Plenary Session - inactive due to federal service

Plenary Session - inactive due to federal service

Dr Prasad currently serves as the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Resesarch (CBER) at the US FDA. The audio on this platform were posted before my FDA employment and do not necessarily represent the views of the FDA or the United States. This site will be inactive during my federal service. A podcast on medicine, oncology, & health policy. Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH from University of California San Francisco. Tweet your feedback to @Plenary_Session or e-mail plenarysessionpodcast@gmail.com

Episodes

February 19, 2025 19 mins
Back to basics as I break down a trial
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I discuss RFK Jr.'s confirmation as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services; recent layoffs at the CDC and NIH; and some comments by Harold Varmus in criticism of Jay Bhattacharya.
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I discuss the intense media coverage of Trump and the recent decision to cap indirect costs of NIH grants at 15%.
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I'm talking about USAID and Elon's team of six engineers; the Bobby Kennedy Jr hearings, particularly concerning Samoa; MMR vaccines; DEI; and NIH funding complaints.
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February 18, 2025 31 mins
I discuss the recent reduction in indirect funds for NIH grants and lay out why the NIH is a broken funding system.
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I discuss the CIA admitting that COVID was a lab leak; Fauci's pardon; NIH meetings; RFK Jr's Senate confirmation hearing; and more.
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I discuss Trump's big health care changes: NIH study sections, the MMWR gag order, the US withdrawal from WHO, and more!
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The entire healthcare system is broken, it's not just health insurance companies.
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Is alcohol healthy for you? I break down everything you need to know about beer, wine, and spirits.
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Our 2 hour critical appraisal and ASH review. SO many guest stars
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Lecture on systematic review, given by Vinay Prasad MD MPH to students in the UCSF Training in Clinical Research Program, November 2024.
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November 2, 2024 31 mins
Timothee Olivier and I discuss the top ESMO 2024 abstracts!
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AI in healthcare - my latest keynote address
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"Masking Mistakes: Lessons from the Science, Policy, and Coverage of COVID-19", the 2024 Brian Shields Lecture on Institutional Ethics which took place on Monday, October 7, 2024 for the Emory Center for Ethics. A conversation with Carlos Del Rio, MD and Vinay Prasad, MD MPH with moderation by Gerard Vong, DPhil, Director of the MA in Bioethics program.
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Screening/ Drug efficacy/ Sotorasib/ Adaura and more
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My UCSF lecture on driver mutation lung cancer
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We break down the best studies from ASCO
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Critical Appraisal - My 2 hour ASCO lecture - Day 2 version by Plenary Session - inactive due to federal service
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What you need to know in advance of ASCO
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Should trials have carbon footprint as an endpoint?
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