CTT #53: How dangerous is Omicron, based on the latest data?
CTT #53: How dangerous is Omicron, based on the latest data? Omicron, the mysterious new variant accounting for nearly 3 of every 4 new cases in the United States, is …
FHC #40: How venture-backed tech is transforming U.S. healthcare
Medical professionals and budding entrepreneurs love to talk about the technologies that will someday revolutionize patient care. Our guest on Fixing Healthcare is already funding and fashioning those technologies to …
CTT #52: What do scientists know about Omicron?
This week, America has Omicron on the mind. Listeners flooded the CTT inbox with questions about the new variant. Among them: Is Omicron more transmissible or lethal than Delta? Are …
CTT #51: Will the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ change with boosters?
Americans who’ve received two shots of Pfizer or Moderna, or the single-dose J&J vaccine, are considered “fully vaccinated” … for now. That could change, depending on the data, according to …
FHC #39: Paying for healthcare is out. Buying healthcare is in.
George Halverson was CEO of Health Partners in Minnesota for 18 years and CEO of Kaiser Permanente for 12. As a health-plan leader, he spent 30 years fixing healthcare. He …
CTT #50: Is Covid-19 here to stay?
There was time when Coronavirus: The Truth cohosts Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl assumed the show would be irrelevant and retired by episode 20. This week, which marks the …
CTT #49: Can I get my flu shot and Covid-19 booster at the same time?
In this episode of Coronavirus: The Truth, Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl tackle more than a dozen timely and tricky Covid-19 questions. This week: What should listeners know about …
CTT #48: Is Merck’s anti-Covid pill really the ‘holy grail’?
Merck’s new oral antiviral medication (molnupiravir) has been labeled a “huge, huge advance” in the fight against Covid-19 by a Harvard Medical School virologist. The pill also has been called …
FHC #38: More male nurses, nurses of color needed says ANA president
Our guest today is Dr. Ernest Grant, president of the American Nurses Association (ANA). He is the first male president in the organization’s 125-year history. And his passion for nursing …
CTT #47: How are the Covid-19 numbers still this bad?
Data points, alone, never tell the whole story. Numbers are often used and misused to confirm our personal biases rather than to inform or reform our thinking. No matter how …