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Ground TruthsSeth Berkley & Eric Topol - Discuss Fair Doses BookGet full access to Ground Truths at erictopol.substack.com/subscribe
2025-11-0547 min
Ground TruthsTom Frieden & Eric Topol - Discuss the Formula for Better Health BookGet full access to Ground Truths at erictopol.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-0135 min
PULSEACDC, AI Fertility, Apple Health Tech & Robot Caregivers | Guest: Dr Eric Topol (Part 2)Interview: Dr Eric Topol (Part 2) In the second half of our conversation, Dr Eric Topol discusses AI’s promise in reducing clinician burnout, forecasting disease, and reshaping prevention. He also reflects on 13 years since The Creative Destruction of Medicine, shares his favourite transformative tools, and offers advice for clinicians seeking creative careersAustralian CDC – the data angle Australia is finally moving ahead with its own Centre for Disease Control, promising better national coordination and public health data sharing. But will it deliver transparency and timely insights—or just more bureaucracy?
2025-09-181h 00
Dhru Purohit ShowHow To Catch Heart Disease, Alzheimer’s and Cancer Early: Tests You Need To Know About, Genetic Risk Factors, and Key Lifestyle Habits that Make a Difference with Dr. Eric TopolThis episode is brought to you by One Skin and Momentous.
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. But today, we no longer have to wait for symptoms to understand our risk. Advances in technology now make it possible to get a clear snapshot of individual risk, not only for heart disease, but also for cancer and neurodegenerative conditions, empowering us to take proactive steps to lower risk and support long-term health. Our guest today breaks down what’s truly worth investing in and what we can skip.
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2025-09-171h 20
Health & VeritasEric Topol: The Keys to Healthy AgingHowie and Harlan are joined by physician, scientist, and author Eric Topol to discuss his new book, Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity; the potential of individualized polygenic risk scores; and the dangers of the protein craze. Links: Health & Veritas Ep. 58: Dr. Eric Topol: Pushing Medicine into the Future Eric Topol: Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity Eric Topol: "The Drivers of Age-Related Diseases" Eric Topol: "A Review of Outlive" Eric Topol, Ground Truths podcast: "Peter Attia: Our conversation about his hit book Outlive, Medicine 3.0...
2025-09-1137 minHealth & VeritasEric Topol: The Keys to Healthy AgingHowie and Harlan are joined by physician, scientist, and author Eric Topol to discuss his new book, Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity; the potential of individualized polygenic risk scores; and the dangers of the protein craze. Links: Health & Veritas Ep. 58: Dr. Eric Topol: Pushing Medicine into the Future Eric Topol: Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity Eric Topol: "The Drivers of Age-Related Diseases" Eric Topol: "A Review of Outlive" Eric Topol, Ground Truths podcast: "Peter Attia: Our conversation about his hit book Outlive, Medicine 3.0...
2025-09-1137 min
Ground TruthsPeter Hotez & Eric Topol - Discuss “Science Under Siege” bookThank you Sara Garcia, Andrew O'Malley BSc PhD, Sam Hester, Julie, Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, and so many others for tuning into my live video with Peter Hotez! Join me for my next live video in the app.Peter Hotez and I discuss his new book, co-authored with Michael Mann, SCIENCE UNDER SEIGE, on the anti-science superstorm culminating from the climate crisis, the Covid pandemic, and a vast interconnected network that has waged a direct assault on scientific truth.During our conversation we trace history of priors in civilization, such as Lysenko and...
2025-09-0953 min
Ground TruthsSanjay Gupta & Eric Topol - Discuss “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt” bookThank you Jose Bolanos MD, Dr. Zeest Khan, Lawrence Toole, Julie, Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, and many others for tuning into my live video with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Join me for my next live video in the app.A Brief Summary of Our ConservationWe discussed the new understanding and approach to chronic pain, which affects nearly 1 in 4 adults. Dr. Gupta gets personal telling the story of his wife, Rebecca, who has an autoimmune disease and at one point he had to carry her up stairs. He also tells the story of his...
2025-09-0522 minPULSESuperAgers, Big Tech & The Human Side of Interoperability | Guest: Dr Eric TopolInterview: Dr Eric Topol (Part 1)We’re joined by Dr Eric Topol—cardiologist, scientist, author, and global digital health leader. In part one, Eric shares his journey from clinician to digital health pioneer, his vision for “SuperAgers,” and why genomics and personalised medicine could redefine how long—and how well—we liveChatbots for PatientsWe discuss the Wall Street Journal’s bold claim that chatbots could become part of the medical team. From spotting errors to translating lab results and reminding patients about medications, can they really serve as low-risk, always-on companion? Questions rema...
2025-09-041h 14
Ground TruthsMike Osterholm & Eric Topol - Discuss “The Big One” bookGet full access to Ground Truths at erictopol.substack.com/subscribe
2025-09-0336 min
The Michael Shermer ShowCan We Prevent Aging? Eric Topol on Genes, Lifestyle, and AI in HealthcareIn this conversation, Michael Shermer and Dr. Eric Topol discuss the realties of aging, with particular focus on the role of AI in enhancing patient care and disease prevention, the importance of lifestyle factors, and the limitations of genetic testing in predicting health outcomes. Topol also explains the dangers of ultra-processed foods, their link to inflammation, and the role of GLP-1 drugs in promoting healthier eating habits. The conversation also covers diet, particularly the differences between chicken and red meat, and the significance of sleep for overall health. Plus, consumption of microplastics, cholesterol management and statins, the...
2025-08-181h 17
Ground TruthsBruce Lanphear: Chronic Lead Exposure, a Risk Factor for Heart DiseaseThis is a hybrid heart disease risk factor post of a podcast with Prof Bruce Lanphear on lead and a piece I was asked to write for the Washington Post on risk factors for heart disease.First, the podcast. You may have thought the problem with lead exposure was circumscribed to children, but it’s a much bigger issue than that. I’ll concentrate on the exposure risk to adults in this interview, including the lead-estrogen hypothesis. Bruce has been working on the subject of lead exposure for more than 30 years. Let me emphasize that the...
2025-08-1725 min
Ground TruthsOwen Tripp: Why Can't I Find and Get to the Right Doctor?Eric Topol (00:06):Hello, this is Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and I'm delighted to welcome Owen Tripp, who is a CEO of Included Health. And Owen, I'd like to start off if you would, with the story from 2016, because really what I'm interested in is patients and how to get the right doctor. So can you tell us about when you lost your hearing in your right ear back, what, nine years ago or so?Owen Tripp (00:38):Yeah, it's amazing to say nine years, Eric, but obviously as your...
