Episode 120: Moderna's vaccine data, saving the U.S. pandemic response & systemic racism in medicine
What do we want from a coronavirus vaccine? Can the U.S.’s Covid-19 response be saved? And how can the field of medicine address structural racism?
16 Jul 202025min
Episode 119: Trump's FDA pressure, a microcosm of the pandemic, and squabbling over a vaccine
Who will stand up to the White House? How can hospitals protect workers from Covid-19? And what ever happened with Biogen?
9 Jul 202025min
Episode 118: Remdesivir’s controversial cost, early vaccine promise, and AI at the end of life
What’s a fair price for remdesivir? How do we know whether vaccines work? And does AI have a place in end-of-life care?
2 Jul 202022min
Episode 117: Covid-19’s U.S. surge, GSK’s mystery whistleblower, and cancer care under coronavirus
Is this a second wave or a rising tide? Who’s the real GlaxoSmithKline whistleblower? And what happens to cancer care in a pandemic?
25 Jun 202022min
Episode 116: Ezekiel Emanuel on vaccine politics & Tshaka Cunningham on diversifying genetic testing
Can a vaccine be an October surprise? Are journal publishers running a racket? And why is genetics so white?
18 Jun 202026min
Episode 115: The Chan-Zuck uprising, a virtual BIO, and the struggle to treat Covid-19
Can a virtual conference feel real? Do scientists have a say in their benefactors' business? And what does it take to get remdesivir in the U.S.?
11 Jun 202021min
Episode 114: The killing of George Floyd, the drug industry's response, and what comes next
The killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer has brutally underlined the systemic racism that informs policing, housing, education, and health care in the U.S. This p...
4 Jun 202022min
Episode 113: Life after a coronavirus vaccine, virtual ASCO, and remembering Larry Kramer
What happens after we get a coronavirus vaccine? Can virtual medical meetings replace the real thing? And wasn’t Amazon supposed to disrupt health care?
28 Mai 202026min
