Health & Veritas Podcast
1) The Cost Curve, Flu, and Other News
Howie and Harlan discuss the outlook for U.S. healthcare spending over the next five years, the state of seasonal and avian flu, and an expensive AI-based cardiac test. Show notes: Life expectancy an...Show More
2) Jerry Avorn: Countering the Drug Marketing Machine
Howie and Harlan are joined by Harvard internist Jerry Avorn to discuss his research on the pharmaceutical industry and his work promoting evidence-based prescribing. Harlan highlights new results fro...Show More
3) Ali Rahimi: A Cardiologist in Your Pocket
Howie and Harlan are joined by cardiologist Ali Rahimi, the founder of ALYKA Health, which uses a personalized mobile app to help patients manage their heart health between doctor's visits. Harlan dis...Show More
4) Nate Wood: Cooking Lessons for Better Health
Howie and Harlan are joined by Nate Wood, a Yale School of Medicine internist and trained chef, to discuss his work combining lifestyle guidance with hands-on training in making healthy, tasty food. H...Show More
5) Rajlakshmi Krishnamurthy: Coordinated Care, Better Care
Howie and Harlan are joined by Rajlakshmi Krishnamurthy, the Yale School of Medicine's associate dean for population health, to discuss her work building holistic systems for care at multiple institut...Show More
6) Vanessa Cooper: The Science of Headaches
Howie and Harlan are joined by Vanessa Cooper, a Yale School of Medicine neurologist, to discuss the causes of migraines and promising new treatments for the disorder. Harlan discusses his approach as...Show More
7) Kate Heilpern: Jumping into the Deep End
Howie and Harlan are joined by Kate Heilpern, president of Yale New Haven Hospital, to discuss the innovation and adaption needed to lead NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital through the worst of the COVID-1...Show More
8) Barry Wu: The Questions to Ask the Elderly
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale School of Medicine geriatrician Barry Wu, who provides a framework for family caregivers and physicians to understand the needs of older adults. Harlan reports on C...Show More
9) Science, Politics, and Personality
Howie and Harlan discuss Dr. Vinay Prasadâs departure from the FDA after a backlash against his decisions on Sareptaâs Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy. Also examined: AI in clinical settings,...Show More
10) Katelyn Jetelina: A Visit from Your Local Epidemiologist
Howie and Harlan are joined by public health communicator Katelyn Jetelina for updates on COVID-19 and other issues, and to discuss how her emails to students and colleagues in the early days of the p...Show More