Eric Topol

Impact of polygenic risk communication: an observational mobile application-based coronary artery disease study

Evan D. Muse et al., - Abstract We developed a smartphone application, MyGeneRank, to conduct a prospective observational cohort study (NCT03277365) involving the automated generation, communication,…

Eric TopolMarch 11, 2022

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Why Test to Treat is Imperative Now

Epidemiologist-engineer Michael Mina thinks diagnostics belong in the hands of the people. Listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts or Medscape.

Eric TopolMarch 9, 2022

Homepage Op-Ed

What do we know about Covid’s impact on the brain?

One of the most important studies in the pandemic – studying the potential impact of Covid on the brain – was just published. The major findings…

Eric TopolMarch 9, 2022

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

‘Historic Botched Job’: CDC’s, Others’ Failed COVID Communication

Randy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses. Listen to the podcast via Apple podcast or Medscape.

Eric TopolFebruary 25, 2022

Homepage Op-Ed

The pandemic isn’t over. Omicron won’t be the last coronavirus variant to haunt us.

American COVID-19 pandemic with fewer than 12,000 new cases a day and a total of 15,000 patients in the hospital. There was a declaration of independence from the…

Eric TopolFebruary 21, 2022

Homepage Op-Ed

Why one-shot after a Covid-19 infection should suffice to be considered fully-vaxxe.

The term ‘fully vaccinated’ needs to be redefined. It’s time for the United States and the CDC to see natural immunity as a partial path…

Eric TopolFebruary 20, 2022

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

COVID Vaccines for the Under 5’s: The ‘Finish Line’ We Need

‘Your Local Epidemiologist’ Katelyn Jetelina translates the COVID science for millions. Listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts or Medscape.

Eric TopolFebruary 17, 2022

Academic Publication

Bridging the chasm between AI and clinical implementation

Angela Aristidou et al. - Many advances in artificial intelligence (AI) for health care using deep neural networks have been commercialised. But few AI tools…

Eric TopolFebruary 12, 2022

Medicine & The Machine Medscape Podcasts

Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now

Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun…

Eric TopolJanuary 22, 2022

Academic Publication

AI in health and medicine

Pranav Rajpurkar et al., Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to broadly reshape medicine, potentially improving the experiences of both clinicians and patients. We discuss…

Eric TopolJanuary 20, 2022

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