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Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary

432 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings

Out of Patients is a no-BS podcast about making healthcare suck less for everyone. Join award-winning host Matthew Zachary each week as he and his guests sardonically deconstruct all the shenanigans in terms normal humans can understand, along with a healthy dose of 80s nostalgia and random pop culture references. So strap in, and let's all make the system less horrible; because advocacy is the only thing that's ever changed anything.

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The Immunotherapy Series, Part Three: Policy and the FDA

April 16, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

Immunotherapy and Policy. How can the FDA evolve to help advance and support novel approaches to medicine? How does the field of immune-driven diagnostics serve as a case in point for the need for evolution in existing regulatory frameworks? Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics City Of Hope This series ...

The Immunotherapy Series, Part Two: Beyond Immunotherapy

April 15, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Beyond Immunotherapy. The present and future of immune-driven medicine; toward an understanding of the immune system as the driver of solutions for treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of disease; identifying and creating responses to specific immune activation pathways. Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatri...

The Immunotherapy Series, Pt 2: Beyond Immunotherapy

April 15, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Beyond Immunotherapy. The present and future of immune-driven medicine; toward an understanding of the immune system as the driver of solutions for treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of disease; identifying and creating responses to specific immune activation pathways. Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatri...

The Immunotherapy Series, Part 2

April 15, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Beyond Immunotherapy. The present and future of immune-driven medicine; toward an understanding of the immune system as the driver of solutions for treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of disease; identifying and creating responses to specific immune activation pathways. Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatri...

The Immunotherapy Series, Part 1

April 14, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

A Brief History of Immunotherapy. CAR-T, t-cell augmentation, and immunotherapy in general over the past decade. We will talk about why is this approach so compelling, and what its limitations have been to date. Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics City Of Hope This series is brought to you ad-free by A...

The Immunotherapy Series, Part One: A Brief History

April 14, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

A Brief History of Immunotherapy. CAR-T, t-cell augmentation, and immunotherapy in general over the past decade. We will talk about why is this approach so compelling, and what its limitations have been to date. Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics City Of Hope This series is brought to you ad-free by A...

The Immunotherapy Series, Pt 1: A Brief History

April 14, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

A Brief History of Immunotherapy. CAR-T, t-cell augmentation, and immunotherapy in general over the past decade. We will talk about why is this approach so compelling, and what its limitations have been to date. Special guests: Meghan Gutierrez Chief Executive Officer Lymphoma Research Foundation Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics City Of Hope This series is brought to you ad-free by A...

Out of Patients: Jen Horonjeff on Giving Patients Ownership in What They Help Create

April 01, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

Jen Horonjeff is a chronic illness patient by birth, a PhD by training, and an entrepreneur by necessity. She was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs of 2018 for her work as Founder and CEO of Savvy Cooperative, the first patient-owned public benefit co-op. Rooted in science, but driven by creativity and user-centered design, she believes that giving patients ownership in what they help create is not only the right thing to do, it benefits everyone. Her...

Jen Horonjeff: Savvy Coop and Wearing a Hospital Gown on Stage at JPM

April 01, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

Jen Horonjeff is a chronic illness patient by birth, a PhD by training, and an entrepreneur by necessity. She was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs of 2018 for her work as Founder and CEO of Savvy Cooperative, the first patient-owned public benefit co-op. Rooted in science, but driven by creativity and user-centered design, she believes that giving patients ownership in what they help create is not only the right thing to do, it benefits everyone. Her...

Brave New Weed: Joe Dolce on Cannabis and Wellness

March 30, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Joe Dolce is the host of the Brave New Weed podcast and author of Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis, which was hailed by the New York Times as “a loving rethink of all things marijuana …a trusted hitchhiker’s guide to this new universe,” and by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam as “outstanding.” Joe is also the founder of MedicalCannabisMentor.com, the most modern, evidence based online education platform with courses aimed at healthcare providers, dispensary perso...

Joe Dolce, Author of Brave New Weed

March 30, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Joe Dolce is the host of the Brave New Weed podcast and author of Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis, which was hailed by the New York Times as “a loving rethink of all things marijuana …a trusted hitchhiker’s guide to this new universe,” and by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam as “outstanding.” Joe is also the founder of MedicalCannabisMentor.com, the most modern, evidence based online education platform with courses aimed at healthcare providers, dispensary perso...

BONUS: COVID-19 Explainer: Epidemiologist Matthew Lamb Ph.D

March 27, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Matthew Lamb, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor or Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center. He focuses on infectious disease prevention, treatment, and scale-up. His research focuses on identifying best practices in public health approaches to HIV prevention, service delivery, and treatment in resource-limited settings.Dr. Lamb focuses on applying causal inference in implementation settings. He teaches courses in the Epidemiology department on introductory epidemiology and ...

