Eric Topol on Medscape

• After Hundreds of Interviews, Here's John Whyte's View of COVID   Our problem with vaccines is that we talk about people instead of talking with people and listening to their perspectives.
  Medscape, May 05, 2021
• Peter Hotez Talks Russia, Lady Gaga, and the Antiscience Movement   Peter Hotez regularly counters antiscience rhetoric. He tells Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the movement cost lives in COVID-19, and that as clinicians, speaking up for science is ‘our lane.’
  Medscape, April 21, 2021
• Frieden on CDC Fumbles, Blood Clots, and Fixing Our COVID Approach   In a conversation with Eric Topol, former CDC director Tom Frieden discusses the agency's response to COVID-19, how the world got lucky in some ways, and his effort to improve global health.
  Medscape, April 15, 2021
• Roberto Burioni on Conquering COVID and Charming the Skeptics   Virologist-author Roberto Burioni talks about the relevance of variants, why vaccines are our ticket out of this nightmare, and how best to deal with science and vaccine skeptics.
  Medscape, April 02, 2021
• COVID Writing Goes Viral: How Writing Became a Lifeline   This is a special episode of the 'Medicine and the Machine' podcast, to celebrate Bellevue Literary Review's 20th anniversary -- with Dr Eric Topol, Dr Abraham Verghese, and Dr Danielle Ofri.
  Medscape, March 26, 2021
• It's Okay to Overreact: Devi Sridhar Shares COVID's Humbling Lesson   Global health expert Devi Sridhar discusses with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the countries that took the threat seriously from the get-go have fared better in loss of life and economic recovery.
  Medscape, March 18, 2021
• 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