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Dhruv Khullar is an American physician, academic, and contributing writer for The New Yorker, where he covers and comments on medicine and health care.

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 10d
The latest edition of Cornell's Health Policy Insight Panel asked leading scholars about proposed Marketplace policies

Majorities agreed:

1. Converting ePTCs to HSA contributions would, on balance, worsen affordability (70%)

2. Requiring small premiums would cause avoidable coverage loss (75%)

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Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · Oct 9
Excited to share that I'll be in conversation with former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy @newyorker.com Festival on October 25!

We'll be talking community and connection, A.I. and social media, political polarization and public health, and much more...

Tickets at the link below!
Event Details - The New Yorker Festival
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 24
Recently, Dhruv Khullar travelled to Harvard to witness a face-off between a new A.I. model named CaBot and an expert diagnostician. Both correctly solved a patient's case. What does this mean for the future of medicine?
If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?
Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce @mimbs.bsky.social · Sep 24
loved this conversation between Joshua Rothman and @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social on how A.I. might change the medical profession: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
screenshot of a quote about medical students relying on A.I. from the linked article

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 24
“With the federal government in retreat, vaccine wars have shifted to the states.” @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social writes about how states are abiding by, enforcing, or fighting against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s vaccine-policy rollbacks.
A New Era of Vaccine Federalism
As confidence in the C.D.C. wanes, states are asserting more control over their vaccine policies, creating a fragmented public-health system.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 24
A.I. is different from virtually every other diagnostic technology: its results change depending on what you ask of it. But, perhaps, “the capriciousness of A.I. could also be turned into an asset,” Dhruv Khullar writes. nyer.cm/uVKDtkj

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Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · Sep 23
How good is A.I. at making medical diagnoses? Good enough to help—and to hurt.

For @newyorker.com, I spent months talking to patients, doctors, and researchers about how we can make the most of a powerful new technology and how we can minimize the side effects.
If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?
Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.
www.newyorker.com

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Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · Aug 11
In this week's @newyorker.com, I write about what it's like to live with progeria—a disease that causes rapid, brutal aging—and the patients, advocates, and scientists who have brought us to the brink of a cure.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How an Ultra-Rare Disease Accelerates Aging
Teen-agers with progeria have effectively aged eight or nine decades. A cure could help change millions of lives—and shed light on why we grow old.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Dec 12
2024 was arguably the year that the dangers of corporate medicine finally became undeniable and inescapable. @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social writes about the cost of viewing patients as consumers who generate profit.
The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here
Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit.
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Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · Jul 15
Can A.I. find new uses for old drugs?

Some scientists think that many lifesaving treatments are hiding in plain sight—if only we knew where to look. My new piece in @newyorker.com
Can A.I. Find Cures for Untreatable Diseases—Using Drugs We Already Have?
For many medical conditions, lifesaving treatments may be hiding in plain sight.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 31
"At a time when the country faces no shortage of health threats, the value of evidence and expertise is itself under attack. The anti-establishment has become the establishment, and its decisions will affect us all." — @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social
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How to Think About COVID-19 Vaccines in the Era of R.F.K., Jr.
The coronavirus may no longer be a leading danger to our health. That doesn’t mean it can’t hurt us, or that we don’t need to protect ourselves.
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Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · May 12
In a new paper, we find that the percentage of Americans who believe the government should pay for health care has increased over time, with notable increases among younger adults, people with lower incomes, Independents, and Republicans:
Public Views of Health Care Coverage, Spending, and Leadership in the United States - Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine -
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Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · May 5
I had a chance to sit down with the legendary Marion Nestle for this interview in @newyorker.com Radio Hour.

We covered the history of nutrition, recent research on ultra-processed foods, and policy levers that could help bring about a healthier America.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Confounding Politics of Junk Food. Plus, Kelefa Sanneh on the Long Influence of Kraftwerk
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 05/02/2025 · 32m
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