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Yale School of Management
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Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Public Health. New episodes are available every Thursday.

  1. Kevin Sheth: Innovation Toward a Healthier Brain

    5D AGO

    Kevin Sheth: Innovation Toward a Healthier Brain

    Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale School of Medicine neurologist Kevin Sheth to discuss how collaboration helps drive breakthroughs in brain health, including advances in detecting stroke and other neurological diseases earlier and more precisely. Harlan reflects on lessons from his family's recent experience navigating the healthcare system; Howie examines the expanding marketplace for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and the challenges of ensuring safe and appropriate use. Show notes: The Family Perspective Cleveland Clinic: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention "What's the Difference Between a CCU and an ICU?" Kevin Sheth Alva Health Mayo Clinic: Stroke Video: Kevin Sheth at the Yale Innovation Summit Sandra Saldana, PhD, MBA "Buddy System"  NIH: Multiple Principal Investigators "Assessing the Decade of the Brain" "Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma biomarkers in Alzheimer disease" Kevin Sheth: "Burden of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Across the US From 1990 to 2019"  Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT) Ischemic vs Hemorrhagic Stroke "What is cognitive reserve?"  Cheaper Obesity Drugs "Will Novo Nordisk's slashing of obesity drug prices save patients' money? It depends"  "Novo Nordisk to halve US list price of Wegovy from 2027"  "Walgreens Virtual Healthcare Adds Weight Management Services to Support Patients on Their Weight Loss Journey"  In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    42 min
  2. Janet Currie: Investing in Kids

    FEB 26

    Janet Currie: Investing in Kids

    Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale economist Janet Currie to discuss how early-life investments in health, education, and environmental protection shape children's lifelong well-being and economic opportunity. Harlan highlights a new Medicare payment model that would reward measurable improvements in chronic disease outcomes; Howie reflects on the spread of medical misinformation and a new effort to push back. Show notes: The ACCESS Payment Model CMS: ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model "ACCESS: What this new payment model means for physicians and patients" "FDA Launches TEMPO: A First-of-Its-Kind Digital Health Pilot to Expand Access to Chronic Disease Technologies" Janet Currie "Welcoming Janet Currie: A Pioneer in the Economics of Children and Families Joins Yale" Janet Currie: "Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector: The Effect of Legal Structure on Dispute Costs and Wages" Janet Currie: "Child health as human capital" Janet Currie: "Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins Hypothesis" "Medicaid and Children's Health: 5 Issues to Watch Amid Recent Federal Changes" Janet Currie: "Medicaid: What Does It Do, and Can We Do It Better?" Janet Currie: "Does Head Start Make a Difference?" Janet Currie: "Longer Term Effects of Head Start" Janet Currie: "Lead and Juvenile Delinquency: New Evidence from Linked Birth, School, and Juvenile Detention Records" Head Start Impact Study (HSIS) Series Janet Currie: "Saving Babies: The Efficacy and Cost of Recent Changes in the Medicaid Eligibility of Pregnant Women" Janet Currie: "Doctor Decision Making and Patient Outcomes" Janet Currie's American Economic Association Presidential Address: "Investing in Children to Address the Child Mental Health Crisis" "Addressing Common Misconceptions About the Child Mental Health Crisis" Janet Currie: "To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by Changes in Reporting?" Janet Currie: "Rules versus Discretion: Treatment of Mental Illness in US Adolescents"  Misinformation Mayo Clinic: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): Symptoms and causes "Inside RFK Jr.'s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition" Health & Veritas Episode 197: Peter Hotez: Mapping the Anti-Science Machine "It's time for a new era of advocacy for physicians" "Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows" "Take It From a Scientist. Facts Matter, and They Don't Care How You Feel." "A small study on Covid vaccine safety sparks an online tempest" Health & Veritas Episode 192: Akiko Iwasaki: What Have We Learned About Long COVID? In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    38 min
  3. Evangelos Oikonomou: Decoding the Hidden Signals of Heart Disease

