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Intention to Treat
From the New England Journal of Medicine, welcome to “Intention to Treat,” a podcast exploring the most complicated, perplexing, and fascinating issues facing medicine today. From groundbreaking research, to clinical advances, to personal stories from doctors and their patients, we give you a behind-the-scenes look at discoveries that are changing medical practice and provide you with the knowledge to thrive on the front lines of health care.
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Episodes
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Investigating Injustices in the Journal's History, Part 2
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
In the second half of our podcast series on historical injustices, guests Evelynn Hammonds and David Jones examine the racism of post-World War II American medicine and its lessons for the present day.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2314000.
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Investigating Injustices in the Journal's History
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Over its 200-plus years, the Journal has sometimes published articles that have perpetuated injustices against various groups of people. A new Perspective series explores that history and its lessons.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2311329.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Covid Update
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
This episode examines Covid-19 variants that are currently circulating, recommendations for booster shots, and new treatments in the pipeline.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2311327.
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime Time?
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
This episode examines the need for and promise of xenotransplantation, considering first the plight of patients and then the progress being made by researchers.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2309946.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Alzheimer’s Update, Part 2
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
This episode explores the current state of research on the multiple likely mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease as well as promising treatments and diagnostics.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2309944.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Alzheimer’s Update, Part 1
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Host Rachel Gotbaum talks with a patient with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and two dementia experts about frustrations with the current state of Alzheimer’s care.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2309485.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
The Long Haul of Long Covid
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
This episode explores long Covid, an often-disabling but unexplained syndrome of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2. How is it affecting millions of people, and what is being done about it?
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2309483.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
What We Don’t Know about School Shooter Drills
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
This episode peers into U.S. schools to examine a widespread but non–evidence-based approach to preparing children and staff for gun-violence incidents.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2308309.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Awakened Hope for Narcolepsy
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
In this episode, a patient with narcolepsy describes her rough, long road to diagnosis and treatment, and a researcher elucidates both the condition and a new therapeutic direction.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2308308.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Obesity and Heart Failure
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Cardiologists now recognize that heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) may be caused by obesity. This episode of “Intention to Treat” examines new evidence that treating obesity can prevent HFpEF.
A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2307349.
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About the Host
Rachel Gotbaum, the host and producer of the NEJM podcast “Intention to Treat,” is an award-winning health care journalist with more than two decades of experience reporting and hosting audio documentaries, narrative features, breaking news, and podcasts. Rachel has worked as an editor, reporter, and producer on several national radio programs, including NPR’s “All Things Considered,” “Weekend Edition,” and “Here and Now.” Her stories have aired on NPR, “Marketplace,” CBC Radio, and PRX’s “The World” and have been published by the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Kaiser Health News. She has frequently focused on the culture of medicine and its effects on all aspects of health care, from policy to patient outcomes.
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