Health & Veritas Dhruv Khullar: The Physician-Journalist
Howie and Harlan are joined by the New Yorker's Dhruv Khullar to talk about his life as a clinician, researcher, and journalist. Harlan looks at how direct-to-consumer healthcare companies like Hims & Hers Health are capitalizing on patients' reluctance to share sensitive issues with traditional providers; Howie reports on the health issues on the ballot in this week's election.
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The Loss of Trust and the Rise of Hims & Hers Health
“Hims & Hers reports 57% revenue increase, launch of AI offering and more earnings news”
“Hims & Hers Health Sees Long-Term Tailwind from Weight Management Business”
“FDA approves Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide for weight loss, paving way for wider use of blockbuster drug”
Dhruv Khullar
Dhruv Khullar: “Why Are We So Bad at Getting Better?"
The New Yorker: Articles by Dhruv Khullar
“A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons who Live at Home”
Dhruv Khullar: “What a Heat Wave Does to Your Body"
Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future
Dhruv Khullar: “The Struggle to Define Long Covid"
Health on the Ballot
“Democrats Take Control of Virginia Legislature”
“Ohio Vote Continues a Winning Streak for Abortion Rights”
“Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley”
“Poll: 92% of Mississippi voters concerned about hospital crisis, 72% favor Medicaid expansion”
“Marijuana use linked with increased risk of heart attack, heart failure”
NIH: Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all-time high in 2021
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