As head of the Food and Drug Administration from 1990 to 1997, Dr. David A. Kessler went to war with cigarette companies, approved life-saving HIV/AIDS medications, and introduced consumers to ... The post Episode 22: Former FDA commissioner on ending the COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
For prestigious, peer-reviewed medical journals, the retraction of an article is an incredibly rare event. Last week, it happened twice: in The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine. ... The post #13: Can we trust scientific research in the era of COVID-19? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Recent demonstrations and violence sparked by the death of George Floyd are “like a river,” as Dr. Robert Pearl puts it, with many streams coming together to form a powerful ... The post #12: How does racial inequality fuel the coronavirus crisis? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
The past week brought promising news from Moderna, a biotech company that announced the results of its early vaccine trials—an announcement that sent the firm’s stock price up 30%. However, ... The post #11: Is a COVID-19 vaccine almost ready? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Looking over the horizon of the current coronavirus pandemic, it’s hard to get a clear picture of the “new normal” everyone seems to be talking about. As Dr. Robert Pearl ... The post #10: What will the ‘new normal’ look like next year based on current facts? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Each week, Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr receive dozens of questions from friends, colleagues and listeners. Most questions are about practical, everyday concerns. “Can my son visit his girlfriend?” ... The post #9: A practical survival guide to COVID-19 appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
John Sculley, the former CEO of PepsiCo and Apple, now has his “head in the cloud” as chairman of the Boston-based health-tech company RxAdvance. In this, the fourth season of ... The post Episode 21: Ex-Apple CEO talks tech and the rise of the healthcare consumer appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
“I find this study to be one of the most encouraging since this pandemic began,” says Dr. Robert Pearl, referring to research out of Yale that confirms new saliva-based testing ... The post #8: Testing, testing: Which COVID-19 test is best? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Dr. Robert Pearl, co-host of this show, struck a chord this week with his most recent Forbes column, “3 Coronavirus Facts Americans Must Know Before Returning To Work,” which quickly ... The post #7: Is it time to get back to work? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
It was a big week for science in our nation’s ongoing quest to better understand and combat the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers from Stanford University released findings from a study indicating ... The post #6: What did scientists learn this week? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Over the past two weeks, high-profile leaders in the worlds of business, politics and health have put forth plans to reopen the country, mitigate further damage from the coronavirus and ... The post #5: Can we ‘crush the curve’ of this pandemic? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Welcome to the first episode of season 4. This season of the Fixing Healthcare podcast focuses on finding big ideas and the people behind them. The journey begins with Dr. ... The post Episode 20: Siddhartha Mukherjee on COVID-19, genes and physician sacrifice appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Physician and bestselling author Dr. Robert Pearl fears the nation is in denial about the trajectory of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic: “Many people I speak with and nearly all of ... The post #4: Is this the week the pandemic peaks? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In this episode of Coronavirus: The Truth, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr delve into a “surprising” topic. That is, why do the news media and public seem so ... The post #3: Why can’t we accept the painful truth about COVID-19? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In the second episode of Coronavirus: The Truth, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr examine several difficult but important questions surrounding the future of the coronavirus pandemic in the ... The post #2: When will the coronavirus pandemic end? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
From the hosts of the Fixing Healthcare podcast comes a new and necessary show that focuses on the facts surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19). This podcast offers science-based updates on the ... The post #1: Why are we afraid of the coronavirus? appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In the final episode of season three, we welcome Dr. David Shulkin, the ninth U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. For most of his career, David was a physician and then ... The post Episode 19: Former VA Sec. explains why it’s so hard to serve your country appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In this episode, we welcome Representative Eric Swalwell, from California’s 15th Congressional District. A former presidential candidate and a rising star in the democratic party, Eric serves on several House ... The post Episode 18: Eric Swalwell on whether Congress can pass a bipartisan healthcare bill appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In this episode, we welcome James Carville, one of the most recognizable figures in American politics. Carville came to fame as the lead strategist on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign ... The post Episode 17: Talking healthcare politics with James Carville appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Stephen Bergman, who goes by the pseudonym Samuel Shem, took the medical and literary worlds by storm in 1978 when he published his provocative satire “The House of God,” based ... The post Episode 16: ‘The House of God’ author Samuel Shem appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
After eight months of working at his first job out of college, Tyler Shultz was at a crossroads. He realized the device that he was hired to engineer was a ... The post Episode 15: Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Presidential hopeful John Delaney joined the Fixing Healthcare podcast to spell out his plan for the future of American healthcare policy. In this, the second episode of season three, physician ... The post Episode 14: John Delaney wants to be first president with ‘any experience’ in healthcare appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Welcome to a new season of the Fixing Healthcare podcast. As co-hosts Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr turn their attention to the politics of American healthcare, they were eager to ... The post Episode 13: David Blumenthal gives Medicare-for-all ‘zero chance’ appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In this “bonus episode,” co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr offer their take on the best ideas and most promising solutions from seasons one and two of the Fixing ... The post Bonus episode: The best of ‘Fixing Healthcare’ so far appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Welcome to the final episode of season two. This season has welcomed guests from outside of the medical mainstream. Season two’s final guest is Dr. Kevin Pho, a primary care ... The post Episode 12: Kevin Pho, social media’s No. 1 physician voice appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Consistent with the theme of Season 2, in which we look outside of traditional walls for medicine for ideas to fix healthcare, our guest this month comes to the Fixing ... The post Episode 11: Modern lessons from medicine’s grisly past with Dr. Fitzharris appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
In a career that spans three decades, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth has held many roles: primary care physician, medical educator, medical director and physician executive. Over the years, he’s observed one ... The post Episode 10: Dr. Zeev Neuwirth’s roadmap for disrupting healthcare appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Season 2 of Fixing Healthcare welcomes leaders from outside of the medical mainstream to deliver practical solutions for our nation’s deepening healthcare crisis. Elisabeth Rosenthal did not disappoint. She is ... The post Episode 9: Elisabeth Rosenthal on how patients can fight the system appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
As a Stanford business professor and author of four bestselling books, Chip Heath knows a thing or two about what motivates human behavior and organizational change. This month, he’ll put ... The post Episode 8: Chip Heath on what US healthcare can learn from one-click ordering appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
Welcome to Season Two of Fixing Healthcare. In this eye-opening episode, Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr welcome Dr. Devi Shetty, India’s leading heart surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, which ... The post Episode 7: India’s top doctor has a message for American healthcare appeared first on Fixing Healthcare .
