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15. The Most “Unique, Excellent, and Promising” Episode
Dec 10, 2021Studies by men published in scientific journals are more likely to include glowing, hyperbolic terms. Bapu talks about this “groundbreaking” research (see what we did there?) in a wide-ranging discuss...
14. Is Uber Good (or Bad) for Your Health?
Dec 03, 2021When you need a ride to the hospital, who should you call? Bapu talks with economist David Slusky about how ridesharing services are increasingly replacing ambulances. Plus, an unexpected reason why r...
13. When Bapu Met Levitt
Nov 26, 2021Once upon a time, Bapu Jena was a graduate student at the University of Chicago. His most interesting teacher? The economist Steve Levitt. This week on Freakonomics, M.D., a replay of a conversation b...
12. Where Do All the Bad Ideas Go?
Nov 19, 2021Ideas are currency. This couldn't be more true in academia, where it's the job of researchers to think of questions and, hopefully, find answers. Bapu talks with economists Steve Levitt and Emily Oste...
11. Why Do So Many Donated Kidneys End Up in the Trash?
Nov 12, 2021Every year, thousands of people in the U.S. die while they’re waiting for a new kidney, yet thousands of available organs get thrown away. Bapu talks to a kidney doctor and an economics Nobel laureate...
10. The Mystery of the Man with Confusion and Back Pain
Oct 29, 2021Hear diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal try to solve the case of a patient who came to the emergency room with an unusual combination of symptoms. Plus, we discuss how difficult it is to separate the sig...
9. Why Fridays May Be Dangerous for Your Health
Oct 01, 2021When researchers analyzed which day of the week most drug-safety alerts are released — and what it means for public health — they were stunned. So was Bapu Jena. He talks with them and a physician thi...
8. A Playbook for Beating the Next Pandemic
Sep 24, 2021We dig into why Covid-19 caught us so unprepared and how we can make sure we’re ready for a future public-health crisis with former FDA director Scott Gottlieb. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...
7. What Happens to Patients When Thousands of Cardiologists Leave Town?
Sep 17, 2021This week, Bapu Jena presents some hot-off-the-presses research exploring the relationship between how many patients a doctor sees, and how well those patients do. Plus, the surprising impact of annua...
6. Are Barbershops the Cutting Edge of Healthcare Delivery?
Sep 10, 2021Bapu Jena talks with a barber and a pharmacist whose study brought healthcare to Black men in Los Angeles who were getting haircuts. They discuss its impact on high blood pressure among customers — an...