Episodes

Oct. 20, 2022

[THROWBACK] The Heart of Healthcare with Mark Cuban

Today we’re dropping a very special throwback to a bonus episode of Out of Patients. 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 deter…
Oct. 18, 2022

Why Clinical Trial Enrollment Sucks

My guest today is Dr. Selin Kurnaz, Founder and CEO of Massive Bio, a company that is as impressive as it sounds. Its mission is to solve one of the single most critical scathing holes in healthcare: the "last mile" of clinical trial enrollment. What does that mean? You'll find out during our conve…
Oct. 13, 2022

HEALTH CARELESS // Stressbop, Snakes, and SCOTUS

Mat The W and Elura Thou Nanos talk about celebrity musician forays into mental health advocacy, doctors doing really bad things and recent SCOTUS arguments on California's pork regulations. Oink! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr…
Oct. 11, 2022

From Paperboy to Rare Disease Advocate

On the show today, Matthew is joined live in-studio by Larry Reines, a young adult rare disease advocate and Founding Member of the Aaron Myer Consulting Group. From humble beginnings as a 12-year-old paperboy learning the ropes of supply chain, customer service, and accounting, his life took a nas…
Oct. 6, 2022

HEALTH CARELESS // Monkeypox Rates, PrEP Accessibility and the GOP’s New Take on the ACA

Elura and Matthew are joined by PrEP advocate and Tub Talks host Damon Jacobs, LMFT to give a monkeypox update and discuss two stories relating to the Affordable Care Act. Damon also tells his own story of trying to access the monkeypox vaccine in New York earlier this summer. Here are the three e…
Oct. 5, 2022

[BONUS] Introducing the Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast Hosted by Dr. Mitzi Krockover

In today's special bonus episode, Matthew welcomes the venerable Dr. Mitzi Krockover to the show. Mitzy is a board-certified internist, former VP of Women's health at Humana, and the Founding Medical Director of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center. What makes this episode even more remarkabl…
Oct. 4, 2022

How To Be Your Own Medical Experiment

Dr. David Fajgenbaum is many things, but for the purposes of this episode, let's just say he went from an all-star college athlete to being read his last rites in a matter of weeks. In addition to his tenure as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPenn's Perelman School of Medicine, David is the …
Sept. 29, 2022

HEALTH CARELESS // Birth Control Upticks, CDC Tomfoolery and One Hospital's Fuckery

Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss an uptick in longterm birth control use by teens, how the CDC is subtly changing its COVID messaging in plain sight, and how one hospital in Virginia deserves lots of attention for the fuckery it's caused its patients. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com…
Sept. 28, 2022

[BONUS] Dear Cancer: What Is Biomarker Testing?

Welcome to "Dear Cancer," a takeover episode of Out of Patients with special guest hosts Dr. Mark Lewis, an oncologist from Intermountain Medical Center, and Stephanie Elsea, a volunteer patient advocate from The Lustgarten Foundation. Together with Matthew Zachary, Mark and Stephanie break down th…
Sept. 27, 2022

From Chinese Linguist to Chief Medical Officer

My guest today is Dr. Richard Parker, Chief Medical Officer at Arcadia, an exciting venture focused on using "big data" to ensure the right information about care is delivered to the right patient when needed. What a concept! For the math nerds out there, they harness millions of data points—like y…
Sept. 22, 2022

HEALTH CARELESS // Strikes, Butts, and Bankruptcy

Elura Nanos and Matthew Zachary discuss Ryan Reynolds and his colonoscopy campaign, how J&J is dodging cancer patients through the Texas-two-step and why healthcare workers are striking around the country. See Privacy Policy ...
Sept. 20, 2022

The Patient Orator, with Kistein Monkhouse, MPA

A recent study showed that it takes a doctor 11 seconds to interrupt a patient. My guest today is Kistein Monkhouse, a public health expert and patient advocate advocating for health equity. She is the CEO and founder of Patient Orator, a HIPAA-compliant digital health mobile app that improves how …
Sept. 15, 2022

HEALTH CARELESS // Goodbye, Vax On!