    FEB 19

    Evangelos Oikonomou: Decoding the Hidden Signals of Heart Disease

    Howie and Harlan are joined by Evangelos Oikonomou, a cardiologist and data scientist at the Yale School of Medicine, to discuss how AI can extract overlooked signs of heart disease from routine ECGs, imaging studies, and electronic health records—and how to deploy these AI tools responsibly at scale. Harlan explains whether a widely covered study suggesting that coffee may lower the risk of dementia should change your daily brew; Howie grapples with the ethical questions surrounding a proposed hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. Show notes: Coffee and Dementia "Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function" "Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people" "2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It's Decaf." Evangelos Oikonomou "What Is Opportunistic Screening in Healthcare?" Evangelos Oikonomou: "Artificial intelligence in medical imaging: A radiomic guide to precision phenotyping of cardiovascular disease" Evangelos Oikonomou: "Non-invasive detection of coronary inflammation using computed tomography and prediction of residual cardiovascular risk (the CRISP CT study): a post-hoc analysis of prospective outcome data" Evangelos Oikonomou: "Artificial intelligence-guided detection of under-recognised cardiomyopathies on point-of-care cardiac ultrasonography: a multicentre study" "Fellow Focus in Four: Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil, Cardiovascular Medicine" Health & Veritas Episode 80: Josh Geballe: Turning Yale Innovation into Startups Evangelos Oikonomou: "TARGET-AI: A Foundational Approach for the Targeted Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Electrocardiography in the Electronic Health Record" "Using AI to Guide AI" "Are A.I. Tools Making Doctors Worse at Their Jobs?" "The Robot Doctor Will See You Now" Health & Veritas Episode 207: Robert Wachter: AI Is Already Remaking Healthcare "A large language model for complex cardiology care" Vaccine Trial Ethics WHO: Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau "Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau blasted by WHO" "Guinea-Bissau suspends US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives" "Guinea-Bissau Installs Military Ruler After Claims of a 'Fabricated' Coup" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    43 min
  4. Joel Hirschhorn: How Genes Add Up

    FEB 12

    Joel Hirschhorn: How Genes Add Up

    Howie and Harlan are joined by geneticist and endocrinologist Joel Hirschhorn to discuss how thousands of genetic variants collectively shape disease and traits like height and obesity. Harlan reviews new research on diet soda and dementia; Howie surveys recent market swings, including the rise of Solace Health and the decline of Hims & Hers. Show notes: Diet Soda and Dementia "Soda consumption and risk of dementia: The Northern Manhattan study"  "Why One Cardiologist Has Drunk His Last Diet Soda" Joel Hirschhorn National Human Genome Research Institute: Mendelian Inheritance MedlinePlus: FGFR3 gene  Cleveland Clinic: Achondroplasia National Human Genome Research: Polygenic Trait  Hirschhorn Lab "A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height"  "What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)?" ScienceDirect: Genetic Variant Joel Hirschhorn: "Genome-Wide Association Study of Quantitative Kidney Function in 52,531 Individuals with Diabetes Identifies Five Diabetes-Specific Loci" Joel Hirschhorn: "Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries" "Obesity Prediction Could Be Guided by Genetic Risk Scores" "Genome-wide association study shows BCL11A associated with persistent fetal hemoglobin and amelioration of the phenotype of β-thalassemia"  Society for Science: Noam Elkies MIT: Eric S. Lander Ups and Downs "Understanding Creative Destruction: Driving Innovation and Economic Change" "Solace Health raises $130M series C for advocacy platform" "Molina Healthcare's stocks fall as company plans exit from Medicare Advantage"  "Centene swings to loss but predicts stabilization in 2026" "UnitedHealth limps into 2026 with a smaller business and fresh challenges" "Hims & Hers Falls 14% After Pulling Copycat Wegovy Pill—Novo Nordisk Up 8%"  "Compounding and the FDA: Questions and Answers" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    43 min
  5. Measles Outbreaks, Preventative Cardiology, and Other News

    FEB 5

    Measles Outbreaks, Preventative Cardiology, and Other News

    Howie and Harlan discuss an escalating measles outbreak in the U.S. and a project piloted by Yale School of Medicine professor Erica Spatz to deliver preventative care in barbershops and beauty salons. Also examined: flu season, nipah virus, and the perils of focusing on healthcare business models. Show notes:  Measles CDC: Measles Outbreak Associated with an Infectious Traveler—Colorado, May–June 2025 CDC: Measles Cases and Outbreaks Snohomish County Health Department: Snohomish County Confirms Three New Measles Cases "Measles in an ICE facility is a public health failure" Value-Based Care "Value-Based Care: What It Is, and Why It's Needed" "Supporting Value-Based Health Care—Aligning Financial and Legal Accountability" American Hospital Association: 3 Ways AI Can Improve Revenue-Cycle Management Preventative Cardiology Yale School of Medicine: Erica Spatz, MD, MHS Pressure Check Marketplace Health Insurance Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot Respiratory Illness CDC: Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 3, ending January 24, 2026 "After 3-week decline, flu cases rise across the US; RSV, COVID activity high in certain states" Nipah Virus CDC: About Nipah Virus WHO: Nipah virus infection—India In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    35 min
  6. Robert Wachter: AI Is Already Remaking Healthcare

