58. The Rise and Fall of the American Medical School
Dr. Milton Packer traces the history of the American medical school from its humble beginnings to its present day turmoils.
Dr. Milton Packer traces the history of the American medical school from its humble beginnings to its present day turmoils.
Billions of healthcare dollars hinge on theories from a field of human inquiry that combines the precision of mathematics with the accuracy of astrology. Michel Accad and Anish Koka interview Dr. Michael Acree, a data scientist and a teacher of statistical science.
Michel Accad and Anish Koka discuss the “Less-Is-More” movement with Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum, one of the best medical writers of our generation.
Is it possible to operate a medical practice outside of the mainstream "insurance-contracted" healthcare system?
Is our inability to articulate what "health" is precisely the reason for our insanely dysfunctional healthcare systems?
Dr. Accad and Dr. Koka discuss the pros and cons of healthcare policy—and of a doctor’s involvement in such policy—with Aamir Hussein, a fourth year medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Winning support in newspapers’ editorial headlines is not the same thing as constitutional justification.
A respect for property rights will become all the more important in the age of "designer babies" and "gene editing."
Doctors are increasingly asked to follow decision rules, guidelines, and “evidence-based” algorithms. Is that the right approach to take care of patients? Are cognitive errors over-emphasized in healthcare?