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In the 200th episode of Health & Veritas, Harlan offers end-of-the-year reflections on medicine drawn from his editor’s notes in JACC (the Journal of the American College of Cardiology), and Howie provides updates on gun violence, flu, measles, and the health benefits of yoga.

Show notes:

Editor’s notes by Harlan Krumholz

“The Day I Became a Doctor”

“When Your Patient Dies”

“Rethinking Physician Certification: A Call for a Modern, Meaningful Standard”

Gun violence, flu, and measles

“Mass shootings outnumber annual days in U.S., children are missing school due to measles, Covid-19 is peeping around the corner, and some hope”

“Measles outbreaks worsen in South Carolina, Arizona and Utah”

“Connecticut reports first measles case in years”

“New Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe Disease”

“High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness against Hospitalization in Older Adults”

“Pfizer Reaffirms Full-Year 2025 EPS Guidance and Provides Full-Year 2026 Guidance”

The benefits of yoga

“Yoga for chronic non‐specific low back pain”

“Yoga-based interventions may reduce anxiety symptoms in anxiety disorders and depression symptoms in depressive disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression”

“Effect of Yoga on Frailty in Older Adults”

“Yoga in autoimmune disorders: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials”

“Long-term effects of yoga-based practices on neural, cognitive, psychological, and physiological outcomes in adults: a scoping review and evidence map”

“Yoga isn’t just for flexibility. It may also protect brain health.”

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