1. Public discussion      - New information      - Politics      - MD subspecialties      - Sources of data      - Nonsense  

The War Over Covid-19 Expertise and the Politicization of Health Public discussion      -New information      -Politics      -MD subspecialties      -Sourc

Questions for PP Talks – Covid-19 & Children 1. Rationale?             a. Symptoms less severe than in adults             b. Childr

1. What is the current situation?      a. US – slow response, extremely poor national management, high uninsured rate, high out-of-pocket costs, and comparatively low medical system capacity       b.

1. What is off-label drug use?      a. Off-label drug use is when doctors prescribe medications for unapproved uses      b. FDA cannot control how doctors prescribe      c. 20% of

1. Goal:  Lower drug cost so that they are affordable to patients      a. US Rate of Inflation (2017-2019) = 2.14% to 1.8%      b. CPI = 2.0%      c. CPI (health care) = 2.8%

Science & Data vs. Misinformation & the risks of overemphasizing Covid-19 to the detriment of other diseases 1. Where is the science behind Covid-19? 2. What treatments have been approved? What treatments are of no value? 3. With the emphasis on C

Racism’s Impact on Health Care 1. Scope of topic = any civic, cultural, spiritual divisiveness 2. Scale = racism, sexism, antisemitism, genderism, etc., emblematic of hatred, brutality, senseless violence, exclusion, bias 3. Genesis of this podcast – poli

1. What has changed?     a. Decreased MD office visits     b. Decreased well visits     c. Decreased oversight of chronic diseases     d. Telehealth     e.

1. What does “second wave” mean? 2. What is transmissibility and severity of COVID-19?      a. After relaxation of interventions (social distancing, population behavior change, contact tracing)      b. Cov