The BBC Radio 4 program More or Less, interviews Paul Marantz, M.D., M.P.H., about a widely reported study in the British Medical Journal that found “an apple a day” was as effective as statins in preventing death. Dr. Marantz asserts that the journal’s publicity for the paper, published as part of the BMJ’s traditionally lighthearted Christmas issue, oversimplifies the issue and misleadingly compares the results of rigorous clinical trials for statins with much weaker observational data about food intake. Dr. Marantz came to the attention of the BBC as a result of a post he authored for Einstein’s blog, The Doctor’s Tablet. Dr. Marantz is associate dean for clinical research education and professor of clinical epidemiology & population health and of clinical medicine. (Segment begins at 21:00 of “Obesity Crisis?” episode, January 17, 2014)
January 21, 2014
The New York Times features comments from Paul Marantz, M.D., in "The Ethicist," a reader-posed column on morals. Dr. Marantz responded to a question from a doctor who asked whether it was wrong to take hospital supplies to treat an ailing relative. The doctor reasoned that his actions may have saved taxpayers thousands of dollars on an ER visit. Dr. Marantz is associate dean for clinical research education and professor of clinical epidemiology & population health and of clinical medicine.
January 21, 2011
Newsweek interviews Paul Marantz, M.D., about the efficacy of recently enacted public policies designed to combat obesity and improve public health. Dr. Marantz notes that while public health plans and guidelines are often based on the best available evidence, the effectiveness of issuing them is unproven. Additionally, he cautions that well-intentioned public health policies can have unintended consequences and encourages communities to keep tabs on the effects of their initiatives. Dr. Marantz is associate dean for clinical research education and professor of clinical epidemiology & population health and of clinical medicine.
January 5, 2011
NY1 interviews Paul Marantz, M.D., M.P.H., on a proposal by New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden requesting that restaurants voluntarily reduce sodium content in food by 50 percent over the next decade. Dr. Marantz is associate dean of clinical research education and professor of clinical medicine and of clinical epidemiology & population health.
February 9, 2009