What does it feel like working on something that could save the world? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Hanneke Schuitemaker, PhD, the Global Head of Vaccine Discovery and Translational Medicine at Janssen Pharmaceutica. She reflects on her work leading the team that’s developing a Covid-19 vaccine and the need for diversity in th ... Show More
Sep 4
A Doctor, a Dad, and a Player Talk Football Safety
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Andy Scholes and Coy Wire -- who played nine seasons in the NFL -- sit down to discuss their love of the game, what's changed, and what all parents and kids need to know. This episode was produced by Dan Bloom and Nadia Kounang. Medical Writer: Andrea Kane ... Show More
26m 7s
Aug 28
Revisiting: Did You Take Your Vitamins Today? Maybe You Don’t Have To
Navigating supplement offerings, in a store or online, can be overwhelming. There’s a pill or a potion for everything, from losing weight to boosting brain power. But how do you know what you need? Join Dr. Sanjay Gupta for a conversation with supplement safety expert Dr. Pieter ... Show More
31m 27s
Dec 2021
NIH Director Talks The Pandemic, Vaccine Hesitancy And Americans' Health
Dr. Francis Collins talks with health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin about Americans' overall health, how tribalism in American culture has fueled vaccine hesitancy, and advises his successor on how to persevere on research of politically charged topics — like guns and obesi ... Show More
16m 7s
Oct 2020
Will People Accept a COVID-19 Vaccine? With Gretchen Chapman, PhD
Scientists are racing to develop a safe, effective, vaccine for COVID-19 – but will people be willing to take it when it's available? We already have a flu vaccine, but less than half of Americans get it each year. Gretchen Chapman, PhD, a cognitive psychologist who studies healt ... Show More
26m 43s
Mar 2021
Episode 22: Simplifying the COVID-19 Vaccines With Priya Sampathkumar
Chadi is joined by Priya Sampathkumar (@PSampathkumarMD), MD, infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist, Mayo Clinic, to detail the COVID vaccine effort over the past 12 months and how the currently approved ones came to be safe and effective in such a short perio ... Show More
51m 35s
Mar 2021
Dr. Kathrin Jansen, Head of Vaccine Research, Pfizer: "I did not think about failure. I did not think about success. All I thought about is we have to come up with something that stops this pandemic."
Welcome to our Women’s History Month series on Skimm’d from the Couch - where we’re bringing you the women who made history this past year.
Meet: Dr. Kathrin Jansen. Dr. Jansen is the head of vaccine research at Pfizer. So she literally helped develop the COVID-19 vaccine that’ ... Show More
37m 2s
Sep 2021
Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution | Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci
As COVID-19 spread, BioNTech cofounders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci had one goal: to make a safe, effective vaccine faster than ever before. In this illuminating conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, the immunologists (and married couple) share the fascinating story of ho ... Show More
21m 20s