Topics include COVID policies and the COVID vaccine, epistemic humility, the joys of being an author, the political orientation of medical specialists, and life regrets. Paul's website: https://www.paul-offit.com _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://sub

Every medical decision—whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery—is a risk, no matter which way you choose. In You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation (Basic Book, 2021), physician Paul A. Offit argues that, from the first blood transfusi

There are a lot of benefits to being a happy person. This episode begins by discussing one more reason to look at the bright side of life that can really pay off in your later years. https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2021/09/421506/happiness-early-adulthood-may-protect-against-dementia The only way medicine makes advances is b

We’re living through an age of dramatic advancements in medical technology, but as prominent vaccine expert Paul Offit points out, the history of medical innovation is often marked by tragic missteps, the costs of which are measured out in human lives. He joins this edition of KCBS In Depth to discuss his new book unpa

https://www.alainguillot.com/paul-offit/ Paul Allan Offit is a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, vaccines, immunology, and virology. His latest book is You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation. Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3mo

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday that they submitted data to the FDA showing that their COVID vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 -11 We'll talk about when we can expect the agency to act -- and best practices for parents of young kids in the meantime -- with Paul Offit, a pediatrician and member of