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Christine Verini is a pharmacist by training, a nonprofit CEO by title, and an unapologetic empath by design. She now leads CancerCare, one of the oldest, least-known, and most impactful organizations in the country that actually helps real cancer patients deal with the practical garbage no one likes to talk…

Jennifer Finkelstein is not here for your pity, your pinkwashed slogans, or your performative awareness campaigns. She’s a 20-year young adult breast cancer survivor who turned trauma into a blueprint for action and built 5 Under 40, a no-BS nonprofit supporting women diagnosed with breast cancer under 40. In this…

What happens when a black belt, sword-slinging fitness icon gets cancer—twice? She picks up a camera and dares the universe to test her again. Ilaria Montagnani is not your average anything. She’s been building strong bodies (and stronger minds) for over 30 years as the founder of Powerstrike (https://powerstrike.com/ilaria) .…

Dr. David Fajgenbaum (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfajgenbaum/) is many things, but for the purposes of this episode, let's just say he went from an all-star college athlete to being read his last rites in a matter of weeks. In addition to his tenure as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPenn's Perelman School…

Elura and Matthew are joined by PrEP advocate and Tub Talks (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHxrku7LAqIe6S5pmFqYR8ZrTWDCEZ6G5) host Damon Jacobs, LMFT (https://twitter.com/DamonLJacobs) to give a monkeypox update and discuss two stories relating to the Affordable Care Act. Damon also tells his own story of trying to access the monkeypox vaccine in New York earlier this…

Today on the show, I welcome Vikram Bhaskaran, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikrambhaskaran/) and Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-ramakrishna-md-5a0444a6/) (Chief of Neurological Surgery at New York Presbyterian) live in-studio to talk about Roon (https://roon.care/) , their intriguing new cancer navigation platform for patients and caregivers. Roon is personal to Vikram as his whole career shifted…

On the show today, Matthew is joined live in-studio by Larry Reine (https://www.larryreines.com/more-about-me) s, a young adult rare disease advocate and Founding Member of the Aaron Myer Consulting Group. From humble beginnings as a 12-year-old paperboy learning the ropes of supply chain, customer service, and accounting, his life took a…

The amazing Victoria Fenton (https://victoriafenton.net) joins me today from across the pond in England to share one of the greatest British accents I've ever welcomed to the program. Well, that and the fabulous feeling when you know something is wrong with your body, and no medical professional will take you…

Today we’re dropping a very special throwback to an early episode of Out of Patients. 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…

Elura Nanos and Matthew Zachary discuss Ryan Reynolds and his colonoscopy campaign, how J&J is dodging cancer patients through the Texas-two-step and why healthcare workers are striking around the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to "Dear Cancer," a takeover episode of Out of Patients with special guest hosts Dr. Mark Lewis, (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor/l/lewis-mark-a/) an oncologist from Intermountain Medical Center, and Stephanie Elsea (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieelsea/) , a volunteer patient advocate from The Lustgarten Foundation. (https://lustgarten.org) Together with Matthew Zachary, Mark and Stephanie break down the latest…

Mat The W and Elura Thou Nanos talk about celebrity musician forays into mental health advocacy, doctors doing really bad things and recent SCOTUS arguments on California's pork regulations. Oink! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My guest today is Dr. Selin Kurnaz (https://massivebio.com/selin-kurnaz-shares-upbringing-and-startup-success/) , Founder and CEO of Massive Bio (https://massivebio.com) , a company that is as impressive as it sounds. Its mission is to solve one of the single most critical scathing holes in healthcare: the "last mile" of clinical trial enrollment. What does…

Today we’re dropping a very special throwback to a bonus episode of Out of Patients. Out of Patients is just one of many shows on the OffScrip Health network – and we want to make sure all of our excellent podcasts are on your radar! The Heart of Healthcare (https://offscrip.com/heart-of-healthcare/)…

I was privileged to welcome Dr. Danielle Carnival, (https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2022/08/08/meet-the-scientist-coordinating-joe-bidens-new-cancer-moonshot/?sh=356f3c557425) White House Cancer Moonshot (https://www.whitehouse.gov/cancermoonshot/) Coordinator, to the studio. We talked about the President's priorities, principal directives, and legislative strategies, as well as what Americans can look forward to in the coming months and years through this ambitious and transformational National…

Today, I proudly welcome my cancer survivor comrade at arms, Jen Singer (https://jen-singer.com/how-to-be-sick/) . Jen's got the trifecta of "shit happens," having survived cancer, heart failure, and "COVID Classic" back in February of 2020 when no one had any idea what the hell was going on. She is the creator…

My guest today is Dr. Richard Parker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-parker-b998a81a/) , Chief Medical Officer at Arcadia (https://arcadia.io) , an exciting venture focused on using "big data" to ensure the right information about care is delivered to the right patient when needed. What a concept! For the math nerds out there, they harness…

Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss an uptick in longterm birth control use by teens, how the CDC is subtly changing its COVID messaging in plain sight, and how one hospital in Virginia deserves lots of attention for the fuckery it's caused its patients. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

In today's special bonus episode, Matthew welcomes the venerable Dr. Mitzi Krockover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitzikrockover/) to the show. Mitzy is a board-certified internist, former VP of Women's health at Humana, and the Founding Medical Director of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center. What makes this episode even more remarkable is that Mitzi's…

Today I am joined by Ariel Nachmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielnachmann/) and Joey Brenneman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-brenneman-55804823/) , co-producers from the offscrip network and also the hype team behind the all-new Before We Die (https://offscrip.com/before-we-die/) podcast from OffScrip Health! Although the title sounds a bit macabre, this show is all about saving lives with emerging…

Returning champion to Out of Patients, advocacy badass Carly Flumer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlyflumer/) flips the script on Matthew Zachary as she takes the reins for an AMA (Ask Matt Anything) reverse interview. Hilarity ensues as we take a trip down memory lane as to how the sausage was made, the very origins…

Marie Wilda (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariewilda/) is an American advocate and true champion for the independent pharmacist. While not one herself, her career experience in the sector, coupled with her unbridled passion in rallying for the voice of the independent pharmacist, has put her on the map as one of the more outspoken…

For today's special 300th episode, Matthew talks among himself, reflecting with gratitude on how it all started and how it's still a thing. No guests; just Matthew and his thoughts. (Which, while usually an alchemical recipe for disaster, turns out pretty good this time around. Thank you to everyone who…

While America has a complicated history worth acknowledging, Thanksgiving, at least for my family and me, is a holiday dedicated to gratitude and tolerance. On today's special bonus minisode, I'm joined once again by my miracle twins, Koby and Hannah, to talk about what we are thankful for this year,…