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More people are turning to AI for health advice. But how reliable is it? Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with Dr. Bob Wachter, author of A Giant Leap, to unpack how AI is already helping patients and doctors, where it can go wrong, and how to use these tools safely without over relying on them.  Our show was produced by Kyra Dahring with support from Jennifer Lai and Elizabeth Corallo Medical Writer: Andrea KaneSenior Producer: Dan BloomTechnical Director: Dan Dzula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI may be the breakthrough that finally helps a deeply strained health care system do what clinicians and patients have needed all along. In this episode, Dr. Bob Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, examines why artificial intelligence marks a pivotal shift in health care and what it means for clinicians, patients, and care delivery. He draws on past transformations, like hospital medicine and electronic records, to explain why AI stands apart as a fundamentally different force. The conversation highlights where AI is already adding value, including medical scribes, chart summarization, and clinical decision support. Dr. Wachter also explores key risks, including trust, bias, deskilling, security, and conflicts of interest, while considering how AI may redefine the physician's role, medical education, and the doctor-patient relationship. Tune in to hear why AI may be one of health care's greatest opportunities and one of its most important tests. Resources: Connect with and follow Dr. Bob Wachter on LinkedIn. Get a copy of A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Bob Wachter describes his career as the result of “what happens when a political science major becomes an academic physician.” Rather than focus on one specialty or scientific domain, he became fascinated by the healthcare system itself and has spent more than 40 years examining how care is organized, where it breaks down, and how technology can help make it better.The author of more than 300 articles and six books, Dr. Wachter famously coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996, helping give rise to one of the fastest-growing specialties in medicine. Among other roles, he has served as president of the Society of Hospital Medicine and chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He also founded and directed the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine.For the past 15 years, Dr. Wachter has focused much of his attention on the impact of technology on healthcare, a topic that shaped his two most recent books. In The Digital Doctor, he explored why electronic health records created as much frustration as progress. But he has since come to see that EHRs were never the full answer, only the foundation healthcare needed before better tools could emerge. On the day ChatGPT was publicly released in 2022, Dr. Wachter recognized the major shift ahead, paving the way for his newest book, A Giant Leap.In this episode of Healthcare is Hard, Dr. Wachter joined Keith Figlioli to discuss why AI is different from previous waves of health IT, how quickly it may change care delivery, and the opportunity for AI to address many of healthcare's long-standing problems. Some of the topics Dr. Wachter and Keith discussed include:Why “better than today” may be the right benchmark. One of Dr. Wachter's core arguments is that AI does not need to be perfect to be valuable in healthcare. If clinicians are currently expected to review 600-page charts in minutes, keep up with a flood of new medical literature, and navigate increasingly complex administrative tasks, then tools that can summarize, suggest, and support – even imperfectly – may still represent a meaningful step forward. The real challenge will be keeping isolated failures or headline-grabbing mistakes from derailing progress that is net positive. Reshaping the patient-doctor relationship. Dr. Wachter expects patients to be increasingly informed by the ability to use AI to review records, understand symptoms, and map care decisions. However, he warns that it could create tension for clinicians that are already working within tight visit windows and may need to spend more time responding to GPT-generated advice. He also discussed how it raises bigger strategic questions for health systems, as AI-guided navigation may begin to influence where patients seek care, and even which institutions they trust. Elevating primary care. Dr. Wachter sees AI as a kind of specialist in a clinician's pocket, opening the possibility for primary care physicians to do more by offloading routine work and improving their ability to support complex cases. He also discussed how patients will be more likely to shift away from health systems, and more towards new entrants in the market for primary and preventative care.   Underestimating the speed of change. In Dr. Wachter's view, many leaders don't yet realize how fast AI will change healthcare. For health systems, the risk is not just missing out on productivity gains. It is losing control of the patient relationship, the referral pathway, and ultimately an organization's competitive position. To hear Keith and Dr. Wachter discuss these topics and more, listen to this episode of Healthcare is Hard: A Podcast for Insiders. 

The electronic medical record (EMR) has become an unwelcome interloper in the exam room. Too often, patients find themselves answering questions delivered from behind a monitor by physicians hurriedly typing away. This isn't the kind of care anyone wants — but it's what the system demands. Thankfully, change may be on the horizon.  AI scribes are now being rolled out in EMRs across the country, capable of listening to a visit, generating a clinic note, and freeing the physician to be present with their patient. But these scribes are only an opening act of a much larger experiment — one that asks not merely whether AI can redeem the medical record, but whether it can usher in something closer to a Golden Age of medicine. Our guest on this episode is Bob Wachter, MD, professor and chair of medicine at UCSF and a leading voice in hospital medicine and administration. In 1996, he and his colleague Lee Goldman coined the term “hospitalist,” giving rise to what has become the fastest growing specialty in the history of modern medicine. He has authored over 300 articles and 6 books, including the New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor (2015) and A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future (2026). Over the course of our conversation, Dr. Wachter traces how a long-held fascination with systems drew him into studying medicine's digital transformation over the past 15 years — a period spanning the turbulent rollout of electronic medical records and now the arrival of AI. We explore the bumpy history of adopting powerful but general-purpose technologies, how such technologies force complex industries to reshape themselves, and humanity's humbling track record of predicting what comes next. Dr. Wachter makes the case that AI's integration into medicine constitutes the biggest experiment the field has ever undertaken, and explains why he believes it will ultimately resolve many of the health care system's deepest problems and elevate the practice of medicine itself.In this episode, you'll hear about: 3:46 - Dr. Watcher's path to medicine and to his study of digital transformation8:06 - The wins and losses of the transition to electronic medical records26:45 - Why Dr. Watcher is optimistic that AI will deliver a “golden age” for medicine 37:30 - Contending with the potential dangers of AI in the revenue-focused medical industry50:30 - Dr. Watcher's view on if there will always be an important place for doctors in the future If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review our show, available for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you know of a doctor, patient, or anyone working in health care who would love to explore meaning in medicine with us on the show, feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments or send an email to info@thedoctorsart.com.Copyright The Doctor's Art Podcast 2026

