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65. How Do Pandemics Change Health Care?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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How Can Medicines Pass to Help Us Understand Its Present?

Freakonomics MD: 1918 flu pandemic shows how a significant shock to the healthcare system can play out even decades later. Our healthcare system is much more oriented towards disease care than healthcare, says Bob Pujena. Is it possible we can sharpen our foresight to better predict when crises will occur?

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