Season 8 · Episode 641
641 - What Can We Learn About Medicine from What Iconic Sci-Fi Movies Get Wrong?
Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
July 26, 202318m 1s
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Show Notes
There's a paradox in sci-fi movies: Even in the most futuristic, technologically advanced societies depicted in film, main characters often die because of a lack of basic medical care. Two movie fans, Johns Hopkins ICU physician Dr. Jack Iwashyna and his son, Sage, talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about some scenes in the Star Wars and Aliens franchises and how they can be used to appreciate the gaps that remain in health care today.