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Episode 112: Moderna's scant coronavirus data and the plight of the day trader
When is a press release worth $5 billion? Can biotech stocks replace sports? And how will we know if a coronavirus vaccine actually works?
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 111: Covid-19 in the White House, a Parkinson’s experiment & public health lessons from porn
What can the adult film industry teach us about fighting coronavirus? Does the FDA approve Zoom backgrounds? And is it ethical to fund a study of you…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 110: Pandemic projections, Gilead's pricing dilemma & fighting Covid-19 in New York
What if the curve just stays flat? How much should a Covid-19 drug cost? And what's it like on the ground in the epicenter of the novel coronavirus?
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 109: Scott Gottlieb on Covid-19 treatments, reopening America, and going on TV every day
Just how well does Gilead Sciences' Covid-19 drug work? Is politics getting in the way of public health? And who gets the eventual coronavirus vaccin…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 108: A vaccine official is ousted, how to use ventilators, & the fate of the JPM conference
Why was the infectious disease community in denial about the unfolding pandemic? When can we expect a vaccine? And are ventilators being overused?
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 107: Covid-19 disrupts D.C., how not to be boring on Zoom, and the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
What's the proper distance to stand from Sen. Mitch McConnell? How many PowerPoint charts is too many? And when will Theranos get its day in court?
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 106: Privacy in a pandemic, biopharma's big opportunity, and Shkreli's plea for a break
Can the drug industry win over Americans? Will the pandemic put an end to privacy? And could Martin Shkreli save the world?
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 105: Pandemic exit strategies, how the outbreak affects patients, and Ken Burns takes on DNA
When will things go back to normal? What if a pandemic strikes when you're already sick? And what does Ken Burns know about genomics?
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 104: Fauci's star turn, the latest on coronavirus, and an under-the-radar Alzheimer's drug
When can we stop distancing? Does the "deep state" meet over Zoom? And could the amyloid hypothesis come through at last?
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 103: Trump's coronavirus pivot, life inside the ICU & drug development in a pandemic
Why did the U.S. change its tune on coronavirus? What's it like to be an ICU nurse right now? And when are we getting a vaccine?
6 years, 7 months ago