Some of you may have heard about the acclaimed Netflix series, Lenox Hill. If you haven’t, you’ve to to check it out. Four doctors at New York's storied Lenox Hill Hospital balance their personal lives and their dedication to their patients in this documentary series. And one of those doctors joins me today. Dr. David Langer, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and Co-Founder of Playback Health is one of those doctors — and he joins me here in-studio — and I am totally fanboying for all the reasons. Touching people’s brains to help save their lives is indeed an interesting badge of honor to wear, and a a burden to bare. And as someone who has had their brain touched by a neurosurgeon, I have the most profound respect imaginable for the practice. Beyond his superstardom with the Netflix special, David is one of the most genuine and empathic human beings around who also happen to be one of the most recognized leaders in his craft. Our conversation was more than just idle chatter. There is a deep-rooted missing element to showcasing humanity in medicine, and an ebb tide reveal of the lack of empathy that unfortunately pervades the practice of medicine. And did I mention that David was a first responder to the COVID pandemic in NYC when the shit really hit the fan? With that, enjoy PART ONE of my two-part episode with the one and only Dr. David Langer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, a frenetic BONUS episode with my dear friend of 30+ years, the always eclectic, impossibly talented Half-Greek/Half-Italian spitfire no BS unicorn that is Elura Nanos. As two exasperated Gen-X parents of young kids, we needed a COVID-19 venting session to outgas our egregious misgivings with the endless ignominious malfeasance on the part of the school systems to figure out what the hell is actually happening. Prepare to nod your head, fellow parents with school-age children, for what you are about to hear is as unfiltered and unscripted as it gets. Just wait for the part where we talk about Zoom Band and Zoom Gym and how if Unicycles were banned in Minnesota, people would find a way to sneak them in from Wisconsin anyway.Plus, there's a healthy serving of mask mandates, cultural biases, tribalism, and "What's the use of science anyway?" Oh - And a nod to the fact that most Americans lack even the most basic understanding of what "freedom" actually means? AND that the government is allowed to infringe on your liberty all it wants. Enjoy the show.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Get ready to learn a lot on today’s show. For example, did you know there are Board Certified Patient Advocates? You heard that. And it’s not what you think. It’s better. Joining me to discuss this — and OH SO MUCH MORE — is Dr. Grace Cordovano, the CEO of Enlightening Results and the Co-Founder of Unblock Health. I’m at my best when I feel like the dumbest guy in the room by learning things I had no idea about. This is that conversation, and I hope you take away what I did because it is so revelatory and unsung. What Grace and I share most in common is our hill to die on: guaranteeing that every patient has the access, navigation and dignity they deserve to be in charge of their own outcomes. We also pick a mutual fight against anyone who uses the phrase “Health Innovation” because it’s usually all loads of shit to justify someone’s business card. Enjoy the show.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the show, what happens when a legacy, award-winning NPR radio producer/young adult cancer survivor is interviewed by a gracefully aging, semi-legacy, non-award-winning, non-NPR producer/young adult cancer survivor? Does a media event horizon manifest in the clouds along with the token interdimensional SKY BEAM from comic book movies? Kara McGuirk-Allison is an award-winning public radio and podcast producer with 25 years of experience in storytelling, production, and journalism. Among a ton of other insanely incredible things she’s done in her career to date, she produced and launched the critically acclaimed show Hidden Brain for NPR. Listen in as we swap war stories and compare notes about the nostalgic virtues of audio, how the golden age of fireside chats now resides on-demand in our pockets. We also opine on how, while there are currently WAY TOO MANY PODCASTS for anyone comfort that are potentially diluting the medium, the concepts of “niche media” and “appointment listening” (as she puts it) are redefining where consumers seek personalized verbal conversation. Also, a dip into the waters of “survivor guilt, being your own advocate (if, when, and where that is possible) AND a dire message to the public —ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT PODCAST FIRES.