2025-07-1432 min
Longevity by DesignHow to Extend Your Healthspan with Dr. Eric TopolGil and Eric discuss Eric’s book, Super Agers, and the inspiration behind it: a 98-year-old patient who exemplified healthy aging. They explore the five dimensions of healthspan optimization: lifestyle, omics, the immune system, and the role of data and AI in personalized medicine. Eric highlights how AI can analyze multi-layered data to provide personalized recommendations for preventing age-related diseases.The conversation also explores the importance of exercise, sleep, and social connection for healthy aging, as well as the risks associated with high-dose statins. Eric emphasizes the need for a shift towards preventative care, using data an...
2025-07-091h 13
Ground TruthsPriscilla Chan & Jennifer Doudna: New Center for Pediatric CRISPR CuresEric Topol (00:05):Hello, it's Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and I've got some really exciting stuff to talk to you about today. And it's about the announcement for a new Center for pediatric CRISPR Cures. And I'm delight to introduce doctors Jennifer Doudna and Priscilla Chan. And so, first let me say this is amazing to see this thing going forward. It's an outgrowth of a New England Journal paper and monumental report on CRISPR in May. [See the below post for more context]Let me introduce first, Dr. Doudna. Jennifer is the Li Ka...
2025-07-0823 min
Ground TruthsAdam Kucharski: The Uncertain Science of Certainty“To navigate proof, we must reach into a thicket of errors and biases. We must confront monsters and embrace uncertainty, balancing — and rebalancing —our beliefs. We must seek out every useful fragment of data, gather every relevant tool, searching wider and climbing further. Finding the good foundations among the bad. Dodging dogma and falsehoods. Questioning. Measuring. Triangulating. Convincing. Then perhaps, just perhaps, we'll reach the truth in time.”—Adam KucharskiMy conversation with Professor Kucharski on what constitutes certainty and proof in science (and other domains), with emphasis on many of the learnings from Covid. Given the...
2025-06-2945 min
Ground TruthsEric Topol With Devi Sridhar on her new book- How Not to Die (Too Soon)Thanks to so many of you who joined our live conversation with Devi Sridhar! Professor Devi Sridhar is the Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh. Over the past 2 decades she has become one of the world’s leading authorities and advisors for promoting global health. Her new book —How No to Die Too Soon—provides a unique outlook for extending healthspan with a global perspective admixed with many personal stories. We talked about lifestyle factors with lessons from Japan (on diet) and the Netherlands (on physical activity), ultra-processed foods, air pollution and wa...
2025-06-1737 min
Ground TruthsMatthew Walker: Promoting Our Sleep HealthMy conversation with Matthew Walker, PhD on faculty at UC Berkeley where he is a professor of neuroscience and psychology, the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science, and has a long history of seminal contributions on sleep science and health. Audio File (also downloadable at Apple Podcast and Spotify)“Sleep is a non-negotiablebiological state required for the maintenance of human life . . . our needsfor sleep parallel those for air, food, and water.”—Grandner and FernandezEric Topol (00:07):Hell...
2025-06-1437 min
Ground TruthsKatie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending HealthspanThank you Richard DeWald, Michael Mann, Dr Avneesh Khare, Maud Pasturaud, Lower Dementia Risk, and many others for tuning into my live video with Katie Couric! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Ground Truths at erictopol.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1254 min
Ground TruthsSir John Bell: Transforming Life Science and Medicine's FutureAudio FileGround Truths can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.The UK is the world leader in human genomics, and laid the foundation for advancing medicine with the UK Biobank, Genomes England and now Our Future Health (w/ 5 million participants). Sir John Bell is a major force in driving and advising these and many other initiatives. After 22 years as the Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford he left in 2024 to be President of the Ellison Institute of Technology. Professor Bell has been duly recognized in the...
2025-05-2633 min
Eye On A.I.#255 Eric Topol: Why AI is the Most Powerful Tool in Healthcare NowAGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What if AI could predict exactly when you'd get sick—and help you prevent it? In this episode of Eye on AI, Dr. Eric Topol, world-renowned cardiologist, author, and AI health pioneer, joins us to unveil the future of preventive medicine. We dive deep into the themes of his new book Super Agers, which lays out a groundbreaking blueprint for extending healthspan—not just lifespan—through the power of multimodal AI and deep...
2025-05-1948 min
Ground TruthsTyler Cowen: The Prototypic PolymathAudio file, also on Apple and SpotifyTyler Cowen, Ph.D, is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is the author of 17 books, most recently Talent.: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World. Tyler has been recognized as one of the most influential economists of the past decade. He initiated and directs the philanthropic project Emergent Ventures, writes a blog Marginal Revolution, and a podcast Conversations With Tyler, and also writes columns for The Free Press." He is writing a new book (and perhaps his last...
2025-05-1032 min
Immerse Yourself In An Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Super Agers by Eric TopolPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/75160to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Super Agers
Author: Eric Topol
Narrator: Eric Topol
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
Release date: 05-06-25
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 59 ratings
Genres: Computer Science
Publisher's Summary:
Dr. Topol’s unprecedented, evidenced-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new treatments coming available at a faster rate than ever. From his unique position as a leader overseeing millions in research funding, Dr. Topol also explains the fundamental reasons—from semaglutides to AI—that we can be confident these breakthroughs will continue. Ninety-five percen...
2025-05-062h 43Absorb Into A Unforgettable Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.Super Agers by Eric TopolPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/75160to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Super Agers
Author: Eric Topol
Narrator: Eric Topol
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
Release date: 05-06-25
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 59 ratings
Genres: Computer Science
Publisher's Summary:
Dr. Topol’s unprecedented, evidenced-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new treatments coming available at a faster rate than ever. From his unique position as a leader overseeing millions in research funding, Dr. Topol also explains the fundamental reasons—from semaglutides to AI—that we can be confident these breakthroughs will continue. Ninety-five percen...
2025-05-062h 43
Ground TruthsBob Bordone and Joel Salinas: How to Deal With ConflictIn our divided world we face or avoid conflicts on a frequent basis. I turned to Bob Bordone and Joel Salinas to find out the best strategies to deal with these, including having them take on a mock conflict between each other on the merits of Covid research.Audio fileYou can also find this on Spotify and Apple podcasts with Ground Truths.The video is also posted on YouTubeTranscript with Audio LinksEric Topol (00:06):Well, hello. It's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and...
2025-05-0529 min
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasEric Topol on the Changing Face of Medicine and AgingMedical science is advancing at an astonishing rate. Today we talk with leading expert Eric Topol about two aspects of this story. First, the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, especially in diagnostics. This is an area that is a perfect match between an important question and the capabilities of machine learning, to the point where AI can out-perform human doctors. And second, our understanding of aging and what to do about it. Eric even gives some actionable advice on how to live more healthily into our golden years.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com...
