Welcome to A New Prescription, where we explore modern healthcare, cutting edge medical research and technology, and the complexities of healthcare politics. Join us as we provide insights and solutions to help you navigate the American healthcare system.
In this episode of A New Prescription, we go deep into the origins, mission, and modern challenges of the CDC with Dr. Stephen C. Redd — former CDC leader and incident commander during the H1N1 pandemic. We explore the agency’s role in public health, its decline in public trust, vaccine skepticism, and whether America is truly prepared for the next pandemic.
In this episode of A New Prescription, we explore the transformative role of exercise in cancer treatment with Dr. Savannah Rauschendor discussing how prehabilitation improves patient outcomes. We also delve into RFK's efforts to close the FDA's GRAS loophole for food safety and examine the impact of Trump's tariffs on healthcare costs.
We dive into the hype surrounding GLP-1 and GIP weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. With commercials and social media buzzing about these medications, we ask the important questions: Do they really work long-term? Who should be taking them? And what are the potential risks? Joining us is Dr. Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Assistant Professor of Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center, to break down the science, benefits, and potential dangers of these popular drugs.
In this episode, we're joined by Scott Wham, Director of Compliance and Innovation at OneDigital, to explore the intricate and ever-shifting landscape of American healthcare policy. Comparing it to the world's most complicated game of Jenga, we’ll discuss how one wrong move—whether from policymakers, insurers, or employers—could send the entire system crashing down.
In this episode, Andrew Zwelling and Dr. Leonard Zwelling discuss the controversy surrounding RFK Jr.'s nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. They examine his views on vaccines, public health policies, and what his leadership could mean for the future of healthcare in the U.S. As the conversation shifts from national health policy to the realities faced by doctors on the ground, Dr. Erin Rocchio joins to discuss the challenges modern primary care physicians encounter—rising burnout, administrative burdens, and the growing role of AI in medicine.