#243 ‒ The fentanyl crisis and why everyone should be paying attention | Anthony Hipolito

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#402 ‒ NMR blood analysis: how heart disease risk, insulin resistance, inflammation, and mortality risk can be assessed from a single blood sample | Jim Otvos, Ph.D.

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter Jim Otvos is a biophysical chemist who pioneered the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to measure lipoprotein particles and devel ...  Show more

#401 ‒ How curiosity transforms medicine: extraordinary discoveries that changed modern healthcare

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter In this episode of The Drive, Peter explores how seemingly obscure basic science discoveries have laid the foundation for some of the most important ...  Show more

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