87 Episodes

  1. 25. Would You Rather See a Computer or a Doctor?

    Published: 18/02/2022

  2. 24. How Can You Choose the Best Doctor?

    Published: 11/02/2022

  3. 23. Is the Placebo Effect for Real?

    Published: 4/02/2022

  4. 22. What If TV Isn't Bad for Us?

    Published: 28/01/2022

  5. 21. Should We Pay People to Be Healthier?

    Published: 21/01/2022

  6. 20. Do Our Politics Need a Doctor?

    Published: 14/01/2022

  7. 19. Do Your Doctor’s Political Views Affect Your Care?

    Published: 7/01/2022

  8. 18. When Is a Natural Disaster Good for Your Health?

    Published: 31/12/2021

  9. 17. How Does Retirement Affect Your Brain?

    Published: 24/12/2021

  10. 16. An Exit Interview with N.I.H. Director Dr. Francis Collins

    Published: 17/12/2021

  11. 15. The Most “Unique, Excellent, and Promising” Episode

    Published: 10/12/2021

  12. 14. Is Uber Good (or Bad) for Your Health?

    Published: 3/12/2021

  13. 13. When Bapu Met Levitt

    Published: 26/11/2021

  14. 12. Where Do All the Bad Ideas Go?

    Published: 19/11/2021

  15. 11. Why Do So Many Donated Kidneys End Up in the Trash?

    Published: 12/11/2021

  16. 10. The Mystery of the Man with Confusion and Back Pain

    Published: 29/10/2021

  17. 9. Why Fridays May Be Dangerous for Your Health

    Published: 1/10/2021

  18. 8. A Playbook for Beating the Next Pandemic

    Published: 24/09/2021

  19. 7. What Happens to Patients When Thousands of Cardiologists Leave Town?

    Published: 17/09/2021

  20. 6. Are Barbershops the Cutting Edge of Healthcare Delivery?

    Published: 10/09/2021

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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?

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