Medicine and the Machine

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  • How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain

    Pain is central to every specialty, and we all played a part in the opioid crisis, says Dr Haider Warraich, author of The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    Haider Warraich, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Director, Heart Failure Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

    The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/haider-warraich/the-song-of-our-scars/9781541675292/

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    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    39 min
  • Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead

    Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory; Associate Director, Clinical Pathology for COVID-19 Testing, Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children's Health, Stanford, California

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    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    34 min
  • Eric Topol: 'I Still Have My Guard Up'

    Why we should be shifting into high gear on treatments for long COVID and a pan-beta-coronavirus vaccine.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    You may also like:

    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    23 min
  • The Medical Model Doesn't Work for Mental Health

    Former NIMH Director Tom Insel explains how the medical model has failed the field of psychiatry.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    Tom Insel, MD, President, Mindstrong Health, Palo Alto, California

    Healing: OUR PATH FROM MENTAL ILLNESS TO MENTAL HEALTH By Thomas Insel, MD https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670329/healing-by-thomas-insel-md/

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    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    40 min
  • Why Test to Treat is Imperative Now

    Epidemiologist-engineer Michael Mina thinks diagnostics belong in the hands of the people.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    Michael Mina, MD, PhD, Chief Science Officer, eMed Digital Healthcare, Miami, FL

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    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    46 min
  • 'Historic Botched Job': The Narrative Mechanics of Failed COVID Communication From CDC and Elsewhere

    Randy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969151

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Randy Olson, PhD, MFA, Independent filmmaker

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    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    35 min
  • COVID Vaccines for the Under 5's: The 'Finish Line' We Need

    'Your Local Epidemiologist' Katelyn Jetelina translates the COVID science for millions.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    Eric J. Topol, MD; Abraham Verghese, MD; Katelyn K. Jetelina, PhD, MPH

    Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) Newsletter: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/about

    You may also like:

    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicinewith Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    38 min
  • Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now

    Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself.

    This podcast is intended for US health professionals only.

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    William E. Flanary, MD, EyeHealth NW, Portland, Oregon

    You may also like:

    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    33 min
  • 2021: Where We Succeeded, Where We Failed in Pandemic Year Two

    Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese reflect on 2021's extraordinary podcast guests, and how we excelled in science and healthcare but were tripped up by the vagaries of human behavior.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    For more episodes of Medicine and the Machine

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    You may also like:

    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    28 min
  • Former White House COVID Advisor: We Can All Safely Experience Joy This Holiday Season

    Andy Slavitt believes we've made real progress, despite overselling vaccines and the public's dismay with rapidly changing science.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

    Andy Slavitt, General Partner, Town Hall Ventures; Former Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration COVID Response

    Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response

    https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165/preventable

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    Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent, Dr. John M. Mandrola's, This Week In Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic

    Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr. Robert A. Harrington and guests on the Bob Harrington Show

    https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

    For questions or feedback, please email: [email protected]

    44 min

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Join Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, as they interview experts on the hottest topics in healthcare ranging from COVID-19 to social…

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