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Conversations on Health Care — 240 episodes
Governing Pandora: Leading in the Age of Generative AI and Exponential Technology
Dr. Zeke Emanuel: Tough Talk on Living Longer
Is Parkinson’s Preventable? Our Guest Says Yes
2026 Health Care Predictions: Do You Agree?
KFF Health News Covers $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation: Latest Details
Happy, Healthy New Year: What the Future Holds
2025 Rewind: Our guests recount the promises and hurdles
“Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America”: Author Conversation
Congress Races to Find Obamacare Subsidy Solution: Reporters Examine the Efforts
Flu Cases Rising: “It’s Not Good,” Says Former CDC Dir. Dr. Tom Frieden
Can You Have a ‘Healthy’ Thanksgiving? How the Food Industry Conspires Against Us
How Dr. Sanjeev Arora Helped Improve Care for 200 Million Patients
“Cash for Moms and Babies”: How it Works & Why
Intimate Partner Violence: Health Care Providers’ Role
Shutdown Threatens Food Benefits: Family Physicians Leader Urges Resolution
New Research Bolsters Model for Preventing Infant Mortality
Preventing Veteran Suicides: Strategies & Tactics
How Govt. Shutdown Affects Telemedicine
The 16th Anniversary Show: Our First Guests Are Back!
'How Healing Works’ Author Dr. Wayne Jonas Explains His Approach
‘Next Week Will be Telling’: Reporters Prepare for Ex-CDC Dir. Testimony
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Fight: ‘Threat to Good Public Health’
Mayo Clinic Doctor Leads The Patient Revolution: Insights & Tools to Improve Health Care
“Father of Aerobics” at 94: Dr. Cooper’s Unrelenting Health Advocacy
America’s Mental Health Crisis: Philanthropy’s Bold Action Plan
Food is Medicine Advocate Urges Evidence-Based Solutions Amid SNAP Cutbacks
60 Years of Medicaid & Medicare: Health Care Challenges & Opportunities
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow: Curing Addiction a Real Possibility
Pretend You Have Millions to Fix Health Care: What Would You Do? A Doctor Gives His Answer
Dr. Oz’s Second-in-Command Explains Need for Medicaid Reimbursement Cuts as “Big Beautiful Bill” Passes
How Realistic is Super Aging? Research-Based Answers (Encore)
Unlocking Long COVID Mysteries: Dementia-Like Symptoms & Pre-Existing Conditions
Youth Mental Health Crisis: Can a New Corps Create a Solution?
400 Million+ People Globally With Long COVID: A Top Researcher Seeks Solutions
Dr. Leana Wen Grades RFK Jr. on Health Care: What Does She Say?
Breaking News: House Budget Hawks Victorious Over Medicaid Defenders
Unlocking Long COVID Mysteries: Dementia-Like Symptoms & Pre-Existing Conditions
Menacing Melanoma: Marc Hulbert, PhD on How You Can Fight Back
Healthcare Disability Advocate, Fueled by Personal Experience: Megan Morris
Breaking News: Food Dye Ban: Support But More Needed, Says Dr. Marion Nestle
“ChatGPT, MD”: Author says AI-empowered patients, doctors take control
Mystery no more: Howard Hughes’ legacy advances science
'If Ryan Reynolds doesn’t get you to do it…’: Colorectal Cancer Alliance CEO talks screening
Food is medicine: How young changemakers are transforming healthcare
Hon. Mary Bono, Mothers for Awareness and Prevention of Drug Abuse
Michael J. Fox’s foundation makes Parkinson’s breakthrough
Colorectal cancer rising for millennials & gen Z: How to reverse the trend
Alzheimer’s researchers under fire: Acclaimed journalist explains why
Former republican HHS secretary offers bipartisan wisdom
Guardrails for health AI: How, why and when
Egg prices up: Hear from experts about why
Do your 2025 healthcare predictions match up with what an expert says?
Health care & President Trump: What’s happened so far
NEJM’s 1st AI editor on tech’s pluses & minuses
Healthcare providers & ChatGPT will see you now: Our brave new world
2024 Rewind & look ahead for health care issues
Holidays, headaches & heartache: Best advice from the “Happiness Doctor”
What Elon Musk & Peter Thiel invest in to make lives longer
Nurse practitioners: A growing opportunity
Pres. Trump’s HIV/AIDS record: A look back & ahead
"Dr. Happiness" on Surviving Family Discussions at Thanksgiving
Did the millions spent matter? Election ’24 health care ads
When area hospitals have the same owner, does medical debt go up?