Drs Bob Harrington and Bob Wachter discuss the use of AI in healthcare, and Dr Wachter's latest book, A Giant Leap. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington A Giant Leap. How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776443/a-giant-leap-by-robert-wachter-md/ Revisiting the Time Needed to Provide Adult Primary Care https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07707-x Bob Wachter, Digital Doctor Author, Interviewed https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/848172 Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7023.71 Your A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be With You Soon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/ai-jobs-radiologists-mayo-clinic.html What This Computer Needs Is a Physician: Humanism and Artificial Intelligence https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.19198 Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04074-y Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18412 Perceptions and Opinions of Patients About Mental Health Chatbots: Scoping Review https://doi.org/10.2196/17828 User Intentions to Use ChatGPT for Self-Diagnosis and Health-Related Purposes: Cross-sectional Survey Study https://doi.org/10.2196/47564 KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll: Artificial Intelligence and Health Information https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-misinformation-tracking-poll-artificial-intelligence-and-health-information/ You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

HSJ editor Alastair McLellan interviews US physician Bob Wachter about his new book, A Giant Leap, on AI's impact on healthcare.The conversation covers how clinical practice is already changing significantly, and explores the implications for NHS workforce planning.

We talk with physician and writer Bob Wachter about why he's cautiously optimistic that artificial intelligence will usher in a ‘golden age' of medicine — and the questions he still has about these powerful new tools.Guest:Bob Wachter, Chair, Department of Medicine, UC San Francisco; Author, A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our FutureLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artificial intelligence can now match and sometimes surpass physicians in areas such as diagnosis to empathy. What does that mean for doctors, patients, and the future of our health care? Join us for a look at AI in medicine from the physician who has more than a dozen times ranked as one of the 50 most influential physician-executives in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine, Robert Wachter, M.D.  Wachter will sift out the facts from the hype and make a compelling argument for AI's power to transform health care. He says that the system is currently buckling under the weight of bureaucratic pressures, soaring costs, and clinician burnout; in that environment, AI doesn't have to be perfect, just better.  Wachter conducted extensive research and more than 100 interviews with leaders in medicine, technology, policy and business; he presented the results in his new book A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. In it, he also considers challenges such as AI hallucinations, biases and misinformation. Yet AI is already in hospitals and clinics drafting notes, answering patient questions, recommending treatments, interpreting images, and guiding surgeries.  Will this collaboration of humans and technology be successful in the long term? Will it become the savior of health care or just another source of harm and frustration? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (recorded live), Halle Tecco speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter, Chair of Medicine at UCSF, about their concurrently released books on healthcare innovation and AI.They share thoughts on the dual challenge of innovation in healthcare and the role of AI, covering:Why past waves of tech failed to change healthcare and why AI may finally break throughHow AI is making a difference today in healthcareWhere AI-assisted diagnosis and prescribing could go next, and the risks of over-relying on humans “in the loop” How EHR vendors (like Epic) hold the "poll position" for AI implementation due to workflow integrationWhy innovators must become healthcare "anthropologists"; and clinicians must understand technology and AIPlus, a surprise guest from Prenuvo joins us to chime in. Order Halle's new book, Massively Better Healthcare hereOrder Bob's new book, A Giant Leap here—About our guest: Robert M. Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Author of 300 articles and 6 books, he coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is often considered the “father” of the hospitalist field, the fastest-growing medical specialty in U.S. history. He is a past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine, past chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a Master of the American College of Physicians, and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Modern Healthcare magazine has ranked him among the 50 most influential physician-executives in the U.S. more than a dozen times; he was #1 on the list in 2015. His 2015 book, The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age, was a New York Times bestseller. His new book is A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Bob Wachter was one of the nation's trusted voices, helping us better understand the disease that upended our world and healthcare system. Now he's focused on what he sees as the next great disruption in medicine: Generative AI. Though we need to address its flaws and limitations, Dr. Wachter says AI is essential to a healthcare system buckling under the weight of clinician burnout, staff shortages and astronomical costs. We talk with Dr. Wachter about his new book, “A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.” Guests: Dr. Robert "Bob" Wachter, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we interviewed Bob Wachter about his book, "A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future."  You may recall we interviewed Bob in April 2024 about AI, and at that time he was on the fence about AI - more promise or more peril for healthcare?  As his book's title suggests, he's come down firmly on the promise side of the equation.  On our podcast we discuss: Why Bob wrote this book, at this time, and concerns about writing a static book about AI and Healthcare, a field that is dynamic and shifting rapidly.  He's right though - we've not had a "ChatGPT"-launch type moment recently. Top 5 or so ways in which Bob uses AI for work, from clinical care to book writing Concerns about job losses in healthcare, and will we still need doctors? AI for diagnosis, and the recent NEJM Clinical Case in which recent GeriPal guest and superstar clinician-educator Gurpreet Dhaliwal beats an AI.  UpToDate vs OpenEvidence Trust issues - should we trust AI after being let down before? Clinicians felt burned by their experience with the hype and promise of EHRs - but they've been much less a game changer and much more a soul sucking chore designed to maximize billing rather than improve patient care.  Yet early returns on AI have largely been positive. Time saved from writing notes, prior authorizations, and summarizing charts…all to the good! Sadly, we didn't have Bob on piano singing the song for this one.  He was in the office, not home.  So I made do with ChatGPT's choice, Handle With Care, which has some surprisingly pertinent lyrics about AI in healthcare, including: "Been beat up and battered aroundBeen sent up, and I've been shot downYou're the best thing that I've ever foundHandle me with care" Enjoy! -Alex Smith  