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the show today, DNA Science Superhero Dawn Barry, President and CEO at LUNA, a public benefit corporation that is restoring power to the people by giving them back control of their genomic health information for the greater good? What a novel idea. While we would have loved to spend the entire show debating the virtues of Beyond Meat vs. Impossible Burger, we really dig into to the very nature of how, from the perspective of consumer and cultural adoption, the very conversation about our DNA — and it's role in shaping our lives — has come so far since Jurassic Park's Mr. DNA cartoon explainer dude. And yet, the foreboding words of Jeff Goldblum's Ian Malcolm still ring true: "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." So strap in for an incredible chat about the uselessness of most genetic test kits, genomic bias in the workplace, predictive genetics vs. Orwellian eugenics, the mystique of the proverbial designer baby, and how DNA is not your destiny. More about Dawn on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the show today, another stellar returning champion, Dr. Saralyn Mark, Former Senior Medical and Policy Advisor to The White House, NASA, and the Department of Health And Human Services, Physician Women’s Leader at the American Medical Women’s Association and Author of “Stellar Medicine: A Journey Through the Universe of Women’s Health.” Now, that was a hand full of epic credentials, but the rubber really hit the road today when we both dig deep into the calculus of COVID, meaning — how to make sense of anything anymore, as a scientist, parent, and educated human being. The United States is often called “The Great Experiment,” and MY OH MY are we ever now a frieken experiment with our state-based social game of Whack-A-Mole on infections, deaths, mask-wearing compliance, and schools that open one day and — SURPRISE SURPRISE — literally close two days later. Can’t we just shut down the whole country? Uhm… no? That ship has sailed. So strap in and let’s get down to business because I said so. Enjoy the show. Learn more about Saralyn Mark.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So you want to be a speaker? You want to tell your story? Spoiler alert, it’s not so easy, and I think you might know why. Anyone can tell their story, but that doeth not maketh them a storyteller. There is a definitive art, method, and process to be a storyteller, nee, perhaps even an orator. But not necessarily a Town Crier. Today I am joined by my friend and colleague, Tricia Brouk, an award-winning director, choreographer, speaker, writer, podcaster, and Founder of The Big Talk Academy; which is a 12-week virtual certification program that will teach you the skills you need to identify, write, share — and even possibly perform — your big talk. Stories are all we have, and storytelling is what binds us together as a society. In healthcare, the right story told the right way to the right person can get a drug approved, a bill passed, or a critically disenfranchising law repealed.From the shyest wallflower filled with stage fight to the most professionally trained thespians, we talk about inclusion, integrity, and little self-confidence can actually change the world. Enjoy my chat with Tricia Brook. More: The Big Talk Academy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the show, I welcome Andrea Ottaiano, recovering agency, Pharma, and media veteran, research junkie, health coach, Founder of Silver Lining Holistic Health AND — if that’s not enough — 13-year survivor of breast cancer, liver cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma. So what happens with the Health Coach gets cancer? When the professional becomes the patient? That is a “both sides of the coin” story to tell, and she’s got a good one. We also rage on about how the jargon of “Whole Patient Cancer” — which to its credit has come quite far — has a long way to go as far as addressing the mental, physical, nutritional, practical, and cultural needs IN COMPLEMENT TO the self-evident biological needs. We also debate the vagaries beyond the Ricola Alpine Horn of “Just be Your own advocate!” — because it ain’t always that easy. Plus, a dip in the WTF pool of “super health organic vegan peak performance athlete specimens also die from cancer,” so does it simply come down to “try to be healthy” and “shit happens?”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author and journalist Michael Millenson is one of the original agitators of the status quo of healthcare. He is a friend, mentor, and someone I have consistently referred to as the “older, angrier, and more sagacious version of me.” His activism over the past 20+ years has paved the way for scores od patient advocates like me to grow our experiences into formidable and influential bully pulpits. And his book, Demanding Medical Excellence” is a template for what SHOULD be happening with our healthcare system but is regrettably not. He is particularly incendiary against hospital systems that place profit over purpose and who often have to be incentivized to do the right thing for their patients. You’re going to love this conversation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s show about fertility and family planing is very personal to millions of people. Because, while you may want to be a biological mom or dad one day, bad things happen to good people. Joining me is perhaps one of the most unsung advocacy heroes you may never have heard of, Barb Collura, the President and CEO