Life Examined

COVID: A booster shot for medicine and science

Hosted by Jonathan Bastian Jan. 08, 2022 Health & Wellness

COVID-19 virus Photo by Shutterstock.

Amidst the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years of fighting the coronavirus has produced transformative advances in medicine, science, and the practice of healthcare. Jonathan Bastian talks with Dr. David Agus about the future of medicine and with Dr. Daniela Lamas about advanced care planning and insight into end of life care.

From this Episode:

How the pandemic is driving new ways to diagnose and treat disease

USC’s Dr. David Agus describes how new advances in the fight against COVID are inspiring a new generation of scientists and doctors, and rapidly changing the way medicine is...

28 min

Lessons from the pandemic: Rethinking your advanced care plan

Critical care physician Daniela Lamas says making an advanced end-of-life plan when you’re young and healthy might not reflect how you feel when faced with death.

24 min

Credits

Host:

Jonathan Bastian

Producer:

Andrea Brody