Fixing Healthcare Podcast

In this month’s Diving Deep episode, part of the Fixing Healthcare podcast series, Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle two powerful stories that stand at medicine’s crossroads. Dr. Pearl begins by exploring the rise of Nvidia and the decline of Intel as a framework for understanding healthcare’s current challenges. Nvidia’s success in embracing cutting-edge GPU technology and pivoting toward f...

In this Unfiltered episode of Fixing Healthcare , co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr are joined by cardiologist and burnout expert Dr. Jonathan Fisher for an up-close look at two pressing challenges in healthcare: the persistent issue of medical errors and the growing erosion of public trust in the U.S. healthcare system. Dr. Pearl kicks off the discussion by highlighting a staggering stati...

In this episode of Medicine: The Truth , co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr take on the pressing medical challenges dominating headlines this winter. From rising concerns about respiratory infections and vaccine skepticism to the harsh realities of healthcare costs, this episode delivers a comprehensive look at what’s happening in American medicine today. The conversation opens with an upda...

In the latest episode of Fixing Healthcare , hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr welcome Dr. Karen DeSalvo , an internal medicine physician and the Chief Health Officer at Google, to explore the transformative impact of technology on healthcare. Drawing from her vast experience—including roles as Health Commissioner in New Orleans and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under...

As we prepare to usher in 2025—with a new presidential administration and shifting congressional landscape—it’s the perfect time to revisit the politics of medicine, both in the workplace and on the national stage. This Fixing Healthcare flashback features a December 2022 episode of Unfiltered , where cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr dive into this thorny topic with Zubin Damania, better k...

This holiday season, Fixing Healthcare hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr invite listeners to reflect on the most valuable gift you can give yourself: a healthier, happier heart. In the spirit of well-being and renewal, we’re revisiting one of the first-ever “Unfiltered” episodes featuring Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and advocate for physician wellness. This flashback episode...

In this month’s Diving Deep episode, part of the Fixing Healthcare podcast series, Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle three critical topics shaping the future of medicine: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services, the escalating healthcare cost crisis and the potential of primary care to mitigate it, and the challenge of distinguishing hype from reality in...

In this latest episode of Fixing Healthcare , hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr welcome Kimberly Powell , vice president of healthcare at NVIDIA , to explore how the company’s technologies are reshaping healthcare. Powell provides a fascinating lens through which to view healthcare’s future, especially as AI begins to play a more prominent role in patient care, diagnostics and clinical decisi...

In this week’s Fixing Healthcare podcast, co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr revisit one of the show’s most memorable interviews: Malcolm Gladwell’s first appearance in 2022 . Known for his sharp insights and masterful storytelling, Gladwell joined the podcast during a season focused on “breaking the rules of healthcare,” offering his perspective on what it takes to drive transformative cha...

In this episode of the Fixing Healthcare podcast, co-host Dr. Robert Pearl marks the two-year anniversary of ChatGPT’s public launch with an exclusive reading from his 2024 book, “ ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine .” With the holiday season approaching, listeners are encouraged to consider ChatGPT, MD as a gift for friends and family....

In this episode of Medicine: The Truth , co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle a wide array of medical issues, from the potential healthcare impact of a second Trump presidency to the latest trends in obesity treatments and respiratory infections. With a historical election in the rearview mirror, the hosts dive into what a second Trump term could mean for Medicare, Medicaid, the Afford...

In this Unfiltered episode of Fixing Healthcare , cardiologist and well-being advocate Dr. Jonathan Fisher joins healthcare leader Dr. Robert Pearl and host Jeremy Corr to explore how healthcare professionals handle stress and what can be learned from other high-stakes fields like athletics. The trio delves into various aspects of pressure in medical practice, comparing it to the intensity athlete...

In the latest episode of Fixing Healthcare , hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr welcome back Vinod Khosla , legendary investor and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare. As the head of Khosla Ventures and an early investor in OpenAI , Khosla brings a unique perspective to the potential and challenges AI presents in medicin...

