ANUPAM B. JENA , MD, PhD, is an economist, physician, and the Joseph P. Newhouse Professor at Harvard. Jena hosts the Freakonomics, MD podcast, which explores the hidden side of health care. CHRISTOPHER M. WORSHAM , MD, MPH, is a researcher, pulmonologist, and critical care physician at Harvard. Jena and Worsham practice medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Their research and writing have been published by the New England Journal of Medicine , JAMA, New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and Washington Post .
A groundbreaking book at the intersection of health and economics, revealing the hidden side of medicine and how unexpected--but predictable--events can profoundly affect our health. Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed more often with A.D.H.D.? How are marathons harmful for your health, eve