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Mashup Score: 102Peter Hotez: Opposing the Anti-Science Movement - 4 month(s) ago
In a special episode, Howie and Harlan are joined by the virologist and advocate Peter Hotez to discuss his new book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning. This interview was recorded in late August. Links: Peter Hotez: The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning Peter Hotez: Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism “Red Covid, an Update” “The Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Continues: An Update” “Swiss study finds connection between watching Fox News and vaccination rates going down” “The Paranoid Style in American Plutocrats” “Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent” “Peter Hotez is not alone: Online harassment of doctors is a public health issue” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.
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Mashup Score: 6Tara Sanft: Life after Cancer - 5 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan are joined by Tara Sanft, chief patient experience officer at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Hospital and director of the Survivorship Program at the Yale Cancer Center. Harlan reports on his study of patients with long-lasting symptoms after the COVID-19 vaccine; Howie reflects on the historic decline in cigarette smoking in the United States. Links: Post-Vaccination Syndrome Harlan Krumholz: “Post-Vaccination Syndrome: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization” Patient Experience and Cancer Survivorship Tara Sanft: “Rekindling Joy in Medicine Through Thoughtful Communication: A Practical Guide” “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Screening and Operative Treatment” “Impact of Financial Burden of Cancer on Survivors’ Quality of Life” Yale Medicine: Cancer Survivorship The White House: Cancer Moonshot The Decline in Smoking “Trends in US Adult Smoking Prevalence, 2011 to 2022” “BAT Writing Off £25 Billion on US C
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#HealthAndVeritas welcome @tarasanftmd of @SmilowCancer @YaleCancer to talk survivorship, joy in medicine & all things Iowa! @hmkyale talks covid post vaccine syndromes I talk about continued public health progress against tobacco smoking & lung cancer. https://t.co/WSWevDQzh4
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Mashup Score: 5John Morton: The State of Obesity Treatment - 6 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan review the results of a new study testing the effects of anti-obesity medications on cardiovascular health. Then they’re joined by Yale’s John Morton, a leading bariatric surgeon, to discuss the state of weight-loss surgery and its long-term impact on patients’ lives. Links: Obesity Drugs “GLP-1 agonists: Diabetes drugs and weight loss” “Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes” “AMA urges insurance coverage parity for emerging obesity treatment options” “National Coverage Determination: Treatment of Obesity” “Real-World Adherence and Discontinuation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the United States” “2022 Employer Health Benefits Survey: Section 10 – Plan Funding” Bariatric Surgery Mayo Clinic: Bariatric Surgery Overview John Morton: “Correlating actual one-year weight loss with predicted weight loss by the MBSAQIP: bariatric surgical risk/benefit calculator” “Outcomes of the Ontar
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Our newest #HealthAndVeritas pod with Dr. John Morton. We talk obesity surgery, progress, holistic approaches, and policy. Join @hmkyale & me every week. https://t.co/H6n4xlHsES
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Mashup Score: 5Dhruv Khullar: The Physician-Journalist - 6 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan are joined by the New Yorker’s Dhruv Khullar to talk about his life as a clinician, researcher, and journalist. Harlan looks at how direct-to-consumer healthcare companies like Hims & Hers Health are capitalizing on patients’ reluctance to share sensitive issues with traditional providers; Howie reports on the health issues on the ballot in this week’s election. Links: The Loss of Trust and the Rise of Hims & Hers Health hims.com forhers.com “Hims & Hers reports 57% revenue increase, launch of AI offering and more earnings news” “Hims & Hers Health Sees Long-Term Tailwind from Weight Management Business” “FDA approves Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide for weight loss, paving way for wider use of blockbuster drug” “A study of the nature and level of trust between patients and healthcare providers, its dimensions and determinants: a scoping review protocol” Dhruv Khullar Dhruv Khullar: “Why Are We So Bad at Getting Better?” The New Yorker: Articles by Dhruv Khullar “A Program to P
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#HealthAndVeritas welcomes @yalemed alum @DhruvKhullar to talk about newest @NewYorker piece on convalescing, his career, & why @YaleMed seems to mint talented writers! @hmkyale talks $HIMS. I talk election results & healthcare. @YaleSOM @YaleSPH https://t.co/uPbkFRqy4u
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Mashup Score: 13Melinda Pettigrew: The Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance - 6 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan are joined by Melinda Pettigrew of the Yale School of Public Health to discuss the changes needed in the prescription and agriculture use of antibiotics to address the crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Harlan reports on a survey underlining the scale of medical misinformation among Americans; Howie discusses a new tool for the treatment of unhoused people. Links: Medical Misinformation Harlan Krumholz: “A prescription for the US FDA for the regulation of health misinformation” “Vaccine Confidence Falls as Belief in Health Misinformation Grows” Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania: Annenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Panel, August 9-15, 2023” Melinda Pettigrew and Antimicrobial Resistance “Melinda Pettigrew—The next dean of SPH!” “New Law Will Help Combat Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance” “Short- vs Standard-Course Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children” “Gastrointestinal Microbiome Disrupt
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Great #HealthAndVeritas episode with @YaleSPH Prof. Melinda Pettigrew, talking antimicrobial resistance. @hmkyale talks about the massive scale & scope of medical misinformation. I talk street medicine & the unhoused. @YaleMed @YaleSOM https://t.co/LSYcWhhrDZ