COVID-19 Explainer: An Epidemiologist Looks Ahead

March 27, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Matthew Lamb, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor or Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center. He focuses on infectious disease prevention, treatment, and scale-up. His research focuses on identifying best practices in public health approaches to HIV prevention, service delivery, and treatment in resource-limited settings.Dr. Lamb focuses on applying causal inference in implementation settings. He teaches courses in the Epidemiology department on introductory epidemiology and ...

COVID-19 Explainer: Epidemiologist Matthew Lamb Ph.D

March 27, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Matthew Lamb, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor or Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center. He focuses on infectious disease prevention, treatment, and scale-up. His research focuses on identifying best practices in public health approaches to HIV prevention, service delivery, and treatment in resource-limited settings.Dr. Lamb focuses on applying causal inference in implementation settings. He teaches courses in the Epidemiology department on introductory epidemiology and ...

Dr. Catharine Young, Biden Cancer, and Being Too Smart?

March 26, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Dr. Catharine Young has always been drawn to tackling big problems. She currently serves as the Executive Director for the Shepherd Foundation, an organization which seeks to build a movement to revolutionize treatment, care and education for rare cancer patients and their families. Catharine has also always been drawn to science - the thread that ties her career journey together. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, with postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell...

Cancer Moonshots: Dr. Catharine Young on the Biden Cancer Initiative and Beyond

March 26, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

Dr. Catharine Young has always been drawn to tackling big problems. She currently serves as the Executive Director for the Shepherd Foundation, an organization which seeks to build a movement to revolutionize treatment, care and education for rare cancer patients and their families. Catharine has also always been drawn to science - the thread that ties her career journey together. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, with postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell...

COVID-19 Explainer: Cancer, Peer Support, and Lung Cancer

March 24, 2020 15:18 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

On today's show, Matthew discusses COVID-19 and its impact on the cancer community with Michael Parisi (CEO at Guidemark), Andrea Ferris (President and Chairman of Lungevity) and Andrew MacDowell (OffScrip Media Co-Founder and COO.) The world is burning, and we have to keep it spinning. The need is incalculable. The resources are scarce. We need hope, but more importantly, we need FACTS.

Stupid Virus: COVID-19, Cancer, Peer Support, Lung Cancer, and More

March 24, 2020 15:18 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

On today's show, Matthew discusses COVID-19 and its impact on the cancer community with Michael Parisi (CEO at Guidemark), Andrea Ferris (President and Chairman of Lungevity) and Andrew MacDowell (OffScrip Media Co-Founder and COO.) The world is burning, and we have to keep it spinning. The need is incalculable. The resources are scarce. We need hope, but more importantly, we need FACTS.

COVID-19 Explainer: Lung Cancer and the Pandemic

March 24, 2020 15:18 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

On today's show, Matthew discusses COVID-19 and its impact on the cancer community with Michael Parisi (CEO at Guidemark), Andrea Ferris (President and Chairman of Lungevity) and Andrew MacDowell (OffScrip Media Co-Founder and COO.) The world is burning, and we have to keep it spinning. The need is incalculable. The resources are scarce. We need hope, but more importantly, we need FACTS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

What's All This, Then? — OffScrip Media

March 19, 2020 02:23 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

On today's show, in a role reversal, Matthew is interviewed by his two colleagues, Andrew MacDowell (OffScrip Media Co-Founder/COO) and Jen Horonjeff (OffScrip Media Senior Producer and Founder of Savvy Coop) From the origins of Matthew's original diagnosis, to the conception and founding of Stupid Cancer, his stepping down, taking a sabbatical and now — for his "Second Act" — this is OffScrip Media.

It Begins: Matthew Zachary on the Origins of OffScrip Media

March 19, 2020 02:23 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

On today's show, in a role reversal, Matthew is interviewed by his two colleagues, Andrew MacDowell (OffScrip Media Co-Founder/COO) and Jen Horonjeff (OffScrip Media Senior Producer and Founder of Savvy Coop) From the origins of Matthew's original diagnosis, to the conception and founding of Stupid Cancer, his stepping down, taking a sabbatical and now — for his "Second Act" — this is OffScrip Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

GenX Therapy: Staten Island, The Universe, and Everything

March 19, 2020 02:14 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

On today's show Matthew welcomes three of his legacy best friends from high school, Salvatore Diana, Elura Nanos, and Karen Marinelli. A bit of an origin story, the three reminisce abouhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/elura-nanos-esq-15253a14/ t the simpler times back in the 1980s when the biggest thing the world had to worry about was nuclear holocaust — and also when Matt had hair. Lots and lots of hair. Both Elura and Karen are mothers to children with rare diseases so the convers...