For 50 years, the healthcare industry has been trying (and failing) to harness the power of artificial intelligence. It may finally be ready for prime time. What will this mean for human doctors — and the rest of us? (Part four of “The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better.”) SOURCES:Bob Wachter, professor, chair of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.Pierre Elias, cardiologist, assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia University, medical director for artificial intelligence at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. RESOURCES:A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future, by Bob Wachter (2026)."Epic Systems (MyChart)," by Acquired (2025)."Detecting structural heart disease from electrocardiograms using AI," by Pierre Elias and Timothy Poterucha (Nature, 2025)."What Are the Risks of Sharing Medical Records With ChatGPT?" by Maggie Astor (New York Times, 2025)."Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Deliver on Its Promise in Health Care?" by Bob Wachter and Erik Brynjolfsson (JAMA, 2023).The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age, by Bob Wachter (2015). EXTRAS:"The Doctor Won't See You Now," by Freakonomics Radio (2025)."How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse (Update)," by Freakonomics Radio (2024). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eric asks the question that is on many of our minds - is the future of AI more Skynet from Terminator, in which AI takes over the world and drives humanity to the brink of extinction, or Wall-E, in which a benevolent and empathetic AI restores our humanity? Our guest today is Bob Wachter, Chair of Medicine at UCSF and author of the Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age.  Bob recently wrote an essay in JAMA on AI and delivered a UCSF Grand Rounds on the same topic.  We discuss, among other things: Findings that in several studies AI was rated by patients as more empathetic than human clinicians (not less, that isn't a typo). Turns my concern about lack of empathy from AI on its head - the AI may be more empathetic than clinicians, not less. Skepticism on the ability of predictive models to transform healthcare Consolidation of EHR's into the hands of a very few companies, and potential for the drug and device industry to influence care delivery by tweaking AI in ways that are not transparent and already a sort of magical black box. AI may de-skill clinicians in the same way that autopilot deskilled pilots, who no longer new how to fly the plane without autopilot A live demonstration of AI breaking a cancer diagnosis to a young adult with kids (VITAL Talk watch out) Use cases in healthcare: Bob predicts everyone will use digital scribes to chart within two years Concerns about bias and other anticipated and unanticipated issues And a real treat- Bob plays the song for this one!  Terrific rendition of Tomorrow from the musical Annie on piano (a strong hint there about Bob's answer to Eric's first question).  Enjoy! -@AlexSmithMD  

In this captivating episode, join hosts Nicole and Shieva as they engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Bob Wachter, the eminent Chief of Medicine at UCSF. Together, they explore the evolving landscape of Generative AI, discussing historical challenges in early healthcare initiatives, notably the rollout of the electronic medical record. Dr. Wachter describes how AI will become a valuable ally for clinicians, lightening their workload by seamlessly handling tasks such as crafting meticulous clinical notes, expediting insurance authorization requests, and skillfully summarizing complex patient records. Importantly, Dr. Wachter discusses the pitfalls of AI in medicine, specifically inherent biases, hallucinations and the propensity to lead to clinician automation and complacency. Dr. Wachter discusses the potential for how AI will change the healthcare workforce and hopefully lead to a safer and more affordable healthcare system. Don't miss this insightful episode about the future of artificial intelligence in medicine. To learn more about Dr. Bob Wachter: X: @bob_wachter  https://medicine.ucsf.edu/people/robert-wachter https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/science/review-digital-doctor-robert-wachter.html Articles: https://www.aha.org/hhnmag/6561-ways-artificial-intelligence-will-transform-health-care https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/11/426716/how-artificial-intelligence-could-transform-health-care https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2812615 https://blog.research.google/2024/01/amie-research-ai-system-for-diagnostic_12.html