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Mashup Score: 5The Latest on COVID-19 Vaccines, and Other News - 6 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan discuss current issues in healthcare, including burnout at the hospital, the downsides to Medicare Advantage, and how AI is helping radiologists catch tiny blood clots. Links: COVID-19 and Vaccinations “Newborn and Early Infant Outcomes Following Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy” CDC: Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines “Myocarditis and Pericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination” “‘On track’: 3 percent of Americans have gotten the new Covid shot, but the CDC director remains confident” “COVID Shots May Slightly Raise Stroke Risk in the Oldest Recipients” “Evaluation of Stroke Risk Following COVID-19 mRNA Bivalent Vaccines Among U.S. Adults Aged ≥65 Years” “SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers pro-atherogenic inflammatory responses in human coronary vessels” CDC: COVID Data Tracker—USA Medicare Advantage 2023 Medicare Open Enrollment Guide “How Health Insurers and Brokers Are Marketing Medicare” “Benchmark Survey: Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage
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Our newest episode of #HealthAndVeritas. @hmkyale & I cover: 1. Medicare advantage open enrollment 2. Covid vaccines 3. Health worker burnout 4. AI in Radiology 5. Why 98.6 may or may not be a *normal* body temp! Join us this week & always! https://t.co/d7hw8G8YHO
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Mashup Score: 4Marc Auerbach: Getting Emergency Departments Kid-Ready - 6 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan are joined by Marc Auerbach, a professor of pediatric emergency medicine at Yale, to discuss his work using standards and simulation to improve the treatment of children in emergency departments throughout the United States. Harlan reflects on the importance of simple, well-designed clinical trials to make rapid improvements to care; Howie reports on a congressional study asking whether the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center has succeeded in lowering costs and increasing quality. Links: Timely Clinical Trials “Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19” “Now is the time to fix the evidence generation system” “The Clinical Trials Enterprise in the United States: A Call for Disruptive Innovation” The Yale Paxlovid for Long COVID (PAX LC) Trial Pediatric Emergency Medicine CDC: Emergency Department Visits Among Children Aged 0–17 by Selected Characteristics: United States, 2019–2020 “Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Short-term and Lo
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Our latest episode #HealthAndVeritas podcast, talking w/Dr. Marc Auerbach of @YalePediatrics @YaleMed talking pediatric emergency/trauma care. @hmkyale talks clinical trials: better, faster, more efficient. I talk CMMI's budget & what it means. https://t.co/at9BTtVz38
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Mashup Score: 2Katherine Baicker: Rigorous Thinking about Hard Problems - 7 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan are joined by health economist Katherine Baicker of the University of Chicago to discuss her career in academia and government, the landmark Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, and the optimal design for universal healthcare coverage. Harlan asks why life expectancy in the U.S. increasingly lags behind peer nations; Howie discusses the politics threatening the PEPFAR program, which has saved millions of lives around the world. Links: U.S. Life Expectancy “How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?” The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less Healthcare Policy Katherine Baicker: “Oregon Health Insurance Experiment” Katherine Baicker: “The Oregon Experiment—Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes” “How to Use the Oregon Medicaid Study to Your Ideological Advantage” Katherine Baicker: “Workplace wellness programs can generate savings” Katherine Baicker: “Health And Economic Outcomes Up To Three Years After A Workplace Wellness Pr
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Provost @UChicago Katherine Baicker, joins #HealthAndVeritas for a wide ranging conversation on Medicaid, wellness programs, & her journey from @YaleEconomics degree to leading health economist. @hmkyale talks about lost life expectancy I talk PEPFAR. https://t.co/XoCqeCV1y8
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Mashup Score: 2Peter Salovey: A More Unified, Accessible, and Innovative Yale - 7 month(s) ago
In the 100th episode of Health & Veritas, Howie and Harlan are joined by Peter Salovey, the president of Yale University and a pioneering psychology scholar. They discuss Salovey’s tenure as president, which ends in 2024; the future of the newly independent Yale School of Public Health; and Salovey’s influential research on emotional intelligence. Links: “Statement regarding YSPH transitioning to an independent school at Yale” Peter Salovey: “Emotional Intelligence” Yale School of Medicine: “Medical school and health system form a new affiliation” “President’s house will be a home” For Humanity: the Yale Campaign Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.
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A very special #HealthAndVeritas 100th episode w/ President Peter Salovey, Yale's 23rd President! Talking interdisciplinary collaboration, @YaleSPH independence & living in the President's house (among other topics). @hmkyale @YaleMed @YaleSOM @Yale https://t.co/zVVLBWEYMk
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Mashup Score: 2Marc Auerbach: Getting Emergency Departments Kid-Ready - 7 month(s) ago
Howie and Harlan are joined by Marc Auerbach, a professor of pediatric emergency medicine at Yale, to discuss his work using standards and simulation to improve the treatment of children in emergency departments throughout the United States. Harlan reflects on the importance of simple, well-designed clinical trials to make rapid improvements to care; Howie reports on a congressional study asking whether the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center has succeeded in lowering costs and increasing quality. Links: Timely Clinical Trials “Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19” “Now is the time to fix the evidence generation system” “The Clinical Trials Enterprise in the United States: A Call for Disruptive Innovation” The Yale Paxlovid for Long COVID (PAX LC) Trial Pediatric Emergency Medicine CDC: Emergency Department Visits Among Children Aged 0–17 by Selected Characteristics: United States, 2019–2020 “Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Short-term and Lo
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Our latest episode #HealthAndVeritas podcast, talking w/Dr. Marc Auerbach of @YalePediatrics @YaleMed talking pediatric emergency/trauma care. @hmkyale talks clinical trials: better, faster, more efficient. I talk CMMI's budget & what it means. https://t.co/at9BTtVz38
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Was so great to get together with @PeterHotez on special episode of #healthandveritas & discuss his new book on rise of anti-science. @thehowie & I had a chance to talk to him about his career and to tap his knowledge about the pandemic. @YaleSPH @YaleSPH https://t.co/IT1qRtPsno