Jonny Imerman Lives

March 19, 2020 02:01 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

On today's episode, the one and only Johnny Imerman joins Matthew to kickoff this podcast with style. As one of the defining founders of the young adult cancer movement, and someone who supported Matthew in the early days to start Stupid Cancer, Jonny is one of the single most influential cancer advocates in the world. The two talk about life, all the crap they went through, founding a nonprofit, building a community, launching a movement, and knowing when it was time to step down. ...

Welcome to Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary (Teaser)

February 05, 2020 20:51 - 1 minute - 1.55 MB

Matthew Zachary is a 24-year brain cancer survivor, the Founder of Stupid Cancer, and an internet radio pioneer with the launch of The Stupid Cancer Show in May of 2007, which boasts over 450 episodes, 2,000 interviews, and 4 million listens. Pursuant to his stepping down as CEO of Stupid Cancer, Matthew marks his dynamic return to public broadcasting with Out of Patients, a podcast that calls out all sorts of stupid BS in healthcare while serving up stories of advocacy, heroism, a...

Welcome to OffScrip with Matthew Zachary (Teaser)

February 05, 2020 20:51 - 1 minute - 1.55 MB

Matthew Zachary is a 24-year brain cancer survivor, the Founder of Stupid Cancer, and an internet radio pioneer with the launch of The Stupid Cancer Show in May of 2007, which boasts over 450 episodes, 2,000 interviews, and 4 million listens. Pursuant to his stepping down as CEO of Stupid Cancer, Matthew marks his dynamic return to public broadcasting with OffScrip, a podcast that calls out all sorts of stupid BS in healthcare while serving up stories of advocacy, heroism, and the ...

#0004 — Jessica Minhas (Part Two)

October 18, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB

The tables turn when Jessica Minhas interviews Matthew for an interesting reversal of dialogue. Jessica Minhas is a human rights and mental health advocate, speaker, and writer. Minhas is the also founder of I’ll Go First, which uses storytelling as a way of expanding the access vulnerable populations have to mental health and trauma recovery care. She was recently diagnosed with Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, a rare brain disease that, if l...

Jessica Minhas (Part Two)

October 18, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB

The tables turn when Jessica Minhas interviews Matthew for an interesting reversal of dialogue. Jessica Minhas is a human rights and mental health advocate, speaker, and writer. Minhas is the also founder of I’ll Go First, which uses storytelling as a way of expanding the access vulnerable populations have to mental health and trauma recovery care. She was recently diagnosed with Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, a rare brain disease that, if l...

#0003 — Alice Crisci

October 02, 2019 20:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Alice Crisci is a cancer survivor, entrepreneur and activist. She founded MedAnswers to speed consumer access to specialty medicine. She also founded the oncofertility charity, Fertile Action, three weeks into her breast cancer diagnosis at 31-years-old. She co-sponsored the first fertility preservation bill in the country and oversaw the prospective regulatory changes in reproductive medicine. She is a strategic advisor to other start-ups in the health tech space including oncology ...

#0002 – Jessica Minhas

October 02, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Jessica Minhas is a human rights and mental health advocate, speaker, and writer. Minhas is the also founder of I’ll Go First, which uses storytelling as a way of expanding the access vulnerable populations have to mental health and trauma recovery care. She was recently diagnosed with Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, a rare brain disease that, if left untreated, could lead to early-onset Alzheimer’s. For more, visit http://JessicaMinhas.com ...

Jessica Minhas (Part One)

October 02, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Jessica Minhas is a human rights and mental health advocate, speaker, and writer. Minhas is the also founder of I’ll Go First, which uses storytelling as a way of expanding the access vulnerable populations have to mental health and trauma recovery care. She was recently diagnosed with Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, a rare brain disease that, if left untreated, could lead to early-onset Alzheimer’s. For more, visit http://JessicaMinhas.com ...

Matthew Zachary

October 01, 2019 19:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Matthew Zachary is a community builder, storyteller, and the Founder of OffScrip Media. After surviving end-stage brain cancer, he ignited a global movement of cancer renegades united in advocating for choice, equity, and a dignified path to a productive life. As the Founder of Stupid Cancer, Inc., Matthew is considered to be one of today's most creative and influential patient leaders. For more, visit http://MatthewZachary.com

#0001 – Matthew Zachary

October 01, 2019 19:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Matthew Zachary is a community builder, storyteller, and the Founder of OffScrip Media. After surviving end-stage brain cancer, he ignited a global movement of cancer renegades united in advocating for choice, equity, and a dignified path to a productive life. As the Founder of Stupid Cancer, Inc., Matthew is considered to be one of today's most creative and influential patient leaders. For more, visit http://MatthewZachary.com

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