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Nixed Hormone Therapy Warning; Making GLP-1s Affordable; What Is 'Butt Breathing'? Nov 14, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the decision to remove the black box warning on menopause hormone therapy products, how and why some GLP-1s will now be covered by Medicare, and new research on butt breathing. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Joyce Frieden, and Kristen Monaco.

MedPod Today: MedPod Today: CDC Cuts; Illicit Weight-Loss Drugs; Unnecessary Spine Surgeries Oct 17, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the reductions-in-force at CDC and the surrounding chaos, FDA’s crackdown on the unapproved weight-loss drug retatrutide, and which hospitals are performing the most, unnecessary spine surgeries. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Joedy McCreary, and Cheryl Clark.

MedPod Today: Shutdown Explainer; Paid Expert Witness Ethics; RFK Jr.'s CDC Advisor Oct 03, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the government shutdown may affect healthcare, the debate on whether physician paid expert witnesses can ever be truly impartial, and what we know about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s CDC contact, Dr. William Thompson. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Joyce Frieden, Joedy McCreary, and Cheryl Clark.

MedPod Today: RFK Jr. Rundown; Florida Axes Vax Mandates; New Cardiology Research Sep 12, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the latest RFK Jr. news, Florida's announcement it would end vaccine mandates, and the top research from the European Society of Cardiologyannual meeting. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Rachael Robertson, and Nicole Lou.

MedPod Today: CDC Shooting; Diet Guidance Retractions; Political Control of Grants Aug 15, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the public health community is responding to the shooting at CDC, why nutrition and obesity experts are worried about upcoming dietary guidelines, and how an executive order putting political appointees in charge of reviewing grants from federal agencies will impact medical research. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Rachael Robertson, and Joyce Frieden.

MedPod Today: More HHS Personnel Changes; MMWR Slowdown; 'Expert Panels' Aug 01, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss an FDA official's abrupt exit and the future of USPSTF, a major publishing slowdown at MMWR, and why FDA's so-called 'expert panels' are raising red flags. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Rachael Robertson, and Joyce Frieden.

MedPod Today: Trans Healthcare Targeted; OTC Ivermectin; Low-Key BBB Provisions Jul 18, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the federal government has been targeting gender-affirming care for youth, which states have passed laws making ivermectin available over-the-counter (OTC), and highlight some under-the-radar provisions in the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" that haven't gotten much media attention. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Rachael Robertson, and Joyce Frieden.

MedPod Today: A New ACIP; Diabetes Meeting Update; USMLE Score Creep Jun 27, 2025

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the first day of the of CDC's vaccine advisors, interesting from ADA, and unpacking on the USMLE Step 2. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Kristen Monaco, and Cheryl Clark.