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For Your Health News Podcast
The For Your Health News Podcast explores the issues shaping health and healthcare in communities across the United States. Through conversations with experts, advocates, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders, the podcast breaks down complex health topics, examines barriers to health access, and shares evidence-based insights and solutions that put people first.
Episodes
29 episodes
Cancer Prevention & Care: Dr. Otis Brawley on HBCUs, Screening & Underserved Communities
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, discusses cancer prevention, screening, and care in underserved communities. Dr. B...
Early Cancer Detection: Dr. Tom Beer on Screening Innovation & Health Access
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Tom Beer, Chief Medical Officer of Multi-Cancer Early Detection at Exact Sciences, discusses advances in cancer screening and why detecting cancer earlier can make an impo...
Clinical Research Diversity: Jocelyn Ulrich on Access, Representation & Community Engagement
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Jocelyn Ulrich, VP of Innovation Policy and Research at PhRMA, discusses the importance of diversity and representation in clinical research. Ulrich shares perspec...
Social Determinants of Health: Dr. Kashyap Patel on Cancer Care, NOLA & Clinical Trial Diversity
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Kashyap Patel, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates and founder of No One Left Alone (NOLA), discusses disparities in cancer care and the factors that c...
Black Maternal Health- Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet on Access, Listening & the Hear Her Campaign
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, AVP of Health Equity at Merck at the time of the conversation, discusses disparities in healthcare and efforts to improve access and outcomes for communi...
How Do We Address Data Inequity? Courtney Lang on Data Equity & Representation
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Courtney Lang, JD, Founder and Principal of Langco + Partners, discusses data equity and why more representative data is essential to understanding and addressing gaps across ...
How Do We Address Environmental Injustice? Letitia Plummer on Houston’s Fifth Ward
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Letitia Plummer, who was serving as Houston City Council Member At-Large Position 4 at the time of the interview, discusses environmental issues and quality-of-life concerns a...
Breast Cancer Awareness: Lyndsay Levingston on SurviveHER, Genetic Testing & Community Action
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Lyndsay Levingston, founder of SurviveHER, discusses breast cancer awareness, genetic testing, and the importance of community education. Lyndsay shares how...
Rewriting the Future of Nursing: Adriana Nava on Advocacy, Health Access & Latino Communities
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Adriana Nava, RN, health services researcher, former president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, and a member of NMQF’s 2025 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority H...
Jasmine Leonard on Health Access, Stress & Representation: A 40 Under 40 Perspective
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Jasmine Leonard, a 2025 40 Under 40 honoree and Senior Business Consultant at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, discusses the intersection of history, stress, representation, an...
Is Your State Ready for SPD 15? Aishat Magbade on the New Toolkit
How do we ensure that every community is seen and served by our healthcare system? It starts with the data.In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Aishat Magbade, who works in Legislative & Regulatory Pol...
Beyond Lupus: Kimberly Boddie on Advocacy, Diagnosis & Clinical Trials
Living with lupus can bring uncertainty, difficult health decisions, and a constant need to advocate for yourself. For Kimberly Boddie, her diagnosis became the beginning of a journey not only to better understand her own health, but also to he...
The Future of Cancer Detection Starts in Flint: Rockefeller Oteng, MD, on Early Detection & Community Research
Why are too many patients still diagnosed with cancer after the disease has already progressed—and how could earlier detection change that?In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Rocky Otang discusses the future...
Screening Before Symptoms: Dr. Travell Ellis on Early Cancer Detection, Equity & Innovation
In this powerful episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Travell Ellis of Exact Sciences joins the podcast to discuss how presymptomatic cancer detection is transforming the future of cancer care—especially for communities that have long ...
Why Is This a Critical Time for Cancer Care Equity? Dr. Gary A. Puckrein on Cancer Care
In this powerful episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Gary A. Puckrein—CEO and President of the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF)—joins the podcast to discuss why this moment is pivotal for advancing cancer care equity.Dr. Pu...
Cancer Diagnostics: Darrol Roberts on the Latest Innovations in Cancer Detection
In this insightful episode of For Your Health News, Darrol Roberts, CEO of Hessian Labs, joins the podcast to explore the cutting edge of cancer diagnostics—and why early, accurate detection can change everything.Roberts shares hi...
Sensing the Future: Dr. Paule Joseph on Smell, Taste & Health Equity
In this fascinating episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Paule Joseph joins the podcast to explore how our senses—specifically smell and taste—may hold early clues to serious conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s.A n...
Stay Covered & Stay Loud: Rep. Troy Carter’s Health Equity Playbook
Recorded live at ESSENCE Festival, FYH.News sits down with Congressman Troy Carter (LA) for a clear-eyed, straight-talk conversation on the future of health equity—and what families need to do now to stay protected.Rep. Car...
Clinical Trial Representation: Dr. Andrew Friedson on Why Representation Matters
In this insightful episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Friedson, Director of Health Economics in the Milken Institute’s Research Department, joins the podcast to explore why representation and demographic balance in clinical trials are ...
Emerging Technologies in Health Care: Dr. Sebastian Garcia-Saiso on Innovation & Access
In this forward-looking episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Sebastian Garcia-Saiso, Director of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health at PAHO/WHO, joins the podcast to explore how emerging technologies are transforming healthca...
Staying the Course: Dr. Tony Awojoodu on Kidney Health, Purpose, and Preventive Action
In this impactful episode of FYH News, **Dr. Tony Awojoodu—2025 40 Under 40 honoree and leader at DaVita—**shares a deeply personal and practical perspective on kidney health, equity, and living with purpose.Dr. Awojoodu explains why kid...
Joel Bervell Demystifies Clinical Trials: Myths, Safety & How to Ask Your Doctor
Recorded at the Global Black Economic Forum, this powerful FYH.News conversation features host Adjoa Kyerematen (NMQF) in dialogue with Joel Bervell—known widely as the “Medical Mythbuster.”Together, they break down ...
The Future of Health Is YOU: Dr. Imamu “Mu” Tomlinson on Patient Power, AI & Free Clinics
Recorded live at ESSENCE Fest 2025 (The Exchange @ Global Black Economic Forum), this energizing FYH.News conversation centers one powerful idea: the future of healthcare is consumer-led—and you drive it.Adjoa Kyerematen of the Na...
Health Equity Starts with Understanding: Dr. Donney John on Literacy, Language & Leadership
In this powerful episode of FYH News, Dr. Donney John—Executive Director of NOVA ScriptsCentral and a longtime health equity advocate—shares how his journey as a pharmacist and immigrant shaped his mission to break down barriers in healt...
Designing Care Around Values: Dr. Natosha Gatson on Patient Empowerment in Oncology
Dr. Natosha Gatson—neuro-oncologist and founding CEO of Living Oncology—returns to the NMQF stage to welcome the 2025 40 Under 40 class in this powerful and thought-provoking conversation on the future of cancer care.In this compelling i...
