# Robert Klitzman

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#226: Medicine Men and Doctors: Common Challenges with Dr. Robert Klitzman

Send a text I sit down with Dr. Robert Klitzman—director of the Masters of Bioethics program at Columbia University—to delve into the complex intersections of medicine, ethics, and culture. In this episode, we explore fascinating stories from Papua New Guinea, the cultural roots of disease understa…

The Truth About Spiritual Care From a Physician's Perspective

Dr. Robert Klitzman has learned the truth about the value of spiritual care through his professional practice and his own lived experience.  As an author, he’s written over 180 articles and books on critical issues in bioethics regarding doctor-patient relationships and communication, research, and…

The Truth About Spiritual Care From a Physician's Perspective

Dr. Robert Klitzman has learned the truth about the value of spiritual care through his professional practice and his own lived experience. As an author, he’s written over 180 articles and books on critical issues in bioethics regarding doctor-patient relationships and communication, research, and …

Smerconish: If You Build It, Will They Come?

CNN Michael Smerconish argues the biggest problem in the labor market is not a shortage of manufacturing jobs, but the unwillingness for young men to fill them. NYU Professor Scott Galloway & Anthony Scaramucci, a former White House Communications Director, discuss their new podcast called "Lost Bo…

Robert Klitzman

"The disease, the people believed, was caused by sorcery and could be cured by sorcery," says this bioethicist. By "the people" he does not allude to RFK Jr. but to a stone-age tribe in New Guinea. Potato/Potahto. Produced with Columbia University's School of Professional Studies. Music: Rich Jenki…

Dr. Robert Klitzman: Anti-Obesity Drugs - What We Don't Know About Them

In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Robert Klitzman discuss the implications of new anti-obesity drugs, initially designed for type 2 diabetes but now used for weight loss. These drugs are expensive and may not be fully covered by insurance. They discuss how the drugs work and explain why they …

New Trump health info reveals 'something going on with his prostate': GOP White House doc

The White House Treats Presidential Health Like a State Secret Power, Not Gossip This story is not really about hair loss. It is about who controls information when the person in charge of the executive branch becomes the object of medical uncertainty. The Washington Post reports that Trump long to…

Can Faith Change Minds About Climate Change? Religion vs. Science

Can religious faith change how people understand climate change? And can religious beliefs succeed where scientific facts alone sometimes fail? In this episode of The Meteorology Matters Podcast, produced by Meteorologist Rob Jones, we investigate the surprising relationship between religion, clima…

Dr. Robert Klitzman (Columbia)

Robert Klitzman, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University talks about how to protect and maintain brain health as we age, including the roles of exercise, social connection, mental stimulation, stress, and technology.

Bioethics and More with Robert Klitzman

In our latest episode, writer and filmmaker Christopher Foss speaks with Robert Klitzman, the Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program and a member of the Division of Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics. Their conversation, focused largely on bioethics, touches upon the state of science (and scientific…