of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. One in eight couples struggle with infertility, and that’s not discount the single men and women who may not have a partner yet to build a family with. Let alone the hundreds of thousands born infertile or left infertile from cancer, chronic disease, or other reasons. Barb is THE go-to expert fighting on our behalf with the National Institutes of Health, The National Cancer Institute, The National Health Council, and — yes — The World Health Organization because they are actually an incredible governing body. So whether you have sperm, eggs, embryos, a uterus, or some or NONE of those things, this episode is the story of you. And bonus points if you can say the word IATROGENIC ten times fast, and/or perhaps find a word that rhymes with it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the show, returning champion Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Professor of Applied Cancer Research at the TGen institute for City of Hope AND the Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation. We are talking all things Telehealth, telemedicine, tele-patients, tele-hospital, and video telephones, otherwise known as cell phones, tablets, and computers.Upside. Downside. Side side? Zoom fatigue. eBurnout. Telehealth in the workplace (when there IS a workplace) Our reliance on tech vs actual human interaction. Will hospitals and clinics REALLY NEED so much real estate in the future? We are living in a new world, people. Enjoy the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's show is not a "very special episode" of Different Strokes, Facts of Life, Family Ties, Webster, or Blossom, BUT it is a "very special episode" nonetheless. Jane Sarasohn-Kahn has been a friend, a teacher, a mentor, a sherpa, a conscience, and a big sister to me for over 15 years. I mean it when I say she is as close to biological family as you can get without the Jerry Springer sibling DNA test. My origin story of becoming a cancer advocate diverged in 2004 between the nonprofit and the nascent and emerging digital health startup sectors. And Jane was right there to welcome me — the freshman newcomer and token "pre-advocate" cancer patient — equipped with the inflatable swimmies I needed to incubate in that space. Did I mention she is one of the world's foremost health economists with Nostradamus-level power for trend-forecasting? She's also an award-winning author, blogger, speaker, thought-leader, and creator of "Health Populi", one of — if not THE most — notable blogs covering the health/care ecosystem as well as the author of her new book, "From Health Consumer to Health Citizen: Health Consuming.” Learn more at https://www.janesarasohnkahn.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Professor of Applied Cancer Research at the TGen institute for City of Hope AND the Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, an incredible nonprofit advocacy and research organization that I’ve been proud to call a partner for many many years. They’re a great group. Joe is one of the most highly coveted and requested subject matter experts and speaks at hundreds of conferences worldwide (when those used to exist) and webinars for the genomic, medical, oncologic, and patient advocate communities. He’s the James Bond – meets – Liam Neeson – meets Jason Bourne – meets – Austin Powers of all the things I just said. His key focus, which fascinates me, is understanding how factors like what country you’re born in, your socioeconomic status, and your genetic predispositions determine whether or not you enter the shit happens store of cancer. He’s also Canadian, but I forgive him. Although he does know Justin Trudeau, so I heard.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, returning champion Dr. Jean-Luc Neptune, physician, entrepreneur, innovator, technologist, digital health guru, and Founder at Suntra Modern Recovery, a Telehealth platform offering personalized recovery solutions for people with substance use disorders. As two separate possessors of COVID-19 antibodies, this time around on the show, the tables were turned as I got to ask him a whole bunch of “there are no stupid questions” questions — in an attempt to work our wizard magic and turn the intellectual scientific scholarship around COVID-19 into perhaps more understandable and relatable words with less syllables for the average person, hopefully. