Intention to Treat

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​Welcome to “Intention to Treat,” a podcast exploring the critical issues shaping medicine today. In a new 8-week series, The Race Equation, we confront harmful assumptions about race in clinical medicine—from diagnostic algorithms to guidelines—exploring how these practices took hold, why they endure, and what it will take to change them. ​ Hosted by health care journalist Rachel Gotbaum, the “Intention to Treat” podcast from the New England Journal of Medicine delves into groundbreaking research and clinical advances while sharing the personal stories from doctors and their patients, offering listeners a behind-the-scenes look at discoveries that are changing medical practice on the front lines of health care. ​ Listen to The Race Equation and follow “Intention to Treat” on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. 

  1. SEASON 2 TRAILER

    Intention to Treat | Season 2: The Race Equation (Trailer)

    What happens when medicine gets race wrong? In a new 8-week series, The Race Equation confronts harmful assumptions about race in clinical medicine, why they endure, and what it will take to change. ​ ​Follow “Intention to Treat” on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

    3 min

  2. 09/25/2024

    Brain Injury and Consciousness

    New research using functional brain imaging reveals that many patients considered to be in a coma or vegetative state and who are unresponsive may actually be conscious and aware. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2408662.

    26 min

  3. 09/11/2024

    What Exactly Is Long Covid?

    The millions of people worldwide who are suffering from a vast array of disabling symptoms long after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 may eventually benefit from a new consensus definition of long Covid. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2407614.

    26 min

  4. 08/14/2024

    Restoring Lost Speech

    In recent years, substantial progress has been made in developing brain-computer interfaces that could restore the ability of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions to communicate. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2407613.

    22 min

  5. 07/31/2024

    Race-Based Diagnosis, Part 3

    As race-based diagnostic tools, such as pulse oximeters that function poorly on darker skin, continue to lead to inequitable care, a growing movement is working to weed them out of U.S. health care. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2407611.

    25 min

  6. 07/24/2024

    Race-Based Diagnosis, Part 2

    A key measure of kidney function and a risk calculator for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery are among the many tools that have long contributed to health and health care inequities for Black patients. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2405797.

    23 min

  7. 07/03/2024

    Race-Based Diagnosis, Part 1

    Claims that Black people had lower lung capacity than White people led to race-adjusted spirometry and poorer care for Black patients with lung disease. New equations are starting to change that. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2405796.

    28 min

  8. 06/19/2024

    Are We Prepared for Bird Flu?

    A new strain of H5N1 influenza is spreading in dairy cows in the United States. Will it cause an epidemic in humans? And what does our public health system need to do in order to be ready if it does? A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2405795.

    19 min
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​Welcome to “Intention to Treat,” a podcast exploring the critical issues shaping medicine today. In a new 8-week series, The Race Equation, we confront harmful assumptions about race in clinical medicine—from diagnostic algorithms to guidelines—exploring how these practices took hold, why they endure, and what it will take to change them. ​ Hosted by health care journalist Rachel Gotbaum, the “Intention to Treat” podcast from the New England Journal of Medicine delves into groundbreaking research and clinical advances while sharing the personal stories from doctors and their patients, offering listeners a behind-the-scenes look at discoveries that are changing medical practice on the front lines of health care. ​ Listen to The Race Equation and follow “Intention to Treat” on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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    NEJM Group
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  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    41
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