Eric Topol on Medscape

• To End Burnout, Doctors Must Change the Culture of Medicine   The culture of medicine is an invisible force with the strength of gravity that keeps the profession stuck, Robert Pearl says. To move forward, physicians have to own their role and drive change.
  Medscape, July 09, 2021
• The Medical Students Who Shunned Fear and Dove Into COVID Care   In her new book 'Life on the Line,' Emma Goldberg shines a spotlight on 'the absolutely invaluable work of healthcare providers' during the COVID crisis in New York.
  Medscape, June 25, 2021
• Walter Isaacson on CRISPR and the People Behind the Revolution   Talking with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Walter Isaacson describes the stories behind his latest book, 'The Codebreaker,' including how he contrived a Zoom meeting between key players who'd drifted apart.
  Medscape, June 18, 2021
• Michael Lewis on the Mirage That Is America's Public Health System   Gaps in public health preparation and priorities appeared years before SARS-CoV-2 arrived in the US. 'What happened before told you so much about what would happen during the pandemic,' Lewis says.
  Medscape, June 04, 2021
• Imagine the Worst, or We're at Our Own Peril: Osterholm   At home with politicians and news anchors, CIDRAP's Michael Osterholm shares three rules of science and the media, and explains why policy and science belong together like chocolate and peanut butter.
  Medscape, May 14, 2021
• 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