Plenary Session

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By: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

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.

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5.03 - 5 red flags, Betting Markets, Covid Czar says lab origin
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Last Friday at 11:45 PM

5.03 - 5 red flags, Betting Markets, Covid Czar says lab origin by Plenary Session


Season 5 Ep 2 - Anthony Fauci's Diary and Congressional Testimony
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Last Tuesday at 3:03 AM

Season 5 Ep 2 - Anthony Fauci's Diary and Congressional Testimony by Plenary Session


Reboot - I am back with Audio podcasts
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07/21/2026

Reboot - I am back with Audio podcasts by Plenary Session


Longevity Episode 2 - Nutrition science
Longevity Episode 2 - Nutrition science episode artwork
05/20/2026

Longevity Episode 2 - Nutrition science by Plenary Session


Longevity Lecture series Introduction and Lecture 1
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05/12/2026

Longevity Lecture series Introduction and Lecture 1 by Plenary Session


CABINET - trial - Cabozantinib for NET
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02/20/2025

Back to basics as I break down a trial


CIA says lab leak, Fauci's pardon, NIH's meetings, RFK Jr's hearing & more!
CIA says lab leak, Fauci's pardon, NIH's meetings, RFK Jr's hearing & more! episode artwork
02/19/2025

I discuss the CIA admitting that COVID was a lab leak; Fauci's pardon; NIH meetings; RFK Jr's Senate confirmation hearing; and more.


Why the NIH is a broken funding system
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02/19/2025

I discuss the recent reduction in indirect funds for NIH grants and lay out why the NIH is a broken funding system.


Elon's 6 Engineers/ Unelected/ RFK Jr/ MMR vaccines/ DEI/ USAID and NIH funding complaints
Elon's 6 Engineers/ Unelected/ RFK Jr/ MMR vaccines/ DEI/ USAID and NIH funding complaints episode artwork
02/19/2025

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.


Trump is breaking media brains / NIH cuts indirect payments and scientists freak out
Trump is breaking media brains / NIH cuts indirect payments and scientists freak out episode artwork
02/19/2025

I discuss the intense media coverage of Trump and the recent decision to cap indirect costs of NIH grants at 15%.


RFK Jr takes office/ CDC layoffs/ Varmus criticizes Jay's proposal for Academic Freedom
RFK Jr takes office/ CDC layoffs/ Varmus criticizes Jay's proposal for Academic Freedom episode artwork
02/19/2025

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.


Trump's Big Health Care Changes: NIH study sections, MMWR gag order, WHO withdrawal & more!
Trump's Big Health Care Changes: NIH study sections, MMWR gag order, WHO withdrawal & more! episode artwork
02/01/2025

I discuss Trump's big health care changes: NIH study sections, the MMWR gag order, the US withdrawal from WHO, and more!


The ENTIRE healthcare system is broken, not just health insurance companies
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01/27/2025

The entire healthcare system is broken, it's not just health insurance companies.


Alcohol - Is it healthy? Everything you need to know about Beer, Wine and Spirits
Alcohol - Is it healthy? Everything you need to know about Beer, Wine and Spirits episode artwork
01/24/2025

Is alcohol healthy for you? I break down everything you need to know about beer, wine, and spirits.


2 HOUR ASH Presentation with AARON GOODMAN & MANNI & More
2 HOUR ASH Presentation with AARON GOODMAN & MANNI & More episode artwork
12/11/2024

Our 2 hour critical appraisal and ASH review. SO many guest stars


Systematic Reviews - An Introduction⧸ How to do them⧸ Search Strategies⧸ Common Errors
Systematic Reviews - An Introduction⧸ How to do them⧸ Search Strategies⧸ Common Errors episode artwork
11/13/2024

Lecture on systematic review, given by Vinay Prasad MD MPH to students in the UCSF Training in Clinical Research Program, November 2024.


Special post-ESMO 2024 edition !
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11/03/2024

Timothee Olivier and I discuss the top ESMO 2024 abstracts!


Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - My Keynote
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10/28/2024

AI in healthcare - my latest keynote address


Masking Mistakes - my panel discussion at the Emory Center for Ethics
Masking Mistakes - my panel discussion at the Emory Center for Ethics episode artwork
10/16/2024

"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.


How We Can Do Better As A County Hospital
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08/31/2024

Screening/ Drug efficacy/ Sotorasib/ Adaura and more


Driver mutation lung cancer - My lecture
Driver mutation lung cancer - My lecture episode artwork
08/02/2024

My UCSF lecture on driver mutation lung cancer


Post ASCO wrap up with Timothee Olivier
Post ASCO wrap up with Timothee Olivier episode artwork
06/23/2024

We break down the best studies from ASCO


Critical Appraisal - My 2 hour ASCO lecture - Day 2 version
Critical Appraisal - My 2 hour ASCO lecture - Day 2 version episode artwork
06/05/2024

Critical Appraisal - My 2 hour ASCO lecture - Day 2 version by Plenary Session


Asco Prequel - We talk about what to look for
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05/30/2024

What you need to know in advance of ASCO


A SM crossover - Cifu, Prasad, Mandrola
A SM crossover - Cifu, Prasad, Mandrola episode artwork
05/27/2024

Should trials have carbon footprint as an endpoint?


When Evidence EXPIRES - My Grand Rounds Today at Mt Sinai
When Evidence EXPIRES - My Grand Rounds Today at Mt Sinai episode artwork
05/17/2024

My grand rounds; Beta blockers post MI Single center vs multicenter RCT Masks Boosters and more


Cifu, Mandrola, Prasad - SM crossover
Cifu, Mandrola, Prasad - SM crossover episode artwork
05/10/2024

I crossover SM podcast; Harvard med students video, Justice curriculum, Masking half the year


Patient advocates funded by Pharma
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04/17/2024

Patient advocates, Pharma funding, and is MRD a suitable endpoint


FDA makes MRD the basis for AA
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04/12/2024

5 reasons that is a bad idea


Beta Blockers After Heart Attacks Don't Work
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04/09/2024

Another flawed quality metric. Reviewing the NEJM paper "Beta-Blockers After Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction".


Blood based and Stool DNA colon cancer screening - Two NEJM papers
Blood based and Stool DNA colon cancer screening - Two NEJM papers episode artwork
03/27/2024

They are shitty


Keynote 564 - a flawed study
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02/01/2024

Another flawed study Keynote 564. Pembro in adjuvant RCC


CONTACT-01 Cabo/ Atezo in Prostate Cancer - An Unethical trial
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01/27/2024

What happens when doctors run unethical studies?


CAR T causes MDS??? Manni, Goodman, Raj, Prasad
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12/28/2023

Does car T cause secondary AML? We discuss


Timothee and Prasad talk 2023 cancer trials
Timothee and Prasad talk 2023 cancer trials episode artwork
12/24/2023

We talk about 2023 cancer trials


Aaron Goodman Prasad ASH UPDATES
Aaron Goodman Prasad ASH UPDATES episode artwork
12/20/2023

Goodman and I discuss ash updates. My myeloma talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAz84yCnfjQ


Mandrola and Prasad
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12/17/2023

Subscribe to Sensible Med Pod; This is x over Post partum depression, orbita 2 and physics vs medicine


COVID19 Policy: What the US Got Wrong
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11/26/2023

My Lecture in Curacao 4/4 Vaccines, Masks, Mandates, Lockdowns, School closure Other lectures to come


Lecture 1 of 4 Curacao - How to Keep Up with Literature
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11/24/2023

Entresto, Lung Transplants, How to Keep Up with Literature - Lecture to Trainees in Curacao


Advice Pre-Med Students | Lecture at UC Berkeley
Advice Pre-Med Students | Lecture at UC Berkeley episode artwork
11/11/2023

This is a lecture I gave on November 5, 2023, to pre-medicine undergraduate students at University of California Berkeley.