The limits of aging & implications
Reporters examine Harris & Trump’s health care policies: Election 2024
Election year stress? How music can help the mind relax
How a groundbreaking DNA study is expanding to birth-to-four-year-olds
Trump vs. Harris on health care: Experts explain each side
CDC director warns of more dangers from hurricane Helene
Trump & Harris debate IVF: Why it’s an election issue
Mark Cuban: Drug price disrupter explains how it works
How to reduce health risks when September temps reach 100+
Money takes over medicine: Risks, rewards & warnings
Trump, Harris on abortion: Reporters’ roundtable examines their records
NEJM’s 1st AI Editor: Yes, AI is here to stay
Nuance can help health field regain public trust: AcademyHealth CEO
Self-healing joints? Perfect surgeries? Your tax $$ could make it happen
95 Days to election ’24: Health care takes center stage
JAMA’s editor: Rebuilding trust & reaching more readers
HHS’ Admiral Rachel Levine: Managing her history-making role while focused on the nation’s health
Biden gun prevention leader at Aspen ideas: Health to make their case
Helping community health workers succeed: Ideas from an innovative program
Dr. Fauci talks about his new book: 7 Presidents & the Challenges of COVID, AIDS
The urgent need to rethink suicide: Lessons for veterans & all americans
America’s record-high deaths by suicide: APA president. outlines prevention steps
Nurses & moms partnering for health success: How babies benefit
Meet America's hidden health heroes
Sharing best practices: Lessons from community health centers coast to coast
Black women taking steps to health: Funder & nonprofit explain how
How could medical racism fuel soaring black youth suicide rate? Answers and solutions
Can health care policy take a page from recent bipartisan efforts?
An environmental psychiatrist explains climate anxiety as we celebrate Earth Day
Why NIH’s Dr. Collins accompanies opera’s Renee Fleming in highlighting music & mind’s power
Opera superstar Renée Fleming & experts reveal how music can make us healthier in new book
Reporters' roundtable: Why health care will impact the election—but to whose advantage?
Expanded coverage of weight loss drugs? Diabetes advocates say yes
Young deaths from colorectal cancer skyrocket as new research emerges
Super sperm donors - America’s underground surrogacy movement: Author explains her journey
IVF fallout: Top Biden health official sees dangers beyond reproductive rights
Nurses ask: Where is the respect?
Better primary care: What will it take to get the U.S. to wake up to the need?
Damning research reveals extent of pediatrics care gap: Children of color receive worse treatment
Mental health’s AI revolution: What it means for patients and providers
A roadmap to improve health outcomes by investing in green and healthy homes
Helping community health workers succeed: Ideas from an innovative program
She helped design Pres. Biden’s AI Bill of Rights — how does it protect patients?
Are you up to date on health care policy & innovation as 2024 kicks off? We can help
Long COVID: 2023’s enduring medical mystery
Any hope to avoid govt. shutdown in ’24? Health care reporters assess the chances
Holiday blues & America’s mental health crisis: Insights from NAMI’s Chief Medical Officer
How do we get more Latinas interested in nursing? Ideas & inspiration from authors of new book
Environmental leader Dr. Vanessa Kerry delves into intersections of health and climate at COP28 Global Climate Gathering
Can she solve the mystery of long COVID? Dr. Lisa Sanders searches for clues
Is the Air We Breathe Safe? Award-Winning Scientist Linsey Marr & Green Building Council’s Peter Templeton Share Their Insights
New NACHC CEO Dr. Kyu Rhee: Top 3 Goals for Community Health Centers
Grantmaking during global turmoil: The Rockefeller Foundation’s President Dr. Rajiv Shah
Preventing Veteran Suicides: VA Under Sec. Dr. Shereef Elnahal Outlines Plan
Flu Update from CDC Dir. Cohen: So Far, Not An Early Flu Season
Budget Woes & Health Care Policy Snarls: Latest Views from D.C
Ideas for Improving Hispanic Health With Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association; Charles Barber on “Paz Y Salud” Publication
NYT’s Diagnosis Columnist Dr. Lisa Sanders’ Views on Long COVID Affirmed by New Research
New Ways to Solve Big Health Problems: Lola Adedokun, Aspen Global Innovators Group
Effects of Trans Bans on LGBTQ+ Health Care: “State of Emergency"
Former White House COVID Coordinator Dr. Jha: Debate About Boosters for Young People Is OK
Mayo Clinic Long COVID Expert Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn: Cases Down as Stigma Continues
U.S. Suicide Rates at All-Time High: American Psychiatric Association President Responds
Community Health Legend Dr. Carl Lecce: Lessons Learned
Interview with NBC’s Dr. John Torres On Location at Aspen Ideas: Health
Record Heat Wave: L.A.’s Chief Heat Officer Speaks Out
Have a Way to Beat an Illness? These Federal Experts Need to Hear From You
Latest on Long COVID: NIH Study Leader Leora Horwitz, MD
HHS Sec. Becerra’s Exclusive Interview With “Conversations on Health Care”
Tough, Feisty, Visionary: Mount Sinai’s CEO On Location at Aspen Ideas: Health
Dr. Fauci Tells “Conversations on Health Care” On Location at Aspen Ideas: We Need More COVID Booster Shots
A Right to Health? The U.S. Legal Case for Making it Happen
Roe Reversal: 1 Year Since Supreme Court Took Away Federal Right to Abortion
The Doctor & ChatGPT Will See You Now: Is This the Future?
