There are now so many papers, you probably know all or most of them, that appear to low marginal values for health treatment on actual health care outcomes. There's the old 19 seventies, rand randomized control trial study wore free health care only made the poorest of people healthier. Chronic illness care, primary care and mental health care seem to produce really substantial improvements in people's self reported health,. Their physical health and their and their mental health.
The surgeon, researcher, and celebrated writer joined Tyler for a conversation on why Watson will never diagnose your illness, what George Church’s narcolepsy teaches us about CRISPR, what’s missing in medical education, Michael Crichton’s cultural influence, Knausgård versus Ferrante, indie music, and the thing that makes Gawande “bawl like a baby.”
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Recorded June 12th, 2017 Other ways to connect