Episodes

March 31, 2022

Vax On: Dad Jokes and Cow Boats!

FDA, No effing way! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
March 29, 2022

Well-deserved F-Bombs from Anne Marie Mercurio

Today I speak with Anne Marie Mercurio, a firebrand patient research advocate. She comes to her line of work with lots of personal experience as both a patient and a patient caregiver. She survived her Stage-3 cancer diagnosis, but she watched both of her parents die from the disease. And that’s wh…
March 24, 2022

Encore: Vax On With MS. Information and GMHC!

In this special episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos talk with Ms. Information and Krishna Stone from Gay Men's Health Crisis, the world's first HIV/AIDS service organization. They Discuss Ms. Information's unique approach to busting myths and how the LGBTQ community has been affected…
March 22, 2022

Once Upon a Gene with Effie Parks

Today on the show, I talk to Effie Parks, a fierce podcaster raising a child with a rare disease. After giving birth to her first child, Ford, Effie was dismissed by the medical community over concerns she had about her son's health. Almost a year later, Ford was diagnosed with a rare genetic disor…
March 17, 2022

Vax On: A Breath of Fresh Air

Obama has Covid, China has Covid, and school HVACs have Covid. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
March 16, 2022

[BONUS] Dr.Tania Small: GYN/ONC Cancer's Unmet Needs

Dr. Tania Small is the Vice President and Global Medical Oncology Head at GSK . She started her career as a pediatric oncologist and realized that her passion for helping patients would drastically accelerate by transitioning...
March 15, 2022

Zach Fink: Expert on TTY texts and Modern Telehealth

On the show today, I talk to Zach Fink, CEO and Co-Founder at VyTrac, a telehealth company. Zach started his career out as an EMT before using his emergency medical skills as a disaster relief worker. Deeply passionate about healthcare access, he founded VyTrac to use remote technology to bring med…
March 10, 2022

[BONUS]: The Heart of Healthcare with Mark Cuban

Today we’re dropping a very special bonus episode. 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 is a show that explores the social determinants of health, including our f…
March 10, 2022

Vax On: The Pants of Truth

The return of Queen Elizabeth, the importance of curmudgeon filters, and our incredible shrinking brains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
March 8, 2022

Carly Flumer Takes No Prisoners

Today I talk to Carly Flumer, two-time thyroid cancer survivor, Director of Medical Engagement at MMG, and Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer torch bearer. Carly was diagnosed with stage I, metastatic papillary thyroid cancer in January 2017 at the age of 27. She went through treatment, got her mast…
March 3, 2022

Vax On: COVID by Stealth, Ukrainian Pets, and Pandemic Patents

Ukraine is going through a lot right now… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb. 28, 2022

Frank Licciardi: A Geezer By Proxy

Today I speak with Frank Licciardi, a cancer survivor and an award-winning healthcare advocate. Frank was diagnosed with metastatic gastric cancer in his early thirties and given a one percent probability of survival. Not only did he beat the odds, but he’s 12 years cancer-free. Since then, Frank l…
Feb. 24, 2022

Vax On: Do It Yourself

England and Ikea have a lot in common... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb. 22, 2022

Mel Mann: Beating Leukemia’s Odds

On the show today I speak with Mel Mann, the longest living person who participated in the clinical trial for Gleevec. When Mel Mann was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia at age 37 in 1995, he was told he had three years to live. But he’s here some 26 years later and still going strong. Mel s…
Feb. 17, 2022

Vax On: Thanks for Mutton

Trudeau, the calming magic of stroking sheep, and Super Bowl lunacy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb. 15, 2022

Alan Russell: Master of Serendipity

On the show today, I speak with Alan Russell, Vice President of Research at Amgen. He’s got a long list of esteemed creds: He previously served as the Highmark Distinguished Career Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Disruptive Health Technology Institute at Carn…
Feb. 10, 2022

Vax On: The Masks Are Off with Stephanie Santoriello!

Got orange sauce? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb. 8, 2022

Grace Vinton Dishes on How the Sausage Gets Made

Today I talk to patient advocate, digital health influencer, and podcasting maven Grace Vinton. She hosts HITeaWithGrace on the HIT Like a Girl podcast, which celebrates women leaders in healthcare and health IT. She’s the smartest person in the room at any given time and she’s here to let us in on…
Feb. 4, 2022

[BONUS] Reacting to the New Biden Cancer Moonshot Announcement

I talk to David and Robin Dubin, founders of the cancer advocacy organization AliveAndKickn, about Biden's new Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to reduce cancer deaths by half over the next 25 years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar…
Feb. 3, 2022

Vax On: Don’t Vax, Don’t Tell, No Rogan, and the Novastans

Be well, John Spartan... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb. 1, 2022

Mensch of Mensches: The One With Gil Bashe

Gil Bashe, the Nostradamus of healthcare (says Matthew), predicted the rise of digital health in 2000 with his book Branding Health Services: Defining Yourself in the Marketplace. In addition to being an ordained rabbi and former combat medic, Gil is a patient advocate, a champion of health innovat…
Jan. 27, 2022

Vax On: Could CBD Be Effective COVID Prevention?

You’d have to CBD it to believe it… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan. 25, 2022

Unraveled: When Science CAN Speak Human

Today I talk to Michael Buller, the Senior Director of Content and Creative Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He’s a ten-year cancer survivor, a SUNY alum, writer, editor, and media producer. And Michael oversees Dana Farber’s amazing new podcast Unraveled about the mysteries of the science…
Jan. 20, 2022

Vax On: COVID vs. The Animal Kingdom

Find out why you shouldn't kiss your chinchillas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.