The Expanding Obesity Revolution: New Options
Will Patients Listen If Health Care Providers Talk Climate Change?
Reaction to New CDC Ventilation Targets in Light of COVID
COVID Emergency Ends but Mental Health Issues Remain
COVID Investigator Praises Community Health Workers: “Huge Innovation”
Health Care Budget Fight: Hear Each Side’s Argument
Turning Off e-Cigarettes: Health Advocates Score a Victory
Abortion Rights Leader Rejects Calls to “Ignore” Judge’s Ruling
Top Reporters on Big Health Care Stories Right Now
History-Making Incoming AMA President on His Vision
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf Discusses the Top News Stories
$13K Per American for Health Care: What Are We Getting?
Long COVID: Skeptics Are Wrong, Researchers Say
Healing to Homeless People: A Doctor’s NYT Best-Selling Story
NYT’s Nicholas Kristof: Smarter Way to Reduce Gun Deaths
Biden COVID Advisor Urges Greater Paxlovid Use: ‘People Have Died Unnecessarily’
Sierra Club Executive Director Sees New Energy for Climate Change Fight
FDA Advisor Dr. Offit’s Latest Findings on COVID Vaccine & Young Children
Why Are Only 5% Of Doctors African American? Dr. Louis Sullivan Tells Us
Former CDC Chief Questions U.S Reaction to Chinese COVID Outbreak
WHO: What China Must Do Now to Help Fight COVID
COVID’s 3rd Year: Experts Speak
The Interview That Made News in ‘22: Fauci on COVID
Hear From a Progressive and Conservative - Can We Find Common Ground in Health Care?
Hear From the Author Who Wrote the New Book Peace & Health
Long COVID: Skeptics Are Wrong, Researchers Say
Holidays & Mental Health: Interventions, Treatment & Equity
Alzheimer's Foundation Head Discusses Breakthroughs: Can Biomarkers & Vaccines Offer Hope?
What Does Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban Know About Fixing Health Care? Are There Lessons for All of Us?
Dr. Fauci Prepares for His Next Steps; Offers Leadership Lessons to Younger Generation
'Dopesick' Author on Opioid Treatment Innovations
All of Your Health Information Is Now a Right Not a Privilege - ONC Head Tells Us More
Your Vote & Health Care: Why It Matters
Health Care on the Ballot: What’s at Stake Nov. 8?
How Will We Know When the Pandemic is Over? Brown Univ. Pandemic Center Director Explains
White House Preview: How Can We Tackle Hunger, Nutrition, and Health?
Who’s Community Health Centers’ Top Ally? Powerful House Leader Makes the Case
Monkeypox Update from Top White House Coordinator
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on COVID Fall Booster Details
Former CDC Director Dr. Frieden’s Thoughts on Dr. Fauci and His Next Chapter
USAID Global Health Leader Atul Gawande Addresses Global Partners’ Concerns Over Women’s Reproductive Rights
He Helped Eradicate Smallpox - Listen to His Concerns About Monkeypox
Are Long Covid Patients Exaggerating? Biden Top Doctor Says No: “Long COVID is real”
West Alabama Women’s Center Director Talks About the Impact of Roe
Dr. Eric Topol: COVID BA.5 variant "worst we've seen"
How VA Innovation Affects the Entire Health Care System
Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege: A Commitment for 50+ Years
50 Years of Community Health Center, Inc.: A Special Conversation
How Do We Make Healthy Buildings the Next Public Health Revolution?