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, returning champion Dr. Catharine Young, former Senior Director of Science Policy at the Biden Cancer Initiative, and current Executive Director at the SHEPHERD foundation. A human of many hats, she’s also a TED Fellow, Presidential Leadership Scholar, and Doctor of Philosophy with one of the most awesomely sardonic Twitter feeds around @CatYoung. Catharine was one of my very first guests on the program, SO if you want to hop in your Delorean and check out Episode 5 from March 26th. This time around, we talk COVID-ish stuff, pivoting your nonprofits in a crisis, helping scientists learn to speak “person,” the egregious misgivings of confirmation bias during a pandemic, and how the science of ophthalmology must change perfect vision to 2019 or 2021 because 2020 is dead to us and there forever shall no longer be hindsight as we know it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, friend, colleague, fellow young adult cancer survivor, advocate, speaker, blogger, and Stage IV melanoma bald guy, TJ Sharpe. He just celebrated his 8-year cancerversary and — spoiler alert — is still here alive, kicking, and staying just angry enough to keep poking a stick at the dumpster fire that is our modern-day healthcare system. His activism has made him one of the dominant voices in clinical trial and immunotherapy awareness for patients and HCPs and his superpower is translating the jargony BS of patient voice, and patient experience into a more digestible narrative that has made cancer suck less for countless others. More about TJ Sharpe at http://www.tjsharpe.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, John Gorman, Founder of the Gorman Health Group, member of the Board of Directors of Henry Ford Health System’s Health Alliance Plan, and the Chairman at Nightingale Partners LLC which — to paraphrase — make things suck a whole less for underserved and economically disadvantaged communities by focusing on racial disparities in healthcare. His 30+ years experience in public service has given him a genuinely unique perch on which to sit atop, and his advocacy efforts have spawned almost a dozen entrepreneurial ventures in government health programs that ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE. What a novel idea. So buckle up. You have been warned.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christine Hodgdon is a globe-trotting, human Fodor conservation biologist turned patient “radvocate” (that would be my neologism for radical advocate) by way of her enduring the loss of her father to rare cancer at the same time of her own Dx of Stage IV Metastatic Cancer AND Thyroid Cancer. Gesundheit! She was 34. Among many other interesting things, we talk about the gaps in cancer research that exist because the patients are not involved. Guys? We’re the end user here. Dear Pharma: It might make sense to give patients a seat at the table to help you make the sausage that may one day course through our veins. You get the gist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, we welcome Trevor Maxwell. Trevor is a husband, a writer, and a father to two teenage daughters. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with stage four metastatic colon cancer. He is a powerhouse advocate who never envisioned becoming an advocate. But that's how it works, right? You recognize a need, get angry that it is not being met, and become the accidental advocate. The need Trevor recognized was that, in the economy of cancer support, a dearth of gender-specific support existed for men, and only men. At Stupid Cancer, we did our best to make sure that we had gender-relevant support groups within the broader community of what we have in common. Still, Trevor struck precisely the right chord when he started up a group on Facebook called Man Up to Cancer. So this episode is about men and cancer and finding your tribe. Enjoy my conversation with Trevor Maxwell. Man Up to Cancer: https://www.manuptocancer.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, we welcome Julie Croner, Vice President of the Patient Leader Network at WEGO Health. Julie is a rare disease activist who has been educating and empowering patients for more than a decade with tools to better advocate for themselves and others. She and I met a while ago at one of those spectacularly stupid Pharma conferences where tokenism reigns supreme. These are the conferences where they ask patients to share their story FOR FREE—that's right, NO compensation for time or value, because that's their way. At the time, I was one of those suckers who did just that: Gave away the store that was my patient experience for free so the private sector could go off and make a fortune off the disenfranchised backs of patients. The upside? I got to meet Julie Croner. Julie knew better, so she went ahead and took up the charge at WEGO Health, which we'll learn about on the show. Tangential to this episode, you may want to consider scrolling back in my feed and checking out Episode 14 called "Pay Your Fucking Patients." You can tell this is a subject that really pisses me off, which is why – again – someone like Julie is the perfect person to chat with about all the things. Enjoy my talk with Julie Croner. WEGO Health: https://www.wegohealth.com. Episode 14: Pay the Patients!