Andy calls four of his most trusted COVID experts to discuss their favorite memories from the past three years of the show. Dr. Eric Topol, Dr. Ashish Jha, Dr. Katelyn Jetelina and Dr. Bob Wachter candidly reflect on the pandemic. They remember the highs and lows, and spotlight  the importance of banding together to fight the virus. They also share the resources you should follow for the latest COVID news after the podcast is over. Plus Andy considers five important lessons he learned from other past guests. Keep up with Andy on Post and Twitter @ASlavitt. Follow @EricTopol @ashishkjha @dr_kkjetelina & Bob_Wachter on Twitter. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.  Support the show by checking out our sponsors! Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Check out these resources from today's episode:  Read Katelyn Jetelina Substack “Your Local Epidemiologist”  Don't miss Eric Topol's Substack “Ground Truths” Katelyn suggest's Dr. Caitlin Rivers Substack “Force of Infection” Find vaccines, masks, testing, treatments, and other resources in your community: https://www.covid.gov/ Order Andy's book, “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response”: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.  For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Both the federal government and the World Health Organization have declared the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency. UCSF Department of Medicine Chair Dr. Bob Wachter welcomes that sentiment after having spent the last three years guiding hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers through the pandemic. But he says he worries about long COVID. He joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Got a tip, comment, question? Email us: fifth@sfchronicle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans are having a hard time getting in to see a doctor, and burnout among heathcare workers is a leading reason why. The stressors of the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated a burnout crisis among physicians and nurses. But even before the pandemic, burnout was already a rampant problem for physicians and other health workers. Dr. Bob Wachter sits in for Andy and talks with AMA vice president and burnout expert Christine Sinsky about the root causes of burnout and what it will mean for all of us. Keep up with Dr Bob Wachter on Twitter @Bob_Wachter Follow Christine Sinsky on Twitter @ChristineSinsky Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.  Support the show by checking out our sponsors! CVS Health helps people navigate the healthcare system and their personal healthcare by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. At CVS Health, healthier happens together. Learn more at cvshealth.com. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Check out these resources from today's episode:  Read the AMA's physician guide for understanding and recovering from burnout Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.  For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some pediatric units are reaching capacity already and experts are warning of a possible "Tripledemic" of respiratory viruses this winter. With an early surge in RSV cases, the upcoming flu season and the possibility of a COVID-19 surge, emergency rooms are preparing for a flood of visits in the coming month. Dr Bob Wachter is sits in for Andy and talks with Dr Caitlin Rivers, and Infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins about how to protect you and your family this Thanksgiving. Keep up with Dr Bob Wachter on Twitter @Bob_Wachter Follow Dr Caitlin Rivers on Twitter @cmyeaton Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.  Support the show by checking out our sponsors! CVS Health helps people navigate the healthcare system and their personal healthcare by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. At CVS Health, healthier happens together. Learn more at cvshealth.com. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Check out these resources from today's episode:  Read Dr. Rivers' Subtack “Force of Infection” at https://caitlinrivers.substack.com Find vaccines, masks, testing, treatments, and other resources in your community: https://www.covid.gov/ Order Andy's book, “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response”: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.  For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Citing dramatically reduced Covid-related hospitalizations and deaths, Governor Gavin Newsom announced this week that he's lifting California's Covid-19 state of emergency at the end of February. But as uptake of the new bivalent booster remains low, there may be reason for caution as winter approaches. That's according to UCSF's Dr. Bob Wachter, who joins us to answer your questions about case rates, subvariants, vaccines and more. Guests: Dr. Robert "Bob" Wachter, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

It's late October, winter is fast-approaching, and there's one big question on everyone's mind: What the heck is going on with COVID? Compounding this confusion was President Biden's declaration that the pandemic was over — despite the fact that the virus is still significantly deadlier than the flu. (This was later walked back, as the public health emergency has been once again extended through January 11.) Quite the noggin' scratcher indeed. To make sense of it all, we're joined in this episode by Dr. Bob Wachter, a professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. In the early days of the pandemic, Dr. Wachter emerged as a trusted source of accurate information related to COVID due to his matter-of-fact, no-judgement postings on Twitter. Since then, he's amassed a huge following and to this day he continues to live-tweet the pandemic play-by-play, leveraging his expertise and community of leading medical specialists in order to give the public some of the most accessible, fact-based insights anywhere on the ‘net.  Beyond talking about the current and future state of the pandemic (epidemic?), we also discuss the current precautions he's taking to remain safe, what it means be both a human being and a doctor at the same time, and the nature of public storytelling in the 21st century.  Follow Dr. Bob Wachter on Twitter at @Bob_Wachter.

