COVID-19 is causing significant fissures on the home front and revealing systemic economic inequalities among healthcare workers. Medscape Psychiatry
Tag: Expert Interview
‘This Is Very Real’ — A COVID-19 Day in the ICU
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Megan Panico about the reality of critical care in a COVID-19 ward of the ICU. WebMD
How to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with journalist Steven Brill about combating health misinformation, especially about COVID-19 and its vaccines. WebMD
Fauci on Vaccines, Virus Mutations, and 2021
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the safety of the vaccines, and when life will start to return to normal. WebMD
Can AI Exist in Medicine Without Human Oversight?
Melanie Mitchell talks about the challenge of giving a machine the native knowledge of a toddler, and why we shouldn’t feel threatened by artificial intelligence. Medscape
COVID Immune Responses Explained
Akiko Iwasaki explains why waning COVID antibody levels are not a cause for alarm; cytokine ‘hurricanes’; herd immunity; long COVID; sex differences in infection; and more. Medscape
Fauci: ‘The Virus Is a Formidable Foe’
Dr Anthony Fauci discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, the US response, and the outlook for a vaccine to combat the virus. WebMD
Fauci to Medscape: ‘We’re Gonna Get Through It’
In a discussion with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Anthony Fauci describes how we’ll make it through the pandemic as a country and scientific community. Medscape
An Update From the Frontlines, With Dr Esther Choo
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Esther Choo about what’s going on on the frontlines, the status of the PPE shortage, and how the reopening of society should be handled. WebMD
When Can We Open for Elective Surgeries?
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Valerie Rusch about determining when it might be safe to perform elective surgeries again, and what must be done to make it happen. WebMD
AI for Eyes Is ‘Nothing Short of Remarkable’
Pearse Keane joins Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese on this episode of Medicine and the Machine to discuss the unique opportunities for AI and deep learning in ophthalmology. Medscape
COVID-19 Testing: Eric Topol, MD, On Getting It Done
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Eric Topol about the need for better testing, contact tracing, and surveillance, and where we should be spending more of our efforts. WebMD
Do COVID-19 Vent Protocols Need a Second Look?
How what Cameron Kyle-Sidell, MD, saw in an NYC ICU prompted him to re-examine COVID-19 ventilator protocols WebMD
‘The Most Progressive Health System on the Planet’
Geisinger Health System has made headlines for offering free genetic screenings and money-back guarantees to its patients. CEO David Feinberg tells Eric Topol how it all works. Medscape
Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Patient Injury
Dr Lila Bahadori discusses the FDA’s recent safety communication reviewing the factors that contribute to surgical fires and recommending practices to reduce them. FDA Expert Commentaries and Interviews
Women Face Unique Obstacles When Pursuing Surgery as a Specialty
Medscape speaks with the researchers behind a recent gender-focused survey about the factors that may increase the ranks of women in surgery. Medscape General Surgery
New Directions in Dry Eye: TFOS DEWS II Report
The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society International Dry Eye Workshop II updates our understanding of dry eye disease. Medscape spoke with the chair of this report about its clinical implications.
Medscape Ophthalmology
Keeping an Eye on Zika: Ocular Findings
Microcephaly is just one component of congenital Zika syndrome, and the ocular findings should not be overlooked, says a Brazilian ophthalmologist, who is now also practicing in the United States. Medscape Ophthalmology
Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson on Balancing Technology and Human Touch
Eric Topol interviews Bernard Tyson about his remarkable career at Kaiser Permanente and about how technology will never substitute for trust and human touch in the patient-physician relationship. Medscape
The Story Behind ‘When Breath Becomes Air’: A Talk With Lucy Kalanithi
The widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of ‘When Breath Becomes Air,’ relates their remarkable story to Eric Topol. Medscape