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lilly Stairs is the Founder of Patient Authentic, which is exactly as it sounds: a bully pulpit that takes (1) the chocolate that is the health tech sector and (2) the peanut butter that are the nonprofits, and makes the Reeses Peanut Butter cup of social change that puts the patient at the forefront of every conversation. Advocates are not born. They are made, often of their own condition. Lilly is no exception having been diagnosed with psoriasis at 7, and then both psoriatic arthritis and Crohn's disease at 19. She's worked for Pharma, Bio, Patient Advocate Groups, and Nonprofit Organizations. She wears many hats. In addition to all those things, we spent time exploring the "donut hole of access" between the health-tech and nonprofit sectors—Twas an epic discussion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, my good friend, long-time partner-in-crime advocate, and Princess Leia Jedi Master of Health Tech, Susannah Fox, who I consider to be one of the most insightful, introspective and influential unicorn, renaissance human beings around. Susannah was the Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is currently on the boards of Cambia and Hive, and provides research and advice about navigating the intersection of health and technology at her consultancy, Internet Geologist. Her passion has been—and quite possibly forever shall be—the fundamental power of peer-to-peer health. You know, that whole "You're Not Alone" thing? "Connecting with people with shared and similar experiences where there's no judgment or stigma?" "Tribalism done right for the purpose of lifehacking your way through acute illness and chronic conditions?" That is Susannah's passion. See if you can spot the gestalt moment where I nearly lost my mind (in the best sense) after hearing that—of all places — the thrush of modern-day health lifehackery is coming from Amazon reviews. On that note, enjoy my conversation with Susannah Fox. Follow Susannah on Twitter @SusannahFox.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, we welcome one of the most influential human beings of my career: Dan Pallotta, champion of charity and the entire nonprofit business sector. Dan's take on how we as a culture think about charity the wrong way planted a bedrock philosophy in my head for how I was going to grow and lead Stupid Cancer to scalable success without the pitfalls of donors complaining about "Overhead." "I'll give you money but don't spend it on electricity. Only programs." Dan's much-ballyhooed book "Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential" has a new, more digestible School House Rock version called "The Everyday Philanthropist" that I encourage every single nonprofit Board member, staff member, and donor to read immediately. My favorite quote from Dan is this: "Human. Kind. Be Both." Dan's Latest Book: The Everyday Philanthropist. Dan's TED Talk: The Way We Talk About Charity is Dead WrongSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alice Crisci is a cancer survivor, entrepreneur and activist. She founded MedAnswers to speed consumer access to specialty medicine. Her company's first app product, FertilityAnswers, is the only social network for fertility.FertilityAnswers connects users struggling to conceive with multi-disciplinary experts who can answer their anonymous fertility questions. Alice also founded the oncofertility charity, Fertile Action, three weeks into her breast cancer diagnosis at 31-years-old, and is the ecstatic mom of a fertility preservation miracle son and their pet menagerie who sometimes even let her practice daily meditation in peace and quiet.More at http://MedAnswers.com and http://www.fertileaction.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 2016, Sara Woods was diagnosed with Clear Cell Sarcoma, a very rare form of Sarcoma, which is in itself a rare form of cancer. Today in 2020, Sara is 17 years old.This week on Out of Patients, we've set aside two entire episodes to focus in on the story of what Sara's mother Lennie Woods did when Sara's diagnosis landed on her family. This is the story of the patient experience of Sarcoma, and of Sara's Cure: the bold non-profit organization created by Lennie, along with her fierce friend and COO Molly Liska.Together Lennie, Molly and the entire Sara's Cure community are lifting up not just Sara but every other Clear Cell Sarcoma patient in the world to force momentum and critical mass in order to drive the research needed to produce a viable therapeutic approach to CCS. This is what patient advocacy looks like.Part 2 of 2Sara's Cure: https://sarascure.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 2016, Sara Woods was diagnosed with Clear Cell Sarcoma, a very rare form of Sarcoma, which is in itself a rare form of cancer. Today in 2020, Sara is 17 years old.This week on Out of Patients, we've set aside two entire episodes to focus in on the story of what Sara's mother Lennie Woods did when Sara's diagnosis landed on her family. This is the story of the patient experience of Sarcoma, and of Sara's Cure: the bold non-profit organization created by Lennie, along with her fierce friend and COO Molly Liska.Together Lennie, Molly and the entire Sara's Cure community are lifting up not just Sara but every other Clear Cell Sarcoma patient in the world to force momentum and critical mass in order to drive the research needed to produce a viable therapeutic approach to CCS. This is what patient advocacy looks like.Part 1 of 2Sara's Cure: https://sarascure.