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 …
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 …
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 …
Episode 27: Dr. Amanda Calhoun on white coats and Black Lives
Back in June, a young Black physician stood outside the Sterling Hall of Medicine at Yale University with a sign in her hands that read: “Stop Killing Black People.” Then …
Episode 26: ZDoggMD diagnoses the culture of medicine
In this episode, Fixing Healthcare hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr welcome their first returning guest, Zubin Damania, a physician and entertainer known to his legions of followers as …
Episode 25: Why U.S. doctors provide low-value care
No expert has gained more insight into the organizational factors associated with physician and health-system performance than Stephen M. Shortell. He is a graduate school professor and dean emeritus of …
Episode 24: Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe talks COVID-19 testing, your genes and the future of medicine
Anne Wojcicki is a biologist, entrepreneur and the CEO of 23andMe, the leading consumer genetics and research company with more than 12 million customers worldwide. On this episode, Wojcicki spoke …
Episode 23: How the U.S. coronavirus response went wrong and how to make it right
Exactly what went wrong? Exactly when? Exactly how did we fail and exactly what could have been done to prevent it? Exactly which errors did U.S. healthcare officials make between …
Episode 22: Former FDA commissioner on ending the COVID-19 pandemic
As head of the Food and Drug Administration from 1990 to 1997, Dr. David A. Kessler went to war with cigarette companies, approved life-saving HIV/AIDS medications, and introduced consumers to …
Episode 21: Ex-Apple CEO talks tech and the rise of the healthcare consumer
John Sculley, the former CEO of PepsiCo and Apple, now has his “head in the cloud” as chairman of the Boston-based health-tech company RxAdvance. In this, the fourth season of …