Episodes

April 30, 2024

[HIATUS] THE SICKLE: Fighting Medical Disparities with Sickle Cell Disease (Episode Three)

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect many areas, including daily life, and some of the effects can be lifelong. More so, SCD impacts the quality of life for many patients in the form of depression, anxiety, executive function, and more. In partnership with The Sickle Cell Disease Association of Ame…
April 23, 2024

[HIATUS] THE SICKLE: Building a Support System with Sickle Cell Disease (Episode Two)

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect many areas, including daily life, and some of the effects can be lifelong. More so, SCD impacts the quality of life for many patients in the form of depression, anxiety, executive function, and more. In partnership with The Sickle Cell Disease Association of Ame…
April 16, 2024

[HIATUS] THE SICKLE: Living with Sickle Cell Disease (Episode One)

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect many areas, including daily life, and some of the effects can be lifelong. More so, SCD impacts the quality of life for many patients in the form of depression, anxiety, executive function, and more. In partnership with The Sickle Cell Disease Association of Ame…
April 9, 2024

[HIATUS] NOT EXPECTING: Fertility and Right To Family Planning (Episode Two)

As an epilogue to the pilot episode of Not Expecting, Matthew welcomes Ann Scalia (Director, Clinical Education for Alliance RX Walgreens Pharmacy) and Ashley McClure-Wolfson (Manager or Clinical Program Development Walgreens) for an in-person roundtable conversation and recap discussion. What is "…
April 2, 2024

[HIATUS] NOT EXPECTING: Fertility and Right To Family Planning (Episode One)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that nearly one in every eight couples struggles to conceive. Even today, infertility remains a societal taboo to the extent that more than 60% of prospective mothers said they hid their infertility from family and friends, and nearly half did…
March 26, 2024

[HIATUS] TESTING OUR PATIENTS: "What The FDA?" (Episode Two)

Testing Our Patients is a limited discussion series about how the sausage is made when bringing life-saving diagnostic tests and breakthrough medicines to cancer patients in desperate need of hope. In this episode, we welcome Dr.Rafael Fonseca (Chief Innovation Officer at Mayo Clinic in Arizona) an…
March 19, 2024

[HIATUS] TESTING OUR PATIENTS: "Dude, Where's My Test?" (Episode One)

Testing Our Patients is a limited discussion series about how the sausage is made when bringing life-saving diagnostic tests and breakthrough medicines to cancer patients in desperate need of hope. In this episode, we welcome...
March 12, 2024

[HIATUS] CAREGIVER LIFEHACKS (SCLC) "A Voice for the Voiceless" (Episode Two)

Finding your voice while navigating a cancer diagnosis is not always easy, but self-advocacy can be a game changer. Advocating for education, research, and funding can drastically change outcomes, and often, it is the voices of those who have experienced health disparities first-hand that impact in…
March 5, 2024

[HIATUS] CAREGIVER LIFEHACKS (SCLC) "There is Hope" (Episode One)

“Get your affairs in order” was the advice from one ER doctor to Rayanne Lehman upon seeing her chest X-Ray. That was 4 years ago. When Maida Mangiameli received her Small Cell Lung Cancer diagnosis she wanted to live to know her newborn grandchild and that child is now 6 years old. And for patient…
Feb. 27, 2024

[HIATUS] #BCSM: "Ending Health Disparities" (Episode Three)

In this series finale, we meet Maimah Karmo, President and CEO of the Tigerlily Foundation, and learn about her journey to end disparities for young breast cancer patients of color. If you like this series, be sure to subscribe, leave a rating a review, share on social media, and please tell your c…
Feb. 20, 2024

[HIATUS] #BCSM: "Community of Communities" (Episode Two)

In this episode, we meet breast cancer advocates and users of #BCSM, Liza Bernstein, Anne Marie Mercurio, Christine Hodgdon, and Julia Maues. We find out how they got involved in #BCSM and how they utilized the hashtag to further their advocacy. If you like this series, be sure to subscribe, leave …
Feb. 13, 2024

[HIATUS] #BCSM: "Origin Story" (Episode One)

Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM) is an online community dedicated to empowering those affected by breast cancer. #BCSM began in 2011 as a conversation on Twitter and has grown into a world of support, guidance, and reliable information. In this episode, we meet breast cancer survivors and co-mode…
Feb. 6, 2024