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, you’re going to hear from my friend and colleague Bruce Cozadd, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Jazz Pharmaceuticals. And NO — this was not a conversation about the glamorous Pharmaceutical Industy and all its unique facets — shall we say — worthy of endless discussion. I wanted to talk with him – as my friend, my peer, fellow Founder and CEO — about leadership during COVID and all the other crazy shit going on. Listen to Matt and Bruce on The Stupid Cancer Show here: https://offsc.rip/mzbcscsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Bob Bollinger is the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine, and he holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins (JH) Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing. He is Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE), Director of the JHU Fogarty India Program, and Associate Director for Medicine of the JH Center for Global Health.Sebastian (E.) Seiguer, JD, MBA is CEO and co-founder of emocha Mobile Health, a company which uses video technology to secure medication adherence. Fluent in German, Spanish and English. Sebastian holds a JD from Columbia Law School and an MBA from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins.Learn more about eMocha Health at https://emocha.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Saralyn Mark, first and foremost, is a Leader of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). She served as the Senior Policy Advisor to the White House Office of Science and Technology during the Obama administration working on the Ebola outbreak in 2014. At the Department of Health and Human Services and NASA, she was the first Senior Medical Advisor to the Office on Women’s Health. She joined Matthew remotely to cut through the clutter, break down some of the COVID-19 mumbo jumbo, and level-set reality a bit while the world is on fire. Check out Dr. Mark’s book Stellar Medicine: A Journey Through the Universe of Women’s Health, available wherever books are sold.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Lamb, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor or Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center. He focuses on infectious disease prevention, treatment, and scale-up. His research focuses on identifying best practices in public health approaches to HIV prevention, service delivery, and treatment in resource-limited settings.Dr. Lamb focuses on applying causal inference in implementation settings. He teaches courses in the Epidemiology department on introductory epidemiology and biostatistics, applications of epidemiologic research methods, and advanced techniques in epidemiologic methods. Dr. Lamb works in the Strategic Information unit at ICAP-Columbia University.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Andrew and I had the pleasure to welcome in-studio Patrick James Lynch, a true renaissance man of many hats who was born of his condition — for a DOUBLE INTERVIEW.If I were to fully divulge all that is Patrick James Lynch, this intro would be longer than the episode. So in brief, he is one of world's most influential hemophilia patient leaders in addition to being a filmmaker, actor, producer, media guy, keynote speaker, and Founder/CEO of both Bloodsteeam Media, a rare and chronic disease podcast network and Believe Limited, a unique storytelling agency that creates entertainment to affect change.This man is a frieken specimen. Advocates love him. Activists want to be him. And I unapologetically may have developed little man-crush throughout getting to know him. This episode is on the longer side of what we usually publish, but, I assure you that if you've got the time, it's worth the listen. And as an added bonus, a recurring theme of Steve Guttenberg — along with mentions of The Golden Child, the phrase “penis breath” from ET, and Wilfred Brimley — will assure all you GenX’ers that the 80s are alive and well right here on the pod.Please enjoy this double intervew with Patrick James Lynch.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Greg Hammer is pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist and author of the new book “GAIN Without Pain The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals,” which speaks to the philosophies of mindfulness to reduce or mitigate physician burnout — and if there were ever a time for our "Spidey Senses" to be tingling about physician burnout, it’s right now while the world is burning.GAIN Without Pain on Amazon See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew and Andrew welcome cancer survivors Nina Beaty, Creator, The EmPat Cancer Project, and Katie Brown, Vice President of Support and Survivorship Programs at The LUNGevity Foundation, to opine on the current status of lung cancer in America and around the world. Issues of stigma, the increasing prevalence in young women, new treatment options, and how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic are just some of the pressing topics we cover in this crucial episode.