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Join Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine as they discuss the power and pitfalls of artificial intelligence, and how it will change modern medicine.

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    Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 30:55


    The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Gavin Francis, MBChB (Hons), BSc (Hons), Department of Primary Care, Edinburgh University; General Practitioner, Department of Primary Care, Community Clinic, Edinburgh Free For All. https://www.gavinfrancis.com/books/free-for-all-why-the-nhs-is-worth-saving/ Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence. https://www.gavinfrancis.com/books/recovery/ Adventures in Human Being. https://www.gavinfrancis.com/books/adventures-in-human-being/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 37:28


    He's alive thanks to a repurposed drug. Now his dream is to find cures for millions of people from among drugs we already have. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine; Director, Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chasing My Cure. https://chasingmycure.com/ His Doctors Were Stumped. Then He Took Over. - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/business/his-doctors-were-stumped-then-he-took-over.html Every Cure. https://everycure.org/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Physicians: Shape Your AI Future or Someone Else Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 27:54


    Dr Eric Topol discusses the present and future of AI in medicine with historian and futurist Dr Adam Rodman. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, Instructor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Co-director, iMED Initiative, Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts SHORT CUTS: MEDICINE, Navigate Your Way Through Big Ideas, Adam Rodman, MD, MPH; ISBN: 9781785789946. https://iconbooks.com/ib-title/short-cuts-medicine/ Bedside Rounds podcast. http://bedside-rounds.org/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 39:38


    A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, MD; https://www.abrahamverghese.org/books/ Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, Joseph P. Newhouse Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Random Acts of Medicine. Anupam B. Jena and Christopher Worsham. Penguin Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708150/random-acts-of-medicine-by-anupam-b-jena-md-phd-and-christopher-worsham-md/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 34:36


    The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto; Staff Physician, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Autumn Ghost, Hannah Wunsch, MD; https://greystonebooks.com/products/the-autumn-ghost Why we can thank a polio emergency for the birth of intensive care; Nature 618, 234-235 (2023), Eric Topol; https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01830-3 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Bob Wachter's Viral Tweet and Thoughts on AI in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 38:46


    The gig was up, but when he finally got COVID, it was pretty far down on his ER problem list. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, MD; https://www.abrahamverghese.org/books/ Robert M. Wachter, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    AI Comes to Medicine: This Time, It's Serious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 38:14


    Information pollution is just the beginning. We're in for an uncomfortable ride. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Isaac S. Kohane, MD, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 43:08


    Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, MD; https://www.abrahamverghese.org/books/ Robert A. Harrington, MD, Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor; Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford University; Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    There's No Place Like Home for Hospital Care

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 27:36


    Dr Helen Ouyang on why she writes so much about the hospital-at-home movement: It's the future, one way or another. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Helen Ouyang, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY Your Next Hospital Bed Might Be at Home, The New York Times Magazine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/magazine/hospital-at-home.html Hashtag Prescription, Harper's Magazine. https://harpers.org/archive/2016/06/hashtag-prescription/ Acute Hospital Care at Home Individual Waiver Only (not a blanket waiver), CMS.gov. https://qualitynet.cms.gov/acute-hospital-care-at-home You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Rogue Faculty and Academic Freedom in the Age of Misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 35:52


    Should our nation's academic institutions rein in faculty who amplify conspiracy theories and spread potentially harmful falsehoods? This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Robert A. Harrington, MD, Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor; Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford University; Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California You may also like: Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show   https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology   https://www.medscape.com/twic For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How AI and Chatbots Can Make Us Healers Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 32:40


    ChatGPT and large language models offer physicians the chance to do what they went to medical school for: connect with patients and help them regain their health. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Aaron B. Neinstein, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Vice President, Digital Health, UCSF Health, San Francisco, California Our AI Future is Better Than You Think: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02021-9 Tidepool: https://www.tidepool.org/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Hannah Fry: The Mathematician Who Knows Uncertainty Is Unavoidable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 37:58


    Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese chat with the UK's professor Hannah Fry about taking risks and asking the right questions. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Hannah Fry, MSc, PhD, Professor, Mathematics of Cities, University College London, London, United Kingdom Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine https://hannahfry.co.uk/book/hello-world/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    To Stop COVID, We Must Clean Up Our Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 31:46