[HIATUS] DENIED: "The Future" (Episode Three)

The fight for equitable healthcare goes to Congress. Plus, we meet the next generation of breast cancer activists.  Relevant Resources:  Leslie’s Week  METAvivor - Political advocacy work   Tigerlily Foundation - Political Advocacy Work Tigerlily Foundation - RAISE See Privacy Policy at ht…
Jan. 30, 2024

[HIATUS] DENIED: "Hacking Healthcare" (Episode Two)

Because of years of being delayed, dismissed, and denied, metastatic patients have had to become the experts in their own care. With the help of doctors and researchers, these patients are now changing the healthcare system from the inside out.  Relevant Resources: Tigerlily Foundation - Barri…
Jan. 23, 2024

[HIATUS] DENIED: "The Face of Breast Cancer" (Episode One)

For decades, only one type of patient has been represented in the breast cancer awareness movement. In this episode, we learn the consequences of this representation gap and meet patients who are flipping the script. Relevant Resources: METAvivor - Health Disparities in MBC  Tigerlily Foundati…
Jan. 16, 2024

Fight Burnout: Preventing Moral Injury and Physician Suicide

Following the 2023 Healthcare Burnout Symposium, returning champion Dr. Gabe Charbonneau (CEO at Medicine Forward) is joined live in the studio with Dr. Todd Otten (COO at Medicine Forward) for a frank and candid conversation about the state of the state as it pertains to their grassroots movement,…
Jan. 9, 2024

The Binghamton Musical Theater Nerd Story with Darren Petronella

The Wayback Machine was in full force today when my buddy Darren Petronella dropped by the studio for an IRL nostalgia-driven, GenX-themed episode about aging gracefully and our modern-day "Get Off My Lawn" grievances about life, the universe, and everything. Darren and I first met while undergradu…
Jan. 2, 2024

The Koby & Hannah 2024 New Year's Special!

The twins are back for another "very special episode" (no — not the one where Arnold gets molested on Diff'rent Strokes or Alex P. Keaton's friend dies) of Out of Patients to celebrate all the things and talk with their Daddy about what 2024 has in store for them. Like what? Well, their forthcoming…
Dec. 26, 2023

The Lost Pilot of The Cancer Mavericks with MZ's Mom!

Knownst to me, but unknownst to others, long before the Award-Winning documentary "The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship" hit podcast feeds, a pilot episode was storyboarded and produced to test the waters with our newly minted production team, helmed by acclaimed executive producer, Stev…
Dec. 19, 2023

The Diabetes Edification Show

Today, Matthew welcomes Dr. Aaron Neinstein, Chief Medical Officer at Notable, which is — jargon alert — a leading automation platform for patient engagement and staff workflows. What does that mean? Well, you'll find out from this underachieving Triple board-certified endocrinologist (yes, triple)…
Dec. 12, 2023

The Reluctant Clinical Assistant Professor

Once again, the SUNY Binghamton alumni network bestows upon us an incredible guest more than worthy of the hot seat. Dr. Adam Harris is a self-proclaimed "reluctant medical practitioner" who accidentally found himself proficient in all the right classes only to realize, "Why not?" Now serving as Cl…
Dec. 5, 2023

The Telehealth Whisperer

The best way to describe Dr. Aditi U Joshi would be a "Telehealth Whisperer" who comes to the party with a storied history as an emergency medicine physician and former advisor to such juggernauts as the American Medical Association and Weight Watchers. The author of "Telehealth Success: How to Thr…
Nov. 28, 2023

The Nonprofit, Pro Wrestling, Coffee Shop, Rare Cancer Bro Show

What do you get when you cross a professional wrestler, small business coffee company executive, nonprofit consultant, and rare cancer? Well, that would be the uniquely talented and inspiring unicorn that is Sean Wachter, who joined Matthew live in-studio for one hell of a conversation about how th…
Nov. 21, 2023

Community Healthcare's "Advance Team"

In the Spring of 2023, Matthew had the pleasure of speaking at an event hosted by Quest Analytics, a fabulous company whose mission has been to improve provider network management and help people across America receive the information and care they deserve. In today's episode, Quests's CEO, Steve L…