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?

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44. Office Hours with Bapu 2022-07-01
43. The Comedian-Ophthalmologist Will See You Now 2022-06-24
42. Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What? 2022-06-17
41. Is Rainy Day Joint Pain All in Your Head? 2022-06-10
40. How Will We Handle the Heat? 2022-06-03
A Shave, a Haircut, and a Blood Pressure Test (Ep. 6 Update) 2022-05-27
38. Pfizer’s CEO on the Big Gamble That Brought Us the COVID Vaccine 2022-05-20
37. Can Fear Be Good Medicine? 2022-05-13
36. Bad News — It’s Your Surgeon’s Birthday 2022-05-06
35. Are More Expensive Hospitals Better? 2022-04-29
34. Should We Have to Pay for Our Sins? 2022-04-22
33. What Do a Full Moon, the Super Bowl, and Tax Day Have in Common? 2022-04-15
From Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Six Levels Down 2022-04-12
32. What is a Good Death — and Why Do So Few of Us Get One? 2022-04-08
31. Should You Trust Angelina Jolie or Your Doctor? 2022-04-01
30. How Do We Know if Alcohol Is Bad for Us? 2022-03-25
29. How to Save a Stranger’s Heart 2022-03-18
28. Is Daylight Saving Time Hazardous to Your Health? 2022-03-11
27. What Can Bin Laden Teach Us About Medicine? 2022-03-04
26. When is a ‘High-Risk’ Pregnancy a Good Thing? 2022-02-25
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