87 Episoder

  1. 5. How to Solve a Medical Mystery

    Publisert: 3.9.2021

  2. 4. What Do Grocery Store Prices and Heart Surgery Have in Common?

    Publisert: 27.8.2021

  3. 3. Why Are Kids With Summer Birthdays More Likely to Get the Flu?

    Publisert: 20.8.2021

  4. 2. Do As Docs Say, Not As They Do

    Publisert: 13.8.2021

  5. 1. Covid and the “Birthday Effect”

    Publisert: 6.8.2021

  6. Introducing “Freakonomics, M.D.”

    Publisert: 21.7.2021

  7. Marathons Can Be Deadly — But Not For the Reasons You May Think

    Publisert: 10.6.2021

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Each week, physician, economist, and author of "Random Acts of Medicine" Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?

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