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First Opinion Podcast

A weekly podcast about the people, issues and ideas that are shaping health care.

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Introducing: Say More, from Globe Opinion

Introducing: Say More, from Globe Opinion

From our colleagues at Globe Opinion comes a new podcast: Say More. Say More, hosted by Globe columnist Shirley Leung, i... Read more

2 Aug 2023

28mins

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83: Why physicians should let patients call them by their first names

83: Why physicians should let patients call them by their first names

Stephanie W. Edmonds and Ginny L. Ryan are both doctors. Edmonds, a registered nurse, has a Ph.D., while Ryan is a tradi... Read more

26 Jul 2023

35mins

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82: How dance helped one nurse heal from trauma, and help others

82: How dance helped one nurse heal from trauma, and help others

"You can't pour from an empty cup" is what registered nurse Tara Rynders learned the hard way after two decades of work ... Read more

19 Jul 2023

33mins

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81: One Duchenne patient's bittersweet hope for new treatment

81: One Duchenne patient's bittersweet hope for new treatment

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a devastating disease and, until very recently, was one without much hope. When Hawken Mi... Read more

12 Jul 2023

27mins

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80: Is the medical system ready for Alzheimer's drugs that work?

80: Is the medical system ready for Alzheimer's drugs that work?

Physician and professor Jason Karlawish argues that new promising drugs like lecanemab, an anti-amyloid antibody expecte... Read more

5 Jul 2023

32mins

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79: Cancer drug shortages should be causing more outrage

79: Cancer drug shortages should be causing more outrage

Drug shortages are a growing problem in the U.S., and a shortage of live-saving cancer drugs has reached crisis levels. ... Read more

28 Jun 2023

22mins

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78: How to save PrEP access — and even expand it

78: How to save PrEP access — and even expand it

Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers are required to cover all costs associated with preventive care — includi... Read more

21 Jun 2023

29mins

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77: Physicians have an obligation to get into "good trouble"

77: Physicians have an obligation to get into "good trouble"

Just days after the end of Roe v. Wade, Caitlin Bernard, an OB/GYN in Indiana, told the Indianapolis Star a heartbreakin... Read more

14 Jun 2023

28mins

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76: Why forced treatment can't fix substance use disorder

76: Why forced treatment can't fix substance use disorder

When a loved one is living with serious substance use disorder and refuses to get help, sometimes it seems like the only... Read more

7 Jun 2023

33mins

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75: Ezekiel J. Emanuel explains why cancer patients shouldn’t pay out-of-pocket costs

75: Ezekiel J. Emanuel explains why cancer patients shouldn’t pay out-of-pocket costs

The high cost of cancer treatment in the U.S. is literally killing people. “Over a quarter of cancer patients delay medi... Read more

30 May 2023

34mins

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