Conversations: Matt McCarthy, MD
Synopsis
Emily sits down with Dr. Matt McCarthy, an infectious disease specialist who researches drug-resistant microbes, to talk about his book, Superbugs.
First, we have Matt reading an excerpt from his book. Then, Matt and Emily discuss the history of physicians committing crimes under the guise of medical research, including the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment that victimized black men in Alabama, as well as the experiments conducted by the Nazis on concentration camp prisoners during World War II.
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Photo by Nina Subin
Matt McCarthy, MD is an associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, a staff physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the author of three bestselling books, including the international bestseller, Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic.
Credits
Hosted by Emily Silverman.
Produced by Emily Silverman and Diantha Parker
Editing by Kirk Klocke
Original theme music by Yosef Munro. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.
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