Listen: Trump’s coronavirus pivot, life inside the ICU, drug development in a pandemic
Why did the U.S. change its tune on coronavirus? What’s it like to be an ICU nurse right now? And when are we getting a...
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Listen: Voices from the coronavirus pandemic, in Italy, New York, and the high seas
How long will this pandemic persist? Are U.S. hospitals going to be overwhelmed? And what’s it like to be quarantined on a cruise ship? We...
Listen: Pharma’s response to coronavirus, Google’s appetite for health data, and biotech’s rise in China
Does “The Art of the Deal” cover vaccines? Is patient privacy a relic of the past? And how big can biotech get in China? We...
Listen: Wall Street’s coronavirus freakout, why clinical trials frustrate patients, and a journey through the past
Is the market overreacting to the coronavirus? Why do so many clinical trials go unfilled? And how do you pronounce “Martin Shkreli”? We discuss all...
Listen: Drug industry infighting, the human side of genetic medicine, and a big year for the microbiome
Can biopharma police itself? Who decides whether something’s a disease or a difference? And will fecal matter ever become a drug? We discuss all that...
Listen: The Zolgensma lottery, billionaire philanthropy, & life on the buy side
What’s the right way to give drugs away? Is $3 billion even a lot of money? And when is biotech hype justified? We discuss all...
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Listen: Fake outbreak news, treating coronavirus, and biotech’s Mount Rushmore
Is peer review underrated? Can biotech stop an outbreak? And would you mind giving us a call? We discuss all that and more on the...
Listen: A chemist breaks bad, the latest on the coronavirus, and pharma’s slow Bern
Is it wise to lie to the feds? Is pharma taking Sen. Bernie Sanders seriously? And what constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern?”...
Listen: The latest on the China virus, Sarepta’s ongoing FDA saga, and biotech at Davos
Are we dealing with a SARS redux? Has the FDA lost its teeth? And what do billionaires talk to each other about? We discuss all...
Listen: A J.P. Morgan recap, a plan to bust pharma monopolies, and a website for cancer patients
Why weren’t there any big deals announced this week? What does the word “equivalar” mean? And why is information about prognosis so hard to find?...
Activating Audiences: How spatial music can help us to listen
Matthews, E-K; (2019) Activating Audiences: How spatial music can help us to listen. Organised Sound , 24 (3) pp. 297-306. 10.1017/s1355771819000360 . Green open access...
Researchers listen to rural Kentuckians—then score a win for heart health
Researchers who went into one of the nation’s poorest regions to educate people about their health ended up getting a few lessons themselves—and together, they...
Listen: Biohacker Josiah Zayner on getting canceled, good news in cancer, and a long road in Ebola
Does pharma deserve more credit? Will history forgive He Jiankui? And how does a laboratory eureka become a lifesaving vaccine? We discuss all that and...
Listen: The decade in breakthrough drugs, the year in bad CEOing, and the viruses that cure disease
Which drug defined the decade? Who’s the worst CEO in biopharma? And how does gene therapy actually work? We discuss all that and more on...
Listen: The future of CAR-T, an alarming cancer trend, and Sarepta’s FDA legacy
Has CAR-T lost its luster? Why is colorectal cancer on the rise? And did the FDA forever change in 2016? We discuss all that and...
Listen: Biogen’s big reveal, hot takes on Alzheimer’s, & the science of one-eyed sheep
How do you know if a “positive” study is positive? And what if clinical trial participants unionized? We discuss all that and more on the...
Listen: Warren’s awkward home front, the ethics of treating dwarfism, and the sound of STAT Summit
Can Sen. Elizabeth Warren ever go home again? Is it ethical to make little people taller? And when will AI come up with a new...