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Send us Fan Mail Baby formula is an essential for many parents, but the recent recall by Abbott labs has left them scrambling. The company, which is the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, initiated a recall and closed its Sturgis, Michigan, manufacturing plant after reports of serious bacterial infections in several infants and two deaths. The recall and shutdown has worsened a baby f...

Send us Fan Mail Edo Banach (President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) joins the show to discuss everything you need to know about palliative care vs. hospice. This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www. IHI.org. Watch this episode on YouTube Find us on t...

Send us Fan Mail John & David dig into how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed primary care and explain why telehealth is here to stay.  This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www. IHI.org. Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts  ...

Send us Fan Mail What was the cause for mask mandates ending? John and David investigate all of the details that led to the controversial decision.  This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visiting them at www. IHI.org. Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google P...

Send us Fan Mail Juan Enriquez - academic, businessman, TED Speaker...CareTalk Guest?! Juan Enriquez joins the show to discuss everything from the impact of technology on human life, to the “age of genetic wonder.” This is one discussion you won’t want to miss. This episode is sponsored by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Learn more about how IHI is improving health and healthcare by visit...

Send us Fan Mail Long COVID is affecting 8-23 million people in the US. But what is it and why is President Biden pushing the HHS to address it? Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...... Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0......  Follow us on the Health Pod...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. John and David discuss Judge Jackson’s healthcare views and speculate about how she’ll handle the pressing issues that she’ll hear in the Supreme Court.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_8mi3CFz180 Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.c...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Schneider (CEO, Homeward) joins the show to discuss how she plans to deliver quality healthcare to rural America. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iVQYZntK8ug Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...... Google Podcasts https://podcasts....

Send us Fan Mail Why is the price of insulin so expensive in the USA? Will the house cap insulin cost at $35? Join John and David as they attempt to dig to the bottom of the long and complicated journey of insulin pricing. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4MKnltx5kgE Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #insulin #insulinpricing #healthcarepolicy #healthcar...

Send us Fan Mail Jordan Rau (Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News) joins the show to discuss everything from the state of healthcare journalism, to nursing home reform.  Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN ...... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast ...... Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0 ......

Send us Fan Mail The Cures Act was intended to give patients free & easy access to medical records, but many are still having trouble. Why is it so hard to access medical records? Carm Huntress (Founder & CEO, Creedo) rejoins the show to discuss how he plans on solving this problem once and for all. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rKKlCZshz3o Subscribe to CareTalk on your f...

Send us Fan Mail With the pandemic winding down, we may see the “health emergency” come to an end soon. It’s time to start talking about what a return to normalcy will look like, and a good place to begin is what happens to Medicaid. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f5_lgEQLqHA Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #medicaid #affordablecareact #aca #healthc...

Send us Fan Mail It seems like everyone in healthcare has been intimidated by the prospect of competing with Amazon, but so far seem to be doing just fine. Are Amazon's healthcare pursuits overblown? John and David give us their take. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Hmi7n5JXW9U Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj...

Send us Fan Mail With Justice Stephen Breyer retiring from the Supreme Court, John and David reflect on his immeasurable influence on US healthcare. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Nua7eBYQ4Kk Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN ...... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/p...

Send us Fan Mail There has been growing concern around guests spreading COVID misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience." Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have all asked Spotify to take action against its flagship podcast. Should companies such as Spotify be held more responsible for preventing COVID misinformation? John and David disc...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Biden's first year of presidency has already come and gone. In this episode, John and David compare the year one healthcare accomplishments of Biden to Trump. Who delivered? Who didn't? Listen and find out! Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YIzg-W4gl_s Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #h...

Send us Fan Mail Aduhelm was the first new Alzheimer's treatment approved by the FDA in 18 years. However, its approval proved to be exceptionally controversial, as many medical experts and doctors opposed the drug, due to the lack of evidence that it is actually effective in slowing memory loss. In this episode, John and David discuss how Aduhelm got approved and the polarizing affect it is...

Send us Fan Mail We are nearly two years into the pandemic and there is a lot of dysfunction in our healthcare system. In the midst of the omicron wave, we are facing a tremendous nursing shortage, at a time when we need them most. In this episode, John and David tackle the shortage, while exploring the implications it can have for our healthcare system as a whole. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast....

Send us Fan Mail 2022 kicks off with a bang, as COVID 19 cases surge throughout the USA and the rest of the world. But could Omicron be the final big wave before COVID 19 weakens and downgrades to an endemic? John and David (who is currently battling Omicron himself) speculate. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify....

Send us Fan Mail General Stanley McChrystal rejoins the show to discuss his new book "Risk" and what US healthcare can learn from it. View this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/otYLZXsePPg Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com "Risk: A User's Guide" by Stanley McChrystal on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3eciWrW Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #h...

Send us Fan Mail In the last episode of the year, John and David look back on the biggest healthcare stories of 2021, "the year of the vaccine." Viagra reducing dementia, the explosion of Medicaid, the rise of Delta and Omicron. 2021 was quite the year for healthcare and CareTalk is sending it off with a bang! Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://you...

Send us Fan Mail Why is COVID being politicized? Will it lessen over time? In this episode, John and David discuss why COVID is such a politically polarizing topic and what lessons we can learn from HIV. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F5jYZwIwrC0 Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #healthcarepolicy #healthcareindustr...

Send us Fan Mail Jessica Damassa and Matthew Holt, hosts of the Health in 2 Point 00 Podcast, join the show to discuss the Omicron variant, high digital health company valuations, climate change and much, much more. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN ...... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.c...

Send us Fan Mail President Biden nominated Dr. Robert Califf to lead the FDA. Who is he? Is he a good choice? John and David give you the lowdown.  Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6WEs8Ksi7bg Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...

Send us Fan Mail Many medical experts predict that biosimilars are essential to the future of healthcare. What are they and how will they shake up the pharmaceuticals industry? John and David have the answers. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MTCvnvePGI0 Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #healthcarebusiness #healthcar...