2025-05-051h 12
Sean Carroll's Mindscape313 | Eric Topol on the Changing Face of Medicine and AgingMedical science is advancing at an astonishing rate. Today we talk with leading expert Eric Topol about two aspects of this story. First, the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, especially in diagnostics. This is an area that is a perfect match between an important question and the capabilities of machine learning, to the point where AI can out-perform human doctors. And second, our understanding of aging and what to do about it. Eric even gives some actionable advice on how to live more healthily into our golden years.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/05/05/episode-313-eric-topol-on-the-changing-face-of-medicine-and-aging...
2025-05-051h 12
Ground TruthsSteve Quake and Charlotte Bunne: The Holy Grail of Biology“Eventually, my dream would be to simulate a virtual cell.”—Demis HassabisThe aspiration to build the virtual cell is considered to be equivalent to a moonshot for digital biology. Recently, 42 leading life scientists published a paper in Cell on why this is so vital, and how it may ultimately be accomplished. This conversation is with 2 of the authors, Charlotte Bunne, now at EPFL and Steve Quake, a Professor at Stanford University, who heads up science at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative The audio (above) is available on iTunes and Spotify. The full video...
2025-03-1843 min
Ground TruthsAnna Greka: Molecular Sleuthing for Rare DiseasesFunding for the NIH and US biomedical research is imperiled at a momentous time of progress. Exemplifying this is the work of Dr. Anna Greka, a leading physician-scientist at the Broad Institute who is devoted to unlocking the mysteries of rare diseases— that cumulatively affect 30 million Americans— and finding cures, science supported by the NIH.A clip from our conversationThe audio is available on iTunes and Spotify. The full video is linked here, at the top, and also can be found on YouTube.Transcript with audio and external linksEric Topo...
2025-03-0948 min
Ground TruthsCarl Zimmer: Air-Borne and the Big Miss With CovidBefore getting into this new podcast, have you checked out the recent newsletter editions and podcasts of Ground Truths?—the first diagnostic immunome—a Covid nasal vaccine update—medical storytelling and uncertainty—why did doctors with A.I. get outperformed by A.I. alone?The audio is available on iTunes and Spotify. The full video is embedded here, at the top, and also can be found on YouTube.Transcript with links to Audio and External Links Eric Topol (0...
2025-02-2853 min
Ground TruthsEmily Silverman: Storytelling, Uncertainty, and Humanity in MedicineBefore getting into this new podcast, have you checked out the recent newsletter editions of Ground Truths?—how are gut microbiome drives sugar cravings—the influence of sleep on brain waste clearance and aging—the new findings of microplastics in the brain—the surprise finding about doctors and A.I.In this podcast with Dr. Emily Silverman, an internist and founder of The Nocturnists, an award winning podcast and live show, we discuss what inspired her in medicine, what led to her disillusionment, the essentiality of storytelling, of recog...
2025-02-0947 min
Ground TruthsLotte Bjerre Knudsen: The Scientist Who Drove GLP-1 Drugs For Obesity and Alzheimer'sThe Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, was the key force who pushed hard to develop GLP-1 drugs for treating obesity and subsequently for Alzheimer’s. She was recently recognized by the 2024 Lasker Medical Research Award, and the 2024 AAAS Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award. That recognition is richly deserved, since it is unclear if the GLP-1 drug path to obesity treatment, and all of the associated benefits, would have been seen at this time without her influence. That’s especially true given the mystery for why people with Type 2 diabetes (for which these drugs were used...
2025-01-0447 min
Ground TruthsArdem Patapoutian: The Pervasive PIEZO ChannelsPiezo touch and pressure-sensing ion channels are showing up everywhere as the explanation for physiologic phenomena, both at the macro and micro levels. Ardem Patapoutian, my friend and colleague at Scripps Research, discovered these receptors back in 2010 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2021 for his work. As you’ll see/hear from our conversation, the field has exploded. And you’ll get to know Ardem, who is such a fun, charismatic, and down-to-earth person. He also recently got a unique tattoo (videos below) and I wonder (unlikely) if any other Nobel laureates have one related to their discovery?!
2024-12-2939 min
Ground TruthsMark Cuban: A Master Disrupter for American HealthcareAmerican healthcare is well known for its extreme cost and worst outcomes among industrialized (such as the 38 OECD member) countries, and beyond that to be remarkably opaque. The high cost of prescription drugs contributes, and little has been done to change that except for the government passing the Affordable Insulin Now Act at the end of 2022, enacted in 2023. But in January 2022 Mark Cuban launched Cost Plus Drugs that has transformed how many Americans can get their prescriptions filled at a fraction of the prevailing prices, bypassing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that control 80% of US prescriptions. That was just the...
2024-12-2037 min
Ground TruthsKevin Hall: What Should We Eat?A leader for conducting rigorous randomized trials of humans along with animal models for understanding nutrition and metabolism, Dr. Kevin Hall is a Senior Investigator at the National Institutes of Health, and Section Chief of the Integrative Physiology Section, NIDDK. In this podcast, we reviewed his prolific body of research a recent publications. The timing of optimizing our diet and nutrition seems apropos, now that we’re in in the midst of the holiday season!Below is a video snippet of our conversation on his ultra-processed food randomized trial.Full videos of all Gr...
2024-11-3047 min
Science Changing LifeFutureproof: Eric Topol on revolutionizing pandemic preparednessIn the second part of our conversation with Dr. Eric Topol, we explore how examining the past is necessary to ensure we’re more prepared for our future. From universal vaccines and advanced antiviral therapies to cutting-edge digital tools like wearable biosensors and genomic surveillance, Dr. Topol shares actionable insights on harnessing technology and data to revolutionize pandemic preparedness. Listen in as we discuss the path to a safer, healthier future.
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2024-11-2610 min
Ground TruthsThe Glaucomfleckens: The Best in Medical ComedyBelow is a brief video snippet from our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The current one is here. If you like the YouTube format, please subscribe! This one has embedded one of my favorite TikTok’s from Will. There are several links to others in the transcript. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with links to both audio and videos, commencement addresses, NEJM article coverageEric Topol (00:06):Hi, it's Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and I've got an amazing couple wi...
2024-11-1635 min
Ground TruthsRachael Bedard: A Geriatric Physician and Champion for Patients Without a VoiceAbove is a brief video snippet from our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with links to audio and external citationsEric Topol (00:06):Well, hello it's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I'm really delighted to welcome Dr. Rachael Bedard, who is a physician geriatrician in New York City, and is actually much more multidimensional, if you will. She's a writer. We're going to go over some of her recent writings...