Larry says that if you wear a mask you are a coward. UCSF Dr. Bob Wachter ready to dine indoors

Earlier this week, President Biden declared the pandemic over. This tracks with public opinion: most Americans have long abandoned their masks, and federal funds may soon dry up for testing, treatment, and even vaccines. Of course, this doesn't mean the virus has disappeared. In fact, hundreds of Americans are still dying each day from COVID-19, and thousands more are suffering from long COVID, a host of protracted symptoms that could lead to severe health complications down the line. On the latest episode of The Dose, host Shanoor Seervai talks to Dr. Bob Wachter about what it's like to live with COVID in 2022. Dr. Wachter, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is one of the nation's foremost experts on the pandemic.

Millions of L.A. County residents and businesses can resume outdoor watering, after news that urgent repairs to a pipeline that brings water from the Colorado River to Southern California have wrapped up early. Reporter: Darrell Satzman, KCRW    Open agricultural burning is a useful tool for farmers, but its high particulate emissions are harmful to San Joaquin Valley residents. Air regulators plan to phase out the practice by 2025, but air quality advocates have doubts after years of inaction.  Reporters: Kerry Klein and Monica Vaughan, KVPR Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills aimed at reforming the state's cannabis regulations. This comes as the governor is directing state officials to study the health impacts of high-potency cannabis. Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED  Experts at UC San Diego studying extortion in Tijuana are saying that crime is much more rampant than previously believed. Researcher Romain Le Cour spent a year walking the streets of Tijuana, talking to business owners about what he calls, an ‘invisible crime.' Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS In an interview with "60 Minutes," President Joe Biden declared that the pandemic was over. Many health experts say that's just not the case, but do agree that we may be moving to a new phase of the pandemic. Guest: Dr. Bob Wachter, Chair of Medicine, UC San Francisco  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who guided the U.S. through the AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics, announced on Monday that he's stepping down in December as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as chief medical advisor to President Biden. Meanwhile, CDC chief Rochelle Walensky has announced plans to overhaul the agency, telling staff in an internal video last week that it's "responsible for some pretty dramatic, pretty public mistakes" in its handling of Covid-19. We talk to UCSF's Dr. Bob Wachter about both events and hear your reflections. Guests: Dr. Robert "Bob" Wachter, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Michael Specter, staff writer, The New Yorker; author of "Fauci"

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Covid 8/18/22: CDC Admits Mistakes, published by Zvi on August 18, 2022 on LessWrong. Two Covid-related things happened this week that I did not expect. The CDC admitted that it had failed us during the pandemic, withdrew at long last many of its remaining recommendations and promised reforms to be less academic and otherwise do better. A new paper found potential biological markers for Long Covid, claiming it can be identified via tests that match patient self-reports almost all the time. This points towards potential progress in treatment, and more generally in Long Covid being much more concretely A Thing that might exist and could be reasoned about. There are still flaws, and even without flaws there is still much work to do here. Most of the reasons not to be concerned remain, so up front: I do not think that this should substantially change anyone's level of Covid precautions. Executive Summary CDC finally fully gives up on six foot social distancing and other measures. CDC admits some failure, promises reforms that seem potentially promising. New study finds potential biological markers for Long Covid. Also I think someone said something about over the counter hearing aids? Let's run the numbers. The Numbers Predictions Prediction from last week: 650k cases (-5%) and 3,200 deaths (+0%). Results: 602k cases (-12%) and 3,183 deaths (-1%). Prediction for next week: 560k cases (-8%) and 3,200 deaths (+1%). I do not know why cases declined more than expected but result seems robust so I see no reason to expect it not to continue at least somewhat. There won't be enough time for the decline to impact deaths yet, so I'm mostly going with the null prediction there. There is not much meaningful uncertainty here. Deaths Cases Decline cuts across all four regions. We are fully into the BA.5 era with nothing on the near-term horizon to replace it, so things should be quiet for a few months at least. Physical World Modeling A guide to buying the right HEPA air filter. Bob Wachter sees no sign of anything that might replace BA.5. Thread also reminds us that it is a common mistake not to take into account the correlation between the Covid status of people who choose to be together in a group. Trevor Bedford however sees logistic growth in BA.2.75, although only with R0 ~ 1.3 (versus ~1 for BA.5) which isn't that much of an advantage for a new strain taking over. My guess is Trevor is right and BA.2.75 will displace BA.5 over time, but that we will barely even notice. Some sad news. I opened a Manifold market on whether she'll experience a rebound, to see how common people think such events are. This also brings up the question, what happens when you're against actual physical world modeling and instead blindly follow CDC rules? They do know he had Covid-19 plus a rebound within the last few weeks? That it is absurd to think that being a ‘close contact' puts him at relatively high risk for Covid-19 given that timeline? No. Of course not. This is not a man to concern himself with whether or not an action makes physical sense. Almost no children under 5 are getting vaccinated, even weaker ‘than experts feared.' Doses are being discarded due to lack of demand. This should not be a fear so much as a revealed preference. If we had approved these doses sooner, I am guessing we would have had much higher uptake, although still nothing that would have satisfied experts. At this point, people don't care enough, especially given the logistics are frequently annoying. This raises the question of why we insisted in so many crazy precautions for these same young children for so long, in ways that I strongly believe did serious damage to their development and well-being. They were never at risk and everyone knew this well enough not to bother doing much about it when finally given the oppo...