What do cancer survivors, free speech and license plates have in common? A legal case happening in Delaware! Join Elura Nanos and Matthew Zachary as they dissect the latest healthcare news including: what’s happening with the CDC reorg, monkeypox and a story on a breast cancer survivor’s legal batt…
Sept. 13, 2022

Detecting “Pre-cancer” Is the New Prevention with Dr. Lishan Aklog

Fran Drescher once said, "Stage 1 is the cure." Not any longer. Medical technology and genetics have come so far these days that it's now possible never to get cancer in the first place. At least some cancers that is. No, we're not talking about "prevention" in the traditional sense. My in-studio g…
Sept. 8, 2022

Vax On: Vax Off

18 months, 72 episodes, countless Uncrustables references, and one global pandemic later, it’s time to retire the VAX ON segment and transform it into an even bigger segment on the Out of Patients podcast feed. There’s a whole world of opportunity outside of COVID fuckery waiting to be lauded, chas…
Sept. 6, 2022

Only Expectant Parents Can Prevent Food Allergies

I learned a lot from my guest today, and I mean A LOT. For example, I had no idea that humans have something called the "Adaptive Immune System." Nor did I know — although I had my suspicions — why it seems that everyone is allergic to everything these days, yet, growing up in the 70s and 80s, no o…
Sept. 1, 2022

[BEST OF OOP] Dr.Tania Small: GYN/ONC Cancer's Unmet Needs

Original Air Date 3/16/2022 — 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 drastical...
Aug. 30, 2022

[BEST OF OOP] Zach Fink: Expert on TTY texts and Modern Telehealth

Original Air Date 3/15/2022 — On the show today, I talk to Zach Fink, CEO, and Co-Founder at VyTrac, a telehealth company. Zach started his career as an EMT before using his emergency medical skills as a disaster relief worker. Deeply passionate about healthcare access, he founded VyTrac to use rem…
Aug. 25, 2022

[BEST OF VAX ON] Vax On: Dad Jokes and Cow Boats!

Original Air Date 03/31/2022 — FDA, No effing way! Visit offscrip.com/shows for more podcasts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug. 23, 2022

[BEST OF OOP] In Memoriam: Kasey Altman was Diagnosed with Next-Level Badassery

Original Air Date 1/1/2022 — I had the absolute privilege of welcoming the late Kasey Altman to OffScrip Health Studios in NYC earlier this year for an interview on my show. While it's nearly impossible to put into words all that she was, is, and will forever be, Kasey is the rare exception to the …
Aug. 18, 2022

[BEST OF VAX ON] Vax On: The Masks Are Off with Stephanie Santoriello!

Original Air Date 02/10/2022 — Got orange sauce? Visit offscrip.com/shows for more podcasts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug. 16, 2022

[BEST OF OOP] The Many Lives of Warrior Megsie

Original Air Date 12/28/2021 — Today I talk to writer, influencer, and breast cancer survivor extraordinaire, Megan-Claire Chase. When Megan-Claire got her cancer diagnosis in 2015, her life took a big left turn. Her health and her future were suddenly thrown off course. But Megan-Claire also learn…
Aug. 12, 2022

[BONUS] Entrepreneurial Advocacy on the Spectrum With Dr. Robyn Schlicher

In today's whirlwind bonus episode, I proudly welcome Dr. Robyn Schlicher, mental health advocate and Vice President of Business Development at Pear Bio. Robyn's backstory is profoundly personal and evocative of a young person trying to make sense of their life living on the autism spectrum and cop…
Aug. 11, 2022

[BEST OF VAX ON] Vax On: COVID vs. The Animal Kingdom

Original Air Date 01/20/2022 — Find out why you shouldn't kiss your chinchillas. Visit offscrip.com/shows for more podcasts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.