Freakonomics, M.D.

Freakonomics, M.D.

Each week, physician, economist, and author of "Random Acts of Medicine" Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?

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72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?

72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?

Breakthroughs in biotech that seem like science fiction are becoming reality. Why aren’t more patients benefiting from them? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

10 Helmi 202331min

71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?

71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?

mRNA vaccines helped bring the pandemic under control. Could they also train the immune system to fight cancer? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our ...

3 Helmi 202326min

70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?

70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?

Success and failure are hard to measure in medicine. Bapu looks at how surgeons are judged after a bad outcome — and whether men and women are treated the same. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

27 Tammi 202329min

69. Home Sweet … Hospital?

69. Home Sweet … Hospital?

We take it for granted that, when people are acutely ill, they should be in the hospital. Is there a better way? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

20 Tammi 202326min

68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dilemma

68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dilemma

Figuring out which patients to hospitalize and which to safely send home can be tricky. Is there a way to make this decision easier for doctors — and get better outcomes, too? Hosted by Simplecast, an...

13 Tammi 202329min

What Can We Do About the Hardest Patients? (Ep. 51 Replay)

What Can We Do About the Hardest Patients? (Ep. 51 Replay)

A small number of patients with multiple chronic conditions use a lot of resources. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner found a way to identify and treat them. Could it reduce health-care spending too? Hosted by Simp...

6 Tammi 202328min

67. Why Did This 60-Year-Old Man Collapse at the Supermarket?

67. Why Did This 60-Year-Old Man Collapse at the Supermarket?

Bapu tries to stump master clinician Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal with a medical mystery.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

30 Joulu 202233min

66. Does Health Insurance Make You Healthier?

66. Does Health Insurance Make You Healthier?

It’s a surprisingly hard question to answer. Bapu talks with a health economist about a natural experiment that led to some unexpected findings.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...

23 Joulu 202231min

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