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Medicine and the Machine

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  • Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence

    November 28, 2023 · 31 min

    The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full…

  • His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf

    October 31, 2023 · 37 min

    He's alive thanks to a repurposed drug. Now his dream is to find cures for millions of people from among drugs we already have. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or…

  • Physicians: Shape Your AI Future or Someone Else Will

    October 2, 2023 · 28 min

    Dr Eric Topol discusses the present and future of AI in medicine with historian and futurist Dr Adam Rodman. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please…

  • Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine

    September 7, 2023 · 40 min

    A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit…

  • How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic

    August 15, 2023 · 35 min

    The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a…

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  • Bob Wachter's Viral Tweet and Thoughts on AI in Medicine

    July 25, 2023 · 39 min

    The gig was up, but when he finally got COVID, it was pretty far down on his ER problem list. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit…

  • AI Comes to Medicine: This Time, It's Serious

    June 27, 2023 · 38 min

    Information pollution is just the beginning. We're in for an uncomfortable ride. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: htt…

  • Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'

    June 7, 2023 · 43 min

    Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript…

  • There's No Place Like Home for Hospital Care

    May 1, 2023 · 28 min

    Dr Helen Ouyang on why she writes so much about the hospital-at-home movement: It's the future, one way or another. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment…

  • Rogue Faculty and Academic Freedom in the Age of Misinformation

    March 15, 2023 · 36 min

    Should our nation's academic institutions rein in faculty who amplify conspiracy theories and spread potentially harmful falsehoods? This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode…

  • How AI and Chatbots Can Make Us Healers Again

    February 21, 2023 · 33 min

    ChatGPT and large language models offer physicians the chance to do what they went to medical school for: connect with patients and help them regain their health. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a…

  • Hannah Fry: The Mathematician Who Knows Uncertainty Is Unavoidable

    January 18, 2023 · 38 min

    Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese chat with the UK's professor Hannah Fry about taking risks and asking the right questions. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to…

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About the show

Join Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, as they interview experts on the hottest topics in healthcare ranging from COVID-19 to social determinants of health to bringing humanity back to medicine.