2024-11-0243 min
Ground TruthsKaterina Akassoglou: Blood Clots, Brain Inflammation, and CovidSuperimposed on an impressive body of work on the blood-brain-barrier and immune system, Prof Akassoglou and her collaborators just published an elegant study in Nature that centered on the direct binding os the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to fibrin with marked downstream pro-inflammatory effects. The findings and potential treatments have implications beyond Covid, Long Covid to other neurologic diseases.Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with links to audio and to relevant papers, graphics
2024-10-1935 min
Ground TruthsPatrick Hsu: A Trailblazer in Digital BiologyWhen I think of digital biology, I think of Patrick Hsu—he’s the prototype, a rarified talent in both life and computer science, who recently led the team that discovered bridge RNAs, what may be considered CRISPR 3.0 for genome editing, and is building new generative A.I. models for life science. You might call them LLLMs-large language of life models. He is Co-Founder and a Core Investigator of the Arc Institute and Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and Deb Faculty Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.Above is a brief snippet of our conversation. Full videos of all...
2024-10-1347 min
Ground TruthsAI Snake Oil—A New Book by 2 Princeton University Computer ScientistsArvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor are well regarded computer scientists at Princeton University and have just published a book with a provocative title, AI Snake Oil. Here I’ve interviewed Sayash and challenged him on this dismal title, for which he provides solid examples of predictive AI’s failures. Then we get into the promise of generative AI.Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with links to audio and external links to key...
2024-09-2439 min
Ground TruthsFrancis Collins: On Truth, Science, Faith and TrustFrancis Collins is a veritable national treasure. He directed the National Institutes of Health from 2009 to 2021. Prior to that he led the National Human Genetics Research Institute (NHGRI) from 1997-2009, during which the human genome was first sequenced. As a physician-scientist, he has made multiple seminal discoveries on the genetic underpinnings of cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, neurofibromatosis, progeria, and others. This brief summary is barely scratching the surface oh his vast contributions to life science and medicine.A video clip from our conversation on hepatitis C. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on...
2024-09-1140 min
Ground TruthsJoseph Allen: The Pivotal Importance of Air Quality, Ventilation and Exposures (Such as "Forever Chemicals") For Our HealthProfessor Joseph Allen directs the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard Chan School of Public Health. His expertise extends far beyond what makes buildings healthy. He has been a leading voice and advocate during the Covid pandemic for air quality and ventilation. He coined the term “Forever Chemicals” and has written extensively on this vital topic, no less other important exposures, which we covered In our wide-ranging conversation. You will see how remarkably articulate and passionate Prof Allen is about these issues, along with his optimism for solutions.A video snippet of our conversation: buildings as the 1st line...
2024-09-051h 01
Fixing Healthcare PodcastFHC #146: Dr. Eric Topol on how AI is changing healthcareIn the first episode of Fixing Healthcare’s 10th season, cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr speak with Dr. Eric Topol, a healthcare visionary and global technology leader.
This season focuses on the future of technology in healthcare, a topic close to Dr. Pearl’s heart. His newest book, ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine, debuted as an Amazon top new release. All profits from the book go to Doctors Without Borders.
Dr. Topol is a renowned cardiologist and founder of the Scripps Research Translational Institute. He has...
2024-09-0341 min
Ground TruthsSteve Horvath: Our Epigenetic Age ClocksSteve Horvath made the seminal discovery of the—Horvath Clock— an epigenetic clock based on DNA methylation, which is now being used extensively in medical research and offered commercially for individuals (←we talk about that!). He was on the faculty at UCLA from 2000-2022 as a Professor of Human Genetics and Biostatistics, and now works on anti-aging research at Altos Labs.A perspective on the importance of epigenetic clocks this week’s Nature”This insight is crucial for deriving reliable biological markers of ageing in tissues or blood. Such a feat has been accomplished through the ingenious identifica...
2024-08-2341 min
Ground TruthsPradeep Natarajan: Preventing Heart DiseasePradeep is a brilliant geneticist and Director of Preventive Cardiology, holds the Paul & Phyllis Fireman Endowed Chair in Vascular Medicine at Mass General Hospital and on faculty at Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute. His prolific research has been illuminating for the field of improving our approach to reduce the risk of heart disease. That’s especially important because heart disease is the global (and US) #1 killer and is on the increase. We didn’t get into lifestyle factors here since there was so much ground to cover on new tests. drugs, and strategies.A video snip...
2024-08-1457 min
Ground TruthsShane Crotty: A Landmark Study on Upper Airway Mucosal ImmunityA video snippet of our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Shane Crotty: A Landmark Study on Upper Airway Mucosal ImmunityTranscriptThis is the first time a Ground Truths podcast is being posted simultaneous with a new publication, this one in Nature, by Professor Shane Crotty and his colleagues at La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Shane is one of the leading immunologists and virologists in the country; he and his group pub...
2024-07-3138 min
Ground TruthsFaisal Mahmood: A.I.'s Transformation of PathologyFull videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Thank you for reading Ground Truths. This post is public so feel free to share it.Transcript with audio and external linksEric Topol (00:05):Hello, it's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I am really thrilled to have with me Professor Faisal Mahmood, who is lighting it up in the field of pathology with AI. He is on the faculty at Harvard Medical...
2024-07-2841 min
Ground TruthsEuan Ashley: Exercise may be the single most potent medical intervention ever knownRecently, a series of papers were published in Nature and Nature journals illuminating the physiologic effects of exercise from an NIH initiative called MoTrPAC. To understand the wealth of new findings, I spoke with Professor Euan Ashley, who, along with Matt Wheeler, heads up the bioinformatics center.Earlier this week, Stanford announced Euan Ashley will be the new Chair of the Department of Medicine. He has done groundbreaking work in human genomics, including rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill patients and applying the technology for people with unknown diseases. A few years ago he published The...
2024-07-0548 min
Ground TruthsChristopher Labos: Debunking Myths About What We Eat and DrinkA book that reads like a novel; it’s humorous, it’s a love story. Dr. Christopher Labos, an imaginative cardiologist and epidemiologist at McGill University, takes us through multiple longstanding misconceptions about different foods and drinks, and along the way provides outstanding educational value.Video snippet from our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with external links and links to the audio recordingEric Topol (00:07):He...
2024-06-2645 min
Ground TruthsCharlie Swanton: A Master Class on CancerThe most enthralling conversation I’ve ever had with anyone on cancer. It’s with Charlie Swanton who is a senior group leader at the Francis Crick Institute, the Royal Society Napier Professor in Cancer and medical oncologist at University College London, co-director of Cancer Research UK.Video snippet from our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with audio links and many external linksEric Topol (00:07):Well, hell...
