Medicine and the Machine Podcast
1) Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence
The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying. This podcast is intended for US healthcare...Show More
2) His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf
He's alive thanks to a repurposed drug. Now his dream is to find cures for millions of people from among drugs we already have. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a...Show More
3) Physicians: Shape Your AI Future or Someone Else Will
Dr Eric Topol discusses the present and future of AI in medicine with historian and futurist Dr Adam Rodman. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of...Show More
4) Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine
A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or t...Show More
5) How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic
The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story. This podcast is intended for US healt...Show More
6) Bob Wachter's Viral Tweet and Thoughts on AI in Medicine
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 o...Show More
7) AI Comes to Medicine: This Time, It's Serious
Information pollution is just the beginning. We're in for an uncomfortable ride. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment ...Show More
8) Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'
Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professio...Show More
9) There's No Place Like Home for Hospital Care
Dr Helen Ouyang on why she writes so much about the hospital-at-home movement: It's the future, one way or another. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transc...Show More
10) Rogue Faculty and Academic Freedom in the Age of Misinformation
Should our nation's academic institutions rein in faculty who amplify conspiracy theories and spread potentially harmful falsehoods? This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To r...Show More