Eric Topol

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Wearable Tech May Detect COVID-19 Infection Before Symptoms

Eric Topol explains how digital technologies can help identify COVID clusters and contacts. Listen to the podcast via Apple Podcasts or via Medscape.

Eric TopolJune 29, 2020

Op-Ed

We were warned what to expect in the pandemic, shows health-care league table

Which Country Has the World’s Best Health Care? Ezekiel J. Emanuel PublicAffairs (2020) The COVID-19 pandemic is an acid test of the world’s health systems. The United…

Eric TopolJune 16, 2020

Op-Ed

Lots of us are infected by the coronavirus — and don’t know it. Here’s what that means.

On Monday, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization technical lead on covid-19, stunned public health officials worldwide when she said during a briefing in…

Eric TopolJune 11, 2020

Academic Publication

Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection – A Narrative Review

Daniel P. Oran & Eric J. Topol - Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly throughout the world since the first cases…

Eric TopolJune 9, 2020

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Up From the Abyss: Bellevue Starts to Reopen After COVID Peak

After a month that felt like years, Bellevue hospital staff are starting to reform their daily routines in a changed world. Dr. Danielle Ofri shares…

Eric TopolMay 27, 2020

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Revolutionizing Medicine With a Simple Touch and a True Exam

How the simple idea of touch could start a revolution to take back medicine. The Lancet editor-in-chief Richard Horton explains. Listen to the podcast via…

Eric TopolMay 20, 2020

Academic Publication

Computer vision’s potential to improve health care

Arnold Milstein & Eric J. Topol - Artificial intelligence (AI) research for medical applications has largely focused on image pattern recognition or electronic health record…

Eric TopolMay 16, 2020