2024-06-1455 min
Ground TruthsTom Cech: RNA Takes Center StageIn this podcast, Thomas Czech, Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a lineage of remarkable contributions on RNA, ribozyme, and telomeres, discuss why RNA is so incredibly versatile.Video snippet from our conversation. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can be seen on YouTube here. The audios are also available on Apple and Spotify.Transcript with links to the audio and external linksEric Topol (00:07):Well, hello, this is Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and it's really a delight for me to welcome Tom Cech...
2024-06-0549 min
Ground TruthsVenki Ramakrishnan: The New Science of AgingProfessor Venki Ramakrishnan, a Nobel laureate for his work on unraveling the structure of function of the ribosome, has written a new book WHY WE DIE which is outstanding. Among many posts and recognitions for his extraordinary work in molecular biology, Venki has been President of the Royal Society, knighted in 2012, and was made a Member of the Order of Merit in 2022. He is a group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology research institute in Cambridge, UK.A brief video snippet of our conversation below. Full videos of all Ground Truths podcasts can...
2024-05-2849 min
Ground TruthsSvetlana Blitshteyn: On the Front Line With Long Covid and POTSAfter finishing her training in neurology at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Svetlana Blitshteyn started a Dysautonomia Clinic in 2009. Little did she know what was in store many years later when Covid hit!Ground Truths podcasts are on Apple and Spotify. The video interviews are on YouTubeTranscript with audio and external linksEric Topol (00:07):Well, hello, it's Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and I have with me a really great authority on dysautonomia and POTS. We will get into what that is for those who aren't following this closely. And...
2024-05-2053 min
Ground TruthsKate Crawford: A Leading Scholar and Conscience for A.I.“We haven't invested this much money into an infrastructure like this really until you go back to the pyramids”—Kate CrawfordTranscript with links to audio and external links. Ground Truths podcasts are on Apple and Spotify. The video interviews are on YouTube Eric Topol (00:06):Well, hello, this is Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I'm really delighted today to welcome Kate Crawford, who we're very lucky to have as an Australian here in the United States. And she's multidimensional, as I've learned, not just a scholar of AI, all the dimens...
2024-05-1351 min
Ground TruthsAkiko Iwasaki: The Immunology of Covid and the FutureIf there’s one person you’d want to talk to about immunology, the immune system and Covid, holes in our knowledge base about the complex immune system, and where the field is headed, it would be Professor Iwasaki. And add to that the topic of Women in Science. Here’s our wide-ranging conversation.A snippet of the video, Full length Ground Truths videos are posted here and you can subscribe. Ground Truths is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid s...
2024-05-0441 min
Ground TruthsAviv Regev: The Revolution in Digital Biology“Where do I think the next amazing revolution is going to come? … There’s no question that digital biology is going to be it. For the very first time in our history, in human history, biology has the opportunity to be engineering, not science.” —Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEOAviv Regev is one of the leading life scientists of our time. In this conversation, we cover the ongoing revolution in digital biology that has been enabled by new deep knowledge on cells, proteins and genes, and the use of generative A.I .Transcript...
2024-04-2936 min
Ground TruthsJennifer Doudna: The Exciting Future of Genome EditingProfessor Doudna was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier for their pioneering work in CRISPR genome editing. The first genome editing therapy (Casgevy) was just FDA approved, only a decade after the CRISPR-Cas9 editing system discovery. But It’s just the beginning of a much bigger impact story for medicine and life science.Ground Truths podcasts are now on Apple and Spotify. And if you prefer videos, they are posted on YouTubeTranscript with links to audio and relevant external linksEric Topol (00:06):Th...
2024-04-1431 min
Ground TruthsDaniel Drucker: Illuminating the GLP-1 Drug's Break OutNote: This podcast is a companion to the Ground Truths newsletter “A Big Week for GLP-1 Drugs”Eric Topol (00:06):It is Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and with me today is Dr. Daniel Drucker from the University of Toronto, who is one of the leading endocrinologists in the world, and he along with Joel Habener and Jens Juul Holst from the University of Copenhagen and Denmark, have been credited with numerous prizes of their discovery work of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) as we get to know these family of drugs and he's a true pioneer. He's been...
2024-04-0636 min
Ground TruthsSid Mukherjee: On A.I., Longevity and Being A Digital HumanSiddhartha Mukherjee is a Professor at Columbia University, oncologist, and extraordinary author of Emperor of All Maladies (which was awarded a Pulitzer Prize), The Gene, and The Song of the Cell, along with outstanding pieces in the New Yorker. He is one of the top thought leaders in medicine of our era. “I have begun to imagine, think about what it would be to be a digital human..”—Sid MukherjeeEric Topol (00:06):Well, hello, this is Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I am delighted to have my friend Sid Mu...
2024-03-2947 min
Ground TruthsHolden Thorp: Straight Talk from the Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journalsThere was so much to talk about—this is the longest Ground Truths podcast yet. Hope you’ll find it as thought-provoking as I did!Transcript, with audio and external links, edited by Jessica Nguyen, Producer for Ground TruthsVideo and audio tech support by Sinjun Balabanoff, Scripps ResearchEric Topol (00:00:05):This is Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and I am delighted to have with me Holden Thorp, who is the Editor-in-Chief of the Science journals. We're going to talk about Science, not just the magazine journal, but also scie...
2024-03-171h 00
Ground TruthsDaphne Koller: The Convergence of A.I. and Digital BiologyTranscript Eric Topol (00:06):Well, hello, this is Eric Topol with Ground Truths and I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Daphne Koller, the founder and CEO of insitro, and a person who I've been wanting to meet for some time. Finally, we converged so welcome, Daphne.Daphne Koller (00:21):Thank you Eric. And it's a pleasure to finally meet you as well.Eric Topol (00:24):Yeah, I mean you have been rocking everybody over the years with elected to the National Academy of Engineering and Science and right at the...
2024-03-1035 min
Ground TruthsColeen Murphy: The Science of Aging and Longevity“A few years ago, I might have chuckled at the naiveté of this question, but now it's not so crazy to think that we will be able to take some sort of medicine to extend our healthy lifespans in the foreseeable future.”—Coleen MurphyTranscript with external linksEric Topol (00:06):Hello, this is Eric Topol from Ground Truths, and I'm just so delighted to have with me Professor Coleen Murphy, who has written this exceptional book, How We Age: The Science of Longevity. It is a phenomenal book an...