In the latest episode of Diving Deep , hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr explore three timely healthcare topics that are shaping the future of medicine. This episode focuses on denial in public health, the rise of patient consumerism and a potential fix for U.S. healthcare’s cost crisis. The episode begins with an in-depth discussion about how denial functions as an unconscious defense mechan...

In the latest episode of Medicine: The Truth , Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr return with timely insights on some of the most pressing issues in healthcare today. From the chilling implications of abortion restrictions on women’s health to the opaque and controversial role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in driving up drug prices, the episode covers a lot of ground. The conversation ki...

Six years ago, Fixing Healthcare launched as a “podcast with a plan to fix American healthcare.” After more than 150 episodes—spanning three election cycles—the show has explored countless ideas for reform. Still, American healthcare remains plagued by high costs, uneven quality and limited access. One of our earliest guests left us with some of the most provocative solutions to these problems: Dr...

In this Unfiltered episode of Fixing Healthcare , cardiologist and physician well-being advocate Dr. Jonathan Fisher joins healthcare leader Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr, CEO of Executive Podcast Solutions, for a candid discussion about the evolving role of physicians in modern medicine. The trio explores how systemic challenges—such as burnout, the loss of physician autonomy and the growing i...

In the second episode of Fixing Healthcare ’s 10th season, cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr welcome back Dr. David Feinberg , chairman of Oracle Health, for a discussion centered on the future of technology in medicine. Given the season’s focus on transformative technologies in medicine, Dr. Feinberg brings a wealth of experience as the former CEO of Cerner, VP of Google Health, and CEO of...

In this month’s Diving Deep episode, part of the Fixing Healthcare podcast series, Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr dive into two vital topics in healthcare: lessons learned from experts on end-of-life care and innovative solutions to address chronic disease in underserved communities. The episode begins with an exploration of end-of-life care, revisiting Season 9 of the podcast series, which focu...

In today’s episode of Medicine: The Truth , hosts Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl dive into timely and significant medical topics, focusing on the resurgence of COVID-19, rising healthcare costs and a growing shift toward patient empowerment through at-home testing solutions. The episode kicks off with an update on the recent summertime surge of COVID-19, particularly in the Western and Sou...

This Unfiltered episode of Fixing Healthcare features Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a respected cardiologist and advocate for physician well-being, and Dr. Robert Pearl, healthcare leader and author of ChatGPT, MD . Jeremy Corr, CEO of Executive Podcast Solutions, adds the patient’s perspective, as always. In this episode, the trio takes a deep dive into the intriguing applications of Game Theory in health...

In the first episode of Fixing Healthcare ’s 10th season, cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr speak with Dr. Eric Topol , a healthcare visionary and global technology leader. This season focuses on the future of technology in healthcare, a topic close to Dr. Pearl’s heart. His newest book, ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine , debute...

In the final episode of season nine, Fixing Healthcare cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr sit down with Brad Stulberg , a renowned author and public health expert, to discuss the keys to living (and eventually dying) well. The interview concludes a season-long focus on ways to improve end-of-life care in the United States. The hosts start with Stulberg’s recent New York Times recent op-ed, “...

In this month’s Diving Deep episode, part of the Fixing Healthcare podcast series, Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr tackle two crucial issues in American healthcare: the need for radical reform in medical education and the growing crisis surrounding Medicare’s payment model. The episode opens with a critical examination of medical education in the United States. Dr. Pearl discusses how current med...

In today’s episode of Medicine: The Truth  (MTT), hosts Jeremy Corr and Dr. Robert Pearl explore the latest developments in Alzheimer’s disease, colon cancer detection, COVID-19’s resurgence and other significant news. The episode begins with a discussion on the surge of new COVID-19 cases, particularly in the western and southern U.S., where wastewater surveillance data indicate...