With lots of COVID treatments now available, how do you know which one, if any, is right for you? Andy found himself just as confused as the rest of us when he fell ill with the virus. Using his own experience as a case study (as well as the slightly more high profile case of President Biden), Andy seeks answers from UCSF Department of Medicine Chair Dr. Bob Wachter and UVA Critical Care and Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Taison Bell. They run through the four main treatment methods, which one works the best, and examine the link between Paxlovid and rebound cases. Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt. Follow Dr. Bob Wachter and Dr. Taison Bell on Twitter @Bob_Wachter and @TaisonBell. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Support the show by checking out our sponsors! Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/    Check out these resources from today's episode:  Read Andy's piece in the Atlantic about the three COVID developments he's holding out hope for: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/covid-variant-spread-immunity-outcome/671024/ Check out “The Boys,” a new novel written by Bob's wife, Katie Hafner: https://www.spiegelandgrau.com/theboys Find vaccines, masks, testing, treatments, and other resources in your community: https://www.covid.gov/ Order Andy's book, “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response”: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.  For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF Department of Medicine chair, joins Mark Thompson to discuss how the latest coronavirus variant, BA.5, has become the dominant strain in the U.S.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's panel features PJ Media journalist Megan Fox and L (SomeBitchIKnow) from SomeBitch Media. They begin with an overview of Megan's dogged pursuit of the truth regarding the rape of a 10-year-old Ohio girl whose story was dishonestly used by activists seeking to catastrophize the recent Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. L then answers a question from chat about how to find an online record of lies, distortions, and misbehavior from leftist media, politicians, and leaders. She then presents some concerns regarding Pfizer's transparency around Paxlovid before she and Carter end the show with a discussion of conflict between Millennials, Gen Z, and older generations. L, .a.k.a. SomeBitchIKnow is the relentless researcher behind SomeBitch Media and the personification of its tagline: ”Cite your sources or GTFO.” She's helped explode mainstream narratives around the COOF, The 2020 Election, Jeffrey Epstein, and other issues. She's been banned from both Twitter and Discord, a badge she wears with pride. Follow her online at: SomeBitchToldMe.com (link in full show description) Or on Gab: @SomeBitchIKnow Megan Fox is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author of Believe Evidence; the death of due process from Salome to #MeToo, and Shut Up! The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment. Find her at PJ media (link in full show description), or follow her on social media: Twitter: @MeganFoxWriter Gab: @MeganFox The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0817 Links Referenced in the Show: Megan's author page on PJ Media: https://pjmedia.com/columnist/megan-fox/ SomeBitch Media: https://somebitchtoldme.com Megan's article about what the Indy Star got wrong: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2022/07/18/the-indy-star-star-got-something-very-wrong-in-10-year-old-rape-victim-story-report-shows-n1613764 Megan's article about the failure of child protection services: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2022/07/18/ohio-10-year-old-rape-horror-spotlights-child-protection-agencies-and-lack-of-transparency-n1613385 The Washington Post reveals its distrubing standards for "facts": https://twitter.com/claren/status/1546963263786651648/photo/1 Smithsonian's "White Culture" poster: https://unsafespace.com/451/ep438/NMAAHC.png L's recommendation: Media Research Center: https://mrc.org/ L's recommendation: Grabien: https://grabien.com/ Bob Wachter Twitter thread on Paxlovid: https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1529182144622301184 About Narrative Dissonance "Narrative Dissonance" is a weekly series dedicated to shattering the narrative of the mainstream press. Each week, a team of panelists from alternative media sources unravel the latest misleading mainstream narratives and explore relevant stories that journalists in the corporate press ought to be covering, but aren't. Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @_unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop

This week's panel features PJ Media journalist Megan Fox and L (SomeBitchIKnow) from SomeBitch Media. They begin with an overview of Megan's dogged pursuit of the truth regarding the rape of a 10-year-old Ohio girl whose story was dishonestly used by activists seeking to catastrophize the recent Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. L then answers a question from chat about how to find an online record of lies, distortions, and misbehavior from leftist media, politicians, and leaders. She then presents some concerns regarding Pfizer's transparency around Paxlovid before she and Carter end the show with a discussion of conflict between Millennials, Gen Z, and older generations. L, .a.k.a. SomeBitchIKnow is the relentless researcher behind SomeBitch Media and the personification of its tagline: ”Cite your sources or GTFO.” She's helped explode mainstream narratives around the COOF, The 2020 Election, Jeffrey Epstein, and other issues. She's been banned from both Twitter and Discord, a badge she wears with pride. Follow her online at: SomeBitchToldMe.com (link in full show description) Or on Gab: @SomeBitchIKnow Megan Fox is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author of Believe Evidence; the death of due process from Salome to #MeToo, and Shut Up! The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment. Find her at PJ media (link in full show description), or follow her on social media: Twitter: @MeganFoxWriter Gab: @MeganFox The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0817 Links Referenced in the Show: Megan's author page on PJ Media: https://pjmedia.com/columnist/megan-fox/ SomeBitch Media: https://somebitchtoldme.com Megan's article about what the Indy Star got wrong: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2022/07/18/the-indy-star-star-got-something-very-wrong-in-10-year-old-rape-victim-story-report-shows-n1613764 Megan's article about the failure of child protection services: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2022/07/18/ohio-10-year-old-rape-horror-spotlights-child-protection-agencies-and-lack-of-transparency-n1613385 The Washington Post reveals its distrubing standards for "facts": https://twitter.com/claren/status/1546963263786651648/photo/1 Smithsonian's "White Culture" poster: https://unsafespace.com/451/ep438/NMAAHC.png L's recommendation: Media Research Center: https://mrc.org/ L's recommendation: Grabien: https://grabien.com/ Bob Wachter Twitter thread on Paxlovid: https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1529182144622301184 About Narrative Dissonance "Narrative Dissonance" is a weekly series dedicated to shattering the narrative of the mainstream press. Each week, a team of panelists from alternative media sources unravel the latest misleading mainstream narratives and explore relevant stories that journalists in the corporate press ought to be covering, but aren't. Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @_unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop

The latest Covid-19 pandemic twist is the new Omicron subvariant BA.5, which evades immunity from vaccinations, boosters and previous infections. Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF's chair of medicine, joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about what makes this variant different, and offers guidance on future boosters and how to calculate risks. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Covid 19 cases are on the rise again as various Omicron subvariants spread. Epidemiologists warn that people may not have as much immunity to new variants compared with previous strains of the virus. It can be hard to keep track of changing guidelines such as when to wear a mask or schedule vaccine boosters. Evaluating the risk for summer travel can be confusing. We take your questions about new Covid 19 variants and discuss the latest news, research, and where we are in the pandemic. Guests: Dr. Bob Wachter, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Dr. Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado, professor of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Population Health Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Stanford University School of Medicine

LA is experiencing another COVID surge. On an airplane of 50 passengers or in a restaurant of 20-30 diners, there's a 90-99% chance that someone there has COVID, says Dr. Bob Wachter. The LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has certified the results of the state primary election. Karen Bass is the frontrunner in the LA mayoral race, and progressive candidates beat established incumbents on LA City Council. With Roe v. Wade overturned, Meta is removing posts offering abortion medications, while Google says it'll delete location tracking data that shows a trip to an abortion clinic. Hip-hop star and actor Ice Cube co-owns a 3-on-3 basketball league called the BIG3. Now he's taking the game to the Olympics. Summer is the perfect time to bake a stone fruit or berry pie, and making a homemade pie crust is nothing to fear. 

The Electra Fire which broke out on Monday is now 10-percent contained, according to Cal Fire officials. Nearly 1000 residents in Amador and Calaveras Counties are under mandatory evacuation as 4,000 acres have burned and another 1200 structures are threatened.  Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF Chair of Medicine says people should continue to vaccinate and get boosters because it's easy to get the newest variant. Wachter also recommends people continue to wear masks in an effort to avoid getting the B-A 5 Omicron subvariant.    University of California researchers found thousands of prisoners and prison workers were infected with COVID-19, despite the high number of those vaccinated at prison facilities across the state. Advance Notice of Termination letters have gone out to at least three dozen employees, half of them in the San Diego Police Department, for failing to take COVID tests and/or get vaccinated, for religious reasons.

For nearly a decade, the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant has been the only active nuclear plant in California -- and the state's single largest source of electricity. It's been set for decommissioning over the next three years, but recently Governor Gavin Newsom has discussed delaying its closure, to help offset possible energy shortages predicted in the next few years. Reporter: Benjamin Purper, KCBX  The city of Sacramento has adopted an emergency ordinance aimed at better protecting patients and staff at reproductive health care clinics from harassment. Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report   In a win for California employers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday placed limits on a state law that lets workers sue over certain labor law violations, even if they agreed to arbitration. Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED  An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for young children under the age of 5. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers have been the last age group here in the U.S. without access to the COVID vaccines. If all regulatory steps are cleared, the shots could be available as soon as next week. Guest: Dr. Bob Wachter, Chair, UC San Francisco Department of Medicine

California's seven-day COVID positive test rate is at five percent, the California Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday — the highest rate since February. The news comes as COVID cases have more than tripled in the U.S. since April 1, owing in large part to the highly transmissible BA.2 omicron subvariant. With many pandemic mandates lifted but masking still “strongly recommended” in much of the state, we'll hear how you're thinking about COVID risk and discuss the latest on prevention and treatment with UCSF's Dr. Bob Wachter.