2024-03-0344 min
Ground TruthsMichelle Monje: The Brain in Long Covid and CancerTranscript with audio and relevant external links, recorded on 6 Feb 2024Eric Topol (00:05):Hello, this is Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I have a remarkable guest with me today, Professor Michelle Monje, who is from Stanford, a physician-scientist there and is really a leader in neuro-oncology, the big field of cancer neuroscience, neuroinflammation, and she has just been rocking it recently with major papers on these fields, no less her work that's been on a particular cancer, brain cancer in kids that we'll talk about. I just want to give you...
2024-02-2543 min
Ground TruthsJim Collins: Discovery of the First New Structural Class of Antibiotics in Decades, Using A.I.Jim Collins is one of the leading biomedical engineers in the world. He’s been elected to all 3 National Academies (Engineering, Science, and Medicine) and is one of the founders of the field of synthetic biology. In this conversation, we reviewed the seminal discoveries that he and his colleagues are making at the Antibiotics-AI Project at MIT.Recorded 5 February 2024, transcript below with audio links and external links to recent publicationsEric Topol (00:05):Hello, it's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I have got an extraordinary guest with me today, Jim Collins, who's the Te...
2024-02-1328 min
Ground TruthsKatalin Karikó: The unimaginable, obstacle-laden, multi-decade journey to discover the mRNA platform and win the 2023 Nobel Prize “The history of science, it turns out, is filled with stories of very smart people laughing at good ideas.”—Katalin Karikó Ground Truths podcasts are now available on Apple and Spotify!The list of obstacles that Kati Karikó faced to become a scientist, to make any meaningful discovery, to prevail over certain scientists and administrators who oppressed her, unable to obtain grants, her seminal paper rejected by all of the top-tier journals, demoted and dismissed, but ultimately to be awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize with Drew Weissman, is a story for the...
2024-02-0354 min
Ground TruthsJonathan Howard, author of We Want Them InfectedJonathan Howard is a neurologist and psychiatrist who practices at NYU-Bellevue and posts frequently on Science Based Medicine.Transcript, unedited, with links to audioEric Topol (00:05):Well, hello, Eric Topol with Ground Truths and I'm really pleased to have the chance to talk with Jonathan Howard today, who is a neurologist and psychiatrist at NYU at Bellevue and has written quite an amazing book published a few months months ago called We Want Them Infected, so welcome Jonathan.Jonathan Howard (00:27):Hey, thanks so much for...
2024-01-2543 min
Ground TruthsLiv Boeree: On Competition, Moloch Traps, and the A.I. Arms RaceA snippet of our conversation belowTranscript of our conversation 8 January 2023, edited for accuracy, with external linksEric TopolIt’s a pleasure for me to have Liv Boeree as our Ground Truths podcast guest today. I met her at the TED meeting in October dedicated to AI. I think she's one of the most interesting people I’ve met in years and the first time I've ever interviewed a professional poker player who has won world championships and we're going to go through that whole story, so welcome Liv...
2024-01-1336 min
Ground TruthsTony Wyss-Coray: The Science of AgingThe science to advance our understanding of the aging process—and to potentially slow it down—has made important strides. One of the leading scientists responsible for this work is Professor Tony Wyss-Coray, whose work has particularly focused on brain aging but has implications for all organs. I believe his December 2023 Nature paper on blood proteins that can track aging for 11 of our organs is one of the most important aging reports yet.Here is the audio and transcript of our conversation, recorded 20 December 2023, with a few relevant external links.This is the last Ground Trut...
2023-12-2632 min
Ground TruthsDavid Liu: A Master Class on the Future of Genome EditingDavid Liu is an gifted molecular biologist and chemist who has pioneered major refinements in how we are and will be doing genome editing in the future, validating the methods in multiple experimental models, and establishing multiple companies to accelerate their progress.The interview that follows here highlights why those refinements beyond the CRISPR Cas9 nuclease (used for sickle cell disease) are vital, how we can achieve better delivery of editing packages into cells, ethical dilemmas, and a future of somatic (body) cell genome editing that is in some ways is up to our imagination, because of...
2023-12-1047 min
Ground TruthsGeoffrey Hinton: Large Language Models in Medicine. They Understand and Have EmpathyThis is one of the most enthralling and fun interviews I’ve ever done (in 2 decades of doing them) and I hope that you’ll find it stimulating and provocative. If you did, please share with your network.And thanks for listening, reading, and subscribing to Ground Truths.Recorded 4 December 2023Transcript below with external links to relevant material along with links to the audioERIC TOPOL (00:00):This is for me a real delight to have the chance to have a conversation with Geoffrey Hinton. I followed his work...
2023-12-0836 min
Ground TruthsAndrew Ng: On OpenAI's stormy times, AI regulation, education, and where we are headed for healthcare and beyond“A.I. is not the problem; it’s the solution.”—Andrew Ng at TED, 17 October 2023Recorded 21 November 2023Transcript with relevant links and links to audio fileEric Topol (00:00):Hello, it's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I'm really delighted to have with me Andrew Ng, who is a giant in AI who I've gotten to know over the years and have the highest regard. So Andrew, welcome.Andrew Ng (00:14): Hey, thanks Eric. It's always a pleasure to see you.Eric Topol (00:16):Yeah, we...
2023-11-2132 min
Ground TruthsThe Science Behind Food and Dangers of Ultra-Processed, Artificial, Non-Food with Dr. Chris Van TullekenIf you care about what you eat, you won’t want to miss this conversation! Chris Van Tulleken is an infectious disease physician-scientist in the UK’s National Health Service who has written a deeply researched masterpiece book on food—ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE. It’s not just about these synthetic and artificial UPF substances, that carry many health hazards, but also about our lifestyle and diet, challenging dogma about low carbs/glycemic index and the impact of exercise. Chris ate an 80% UPF diet for a month with extensive baseline and follow-up assessments including MRI brain scans. He has an ident...
2023-10-2446 min
Ground TruthsPeter Attia: Our conversation about his hit book OUTLIVE, Medicine 3.0, promoting healthspan, GLP-1 drugs and moreIn July, I reviewed Peter’s Outlive book here in Ground Truths and hoped I’d be able to interview him about my concerns. Here’s that conversation, recorded October 16th. I hope you’ll find it informative and stimulating!The AI generated transcript (unedited) below with links to the audio recordingEric Topol (00:01):Peter, it's really great to see you. I haven't been chance to visit since early 2020, and you introduced me to Topo Chico as a great way to get carbonated water. Are you still into those?Pet...
2023-10-1943 min
Ground TruthsOn Genome Editing With Fyodor Urnov, A PioneerRecorded 11 October 2023Beyond being a brilliant scientist, Fyodor is an extraordinary communicator as you will hear/see with his automotive metaphors to explain genome editing and gene therapy. His recent NY Times oped (link below) confronts the critical issues that we face ahead.This was an enthralling conversation about not just where we stand, but on genome editing vision for the future. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Transcript with key linksEric Topol (00:00):Well for me, this is really a special conversation...
