Ep. 378 — Dr. Sanjay Gupta

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a neurosurgeon, professor, and the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. He joins David to share his insights into the present crisis, his assessment of the government’s response to COVID-19, and what steps we can take to mitigate the long-term effects of the pandemic. Dr. Gupta and David also discuss his remarkable personal story—including his foray into journalism, how difficult it is to deliver bad news as a doctor, and whether he thinks universal healthcare is compatible with high-quality care.

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0:00.0	Music
0:06.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axe Files, with your host, David Axelrod.
0:15.0	Music
0:20.0	So let me just say it flat out. I am really, really grateful for Dr. Sanjay Gupta. I've always admired him.
0:27.0	As you know, the chief medical correspondent for CNN also practiced in and highly regarded neurosurgeon.
0:33.0	He's done a lot of enormously important work in the area of public health.
0:37.0	But his presence over the last three months on the airwaves, helping walk us through this coronavirus siege, has been really, really important.
0:46.0	And while his messages have been sobering, his insights and his wisdom and his compassion have been deeply comforting as well.
0:54.0	I had the chance to chat with Sanjay yesterday about the crisis we're going through, but also about his remarkable personal journey and body of work.
1:04.0	It's a great conversation. Let me share it with you now.
1:08.0	Music
1:12.0	Sanjay Gupta, so good to be with you. I so appreciate you carving time out.
1:18.0	I don't actually understand how you are making the time to do everything that you're doing. You're like a comforting and sobering presence in our homes, morning, noon and night.
1:29.0	And so I feel like I should start by asking you how you are doing.
1:33.0	Well, thank you, David. I'm doing fine. I mean, I'm tired. I think like a lot of people are. I think since the beginning of January, I can remember exactly when.
1:46.0	It was three days before the first patient was was confirmed to have the coronavirus infection here in the United States.
1:53.0	January 7th for me, I've, you know, we've been at this non-stop, you know, and every day, every weekend, three to four hours of sleep a night.
2:04.0	So it's tiring, but I'm healthy. I feel fine, otherwise.
2:07.0	Are you, I know you're a famed fitness freak. You're very devoted to it. Are you able to do that? Are you able to keep up on that?
2:15.0	Yeah, you know, I've really sort of made a point of that, David. So, you know, the, it's mostly inside.
2:22.0	Like I'll jump on a stationary bike or I'll jump on a treadmill or do something.
2:27.0	I have to do it. I feel like every day because, first of all, I think just having a little bit of control like that.
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