Each week, physician and economist 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?
85 Available Episodes (85 Total)Average duration: 00:27:30
Mar 31, 2023
78. Do Kids Cause Divorce?
00:18:50
Couples get divorced for all kinds of reasons. Is having kids one of them? Bapu talks about research that investigates what happens to parents who unexpectedly have twins. Plus, an announcement about the future of the show.
Mar 24, 2023
77. They Make Minimum Wage. They Could Save Your Life.
00:18:32
Doctors and nurses get most of the attention — but a new study suggests we can improve health care by raising wages for a group of workers who are often overlooked.
Mar 17, 2023
76. Is a Spoonful of Sunlight the Best Medicine?
00:17:34
In hospitals, a softer pillow or a nicer room might be more than just amenities — they could improve outcomes for patients.
Mar 10, 2023
75. What Is Sugar Really Doing to You?
00:19:47
Americans eat a lot of sugar — and it’s hard to determine how it affects our health. Bapu explains how a new study uses data from the 1950s to help solve the mystery.
Mar 03, 2023
74. How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?
00:16:48
It’s not a new question, but it’s a tricky one to study. Bapu explains why, and talks about how an N.F.L. labor dispute helped him get some answers.
Feb 17, 2023
73. Who Pays for Multimillion-Dollar Miracle Cures?
00:29:28
The most expensive drugs in the world are treatments for genetic diseases. And more of these cures are on the horizon. How will anyone be able to afford them?
Feb 10, 2023
72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?
00:31:35
Breakthroughs in biotech that seem like science fiction are becoming reality. Why aren’t more patients benefiting from them?
Feb 03, 2023
71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?
00:26:56
mRNA vaccines helped bring the pandemic under control. Could they also train the immune system to fight cancer?
Jan 27, 2023
70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?
00:29:25
Success and failure are hard to measure in medicine. Bapu looks at how surgeons are judged after a bad outcome — and whether men and women are treated the same.
Jan 20, 2023
69. Home Sweet … Hospital?
00:26:33
We take it for granted that, when people are acutely ill, they should be in the hospital. Is there a better way?
Mar 31 | 00:18:50
78. Do Kids Cause Divorce?
Mar 24 | 00:18:32
77. They Make Minimum Wage. They Could Save Your Life.
Mar 17 | 00:17:34
76. Is a Spoonful of Sunlight the Best Medicine?
Mar 10 | 00:19:47
75. What Is Sugar Really Doing to You?
Mar 03 | 00:16:48
74. How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?
Feb 17 | 00:29:28
73. Who Pays for Multimillion-Dollar Miracle Cures?
Feb 10 | 00:31:35
72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?
Feb 03 | 00:26:56
71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?
Jan 27 | 00:29:25
70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?
Jan 20 | 00:26:33
69. Home Sweet … Hospital?
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