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 Feb 202331min
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 Feb 202326min
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 Jan 202329min
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 Jan 202326min
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 Jan 202329min
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 Jan 202328min
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 Dec 202233min
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 Dec 202231min