    Two-way masking is pretty effective, but it's not sustainable. Environmental engineer and viral transmission expert Dr Linsey Marr reveals how we can fight COVID by tackling our contaminated air. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Linsey Marr, PhD, Charles P. Lunsford Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Study shows cloth face coverings help protect both wearers and those nearby https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/eng-marrmasks-1123.html You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How We Can Err if We Rely on Randomized Controlled Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 40:51


    Dr Trish Greenhalgh explains how we miss the boat when we discount real-world evidence in favor of randomized trial evidence. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Trish Greenhalgh, OBE, MD, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Orthodoxy, illusio, and playing the scientific game: a Bourdieusian analysis of infection control science in the COVID-19 pandemic [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:126 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16855.3 Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The Lancet, Vol 397; May 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00869-2 Adapt or die: how the pandemic made the shift from EBM to EBM+ more urgent. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine October 2022; volume 27; number 5 http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2022-111952 Long covid—an update for primary care. BMJ 2022;378:e072117 http://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072117 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How We Create--Then Blame--A Viral Underclass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 30:08


    Stephen Thrasher discusses his new book, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Steven Thrasher, PhD, Assistant Professor, Daniel H. Renberg Chair, Department of Journalism, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, Illinois The Viral Underclass https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250796639/theviralunderclass You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    The Golden Age of Virology? An Expert's Take on Polio, Monkeypox, and COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 52:55


    Virologist Jeremy Kamil shares his relatively upbeat perspective on the viral threats we face today. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Jeremy P. Kamil, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, Louisiana You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    We Are Failing to Use What We've Learned About COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 39:17


    Another COVID-19 variant is inevitable because we aren't doing anything to stop it, says UK operational researcher Christina Pagel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Christina Pagel, PhD, Professor, University College London, London, United Kingdom You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    Hidden in Plain Sight: If AI Can Detect Race, What About Bias?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 36:24


    An AI model accurately predicts a person's race from a chest radiograph with stunning accuracy. Here's why it matters, and how it poses research questions about bias in medicine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Judy Gichoya, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia AI recognition of patient race in medical imaging: a modelling study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35568690/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Long COVID: A Very Big Umbrella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 35:45


    Abraham Verghese talks with Stanford's Dr Linda Geng, who is studying the puzzling and poorly understood postviral phenomenon known as long COVID. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Linda Geng, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University; Co-Director, Stanford Post-COVID Clinic, Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/linda-geng You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    It's Not All Fun and Games: How DeepMind Unlocks Medicine's Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 44:19


    Eric Topol speaks with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis about harnessing the potential of AI in health and medicine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Demis Hassabis, PhD, Founder and CEO, DeepMind, London, United Kingdom https://www.deepmind.com/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 38:37


    Pain is central to every specialty, and we all played a part in the opioid crisis, says Dr Haider Warraich, author of The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Haider Warraich, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Director, Heart Failure Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/haider-warraich/the-song-of-our-scars/9781541675292/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 34:00


    Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory; Associate Director, Clinical Pathology for COVID-19 Testing, Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children's Health, Stanford, California You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Eric Topol: 'I Still Have My Guard Up'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 22:10


    Why we should be shifting into high gear on treatments for long COVID and a pan-beta-coronavirus vaccine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    The Medical Model Doesn't Work for Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 39:03


    Former NIMH Director Tom Insel explains how the medical model has failed the field of psychiatry. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Tom Insel, MD, President, Mindstrong Health, Palo Alto, California Healing: OUR PATH FROM MENTAL ILLNESS TO MENTAL HEALTH By Thomas Insel, MD https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670329/healing-by-thomas-insel-md/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Why Test to Treat is Imperative Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 45:50


    Epidemiologist-engineer Michael Mina thinks diagnostics belong in the hands of the people. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Michael Mina, MD, PhD, Chief Science Officer, eMed Digital Healthcare, Miami, FL You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    'Historic Botched Job': The Narrative Mechanics of Failed COVID Communication From CDC and Elsewhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 34:07


    Randy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Randy Olson, PhD, MFA, Independent filmmaker You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    COVID Vaccines for the Under 5's: The 'Finish Line' We Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 37:41


    'Your Local Epidemiologist' Katelyn Jetelina translates the COVID science for millions. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD; Abraham Verghese, MD; Katelyn K. Jetelina, PhD, MPH Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) Newsletter: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/about You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicinewith Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 32:33


    Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself. This podcast is intended for US health professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California William E. Flanary, MD, EyeHealth NW, Portland, Oregon You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    2021: Where We Succeeded, Where We Failed in Pandemic Year Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 27:42


    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese reflect on 2021's extraordinary podcast guests, and how we excelled in science and healthcare but were tripped up by the vagaries of human behavior. For more episodes of Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Former White House COVID Advisor: We Can All Safely Experience Joy This Holiday Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 43:40


    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Andy Slavitt believes we've made real progress, despite overselling vaccines and the public's dismay with rapidly changing science. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Andy Slavitt, General Partner, Town Hall Ventures; Former Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration COVID Response Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165/preventable You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Dr Kimberly Manning on Twitter Teaching, Vaccine Deliberation, and Her Own Secret Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 32:26


    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Her message to academia: If you really want diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine, put your money where your mouth is. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Kimberly Manning, MD, Professor of Medicine; Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicinewith Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How Pediatrician Rachel Pearson Brings Along Vaccine-Hesitant Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 33:40


    Talking about how being vaccinated will let school-aged kids get back to normal life is paramount. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Rachel Pearson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Professor of Bioethics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicinewith Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Dr Ebony Hilton Wants to Talk Herself Out of a Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 42:26


    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. If you want her to stop talking about racial and gender disparities in healthcare, fix the system. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960379 Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California Ebony Hilton, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Anesthesia, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA https://graddiversity.virginia.edu/ebony-j-hilton-md You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    How Machines Bring Humanity Back to Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 33:31


    Dr Eric Topol explores the next 20 years of progress in artificial intelligence with expert Kai-Fu Lee. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958771 This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. Host and Guest bylines Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Kai-Fu Lee, Computer Scientist, Beijing, China You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Wellcome Trust's Jeremy Farrar: 'Seeing the End of the Pandemic Is Premature'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 34:46


    Jeremy Farrar explains why we must expect new variants, and why he'd like to give away his booster shot. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957150 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr. John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    A Leading Virologist Reveals His Two 'Nightmare' Viruses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 47:03


    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958292 Virologist Florian Krammer talks about how much we should worry about the Delta virus and the truth about antibody tests. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr. John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    'Coma' Author Robin Cook on Medical Thrillers and Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 39:27


    With his latest book, 'Viral,' Robin Cook says he's trying to entertain people and get them to think about the parts of healthcare that aren't working. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956839 Robin Cook, 'Viral': https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667077/viral-by-robin-cook/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Google's Head of AI Talks About the Future of the EHR and Technology in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 42:36


    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954956 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Simplifying COVID Immunology, One Metaphor at a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 38:12


    With tales of Post-it Notes and fire trucks, Shane Crotty explains COVID immunology and vaccine responses for scientists and nonscientists alike. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954796 You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    To End Burnout, Doctors Must Change the Culture of Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 44:16


    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://wwww.medscape.com/viewarticle/953633 The culture of medicine is an invisible force with the strength of gravity that keeps the profession stuck, Robert Pearl says. To move forward, physicians have to own their role and drive change. Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors & Patients https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/robert-pearl-md/uncaring/9781541758254/ You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    The Medical Students Who Shunned Fear and Dove Into COVID Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 35:53


    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951481 In her new book Life on the Line, Emma Goldberg shines a spotlight on "the absolutely invaluable work of healthcare providers" during the COVID crisis in New York. Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic https://www.harpercollins.com/products/life-on-the-line-emma-goldberg?variant=32894728437794 In her new book 'Life on the Line,' Emma Goldberg shines a spotlight on 'the absolutely invaluable work of healthcare providers' during the COVID crisis in New York. You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

    Walter Isaacson on CRISPR and the People Behind the Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 45:48


    Talking with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Walter Isaacson describes the stories behind his latest book, 'The Codebreaker,' including how he contrived a Zoom meeting between key players who'd drifted apart. The Codebreaker, by Walter Isaacson https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951480 Host and Guest bylines Eric J. Topol, MD; Abraham Verghese, MD; Walter Isaacson, MA You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr. John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology: https://www.medscape.com/index/list_10295_0 Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on "The Bob Harrington Show" https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

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