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Recode Decode: Dr. Jen Gunter, OB/GYN

Recode Decode: Dr. Jen Gunter, OB/GYN

FromDecoder with Nilay Patel


Recode Decode: Dr. Jen Gunter, OB/GYN

FromDecoder with Nilay Patel

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Jen Gunter, an OB/GYN and pain medicine physician, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about how celebrity wellness brands have been overtaken by "medical conspiracy theories" and dangerous recommendations — for example, that bras cause breast cancer. After Gunter disputed that claim, made by a writer for Gwyneth Paltrow's company, Goop, it accused her of "being in the pocket of big lingerie." She also talks about the larger problems with finding reliable health information online and how regular people without medical degrees can be smarter skeptics of what their doctors say.
Released:
Aug 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s most revered journalist, hosts candid interviews with tech execs, politicians, celebrities and more about their big ideas and how they’re changing our world. Produced by Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network.