Julie Ann Sosa: Personalizing Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

Howie and Harlan are joined by Julie Ann Sosa, chair of the University of California San Francisco department of surgery. She reports on new approaches to treating thyroid nodules, addressing sexual harassment within the medical profession, and supporting personal and professional success for doctors caring for elderly parents. Harlan and Howie discuss the upswing in COVID-19 cases and research on whether the benefits of exercise could be delivered by a pill.

Links:

Prospects for Faculty in the Arts and Sciences: A Study of Factors Affecting Demand and Supply, 1987 to 2012

Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the United States, 1974-2013

Active Surveillance Versus Thyroid Surgery for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review

The importance of surgeon experience for clinical and economic outcomes from thyroidectomy.

Addressing Eldercare to Promote Gender Equity in Academic Medicine

Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape by colleagues in the surgical workforce, and how women and men are living different realities: observational study using NHS population-derived weights

CDC | COVID Data Tracker

CDC | Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines

"Could exercise pills help create a healthier society?" 

Safety and Efficacy of Plasma Transfusion From Exercise-trained Donors in Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease (ExPlas)

"Latest data shows millions of eligible Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid" 

KFF | Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker

National Bureau of Economic Research | Oregon Health Insurance Experiment

"More than 13 million people lost Medicaid coverage this year, with Texas an epicenter of the 'unwinding'"

Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM.

Learn more about the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership.

Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.