Eric Topol on Medscape

• What the NBA's Collaboration With Yale Reveals About COVID   The NBA was looking for help with COVID-19 surveillance. They found it in Nathan Grubaugh's team at Yale. Grubaugh talks with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese about that collaboration and more.
  Medscape, February 23, 2021
• 'The Impact of the Vaccine Has Been Tremendous'   After a weak early response to COVID, Israel leads the world in vaccinations. The benefits are apparent, Eran Segal says. But hurdles remain, including finishing vaccinations and staving off variants.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• COVID-19 Modeling and the Path to Herd Immunity   Dr Eric Topol and data scientist Youyang Gu discuss COVID-19 modeling: 'Having more inputs is not always the best; it's which inputs you focus on.'
  Medscape, February 08, 2021
• COVID-Related ARDS May Not Be So Different After All   Angela Rogers on COVID-related ARDS, how ICU COVID care has changed over the months, and why it is a privilege to be an ICU doctor during COVID.
  Medscape, February 03, 2021
• 'We're Only Safe if We're All Safe': Global COVID Vaccination   Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, talks about vaccines, optimal vaccine distribution in the US and across the globe, and why he's optimistic about COVID and future outbreaks.
  Medscape, January 20, 2021
• Eric Goosby on COVID, Race, and Building Health   A member of Biden's COVID advisory board, Goosby talks about why it's wise to unpack the vaccine trials, reach out to community organizations, and keep the pipeline of minority physicians full.
  Medscape, January 12, 2021
• We Will Need to Update COVID Vaccines, Expert Says   With SARS-CoV-2 now endemic, the community needs to be prepared for it to evolve and for other viruses to jump from animals to humans, Eddie Holmes tells Eric Topol.
  Medscape, January 05, 2021
• Reducing Risk Now, While Preparing for the Next Pandemic   Virologist Angela Rasmussen talks about her battle against misinformation in the media, the virus, vaccines, disinfecting surfaces, home testing, and the next pandemic.
  Medscape, December 30, 2020
• Can AI Exist in Medicine Without Human Oversight?   Melanie Mitchell talks about the challenge of giving a machine the native knowledge of a toddler, and why we shouldn't feel threatened by artificial intelligence.
  Medscape, December 23, 2020
• How HIV Informs COVID: Mark Smith on Crisis, Inequality, and Hope   Mark Smith treated patients during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Here he discusses how we can get through the current pandemic and make progress on social issues that affect health and healthcare.
  Medscape, December 09, 2020
• Vivek Murthy: Everyone Gets Lonely; Here's How to Counter It   In this episode of Medicine and the Machine, Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General, discusses the importance of social connections in medicine and life, and how to maintain them during the pandemic.
  Medscape, October 30, 2020
• The Remarkable Value of Thinking Broadly: A COVID-19 Trifecta   Social scientist and technology expert Zeynep Tufekci has been prescient about COVID-19 transmission. Eric Topol talks with her about how she does it and why such approaches make the difference.
  Medscape, October 28, 2020
• For COVID-19 Vaccines, ACIP Will Be a Critical Gatekeeper   Eric Topol and vaccine expert Paul Offit have a one-on-one to discuss where we are regarding the development, authorization, and/or licensure of vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
  Medscape, October 27, 2020
• FDA's Hahn to Topol: Decisions Will Be Made on Science Alone   In response to concerns about the appearance of political interference at the FDA, commissioner Stephen Hahn promises, 'I am not going to allow outside pressure to affect the decision-making.'
  Medscape, October 09, 2020
• Charting a Path Out of COVID Means Remembering Data and Humanity   Caitlin Rivers discusses the missteps and opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We can always chart a better course and end up where we need to be,' she said.
  Medscape, October 07, 2020
• Uché Blackstock, One of the Great Young Activists in Medicine   Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese talk with emergency medicine physician Uché Blackstock about the real changes that could bring about health equity. 'I'm hopeful,' she says.
  Medscape, September 24, 2020
• Rushing a COVID-19 Vaccine Could Lead to 'Perpetual Limbo'   Natalie Dean talks about why it's critical to complete vaccine trials before starting widespread use, and the continued importance of contact tracing, rapid testing, masks, and physical distancing.
  Medscape, September 14, 2020
• Paul Offit's Biggest Concern About COVID Vaccines   Eric Topol talks with Paul Offit about the timing of phase 3 vaccine trials, the need for public trust, and what might not be known when a vaccine rollout begins.
  Medscape, September 09, 2020
• Dear Commissioner Hahn: Tell the Truth or Resign I'm writing because I'm gravely concerned about your leadership of the FDA. Your statements in recent days has led to a crisis in confidence and has left you with two choices to do the right thing.
  Medscape, August 31, 2020
• COVID Immune Responses Explained   Akiko Iwasaki explains why waning COVID antibody levels are not a cause for alarm; cytokine 'hurricanes'; herd immunity; long COVID; sex differences in infection; and more.
  Medscape, August 21, 2020