2.46 Psychology Unearthed by COVID-19 Precautions & Polygenic Risk Score with Dr. Venk Murthy

Plenary Session

Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Health, Medicine, Policy, Oncology, Science & Medicine

4.7 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

This week we have a far-reaching monologue on COVID-19 and how people are reacting to the public health recommendations concerning COVID-19 (such as cancelling conferences and school, maintaining 6+ feet of distance, wearing cloth masks). We end with an insightful interview with Dr. Venk Murthy on polygenic risk score and, at the end, a bit about how the world of science is failing to combat hype. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession

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0:00.0	Welcome to Plenary Session.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Dr. Vinay Prasad.
0:10.0	I'm a practicing hematologist, oncologist, and I'm associate professor of medicine.
0:14.0	I'm interested in issues at the intersection of medicine, oncology, and health policy, and that's what you're going to get on this podcast.
0:22.2	Welcome to Season 2.
0:25.1	This week on Plenary Session, I'm broadcasting from End of Day's Bunker, and we have a lot of
0:29.6	great things in store for you. Most importantly, I'll be joined by Dr. Vankmorthy.
0:34.3	Vinkmorthy is going to be talking about polygenic risk score and a number of recent papers that
0:38.1	will put the PRS to the test.
0:40.7	And first, I'm going to have a far-ranging monologue about COVID-19.
0:45.2	I'll talk a little bit about the medical aspects, but a lot more about the psychology that
0:48.6	COVID-19 has unearthed, particularly online.
0:51.8	You won't want to miss this discussion. Stay tuned.
0:56.4	But first, a thanks. I want to thank those of you who've gone online and support this podcast on patreon.com.
1:03.4	Patreon subscribers get access to the slides from lectures I give on plenary session.
1:08.2	I also want to thank the hundreds of you who've gone to the iTunes store and reviewed
1:11.9	this podcast.
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1:15.0	I also want to thank the dozens of you who've written reviews.
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