Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary , Elura Nanos , and Andrew MacDowell discuss the Biden administration’s latest vaccination mandate for the U.S. Military, and how cruise companies may be on their way to a new normal. We also introduce a new segment to the show: Sermo-ments! We're partnering with Sermo , a global social platform just for physicians, to bring you data from more than 1.3 mi...

Advocacy can take many forms in the cancer community — from advocating for yourself or a loved one to receive the best possible treatment to calling your Congressperson or testifying on Capitol Hill to demand increased access to care. This episode explores different ways cancer mavericks have elevated survivors’ needs and improved their lives, including the pioneering patient navigation model crea...

On the show today, Matt and Andrew give you their professional advice: DON'T START A PODCAST! Just don’t. Yeah, we might make it look easy. But trust us it takes a lot more than the gift of gab to build a successful audio brand. And Lord knows, the world doesn’t need another person blathering into a microphone. But if resistance is futile and you’ve got something really important to say, let OffSc...

On the show today: Dr. Rafael Fonseca is a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic who focuses on Multiple Myeloma with a sidebar hobby dabbling in Ethics Health Economics. Fun fact of the day, he's a Google Scholar, has his own Wikipedia page , courtesy of a birthday gift from his son, and — as a self-proclaimed pathological optimist — hopes to spread empathy throughout the medical community while p...

On the show today, I'm so thrilled to welcome here live in-studio Alison Silberman , CEO at Stupid Cancer (my old job, as you may know), and Shannon Wyant , a fellow AYA cancer survivor and sitting member of the Stupid Cancer Board of Directors (also my old job as you may know.) The best conversations are those without an agenda that manifest from their own chemistry and organic magic. And what yo...

On the show today, I'm thrilled to welcome – LIVE IN STUDIO — Liz Cormier-May, CEO of Mammogen, and Marty Keiser, CEO at IV Bioholdings. It's hard to blend funny, entertaining wit with healthcare jargon like diagnostics, market access, go-to-market strategy, etc. And yet, somehow, we did it. The process is gnarly and ridiculous but, now more than ever, it's actually possible to NOT GET CANCER beca...

In this episode of VAX ON, Matthew Zachary and Andrew MacDowell discuss the first federal criminal fraud prosecution related to COVID-19 immunization. They also check-in on Canada’s growing vaccine rates and the latest developments with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. For more information, visit https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPatients, @MatthewZachary , @VaxOnPod , and @OffScripMedia on Twi...

Today, LIVE here at OffScrip Media studios, I welcome my incomparably talented friend Rebecca Cherry. She and I met almost 20 years ago. We hit it off as members of a niche-within-a-niche club, that being young adult cancer survivor professional musician/composers. And when I say incomparably talented, I mean incomparably talented: Rebecca is a singer, songwriter, model, entrepreneur, and internat...

In this episode of VAX ON, Matthew and Elura go global and discuss Cuba's fallout in the wake of the pandemic as well as the latest updates on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. They also discuss some not-so-surprising stats that involve COVID-19-related deaths amongst the unvaccinated. For more information, visit https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPatients, @MatthewZachary, @VaxOnPod, and @OffScr...

On the show today, it's a spotlight on NAMAPA (National Association of Medication Access & Patient Advocacy) with Co-Founders Elizabeth Johnson LPN and Melissa Paige, CPhT. Liz started her career in immunology and moved into the world of "medication access," which is healthcare between the patient and the doctor, where issues of access, pricing, prescriptions, and navigating the complexities o...

OffScrip Media is proud to announce a new addition to our growing network of groundbreaking and influential original podcasts. The Heart of Healthcare podcast expands upon the traditional lens of what we think of as “healthcare” by exploring the social determinants of health, including our food system, housing, climate change, and more. Join host Halle Tecco , healthcare investor, entrepreneu...

In this episode of VAX ON, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos debrief about international travel and the return of common illness! They also talk about a COVID-19 vaccine scam in Mumbai, summer camp gone wrong, and the FDA's unknown timeline for full approval of the COVID-19 vaccine. For more information, visit  https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPatients, @MatthewZachary , @VaxOnPod ,...

