Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale School of Medicine surgical oncologist Kevin Billingsley, who discusses how robotics and advanced imaging are reshaping what it means to be a surgeon and offers guidance for those facing a cancer diagnosis. Harlan reports on a company testing AI-based prescription renewals and raises concerns about safety and oversight; Howie reflects on new survey data showing declining public trust in health institutions.

Show notes:

Unsupervised AI

Health & Veritas Episode 207: Robert Wachter: AI Is Already Remaking Healthcare

"Vinod Khosla: Machines will replace 80 percent of doctors"

Doctronic AI Regulatory Mitigation Agreement

"AI could soon renew prescriptions without clinician help. Should the FDA make sure it's safe?"

"Exclusive: Researchers trick a bot that prescribes meds"

"Don't trust this $4 solution for getting a prescription"

"CVS Health And Google Launch AI Business To 'Personalize Healthcare'"

Health & Veritas Episode 206: Mary-Ann Etiebet: Confronting Preventable Disease Harlan discusses ARPA-H.

Kevin Billingsley

Laparoscopy

Robotic Surgery

"History of robotic surgery: from AESOP and ZEUS to da Vinci"

"Personal Best" Atul Gawande compares surgeons to athletes.

"Future of Surgical Training Will Include Major Shift in Education Model"

"Will your next surgeon be a robot? Autonomy and AI in robotic surgery"

"Dying Words" Jerome Groopman on the relationship between oncologists and patients.

"Teamwork in Healthcare: Key Discoveries Enabling Safer, High-Quality Care"

Smoking and Cancer

Benefits of Physical Activity

Physical Activity and Cancer

Health & Veritas: Melinda Irwin: Can Nutrition and Exercise Improve Cancer Outcomes?

"What Alcohol Does to the Body"

Who do you trust?

"Stark Divide: Americans More Confident in Career Scientists at U.S. Health Agencies Than Leaders"

"Poll: Americans increasingly trust career scientists, not leaders, at CDC, NIH, and FDA"

Your Local Epidemiologist: "Top 5 questions about school vaccination requirements"

Health & Veritas Katelyn Jetelina: A Visit from Your Local Epidemiologist"

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