Dr. Bob Wachter joins Chris Merrill as he fills in for Pat Thurston to discuss the U.S. nearing one million COVID deaths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Bob Wachter joins Chris Merrill as he fills in for Pat Thurston to discuss the U.S. nearing one million COVID deaths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron DeSantis cancels Disney as Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow teaches her party how to win the culture wars, Dr. Bob Wachter joins to talk about the fate of the federal mask mandate and more, and later, it's time for another round of Take Appreciator, Psaki-Doocy edition.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast

Ron DeSantis cancels Disney as Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow teaches her party how to win the culture wars, Dr. Bob Wachter joins to talk about the fate of the federal mask mandate and more, and later, it's time for another round of Take Appreciator, Psaki-Doocy edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that a federal judge has tossed out the mask requirement on airplanes and public transit, Bay Area transit agencies are scrambling to figure out their mask requirements, creating a patchwork of conflicting policies for travelers. UCSF's Dr. Bob Wachter joins host Cecilia Lei to share his thoughts on the latest federal mask update and why he still recommends keeping masks on in certain public settings. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert M. Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In 2021-22, the Department was ranked the best internal medicine department in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Wachter is the author of 300 articles and 6 books. He coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is often considered the “father” of the hospitalist field, the fastest growing medical specialty in U.S. history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert M. Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In 2021-22, the Department was ranked the best internal medicine department in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Wachter is the author of 300 articles and 6 books. He coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is often considered the “father” of the hospitalist field, the fastest growing medical specialty in U.S. history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could digitization add another person to your exam room? Will the newest technologies being created by small businesses or by hospitals? And most importantly, will the new digital age in healthcare leave people behind? These are some big questions that Dr. Bob Wachter has the answers to. Dr. Wachter is a professor and the Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF. He's written six books, including one called The Digital Doctor, which was a New York Times science bestseller. He also coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is considered the father of this fast-growing specialty. We can't even start to list the awards he's received, because we would run out of space here. In other words, he's the one with the answers — but he also has some questions. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Daniel sat down with Bob Wachter to talk about the power of Twitter in public health, the continued evolution of patient-centered digital transformation, the very necessary adjustments to clinical education, his personal history as the founder of the hospitalist movement, and which technologies continue to lag in our industry.

Omicron came and flipped everything we thought we knew about how to act during COVID up in the air. It also made another edition of Safe or Not Safe necessary. This time around, Andy brings in two new contestants, epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and former guest host Dr. Bob Wachter, to answer your questions about indoor dining, outdoor transmission, and how to keep kids under five and those who are immunocompromised as safe as possible. After you finish listening, head over to Twitter and tell Andy who you think won: #TeamKatelyn or #TeamBob.   Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.    Follow Katelyn @dr_kkjetelina and Bob @Bob_Wachter on Twitter.   Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Support the show by checking out our sponsors!   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Throughout the pandemic, CVS Health has been there, bringing quality, affordable health care closer to home—so it's never out of reach for anyone. Because at CVS Health, healthier happens together. Learn more at cvshealth.com.   Check out these resources from today's episode:    Check out all the organizations that In the Bubble's host profits have gone to: World Central Kitchen, Navajo & Hopi Relief Fund, Central Valley Community Foundation, Safer Foundation, Sakina Halal Grill, YWCA Minneapolis, Get Us PPE, Still Kickin, Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, Survivor Corps, International Rescue Committee, Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, and Invisible Hands Deliver   Check out all of Katelyn's posts on her Your Local Epidemiologist Substack: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/ Read more on the likelihood of getting long COVID if you're vaccinated, using data out of Israel: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00177-5 Here's more on what Israel is learning about a 4th dose of the mRNA vaccines: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/world/europe/israel-fourth-covid-dose.html Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/  Order Andy's book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have we reached the so-called "new normal" people keep talking about? And if so, what does that mean for you? Andy reunites with former guest host Dr. Bob Wachter who has started to let his guard down in terms of risk tolerance. They discuss why Bob feels like the time is right for that, how to think about the things that can scare us back into a more vigilant state, and Bob's thoughts for what COVID looks like long-term. This is a nuanced conversation on a complex topic that will help you navigate this uncertain time. Plus, Andy's mom joins at the start to offer up some show ideas.   Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.    Follow Bob @Bob_Wachter on Twitter.   Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Support the show by checking out our sponsors!   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Throughout the pandemic, CVS Health has been there, bringing quality, affordable health care closer to home—so it's never out of reach for anyone. 

Learn more at cvshealth.com.   Check out these resources from today's episode:    Learn more about how the oral antivirals from Merck and Pfizer work and what they could mean for the pandemic: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-antiviral-drugs-merck-pfizer-pills-work-rcna5317 Here's more on the third wave hitting Denmark: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/denmark-reinstate-corona-passport-after-rise-infections-tv-2-2021-11-08/ Read more about Bob's decision-making shift: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/briefing/pandemic-return-nomal-coronavirus.html He was also featured in the San Francisco Chronicle recently about risk assessment: https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/COVID-new-normal-risks-16557732.php Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/  Order Andy's book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben goes to the experts on healthcare and the economy to weigh the Coronavirus challenges from both perspectives. He is joined by Dr. Bob Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Scott Atlas of the Stanford University Hoover Institution, and Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor to the financial services company, Allianz. They discuss models used by governments determining whether to shut down the economy, the question of balancing economics and public health, when we can finally get back to normal, and much more. Become a Daily Wire member today — dailywire.com/Shapiro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices