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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 …

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#17: Will Covid-19 sway the November elections?

“Voters look to elected officials to lead in times of war,” says co-host Dr. Robert Pearl in this episode of Coronvirus: The Truth. “In the minds of most Americans, this …

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#16: What are Americans still getting wrong about COVID-19?

Four months after President Trump announced a “state of emergency,” Americans are still as confused as ever about the true state of the pandemic. Our confusion starts with the news: …

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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 …

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#15: Is it too soon for sports?

“One step forward, two steps back,” is how Dr. Robert Pearl describes the recent rise in coronavirus cases throughout the country. He notes that further attempts to hurry the nation’s …

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#14: How will historians look back on our nation’s handling of the coronavirus?

Looking back on the coronavirus pandemic and the national response, Dr. Robert Pearl says, “I believe that historians will judge the American people well and nearly all of our leaders …

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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 …

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#13: Can we trust scientific research in the era of COVID-19?

For prestigious, peer-reviewed medical journals, the retraction of an article is an incredibly rare event. Last week, it happened twice: in The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine. …

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#12: How does racial inequality fuel the coronavirus crisis?

Recent demonstrations and violence sparked by the death of George Floyd are “like a river,” as Dr. Robert Pearl puts it, with many streams coming together to form a powerful …

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#11: Is a COVID-19 vaccine almost ready?

The past week brought promising news from Moderna, a biotech company that announced the results of its early vaccine trials—an announcement that sent the firm’s stock price up 30%. However, …

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