By the 1980s, cancer was no longer a death sentence. But the question of what surviving actually meant was unanswered. Cancer survivors had to navigate issues around employment, relationships, and the emotional and physical side effects of treatment in a world that largely didn’t know what to do with them. (and they were still called “victims.”) In 1985, a young doctor named Fitzhugh Mullan wrote...

In this episode of VAX ON, Elura Nanos and Andrew MacDowell discuss remote prisoners and COVID-19 hotspots on the world’s tallest mountain peak. They also discuss the New Jersey governor’s unexpected plan for the 2021-2022 school year. For more information, visit https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPatients, @MatthewZachary , @VaxOnPod , and @OffScripMedia on Twitter. See Privacy Policy a...

On the show today, my brother from another mother — Steve Friedman , is the Senior Advisor of Operations for SEER at the National Cancer Institute . (We'll get into all the acronyms later in the show because I know you're looking forward to that.) Steve was diagnosed back in the 1990s with testicular cancer while in his 20s – so brings with him a profound perspective of progress, not just for youn...

In this episode of VAX ON, Matthew Zachary , Elura Nanos , and Andrew MacDowell discuss the new Delta variant, the U.S. economy post-pandemic, and the 2021 Japan Olympics. They also evaluate the risks of children and COVID-19 with a surprise tangent into a film review of Luca. For more information, visit https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPatients, @MatthewZachary , @VaxOnPod , and @OffS...

Today on the show, I welcome an extraordinary young woman —> Grace Wethor is a living unicorn of talent and intelligence. Guitarist. Pianist, Trapeze Artist, Figure Skater, Model, Author, TED Speaker — and 6-year survivor of an inoperable brain stem glioma that she was diagnosed with at 13 years old in 2015. Grace is the author of "You're So Lucky" and a new docu-series called "You're So Lucky:...

In this episode of VAX ON, Matthew Zachary , Elura Nanos , and special drop-in-guest Andrew MacDowell discuss Novavax’s late entry into the COVID vaccine market, an update on the Johnson & Johnson manufacturing SNAFU, and one polarizing nurse who has many wondering when our vaccine magnetism will kick in. They also break down some high school prom drama that has many parents seeking a lawyer....

Brock Yetso is the President & CEO at the Ulman Foundation , one of the original young adult cancer advocacy organizations. Borne in the late 1990s, the Ulman Foundation (formerly the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults) pioneered the very idea of adolescent and young adult cancer as a thing, first and foremost, long before the data and the research manifested in practice. I consider Brock a pr...

In this episode of VAX ON, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos delve into reports of a falling U.S. birth rate, and a surprising COVID update from southern states. They also debate an unexpectedly polarizing topic about ex-pats. For more information, visit https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPatients, @MatthewZachary , @VaxOnPod , and @OffScripMedia on Twitter. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Most people don’t know that you’re considered a cancer survivor at the moment of diagnosis. It wasn’t always this way. Sixty years ago, a cancer diagnosis was a death sentence. And if you did survive, you were left to figure out the rest of your life on your own. But some survivors demanded something different, something better. From OffScrip Media , this is The Cancer Mavericks , a deep-dive narr...

Join Elura and Matt as they take turns blowing each others’ minds with the latest COVID news. From an incredible new alternative to injections to pandemic puppy propaganda, they’ve got what you need to know. Plus, some relevant 90s trivia and the Biden administration’s efforts to get to the bottom of the pandemic’s origin. For more information, visit https://OffScripMedia.com and follow @MZOutofPa...

Most people don’t know that you’re considered a cancer survivor at the moment of diagnosis. It wasn’t always this way. Sixty years ago, a cancer diagnosis was a death sentence. And if you did survive, you were left to figure out the rest of your life on your own. But some survivors demanded something different, something better. From  OffScrip Media , this is Cancer Mavericks , a deep-dive na...

Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of Kaiser Permanente, host of the podcast, " Fixing Healthcare ," and a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Stanford. He joins me to talk about his new book, " Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients " — you know, an uplifting story — which is tackling head-on issues well beyond physician burnout and the flawed culture that guides me...

Dr. Jamie Wells is many things, but boring is not one of them. Prepare yourself for some frenetic genius conversation with the newly-appointed Director of the Research Science Institute (RSI) collaboratively sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE). What's more, she is on the Leadership Council member of The Wistar Institute, an...