This Won’t Hurt A Bit

This Won’t Hurt A Bit

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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?

Recent Episodes

  • The Economics of Everyday Things: Animal Urine

    1 year ago
  • Tom Brady, A.D.H.D., and a Really Bad Headache (Bonus)

    1 year ago
  • 78. Do Kids Cause Divorce?

    2 years ago
  • 77. They Make Minimum Wage. They Could Save Your Life.

    2 years ago
  • 76. Is a Spoonful of Sunlight the Best Medicine?

    2 years ago
  • 75. What Is Sugar Really Doing to You?

    2 years ago
  • 74. How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?

    2 years ago
  • 73. Who Pays for Multimillion-Dollar Miracle Cures?

    2 years ago
  • 72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?

    2 years ago
  • 71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?

    2 years ago