The Contagion Next Time with Prof Sandro Galea

American scientists are on the leading edge of drug research and development—often funded by taxpayer dollars. So why are we overpaying for life-saving drugs? How did we get to this point? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed walks us through the story of the Hep-C drug Sovaldi to lay bear the inner workings of the pharmaceutical industry—and its glaring flaws. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.

7 Okt 201929min

Traditional science-based medicine has some gaps—but what happens when grifters and scammers take advantage? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed leads us inside the underbelly of the cult of wellness. Dr. Jen Gunter, Twitter’s “Resident Gynecologist,” helps us understand modern quackery—and how we can apply scientific principles to make our best health decisions. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.

30 Sep 201930min

We almost eradicated measles in the U.S., but anti-vaxxers had to go and ruin it for everyone. WTF? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed walks us through the history and science of vaccines and the growing anti-vax movement. We meet the people affected, like Ethan Lindenberger, an 18-year-old who defied his anti-vax mom to get vaccinated. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.

30 Sep 201935min

From celebrities who hate vaccines to politicians who hate Obamacare - the mistrust, fake news, sensationalism, and social media firestorms that we see every day in politics and the media are distracting us from what really matters for our health. In America Dissected, doctors Abdul El-Sayed and Katelyn Jetelina go beyond the headlines to dissect America’s major health problems, what connects them, and what we all can do to solve them.

20 Sep 20191min