Tradeoffs

With COVID-19 cases surging across the nation, how can Americans fight their coronavirus fatigue while staying safe?Guest,Ashish Jha, Director, Harvard Global Health InstituteMore about Ashish and some of the research we used for this episode: https://bit.ly/2B9WxLPAnd stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, some states are turning to controversial laws that force people into treatment. Are they part of the solution or could they make things worse?This episode originally ran on Jan. 2, 2020.Guests:Dr. Abhishek Jain, forensic psychiatristRep. Lauren Davis, Washington stateMerredith Cunniff, nurse, advocate and former civil commitment patientCheck out the research for yourself and learn more on our website: https://bit.ly/tradeoffsep6 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can’t end DACA, for now. What the decision means to one DACA recipient caring for those most vulnerable to COVID-19.Guest: Esmeralda Tovar-Mora; Mental Health Case Manager, Nursing Home Medication Aide, DACA RecipientRead the transcript and see photos of Esmeralda and her family: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/19/daca/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A top World Health Organization official sparked controversy earlier this month when she said cases of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 spreading the virus are “very rare.” Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale digs into what we know — and don’t know — about asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, also known as “silent spreaders.”Guests: Jason Gale, Senior Editor, Bloomberg NewsDr. Sanjaya Senanayake, Associate Professor, Australia National UniversityDr. Peter Collignon, Professor, Australia National UniversityRead a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/18/prognosis-silent-spreaders/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The average doctor does more than 200,000 patient interviews in their career, making communication one of the most common procedures in medicine. How are we training providers for this and are those efforts working?This episode originally aired on Nov. 13, 2019. Get more content and resources on our website: https://bit.ly/tradeoffsep3 To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New data suggest undocumented immigrants aren't being tested enough for COVID-19. What's standing in the way, and what's being done to address it?Guests: AnaMatt Notowidigdo, PhD, University of Chicago Poverty LabSamantha Artiga, Director, Disparities Policy Project, Kaiser Family FoundationDawn Mautner, MD, MS, Medical Director, Oregon State Medicaid; Senior Health Advisor, Oregon Health AuthorityMonica Juarez, MPH, Regional Outreach Coordinator, Oregon Health AuthoritySpecial thanks to medical anthropologist Whitney Duncan who provided translation services and whose research on immigrant health connected us with Ana.Learn more and read the episode transcript: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/11/hard-to-reach/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early in the pandemic, California was conducting just 2,000 coronavirus tests a day. Now the state is up to 60,000. How did they ramp up testing so quickly?Guests: Bob Kocher, Partner, VenrockCharity Dean, Assistant Director of the California Department of Public HealthPaul Markovich, President of Blue Shield of CaliforniaFor more about California’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/09/california-dreamin/ To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new, more conservative Supreme Court is about to rule on its first major cases involving reproductive health and rights. We review the cases and their consequences.Guest: Mary Ziegler, JD, Stearns Weaver Miller Professor of Law, Florida State UniversityFor more about these two cases: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/04/without-precedent/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the nation responds to the police killing of George Floyd, we explore the public health impacts of police violence and what a public health response could look like.Guest: Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, pediatrician and police violence researcherRead the transcript and learn more on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/02/police-violence/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With their business models upended by the coronavirus, hospitals are dusting off a decades-old idea: hospitalize patients in their own homes.Guests: Bruce Leff, MD, Director, The Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Johns HopkinsTravis Messina, MBA, Cofounder and CEO, ContessaKavita Patel, MD, MPH, Nonresident Fellow, Brookings InstitutionRaphael Rakowski, Cofounder and CEO, Medically HomeDavid Zaas, MD, MBA, President, Duke Raleigh HopsitalFor more about hospital care at home: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/05/28/home-sweet-hospital/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.