One-on-One with Eric Topol

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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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Episodes

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

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

Jun 14, 2017•24 min

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

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

May 10, 2017•15 min

Precision Medicine Pioneer Targets Earlier Cancer Detection

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

Apr 17, 2017•15 min

The Most Transformational Biologist of Our Era?

Dr Eric Topol interviews CRISPR scientist Feng Zhang about his journey from China to the gene editing labs of America.

Mar 31, 2017•13 min

Using Video Games Instead of Drugs for Mental Health

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.

Sep 20, 2016•18 min

Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson on Balancing Technology and Human Touch

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.

Sep 06, 2016•23 min

Iconoclastic Breast Surgeon Laura Esserman Challenges the Status Quo

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.

Aug 08, 2016•24 min

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

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

Jul 11, 2016•20 min

Citizen Science and Mapping the Microbiome

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.

Jun 21, 2016•15 min

Reducing Inequality With Precision Public Health

Eric Topol talks with Sue Desmond-Hellmann about her multidimensional career and how to scale precision medicine for global public health.

Jun 06, 2016•22 min

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

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.

May 10, 2016•24 min

A Biotech Billionaire's Cancer 'Moonshot'

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.

Apr 20, 2016•16 min

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