CTT #33: Why aren’t we producing generic vaccines?
Moderna, Pfizer and now Johnson & Johnson have emerged as surprising heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic—pulling our nation out of this pandemic one vaccine shot at a time. This week, …
CTT #32: Is herd immunity almost here?
A respected doctor recently published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal predicting, “We’ll have herd immunity by April.” Many other respected doctors took to social media to contradict him, …
Episode 30: ‘Diagnosis’ doctor Lisa Sanders examines medical culture
When the producers of Fox first reached out to Dr. Lisa Sanders with the idea of turning her New York Times column into a TV show called House, she was …
CTT #31: How long do Covid-19 symptoms persist? What’s a normal recovery?
A listener of this show wrote in with a question about her ongoing coronavirus symptoms. A month after testing positive, she’s still not back to feeling like herself. According to …
CTT #30: Are the mutant strains of Covid deadlier?
Variants (or mutant strains) of the coronavirus have popped up in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil. These strains are highly transmissible, sparking concerns that the variants could be more …
Episode 29: Leana Wen discusses COVID-19 and the culture of medicine
American doctors have it rough these days. Not only are they fighting to keep Covid-19 patients alive as hospitalizations surge, but they are also struggling to navigate the ever-changing and …
CTT #29: What went wrong with the vaccine rollout? Is it fixable?
In a Northern California hospital, a freezer containing over 800 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine suddenly broke down. Local leaders realized they had less than two hours to administer the …
CTT #28: Are coronavirus mutations in the UK cause for concern in the US?
It has been a busy two weeks for news outlets covering the coronavirus pandemic. The holidays brought a surge in new cases and deaths. A coronavirus mutation was reported in …
CTT #27: Now that a Covid-19 vaccine is approved, what’s next?
On Friday, the FDA authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. The announcement marked a major milestone in the fight against the coronavirus. Still, there’s a lot left to be sorted out in …
Episode 28: Eric Topol sees the future of medicine as ‘man plus machine’
American doctors have gained a reputation for resisting the types of technologies that could make healthcare more convenient and cost-effective. But have physicians really earned their technophobic stigma? This episode …