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Peter MacDowell is the Clinical Director of Rochester Dermatologic Surgery and former Co-Director of Clinical Trials Office at the Wilmot Cancer Institute. If that last name sounds familiar, well that’s because Peter is the brother of Andrew MacDowell, my Co-Founder, and COO here at OffScrip Media. Sibling rivalry be damned — and while we may have reinforced some established biases between upstate and downstate New York — we had a fantastic conversation down the rabbit hole of clinical trial treatment, management, and administration in the 21st century.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How does one "Schoolhouse Rock" the interesting world of Clinical Trials? On the show, Matthew and his Co-Founder/COO Andrew MacDowell are joined by Medaptive Health’s co-founders Eric Kroll and Jeremy Block to help break down and de-jargon what exactly is going on in the world of trials, patient advocacy, drug approvals — and the ever evolving role of Industry, for better or for worse.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Six music Emmys, two Grammy nominations, four gold records, seven Public Television specials and 8 million records sold. After more than three decades as an international entertainer, John Tesh is a living legend. In his new book, "Relentless: Unleashing a Life of Purpose, Grit, and Faith," Tesh describes how the obstacles that shaped him—including being suspended from college, living homeless for months, and facing a deadly disease—shaped his remarkable life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this sponsored episode, Matthew sits down with his friends to talk all about the glamorous issue of Xerostomia, otherwise known as "Dry Mouth."This is a problem for millions of Americans, but no one talks about it. Why don’t we talk about it? Maybe it’s because when your mouth is dry, talking is the last thing you want to do. There are way too many causes of dry mouth, such as stress & anxiety, cancer treatment, antihistamines, menopause, alcohol or cannabis, vaping, coffee, and nearly every prescription medication on the market. Introducing Moisyn for dry mouth relief.Not only does Moisyn work, but it’s Clinically Proven, Dentist- Recommended, Naturally Derived, Non-Toxic, and long-lasting. It freshens your breath, and it’s made in the USA.So what else do you need to know? it’s clearly time for all of us to Moisyn Up and make dry mouth suck less.Head on over to DryMouthSucks.com and save 15% off your order. No coupon code needed. The Discount will be automatically applied at checkout.That’s DryMouthSucks.com Special Guest:Shenda BakerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Too often, patients are blatantly taken advantage of by Industry who profit off of our stories and our experience dealing with a disease we didn't ask to have. If our experience is so critical to Industry's bottom line, there should exist fundamental compensation standards under which which they operate. Period.Matthew Zachary welcomes OffScrip Media Senior Producers Andrew MacDowell (Co-Founder and COO,) Jen Horonjeff (Founder/CEO of Savvy Coop) and Sandy Vassos (Nonprofit Executive and OffScrip Media Advisor for Strategic Relationships)Related Articles —>RIP Health ConferencesRIP Health Conferences (Part Deux)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jean-Luc Neptune, MD MBA, or JL as he is known, is a serial entrepreneur and a digital health pioneer. He’s a licensed physician in New York State, founder of Suntra Modern Recovery, serves as Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the Hospital For Special Surgery here in NYC, and if that’s not enough, the man has an MBA from Wharton. What makes this episode so special, is that JL just recovered from COVID-19. And this is not just a telling of the story of "when the Doctor becomes the patient", but a testimony and a warning, and an education into our modern day reality.JL's LinkedIn ProfileSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Craig DeLarge is a Digital Health Strategist and Educator at the Digital Mental Health Project, a project aimed at effectively using digital technology in the mental health field, aka MentalTech, to combat mental illness. His main missions are to improve health and build up leaders. Craig has also worked with companies such as IMS Health (IQVIA), CMI/Compas, J&J, GSK, Novo Nordisk, Merck and Takeda Pharma International (Singapore) to positively impact the health community. Craig teaches & lectures on various subjects relating to business, communications, leadership, storytelling and visual literacy at the university undergraduate and graduate levels. In this episode, we go into the importance of mental health, the work Craig is doing at the DMHP, mental health tips during COVID-19, as well as bonus tips.Resources Mentioned In This Episode:Blog Post —> StressTech & COVID-19Mental Health America, https://www.mhanational.org/National Alliance on Mental Illness, https://www.nami.