MTT #79: Why do viruses love the holidays?
As it was this time last year, ‘tis the season for sneezing once again. While carolers are coughing and shoppers are sniffling, podcast cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr …
MTT #78: How high will premiums rise? How low will patient satisfaction go?
This year, the cost of health insurance for a working family of four exceeded $24,000 for the first time ever. That’s up 7% from last year (the largest rate increase …
MTT #77: Is the ‘tripledemic’ returning? Will new vaccines help?
Last year, around this time, the CDC alerted physicians about the triple threat of Covid-19, seasonal influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). The result was one of the worst flu …
MTT #76: Can Rx weight-loss drugs help prevent heart attacks, too?
The weight-loss drug Wegovy reduces serious heart disease, the nation’s No. 1 cause of death, according to a new clinical trial. Proponents of the drug describe this finding as an …
MTT #75: Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
More Americans over the age of 65 are now selecting Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare for their health insurance coverage, according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO). What’s more, …
MTT #74: A change in the Covid-19 booster? A new Alzheimer’s drug?
The FDA moved forward this month with a recommendation to change the composition of Covid-19 boosters in time for fall. Whereas the current vaxx, a cocktail designed to target the …
MTT #73: #CovidIsNotOver or is it?
Today’s episode of “Medicine: The Truth” (formerly “Coronavirus: The Truth”) looks at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic on the same day that the Twitter hashtag #CovidIsNotOver is trending. This …
MTT #72: The Covid-19 pandemic is over! Did anyone notice?
On today’s episode of “Medicine: The Truth” (formerly “Coronavirus: The Truth”), hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle more of healthcare’s hottest issues and biggest problems. Today’s show begins …
MTT #71: Why is this drug 19-times more expensive than it was in 2007?
On today’s episode of “Medicine: The Truth” (formerly “Coronavirus: The Truth”), hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle more of healthcare’s hottest issues and biggest problems. In this show, …
MTT #70: Why does U.S. healthcare rank last among wealthy countries (again)?
On today’s episode of “Medicine: The Truth” (formerly “Coronavirus: The Truth”), hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle healthcare’s hottest issues and biggest problems. The show begins with a …