Howie and Harlan take on tough questions at the intersection of medicine and society. They trace the deadly history of anti-vaccine activism, unpack Yale's report on trust in higher education, and explore the peptide craze. They also confront the rising moral distress among clinicians working in systems that too often prevent them from caring for patients the way they were trained to. Plus, student research assistant Tobias Liu stops by for a farewell conversation.

Show notes:

Tobias Segment

"Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Kickback Resolutions and Associated Financial Penalties, 2000-2025"

Anti-Vaccination

Alfred Russel Wallace

WHO: Smallpox

"US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for the 3rd time in 26 years"

Trust in Higher Education

"Report of the Committee on Trust in Higher Education"

"Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education's Problems"

"Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression at Yale"

Peptides

WebMD: Peptides

"Peptides take off as a DIY treatment but is that a good idea?"

"A peptide in FDA's step"

Moral Distress

"Moral Distress and Occupational Burnout in US Physicians"

"The Moral Crisis of America's Doctors"

The Pitt

Psychedelics

"Trump expedites review of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders"

"U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease Almost 27% in 2024"

2026 Breakthrough Prize

"Breakthrough Prize 2026"

In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time.

Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings.

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