2023-10-1347 min
Ground TruthsStraight Talk with Peter HotezDr. Peter Hotez is a veritable force. He has been the tip of the spear among physicians and scientists for taking on anti-science and has put himself and his family at serious risk.Along with Dr. Maria Bottazzi, he developed the Corbevax Covid vaccine —without a patent— that has already been given to over 10 million people, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Here an uninhibited, casual and extended conversation about his career, tangling with the likes of RFK Jr, Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and an organized, funded, anti-science mob, along with related topics.
2023-09-1948 min
Ground TruthsZiyad Al-Aly: Illuminating Long CovidFew, if any, physician researchers have done more to understand the long-term impact of Covid than Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a professor, nephrologist, and epidemiologist along with his team at Washington University, St. Louis. Here is the transcript (with links to the audio) of our conversation that was recorded one 7 September 2023.Eric Topol (00:00):Welcome to Ground Truths, and this podcast is a special one for me. I get to meet professor Dr. Ziyad Ali for the first time, even though we've been communicating for years. So welcome, Ziyad.Ziyad Al-Aly (00:15):...
2023-09-1141 min
Ground TruthsStraight talk with Magdalena Skipper, the Editor-in-Chief at NatureEric Topol (00:00):Hello, this is Eric Topol, and I'm thrilled to have a chance to have a conversation with Magdalena Skipper, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. And a historic note. Back in 2018, she became the first woman editor of Nature in its 149 years, and only the eighth editor of all times. Having taken over for Philip Campbell, who had been previously the editor for 22 years, we're going to ask her if she's going to do 22 or more years, but we're going to have a fun conversation because there's so much...
2023-08-1945 min
Ground TruthsJohn Halamka: How Mayo Clinic is Transforming Healthcare with A.I.Transcript Eric Topol (00:00):This is a real great opportunity to speak to one of the most impressive medical informaticists and leaders in AI in the United States and worldwide. Dr. John Halamka, just by way of background, John, his baccalaureate in Stanford was at U C S F/Berkeley for combined MD PhD trained in emergency medicine at U C L A. He went on to Harvard where he, for 20 years was the Chief Information Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess. And then in 2020 he joined Mayo Clinic to head its platform to help...
2023-08-1133 min
Ground TruthsMelanie Mitchell: Straight Talk on A.I. Large Language ModelsTranscript with LinksEric Topol (00:00):This is Eric Topol, and I'm so excited to have the chance to speak to Melanie Mitchell. Melanie is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico. And I look to her as one of the real, not just leaders, but one with balance and thoughtfulness in the high velocity AI world of large language models that we live in. And just by way of introduction, the way I got to first meet Professor Mitchell was through her book, Artificial Intelligence, A Guide...
2023-08-0439 min
Ground TruthsAl Gore: The Intersection of A.I. and Climate ChangeTranscript with some hyperlinksEric Topol (00:00):Hello, Eric Topol here. And what a privilege to have as my guest Al Gore, as we discuss things that are considered existential threats. And that includes not just climate change but also recently the concern about A.I. No one has done more on the planet to bring to the fore the concerns about climate change. And many people think that the 2006 film, An Inconvenient Truth, was the beginning, but it goes way back into the 1980s. So, Al it's really great to have you put...
2023-06-2134 min
Ground TruthsHannah Davis: A 360° on Long CovidTRANSCRIPTEric Topol (00:00):Hello, this is Eric Topol, and it's really a delight for me to welcome Hannah Davis who was the primary author of our recent review on Long Covid and is a co-founder of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative. And we're going to get into some really important topics about citizen science, Long Covid and related matters. So, Hannah, welcome.Hannah Davis (00:27):Thank you so much for having me.Eric Topol (00:29):Well, Hannah, before we get into it I thought because you had a very interesting...
2023-06-0642 min
Ground TruthsPeter Lee and the Impact of GPT-4 + Large Language AI Models in MedicineLink to the book: The AI Revolution in MedicineLink to my review of the bookLink to the Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence preprint we discussedLink to Peter’s paper on GPT-4 in NEJMTranscript (with a few highlights in bold of many parts that could be bolded!)Eric Topol (00:00):Hello, I'm Eric Topol, and I'm really delighted to have with me Peter Lee, who's the director of Microsoft Research and who is the author, along with a couple of colleagues fo...
2023-05-2243 min
Ground TruthsStraight talk with Michael OsterholmTranscript Eric (00:00):Okay. Hello, this is Eric Topol and this is a rare privilege for me to interview my favorite epidemiologist, Dr. Michael Osterholm. He is the Regents Professor of the University of Minnesota. He's director of CIDRAP, which is certainly one of the leading entities around the world for public health. And, we've been friends for the last few years, which we'll we'll talk about. So, welcome Michael. Such a great privilege to have you today.Michael (00:31):Well, thank you, the honor, really is mine. As I have shared with...
2023-05-0534 min
Digital Health & WearablesTaking the pulse on Digital Health with Dr. Eric Topol and João Bocas
João Bocas - The #Wearables Expert ™ Interviews Dr. Eric Topol, World renowned Cardiologist, Digital Health Influencer, Physician - Scientist and Author
This is a very special episode that marks the 2 year anniversary of the YouTube Channel.
The Topic is: Taking the pulse on Digital Health
We've discussed and touched upon :
- Digital Health and the state of the industry right now
- How the pandemic impacted digital health
- Detect Health Study ( using wearables )
Recommended books by Dr. Eric Tol :
1) The Creative Destruction of Medicine
2) The Patient will see you now
3) Deep Medicine
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2023-03-2118 minFixing Healthcare PodcastFHC #81: Eric Topol on the future of AI, medical education and leadershipDr. Eric Topol, now a three-time returning guest on the Fixing Healthcare podcast, discusses 21st-century lessons in leadership.
Topol is the director of the Scripps Research Institute and a professor of molecular medicine. He has published more than 1,200 peer-reviewed articles and serves as the editor-in-chief of Medscape. He has authored three bestselling books including his most recent, “Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again.”
In this episode, Topol talks about the future of medical leadership and the role of AI (including ChatGPT), genomics research and genome editing, medical education and the retail/phar...
2023-02-0849 min
Health & VeritasDr. Eric Topol: Pushing Medicine into the FutureHowie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Eric Topol, a physician and writer who is widely recognized both as a leading researcher and a public voice on medicine and health. They discuss his career turn toward genomics and digital health, and the fight against misinformation on Twitter. Links: "Adding Salt to Foods and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease" Eric Topol: Ground Truths Eric Topol: The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care (2011) Eric Topol: The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine I...