    FEB 3

    Robert Wachter: AI Is Already Remaking Healthcare

    Howie and Harlan are joined by internist and author Robert Wachter to discuss his new book, which explores how AI is already changing day-to-day medical practice and argues that it can improve care, reduce burnout, and even help repair a broken healthcare system. Show notes: Robert Wachter: A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future Robert Wachter: The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age Robert Wachter: "Pattern Recognition" "AI Prognosis: Readers' predictions for health AI in 2026. What's on your bingo card?" Robert Wachter: "Will The AI Jobpocalypse Hit Healthcare?" Video: Geoff Hinton on deep learning and radiology "Call me Dr Ishmael: trends in electronic health record notes available at emergency department visits and admissions" "OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to connect user medical records, wellness apps" "Utah launches first-in-the-nation trial that lets AI renew your prescription" Robert Wachter: "Will AI Rescue Primary Care?" "We found what you're asking ChatGPT about health. A doctor scored its answers." Robert Wachter: "We Need Medical AI for Patients" Robert Wachter: "Medicine's AI Knowledge War Heats Up"  Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: Proceedings and Recommendations Robert Wachter: Deskilling and Healthcare AI" "Are A.I. Tools Making Doctors Worse at Their Jobs?" "The Robot Doctor Will See You Now" Atul Gawande: "Personal Best" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    39 min
  7. Mary-Ann Etiebet: Confronting Preventable Disease

    JAN 29

    Mary-Ann Etiebet: Confronting Preventable Disease

    Howie and Harlan are joined by Mary-Ann Etiebet of the public health organization Vital Strategies to discuss how policy, prevention, and stronger public-health systems can reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other preventable conditions. Harlan reports on the federal push toward fully autonomous clinical care for heart failure; Howie looks at proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage payments and what they mean for beneficiaries, plans, and taxpayers. Show notes: Autonomous Care SAM.gov: Agentic AI-EnableD CardioVascular CAre TransfOrmation (ADVOCATE) Proposers' Day Special Notice  "ARPA-H to revolutionize cardiovascular disease management with clinical agentic AI"  ARPA-H: Agentic AI-Enabled Cardiovascular Care Transformation  Mary-Ann Etiebet Health & Veritas Episode 7: Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet: Saving Mothers' Lives  Vital Strategies  WHO: Noncommunicable diseases WHO: Global NCD Compact 2020–2030 "Health Taxes Are a Triple Win for African Countries—New Brief From Vital Strategies and Partners Provides Strategy" Mary-Ann Etiebet: "Using Health Taxes to Promote Public Good"  "'Historic Public Health Victory': Vital Strategies Applauds Brazil's Approval of Selective Tax on Tobacco, Soft Drinks, and Alcohol" Vital Strategies: Partners WHO: Civil registration and vital statistics  HHS: United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States Medicare Advantage Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: "CMS Proposes 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies to Improve Payment Accuracy and Sustainability" "Medicare Advantage in 2025: Enrollment Update and Key Trends" "Trump administration signals there's widespread desire to curb Medicare Advantage"  "Medicare Rates Shock Sparks $100 Billion Selloff in Insurers" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    45 min
  8. Jonathan Cohn: Health Policy in the Age of MAHA

    JAN 22

    Jonathan Cohn: Health Policy in the Age of MAHA

    Howie and Harlan are joined by health policy writer Jonathan Cohn to discuss the RFK Jr. food agenda, the barriers to universal healthcare in the U.S., and working alongside former political adversaries at The Bulwark. Harlan reports on a lawsuit exposing gaps in the privacy of medical-records systems; Howie highlights new research suggesting that a sharp drop in opioid overdose deaths may be temporary. Show notes: Data Privacy "Epic's lawsuit against Health Gorilla raises broader issues about the future of data sharing, industry executives say" The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement Jonathan Cohn The Bulwark The Bulwark: The Breakdown Jonathan Cohn: "The Real Story Behind the Minnesota Welfare Fraud Scandal" Jonathan Cohn: "How Somalis Became the New 'Welfare Queens'" FDA: Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Advertisements FDA: Unique Device Identifiers Jonathan Cohn: "Trump's Assault on Health Care, Seen from a Country That Does Health Care Better" Jonathan Cohn: Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis—and the People Who Pay the Price Jonathan Cohn: "Michelle Obama Will Be Accepting Your Apologies Now"  "RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines go all in on meat and dairy"  Opioid Deaths CDC: Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts  "Did the illicit fentanyl trade experience a supply shock?" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

    42 min
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Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Public Health. New episodes are available every Thursday.

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    Yale School of Management
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    213
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    Health & Veritas

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