Freakonomics, M.D.
A podcast by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
87 Episodes
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44. Office Hours with Bapu
Published: 1/07/2022 -
43. The Comedian-Ophthalmologist Will See You Now
Published: 24/06/2022 -
42. Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What?
Published: 17/06/2022 -
41. Is Rainy Day Joint Pain All in Your Head?
Published: 10/06/2022 -
40. How Will We Handle the Heat?
Published: 3/06/2022 -
A Shave, a Haircut, and a Blood Pressure Test (Ep. 6 Update)
Published: 27/05/2022 -
38. Pfizer’s CEO on the Big Gamble That Brought Us the COVID Vaccine
Published: 20/05/2022 -
37. Can Fear Be Good Medicine?
Published: 13/05/2022 -
36. Bad News — It’s Your Surgeon’s Birthday
Published: 6/05/2022 -
35. Are More Expensive Hospitals Better?
Published: 29/04/2022 -
34. Should We Have to Pay for Our Sins?
Published: 22/04/2022 -
33. What Do a Full Moon, the Super Bowl, and Tax Day Have in Common?
Published: 15/04/2022 -
From Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Six Levels Down
Published: 12/04/2022 -
32. What is a Good Death — and Why Do So Few of Us Get One?
Published: 8/04/2022 -
31. Should You Trust Angelina Jolie or Your Doctor?
Published: 1/04/2022 -
30. How Do We Know if Alcohol Is Bad for Us?
Published: 25/03/2022 -
29. How to Save a Stranger’s Heart
Published: 18/03/2022 -
28. Is Daylight Saving Time Hazardous to Your Health?
Published: 11/03/2022 -
27. What Can Bin Laden Teach Us About Medicine?
Published: 4/03/2022 -
26. When is a ‘High-Risk’ Pregnancy a Good Thing?
Published: 25/02/2022
Each week, physician, economist, and author of "Random Acts of Medicine" Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?