2022-12-0134 minHealth & VeritasDr. Eric Topol: Pushing Medicine into the FutureHowie and Harlan are joined by Dr. Eric Topol, a physician and writer who is widely recognized both as a leading researcher and a public voice on medicine and health. They discuss his career turn toward genomics and digital health, and the fight against misinformation on Twitter. Links: "Adding Salt to Foods and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease" Eric Topol: Ground Truths Eric Topol: The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care (2011) Eric Topol: The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine I...
2022-12-0134 minFixing Healthcare PodcastFHC #51: Eric Topol on breaking the rules and putting patients in chargeOne hard part about interviewing Dr. Eric Topol is knowing where to begin.
Topol wears a seemingly infinite array of hats: He is the director of Scripps Research Translational Institute. He’s a professor of molecular medicine. He’s an expert on artificial intelligence, Covid-19, genome editing and precision medicine. He’s a bestselling author, the editor of the popular healthcare publication MedScape, and one of the most followed physicians on Twitter.
Thus, another hard part about interview Eric Topol is knowing you’ll always have far more questions than time to ask them. For this int...
2022-05-0931 min
The Psychology PodcastEric Topol || Public Service Announcement: Separating Facts from Myths in the PandemicIt's important to recognize that when we're dealing with a very new or rapidly changing phenomenon, like we have been with the pandemic, even the "scientific consensus" can easily be wrong because there's not been much time for the rigorous replicability studies to be conducted or even sometimes to accurately measure the proper effect sizes. However, I also believe it's important that we don't create a false equivalency between very fringe ideas that are unsupported by the current evidence base and a scientific consensus that is grounded in rigorous methodology. This is why I sought ou...
2022-02-1031 min
The Gary Bisbee Show29: COVID, AI, and the Future of Medicine with Eric Topol, M.D., Founder & Director, Scripps Research Translational InstituteMeet Dr. Eric Topol:Dr. Eric Topol is a cardiologist, scientist, and author. He is the Founder and Director of Scripps Research Translational Institute, and the Executive Vice-President of Scripps Research. He has published over 1200 peer-reviewed articles and is one of the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine. In 2016, Dr. Topol received a $207 million grant from the NIH to lead a portion of All of Us, part of the Precision Medicine Initiative. He is the author of three books on healthcare and is known for his commentary on patient-centered care and artificial intelligence. Key Insights:
2021-09-3045 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingEric Topol: AI Doctors, Medicine's Future, and The Delta Variant#AI #FutureofMedicine #EricTopolDr. Eric Topol M.D. is a Physician-Scientist, Author, Editor and is The Gary & Mary West Endowed Chair of Innovative Medicine, and the Executive VP, Scripps Research.We discussed the meaning of life, ways for Artificial Intelligence to improve patient outcomes…and concomitantly, benefit physicians too. We explored the ethical imperatives incumbent on doctors— is it ok to exaggerate medical benefits/risks to incentivize greater patient participation. We closed with his concerns about Elon Musk's long-term space travel from a medical perspective, including his thoughts on the Kelly twin astronaut study.S...
2021-08-1057 min
Big Picture Medicine#040 Leadership Shorts: Dr Eric TopolDo you need to be a d**k to be a good leader? Here's what Dr Eric Topol said...
Dr Eric Topol is in the top 10 most cited doctors in the history of Medicine. He is a cardiologist, geneticist and digital medicine expert — and was commissioned by the UK’s Health Secretary to write a report to prepare the NHS for the digital future: The Topol Review.
Dr Topol has three best selling books on the future of Medicine: the Creative Destruction of Medicine, The Patient Will See you Now and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Inte...
2020-12-1002 min
Science Changing LifeEpisode 20 – Eric Topol & Dennis Burton: Antibodies, Vaccines and the Current State of COVID-19Today’s special edition features an extended conversation between Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, and Professor Dennis Burton, Chair of the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research. Listen as they talk about antibody cocktail treatments, the mystery of “longhaul” COVID-19 symptoms and how close we are to developing a coronavirus vaccine.
Transcript of today's episode
https://www.scripps.edu/covid-19/videos/topol-burton/index.html
Dr. Eric Topol’s bio
https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/
Prof. Dennis Burton’s bio
https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/burton/
Efficacy of convalescent plasma
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/busine...
2020-09-0145 minBig Picture Medicine#020 Deep Medicine 🚀 — Dr Eric TopolWhat would you be working on if you were a medical student today?
Dr Eric Topol is in the top 10 most cited doctors in the history of Medicine. He is a cardiologist, geneticist and digital medicine expert — and was commissioned by the UK’s Health Secretary to write a report to prepare the NHS for the digital future: The Topol Review.
Dr Topol has three best selling books on the future of Medicine: the Creative Destruction of Medicine, The Patient Will See you Now and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. This...
2020-07-2630 min
Creating a New HealthcareEpisode #69: Humanizing Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence – with Dr. Eric TopolA lot has been said about the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to healthcare. These discussions typically center on AI’s ability to improve diagnostic accuracy, reduce medical errors, lower healthcare costs, enhance productivity, and even replace providers. We will cover some of that ground as well, but our guest’s perspective takes the discussion far beyond those more familiar topics. His firm belief is that the major impact AI could have on healthcare delivery would be to restore “the human bond, the human touch, and the human factor that has been lost.”
This is a unique opinion...
2019-09-1235 min
The All Turtles PodcastAI in medicine with Dr. Eric TopolAI has already made its way into in the medical field, and today, Dr. Eric Topol gives us a sense of the many ways in which medical professionals are already taking advantage of this technology. Dr. Topol is a cardiologist and the author of Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. He acknowledges AI’s security risks, but is optimistic for the future of health that AI is helping to usher in. Show notes Conversation with Dr. Topol (0:50) Dr. Eric Topol is a cardiologist. Dr. Topol is th...
2019-09-1127 min
DataPointHow Artificial Intelligence actually makes medicine more human - A Deep Medicine conversation with Eric Topol, MD of Scripps ResearchToday's guest: Eric Topol, MD | Founder and Director, Scripps Research Translational InstituteGreg and Eric talk about the genesis of Scripps' remarkable efforts in genomics and digital health, the wealth of insight that's already available today due to a wealth of data & advanced "Deep Medicine" and talk about the future impact of Food as Medicine - e.g., "Deep Diet."Important Links:Deep Medicine site: https://drerictopol.com/book/deep-medicine/Eric Topol's site: https://drerictopol.com/Eric Topol's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erictopolEscaping the Scarcity Loop...
2019-07-1633 min