The Accad and Koka Report

Hosted by Dr. Michel Accad and Dr. Anish Koka, this podcast offers highly engaging interviews on topics that matter to doctors, including medical science, policy, economics, and ethics—always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship.

To learn more, visit their website: AccadAndKoka.com.

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Rohin Francis: Britain, COVID, and Race in Medicine

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2 hours agoAudio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Dr. Rohin Francis joins Accad and Koka for a wide ranging discussion on racism in medicine, COVID in Britain, and how minority groups have fared in Britain.

Marilyn Singleton on the Hidden Story of Black Physicians in America

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06/24/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Dr. Marilyn Singleton joins the Accad and Koka Report to discuss the deleterious effects of race victimization manifest today.

Sunil Rao: An Editor’s Thoughts on the NEJM/LancetGate

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06/18/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Dr. Sunil Rao discusses his perspective on the recent retractions of papers involved in the Surgisphere scandal.

David Howard MD, PhD. Race in America

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06/18/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Dr. David Howard comes on the show to discuss his experiences in America, and more broadly racism in America.

Mary Davenport and George Delgado on Reversing Medical Abortion

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06/18/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Mary Davenport and George Delgado developed a treatment protocol that can reverse the effects of the abortifacient mifepristone and be given to women who change their mind after a medical abortion.

A Functional Neurosurgeon Discusses Elon Musk’s Neuralink

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06/08/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Neurosurgeon Chengyuan Wu discusses Elon Musk’s initiative to create a new brain-human interface using implants in the brain that communicate with the environment.

A Florida Physician Runs for Congress

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05/29/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

What does it mean to promote a politically conservative vision for healthcare? Accad and Koka interview Dr. Leo Valentin.

What a Retracted JAMA Paper Tells Us about the Research Enterprise

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05/21/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Accad and Koka interview Eric Weinhandl, an epidemiologist whose investigation of a JAMA paper on dialysis patients led to its retraction—and subsequent republication. They also discuss the field of epidemiology during the COVID pandemic.

Testing and Contact Tracing: The Challenges Ahead

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05/14/2020Audio/VideoMichel Accad Anish Koka

Gregg Gonsalves, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Yale University Medical School, explains what a strategy of testing and contract tracing might look like.