicrobial resistance…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Vineet Arora: Reinventing Medical Education
Harlan provides updates on R.S.V., flu, and COVID-19; Howie considers the growing use of hallucinogens for treatment of severe depression. And they are joined…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Marcella Nunez-Smith: The Systemic Roots of Inequities in Health
Harlan reports on three negative—but striking—trials presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting; Howie reflects on the victories for health…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Lisa Leffert: Leading in Anesthesiology
Harlan describes a revealing new study on the long-term impacts of COVID; Howie reflects on the escalating costs of health insurance. And they are joined by…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastNicholas Christakis: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Howie and Harlan are joined by physician, sociologist, and thinker Nicholas Christakis to talk about how humans have evolved to form powerful connections…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Utibe Essien: Who Gets Access to Innovative Treatments?
Harlan reports on a new study testing the effectiveness of the OCD drug fluvoxamine in treating COVID; Howie reflects on the potential of continuous glucose…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastTaking the Pulse
Howie and Harlan check in on new research and health issues in the news, including studies on colonoscopies and the timing of hypertension medication, the…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Ania Jastreboff: The Revolution in Obesity Medication
Howie and Harlan look at the plunging cost of sequencing an individual genome, and the problem of concussions among athletes at all levels. And they're joined…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastIngrid Nembhard: Improving Healthcare Organizations to Improve Health
Harlan discusses the problem of "financial toxicity"—how medical bills can wreak havoc in vulnerable patients' lives. Howie reflects on the protests in Iran…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastJonathan Rothberg: The Scientist-Entrepreneur
Howie and Harlan react to President Joe Biden's declaration that the pandemic is over. Then they're joined by Jonathan Rothberg, a Yale-trained scientist who…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Jeremy Faust: Is COVID Over? It's Complicated.
Howie and Harlan discuss the confusion over COVID therapeutics, even among professionals. Then they're joined by Dr. Jeremy Faust, a researcher, emergency…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Esther Choo: The View from the Emergency Department
Harlan outlines his new study tracking excess mortality over the course of the pandemic in the highly vaccinated state of Massachusetts; Howie discusses how…
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Beating the Outbreaks
Monkeypox, polio, and COVID-19 have all received the World Health Organization's rarely used global health emergency designation. Howie and Harlan offer a…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. James Hamblin: Should You Stop Washing?
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. James Hamblin, a journalist and a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health. They discuss his approach to communicating about…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastTeresa Chahine: The Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Making Change
Howie and Harlan are joined by Teresa Chahine, the Sheila and Ron '92 B.A. Marcelo Senior Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at Yale SOM. They discuss how…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastJennifer Miller: Scoring the Ethics of Pharma Companies
Howie and Harlan discuss Harlan's large new study tracking the trajectory of patient safety in hospitals, and consider how individuals should respond to the…
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Rethinking Research
Howie and Harlan discuss a concerning new COVID-19 variant, the discovery casting doubt on a major fish-oil study, and the need for new models of funding…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. Rebekah Gee: Can We Bring Family Healthcare to the Home?
Harlan reviews the latest COVID-19 research, and Howie reflects on the vast ramifications of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. They're joined by Dr…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastGregg 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…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastYour 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…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. 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…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastThomas 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…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. 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…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastJason 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…
Health & Veritas: Yale's Healthcare and Health Policy PodcastDr. 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…
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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…
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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. Links…
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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…
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Lauren Taylor: Ethics and Public Health
Howie and Harlan talk with NYU's Lauren Taylor about the "dirty hands problem" and other ethical dilemmas inherent in efforts to improve health.
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Zeke Emanuel's Provocative Advice on Making Healthcare Better
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a leading expert on health policy and medical ethics, for a conversation about how to bring greater…
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Dr. Daniel Stein: What the Data Says about Your Doctor
Howie and Harlan 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…
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Edward Kaplan: What Does Wastewater Reveal about COVID-19?
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale operations expert Edward Kaplan, who uses mathematical models to understand a variety of processes. They discuss Kaplan's…
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Dr. Lakshmanan Krishnamurti: Hope for Sickle Cell Patients
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, chief of pediatric hematology and oncology at the Yale School of Medicine and an expert on sickle…
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Dr. Kristin Mattocks: Advancing the Health of Women Veterans
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Kristin Mattocks, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts and the Department of Veteran's Affairs. They discuss her…
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Dr. Mandy Cohen: Delivering Health, Not Just Healthcare
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Mandy Cohen, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the CEO of Aledade Care…
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Dr. Ijeoma Opara: Partnering with a Community
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Ijeoma Opara of the Yale School of Public Health about the impact of persistent violence on mental health among urban youth and…
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Dr. Saad Omer: Lessons Learned about Vaccine Hesitancy
Howie and Harlan 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…
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Dr. Emily Wang: Mass Incarceration and Health
Howie and Harlan 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…
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Dr. Akiko Iwasaki: Is Long COVID One Disease or Many?
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Akiko Iwasaki about her research trying to understand the cause or causes of long COVID, which has over 200 reported symptoms.
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Dr. Randi Epstein: Medical Storytelling
Howie and Harlan discuss two recent studies (one of them co-authored by Harlan) illustrating the health impacts of racism. Then they're joined by Randi…
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Nathan Grubaugh: Genomic Surveillance
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale epidemiologist Nathan Grubaugh. They discuss the utility of rapid antigen tests and Grubaugh's work tracking the evolution…
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From COVID or with COVID?
Howie and Harlan talk about the patients who test positive for COVID-19 after being admitted to the hospital for something else, and other health issues in the…
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Anne Wyllie: The Latest on Omicron
Howie and Harlan discuss the state of the omicron surge and what we know and don't know about the variant. Then they're joined by Yale scientist Anne Wyllie…
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Dr. Albert Ko: A Wider View of COVID-19
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Albert Ko, a Yale epidemiologist who has advised Connecticut governor Ned Lamont. They discuss the state of the pandemic…
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Fiona Scott Morton: Taming Healthcare Costs
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale economist Fiona Scott Morton, an expert on competition in healthcare and other industries. They discuss the forces driving…
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Liza Fisher: Long COVID
Howie and Harlan are joined by Liza Fisher to talk about her experience navigating the medical system and advocating for patients while enduring 18 months of…
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Dr. Joseph Ross: Omicron; The Drug Approval Process
Howie and Harlan discuss what we know and don't know about the newly identified omicron variant. Then they're joined by Dr. Joseph Ross to discuss the…
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Dr. Rohan Khera: AI, Machine Learning, and Medicine
Howie and Harlan talk with Dr. Rohan Khera, a Yale cardiologist whose research interests include the use of advanced data science tools to improve diagnosis…
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Jason Abaluck: Health Economics
Howie and Harlan are joined by Jason Abaluck, a health economist at the Yale School of Management. They discuss a massive study co-authored by Abaluck that…
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Anne Wyllie: The Saliva Test
Howie and Harlan are joined by Anne Wyllie, the Yale scientist who developed the SalivaDirect test for COVID-19. They discuss the development of the technology…
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Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet: Saving Mothers' Lives
Howie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, who leads Merck for Mothers and Merck's health equity efforts. They discuss the factors that lead to…
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Elizabeth Bradley: Leading Vassar through COVID-19
Howie and Harlan are joined by Elizabeth Bradley, an expert on global public health and the president of Vassar College. They discuss how the residential…
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Dr. Erica Spatz: Shared Decision-Making
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale cardiologist Erica Spatz to discuss the benefits of making treatment decisions in collaboration with patients, and the…