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Immunotherapy and Policy. How can the FDA evolve to help advance and support novel approaches to medicine? How does the field of immune-driven diagnostics serve as a case in point for the need for evolution in existing regulatory frameworks?Special guests:Meghan GutierrezChief Executive OfficerLymphoma Research FoundationLeo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-OncologyAssistant Professor, Department of PediatricsCity Of HopeThis series is brought to you ad-free by Adaptive BiotechnologiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beyond Immunotherapy. The present and future of immune-driven medicine; toward an understanding of the immune system as the driver of solutions for treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of disease; identifying and creating responses to specific immune activation pathways.Special guests:Meghan GutierrezChief Executive OfficerLymphoma Research FoundationLeo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-OncologyAssistant Professor, Department of PediatricsCity Of HopeThis series is brought to you ad-free by Adaptive BiotechnologiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Brief History of Immunotherapy. CAR-T, t-cell augmentation, and immunotherapy in general over the past decade. We will talk about why is this approach so compelling, and what its limitations have been to date.Special guests:Meghan GutierrezChief Executive OfficerLymphoma Research FoundationLeo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-OncologyAssistant Professor, Department of PediatricsCity Of HopeThis series is brought to you ad-free by Adaptive BiotechnologiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jen Horonjeff is a chronic illness patient by birth, a PhD by training, and an entrepreneur by necessity. She was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs of 2018 for her work as Founder and CEO of Savvy Cooperative, the first patient-owned public benefit co-op. Rooted in science, but driven by creativity and user-centered design, she believes that giving patients ownership in what they help create is not only the right thing to do, it benefits everyone. Her passion is to improve the patient experience, and to provide more patient engagement opportunities to industry that raises all ships.Jen's LinkedIn PageAbout Savvy CoopSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Dolce is the host of the Brave New Weed podcast and author of Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis, which was hailed by the New York Times as “a loving rethink of all things marijuana …a trusted hitchhiker’s guide to this new universe,” and by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam as “outstanding.” Joe is also the founder of MedicalCannabisMentor.com, the most modern, evidence based online education platform with courses aimed at healthcare providers, dispensary personnel and patients. In addition, Joe is the former editor-in-chief of Details and Star magazines. He is based in New York City.More at https://www.bravenewweed.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Lamb, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor or Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center. He focuses on infectious disease prevention, treatment, and scale-up. His research focuses on identifying best practices in public health approaches to HIV prevention, service delivery, and treatment in resource-limited settings.Dr. Lamb focuses on applying causal inference in implementation settings. He teaches courses in the Epidemiology department on introductory epidemiology and biostatistics, applications of epidemiologic research methods, and advanced techniques in epidemiologic methods. Dr. Lamb works in the Strategic Information unit at ICAP-Columbia University.More about Dr Lamb hereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Catharine Young has always been drawn to tackling big problems. She currently serves as the Executive Director for the Shepherd Foundation, an organization which seeks to build a movement to revolutionize treatment, care and education for rare cancer patients and their families. Catharine has also always been drawn to science - the thread that ties her career journey together. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, with postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University. She has worked at both the US and foreign government level as well as the non-profit startup space. Her previous position was at the Biden Cancer Initiative where she served as the Senior Director of Science Policy. Her awards include being selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar, TED Fellow and Social Enablers top 100 most inspiring social entrepreneurs. Catharine is a staunch advocate for women in science and science communication and is the founder of Supper with a Scientist, a grassroots effort to develop strong relationships between scientists and the public.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show, Matthew discusses COVID-19 and its impact on the cancer community with Michael Parisi (CEO at Guidemark), Andrea Ferris (President and Chairman of Lungevity) and Andrew MacDowell (OffScrip Media Co-Founder and COO.) The world is burning, and we have to keep it spinning. The need is incalculable. The resources are scarce. We need hope, but more importantly, we need FACTS.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.