Eric Topol

Media Podcast

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt: A 90% Effective Vaccine!

Could this be a light at the end of the tunnel? Andy evaluates the remarkable news that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine proved more than 90% effective…

Eric TopolNovember 11, 2020

Academic Publication

More than meets the AI: refining image acquisition and resolution

Hugh Harvey & Eric J. Topol - Since the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895, scientists have been able to capture images of…

Eric TopolNovember 7, 2020

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Vivek Murthy: Everyone Gets Lonely; Here’s How to Counter It

In this episode of Medicine and the Machine, Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General, discusses the importance of social connections in medicine and life, and…

Eric TopolOctober 30, 2020

Academic Publication

Wearable sensor data and self-reported symptoms for COVID-19 detection

Giorgio Quer et al. - Traditional screening for COVID-19 typically includes survey questions about symptoms and travel history, as well as temperature measurements. Here, we…

Eric TopolOctober 29, 2020

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

The Remarkable Value of Thinking Broadly: A COVID-19 Trifecta

Social scientist and technology expert Zeynep Tufekci has been prescient about COVID-19 transmission. Eric Topol talks with her about how she does it and why…

Eric TopolOctober 28, 2020

Medscape Podcasts One-on-One

For COVID-19 Vaccines, ACIP Will Be a Critical Gatekeeper

Eric interviews Paul Offit, MD, a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and vaccines. Offit is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and professor of…

Eric TopolOctober 27, 2020

Academic Publication

COVID-19 can affect the heart

Eric J. Topol - The family of seven known human coronaviruses are known for their impact on the respiratory tract, not the heart. However, the…

Eric TopolOctober 23, 2020

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Charting a Path Out of COVID Means Remembering Data and Humanity

Caitlin Rivers discusses the missteps and opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We can always chart a better course and end up where we need to…

Eric TopolOctober 7, 2020

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Uché Blackstock, One of the Great Young Activists in Medicine

Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese talk with emergency medicine physician Uché Blackstock about the real changes that could bring about health equity. 'I'm hopeful,' she…

Eric TopolSeptember 24, 2020

Op-Ed

These Coronavirus Trials Don’t Answer the One Question We Need to Know

If you were to approve a coronavirus vaccine, would you approve one that you only knew protected people only from the most mild form of…

Eric TopolSeptember 22, 2020

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