COVID Expert Dr. Hotez On His Own Positive Case: What He’s Learned
A Teacher From Parkland H.S. Reflects on the Uvalde & Buffalo Mass Shootings
Harm Reduction in U.S. Substance Use Disorder Efforts: Top Official Explains How It Works
Why the Path to Mental Health Goes Beyond Science: America’s Former Top Mental Health Leader Explains
Dr. Deborah Birx Reacts to Vice President Testing Positive for COVID; Criticizes Trump White House Pandemic Communications
TV’s Jane Pauley’s Personal Story: Why Community Health Centers Matter to Her
Reaction to Philadelphia’s New Mask Orders: “A Little Premature”
APHA Executive Director: $10B in New COVID Funding Needed, Being Spent Responsibly
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Breaks Down President Biden’s Health Budget Goals
Ukraine Doctor’s War Dispatch: Horrific Criminal Acts
From the Front Line in Romania to Washington DC: Project HOPE Supporting the Refugee Crisis
Building on the Legacy of Global Health Leader Dr. Paul Farmer
Ukraine: Live Interview with Physician at Her Clinic
Omicron’s Health Inequities: N.Y. State Health Commissioner Vows to Close Gap
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Childhood Vaccine Delay & Political Divisiveness: ‘We Are at War With a Common Enemy’, Not the Time to Fight With Each Other
Biden COVID Equity Advisor Faces Dilemma as His Employer Drops Vaccine Mandate
Appropriations Chair Rep. Rosa DeLauro: More Money for Hospitals, Working to Find Build Back Better Compromise
Dr. Michael Osterholm says COVID's Not Done with Us: Talks Omicron Surge, Future Variants and Building Better Vaccines
A Candid Conversation with CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Politics of the Office, Masking Guidelines, COVID Testing and Pandemic Frustration
Pediatrician Dr. Peter Hotez Creates New Vaccine; Gives Advice for Families With Young Children Staying Safe During Surge
Omicron Could Be as Deadly as Delta, Boosters’ Short Protection &‘Dangerous’ Oral COVID Pill from Merck: A Talk With William Haseltine
“Not the Doomsday Variant”: Dr. Eric Topol’s Concerns Around Omicron and America’s Low Fully Vaccinated Rate
Health News This Week: Omicron Makes Gains Around the World as U.S. Supreme Court Justices Hear Mississippi Abortion Case
UN Climate Summit Fell Short, But Gary Cohen Says President Biden’s Build Back Better Act Holds Great Promise
Rocketing with Captain Kirk To A New Frontier: Astronaut Glen de Vries on New Era of Innovation In Space Travel and Health Care
Lies and Misinformation Led to Hundreds of Thousands of US Deaths: Yale’s Dr. Nicholas Christakis on Enduring Impact of COVID-19
“Roe Hanging On By A Thread”: Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson on Imminent Threat To Reproductive Rights
Mandates ‘Turbocharging’ Vaccination Rates: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Vaccine Requirements, Boosters and Vaccinating Kids
“Safety Comes First”: FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel’s Dr. Ofer Levy on Rigorous Process Around Vaccine Approval For Kids
Why COVID Crushed Us: Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb Details America’s Botched Pandemic Response
US COVID Response Has Failed By Not Scaling Up Home Testing: Harvard’s Michael Mina on Rapid Tests as Best Chance to Contain Outbreaks
"We Won't Get Another Chance" Climate Activist Bill McKibben on Urgency of Climate Action in Biden Administration's Reconciliation Bill
"Culture Wars Are Killing People": NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on Politics and Harm to Pandemic Science
“We Are On Fire”: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Pandemic Surge Pushing Hospital Capacity to Brink by the Unvaccinated
Masks, Mental Health and Missed Appointments: AAP President Lee Beers on Pandemic’s Impact on Childhood Health
Dr. Leana Wen on the Pandemic and the ‘Fight for Public Health'
Health Misinformation on the Internet: Google/YouTube’s Garth Graham on Their Efforts to Stem the Tide
“A New Era of Vaccinology”: Dr. Paul Offit on mRNA Technology’s role in Vaccine Development
First Transgender Presidential Appointee: HHS Assistant Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Biden Administration’s Commitment to Health Equity
White House COVID Advisor Andy Slavitt on “Preventable”: His Book Chronicling America’s Failed Coronavirus Response
Dr. Anthony Fauci: A Conversation on Where We Are and What’s Coming Next
Congressman Patrick Kennedy on Pandemic’s Impact on Increased Awareness of America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis
Latino Community’s Pandemic Toll: National Hispanic Medical Association’s Dr. Elena Rios on Quest for Equity
How to get supercomputer-like data strategies for AI/ML
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky talks Boosters, masks and health equity
World Health Organization’s Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove on the global pandemic, variants and vaccines
Understanding Vaccine Resistance Among Conservative Voters: Dr. Tom Frieden
200 million vaccines and counting: Dr. Carlos Del Rio on need to target vaccine resistance
The J&J Vaccine Delay: Brown University’s Dr. Ashish Jha Says Minimal Clot Risk Shouldn’t Inhibit Vaccine Uptake
White House Vaccinations Chief Dr. Bechara Choucair on the road to vaccinating America
Biden COVID transition team advisor Dr. Celine Gounder on the race against variants
Dr. Eric Topol on variants, vaccines and AstraZeneca’s data reporting
Dr. Michael Osterholm says variants will cause more havoc
Dr. Rick Bright to lead bold pandemic preparedness initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation