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Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol interviews leading experts on the latest clinical, scientific, social, political, and legal developments that affect the practice of medicine.

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    • Apr 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
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    Cure, Prevent, or Manage All Disease: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Bold Plan Is Already Working

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 36:32


    Dr Eric Topol sits down with Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to talk about the next phase of their ambitious Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. 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/971847 CZ Biohub: https://www.czbiohub.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

    A Gutsy Plan to End Human Disease as We Know It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 20:26


    CZ Biohub Network president Stephen Quake reveals that they are looking to expand across the United States. Apply to become the next Biohub at czbiohub.org. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    Michael Lewis on the Mirage That Is America's Public Health System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 51:44


    Gaps in public health preparation and priorities appeared years before SARS-CoV-2 arrived in the US. 'What happened before told you so much about what would happen during the pandemic,' Lewis says.  To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:  https://wwww.medscape.com/viewarticle/951399  The Premonition: A Pandemic Story. Michael Lewis, MS  https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881554

    COVID-19 Modeling and the Path to Herd Immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 46:08


    Dr Eric Topol and data scientist Youyang Gu discuss COVID-19 modeling: 'Having more inputs is not always the best; it's which inputs you focus on.'

    We Will Need to Update COVID Vaccines, Expert Says

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 38:13


    With SARS-CoV-2 now endemic, the community needs to be prepared for it to evolve and for other viruses to jump from animals to humans, Eddie Holmes tells Eric Topol.

    For COVID-19 Vaccines, ACIP Will Be a Critical Gatekeeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 34:16


    Eric Topol and vaccine expert Paul Offit have a one-on-one to discuss where we are regarding the development, authorization, and/or licensure of vaccines to prevent COVID-19.

    FDA's Hahn to Topol: Decisions Will Be Made Based on Science Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 28:32


    In response to concerns about the appearance of political interference at the FDA, commissioner Stephen Hahn promises, 'I am not going to allow outside pressure to affect the decision-making.'

    Paul Offit's Biggest Concern About COVID Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 39:20


    Eric Topol talks with Paul Offit about the timing of phase 3 vaccine trials, the need for public trust, and what might not be known when a vaccine rollout begins.

    Coronavirus in Context: Eric Topol Explains the Emerging Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 20:58


    WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Eric Topol about how he interprets preliminary COVID-19 research making the rounds on social media and the role of technology in curbing the pandemic.

    Work in Healthcare? ZDoggMD Wants Your Voice to Be Heard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 32:37


    Eric Topol talks with Zubin Damania about physician activism; why the hierarchy of healthcare doesn't work; and how his alter ego, ZDoggMD, may change all that.

    Heart Doc Writes About His 'Front-Row Seat' in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 26:27


    Cardiologist Haider Warraich discusses his prolific writing career in this episode of Medscape One-on-One with Eric Topol.

    Inventor Manu Prakash: Everyone Deserves 'Access to the Microscopic World'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 31:37


    The Foldscope, Paperfuge, and Octopi are inexpensive diagnostic tools that Manu Prakash and his team have invented to improve the lives of people around the world.

    Healthcare Terms Are Out of Touch, Says Mom Advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 27:48


    Using terms like 'customer' and 'consumer' take the humanity out of medicine, says patient/family engagement consultant Hala Durrah in her interview with Eric Topol.

    Navigating 'Nature' With Editor-in-Chief Magdalena Skipper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 48:16


    Magdalena Skipper, the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of Nature, discusses open access, preprints, communication, and other important topics facing scientific publishing in this interview with Eric Topol.

    Dr Jen Gunter Is a Trailblazer for Truth (and the Vagina)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 25:15


    Dr Jen Gunter, author of 'The Vagina Bible,' is taking on controversial health issues one group (and Goop) at a time.

    Author Dr Matt McCarthy Is Raising the Alarm on Superbugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 29:52


    Eric Topol interviews physician writer Matt McCarthy on his new book 'Superbugs' and current hot topics on the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

    Deep Medicine: Restoring the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 31:28


    Siddhartha Mukherjee talks with Eric Topol about Topol's new book and how AI can prevent burnout, improve efficiency, and renew our faith in medical science.

    Gina McCarthy Is Fired Up About Climate Change and the Public Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 26:03


    Healthcare providers need to engage the public in a conversation about climate change and how it can affect everyone's health, says former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

    'Leading the Charge' on Racism, Sexism, Activism in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 24:52


    Emergency medicine doctor and 'public health guru' Esther Choo on racism, sexism, inequity, and inclusion in medicine.

    Is Confidence Overrated in Medical Practice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 16:02


    Eric Topol talks with med student Nicole Treadway about her intriguing essay, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, on confidence and paternalism in medicine.

    #ThisISOurLane: Doctor's Viral Tweet Puts Gun Controversy in Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 22:17


    When the NRA told doctors to 'stay in their lane' and avoid talking about gun control, Dr Judy Melinek's Twitter response sparked national attention.

    Geisinger: 'The Most Progressive Health System on the Planet'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 24:42


    Geisinger Health System has made headlines for offering free genetic screenings and money-back guarantees to its patients. CEO David Feinberg tells Eric Topol how it all works.

    Ioannidis: Most Research Is Flawed; Let's Fix It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 20:30


    John Ioannidis built a career on critiquing other researchers' work, and now he is looking for ways to improve the scientific process, he tells Eric Topol.

    Digitizing the Mind to Understand Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 22:20


    New tools may make the diagnostic process less subjective in mental illness, paving the way for better therapeutics.

    The Future of Medicine, From a Leader in Venture Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 25:09


    The founder of Sun Microsystems predicted that artificial intelligence will replace 80% of physicians, but he says the profession could fortify itself by changing its focus.

    No Physician Shortage Despite Dire Warnings: Zeke Emanuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 23:22


    Dr Eric Topol discusses factors behind a predicted physician shortage (or lack thereof) with policy expert and ethicist Dr Ezekiel Emanuel.

    ‘Moneyball’ Author Michael Lewis on Errors and Medical Misdiagnosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2017 23:24


    Michael Lewis, author of 'Moneyball' and 'The Blind Side,' speaks with Eric Topol about his latest book, 'The Undoing Project,' which delves into the world of perception and cognitive bias.

    Tech and Medicine: Jessica Mega, Verily's Medical Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 19:09


    Eric Topol talks with cardiologist and Verily CMO Jessica Mega about her switch from academic medicine to Silicon Valley, and how Google hopes to transform medicine.

    Leading Science Journalist Carl Zimmer on His Genome

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 20:33


    Dr Eric Topol speaks with science journalist Carl Zimmer about where he gets his ideas, what his genome looks like, and how he got a tapeworm named after him.

    Kathiresan and Topol on Genomics of Heart Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 22:22


    Eric Topol speaks with Sekar Kathiresan about cardiovascular genomics, why 'DNA isn't destiny,' and why we still have heart attacks in spite of statins.

    With Irreverence and Humor, Ed Yong Gives 'Voice to the Voiceless'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 24:18


    Ed Yong, science writer for The Atlantic, reveals his unique point of view on the important science stories of today.

    Outbreaks, Evolution, and Rock 'n' Roll: Topol Talks to Pardis Sabeti

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 14:57


    A scientist sequences outbreak viral genomes--and shares the data--to help the world stay on top of the next Ebola or Zika.

    Precision Medicine Pioneer Targets Earlier Cancer Detection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 14:32


    Innovative oncologist Brian Druker talks about breaking out of one-size-fits-all thinking in cancer screening and prevention.

    The Most Transformational Biologist of Our Era?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 13:02


    Using Video Games Instead of Drugs for Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 18:19


    Eric Topol speaks with Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist studying the therapeutic potential of video games to treat a number of brain diseases and mental disorders.

    Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson on Balancing Technology and Human Touch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016 23:05


    Eric Topol interviews Bernard Tyson about his remarkable career at Kaiser Permanente and about how technology will never substitute for trust and human touch in the patient-physician relationship.

    Iconoclastic Breast Surgeon Laura Esserman Challenges the Status Quo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2016 23:55


    From screening to treatment, breast cancer specialist Laura Esserman is on a quest to individualize patient care, and in doing so she is challenging a number of long-standing practices in cancer care.

    The Story Behind 'When Breath Becomes Air': A Talk With Lucy Kalanithi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2016 19:35


    The widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of 'When Breath Becomes Air,' relates their remarkable story to Eric Topol.

    Citizen Science and Mapping the Microbiome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 15:25


    Jessica Richman, CEO of uBiome, talks about her passion for citizen science, her interest in the microbiome, and how uBiome aims to serve public health.

    Reducing Inequality With Precision Public Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 22:09


    Medicine's Future, From a Leader in Genome Editing and Stem Cells

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 23:39


    Eric Topol speaks with Chad Cowan, of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, about how regenerative medicine may soon cure diseases like type 1 diabetes and Parkinson disease.

    A Biotech Billionaire's Cancer 'Moonshot'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 16:04


    By leading an unprecedented group of companies, institutions, and scientists in Cancer Moonshot 2020, Patrick Soon-Shiong has set out to change cancer care forever. Here's how he plans to do it.

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