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The Journey Continues is a podcast committed to promoting kidney health and organ donation through powerful stories. Host Monica Fox is a kidney transplant recipient and Director of Outreach and Government Relations for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. This series will feature the journeys of kidney patients, living donors, transplant recipients, donor families and industry experts who continue to educate the community through their own experiences and stories.
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Kidney Transplant Conversations features diverse voices and experiences of donating, receiving, and caring for this gift of life. Over the coming months each new episode will feature interviews with patients, caregivers, advocates, donors, healthcare providers, and community leaders. At its highest level, our podcast series focuses on quality healthcare delivery, highlighting the innovative approaches kidney transplant recipients and providers are applying to improve care. Along the way, we’ ...
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ABC News' award-winning news magazine program, taking you beyond the headlines of today's stories and trends.
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Young women working on climate change, sustainable oceans, environmental justice, and inclusivity in STEM.
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Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a compatible heart, liver, or kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a high price, and imagine what a company would do to monopolize that technology. On a remote island in Lake Superior, a team of geneticists has unlocked this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering thousands of genomes, they dial back the evolutionary clock to re-create the progenitor of all mammals. The ...
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Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health policy’s proverbial water cooler. Join editors from Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, and special guests as they discuss this week’s most pressing health policy news. All in 15 minutes or less.
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This podcast is about the advancement of rare disease research told by health professionals, researchers, parents, and advocates. This podcast is for you to learn how newborn screening research saves the lives of babies every day through discoveries of new technologies and treatments. You will hear stories from experts who treat babies, the families who care for them, and the researchers who make it all happen.
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New Alzheimer's Drug Approval Expands Treatment Options — and Creates Coverage Questions
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack to the program to discuss FDA's recent approval of an Alzheimer's treatment drug, Lilly’s Kisunla, how private insurers and Medicare may cover the drug, and the emerging new class of drugs surrounding Alzheimer's treatment…
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Project 2025, Power Issues in Texas, Dance Studio for the Disabled
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In this week's episode: the bullet points of Project 2025, the problems plaguing Texas' power grid, after Beryl, the loneliness epidemic, and how to fight it, and, inclusion and belonging for the disabled, at a dance studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ABC News
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The Chevron Deference is Dead. What Now? w/ Andrew Twinamatsiko
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Obesity is more than just a few extra pounds. When left unchecked, it can lead to serious health issues – including chronic kidney disease. Dr. Evgueni Minev, a nephrologist who studies the link between obesity and chronic kidney disease, explains new ways to manage obesity while caring for your kidneys. This episode is sponsored by Nephrology Asso…
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Scene Report from AcademyHealth's ARM Conference
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers chats with Senior Editors Kathleen Haddad and Meg Winchester about their recent trip to AcademyHealth's 2024 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Baltimore and the main takeaways that the two found regarding private equity, opioid use, and solutions-orientated rese…
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Celebrating July 4th, Joey Chestnut dispute, competitive equestrians, high-tech law enforcement , Panda diplomacy
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The history of independence day; Joey Chestnut's contract dispute with Nathan's Famous Hot Dog; Competitive equestrians and the benefits of equine therapy; "Inside Out 2" becomes a box office success; Law enforcement gets more high-tech; July 4th birthdays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Floating Pier, Same Sex Marriage Milestone, and Breakthrough Kidney Transplant
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Floating pier challenges in Gaza; Deaths during Hajj pilgrimage; Gun violence; De-escalation tactics in Camden, NJ police force; Same sex marriage milestone; LGBTQ community and religion; How to save a life at the beach; Uvalde summer library; Kidney transplant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Why the Supreme Court Rejected a Challenge to Abortion Medication w/ Andrew Twinamatsiko
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Andrew Twinamatsiko of O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law to discuss a recent Supreme Court decision to reject a challenge to the FDA's approval of abortion medication. Join us for this upcoming event: 7/10/24 - Lunch and Learn: S…
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Ruby Rorty is the Executive Director of Project Donor – a non-profit group that helps potential organ donors achieve eligibility by helping them meet their weight loss goals or quit smoking. She shares about the development, success, and future of the program as it changes lives. Learn more about Project Donor at projectdonor.org…
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Extreme Heat, Social Media Warnings, Juneteenth Homecoming, a Farewell to Dr. Jen
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In this week's episode: a conversation about the extreme heat and the changing climate, a new call to include warning labels on social media, a homecoming for a 97-year-old Juneteenth activist, and a look back at Dr. Jennifer Ashton's 13 years at ABC News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Breaking Down the CBO's Insurance Coverage Projections w/ Sabrina Corlette
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown University to discuss an ahead-of-print article released this week that outlines the Congressional Budget Office's health insurance coverage projections in the US for 2024-34. The conversation discusses what went into…
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New Election Forecast, Sandy Hook Survivors Graduate High School, and The Apollo Theater Celebrates 90 Years
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A Supreme Court ruling keeps the abortion pill legal; our partners at 538 project a tight race between President Biden and former President Trump, with a slight edge to the incumbent that could change in the weeks to come; Hunter Biden is convicted on felony gun charges; four Israeli hostages are free following an IDF raid that also killed many inn…
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Diving into the New CMS' National Health Expenditures Projections w/ Michael Chernew
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Michael Chernew to discuss the recently released National Health Expenditures Projections for 2023–32 from the Office of the Actuary (OACT) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Join us for these upcoming events: 6/18/24 - Journa…
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Casana Fink is best known as the current reigning Miss Tampa but she’s just as proud of her accomplishment as the author of a children’s book about organ donation. Her experience as the daughter of liver transplant recipient inspired her to bring comfort and understanding to families across the country. Follow Casana on Instagram @MissCasanaFink @C…
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White House Migrants Policy, Pride Month Begins, Remembering D-Day
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In this week's episode: A conversation with Homeland Security Secretary Alenjandro Mayorkas, on a new migrants policy at the southern border; Mexico celebrates its first female president; a Minnesota juror gets embroiled in a bribery scheme, related to a pandemic fraud; community-building during Pride month; a debate over a body check to Caitlin Cl…
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Scene Report from CMS' Health Equity Conference
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers chats with Senior Editor Michael Gerber about his recent trip to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Equity Conference in Bethesda and the main takeaways that he found from the diversity of panels offered. Order the Reimagining Public Heal…
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Another Presidential Candidate, Generative AI, and Court Hearing Gone Wrong
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Librarian Party convention; Turks and Caicos cases; Declining birth rate; Negro Leagues stats; Generative AI; Nicole Brown sisters reflect on her abuse and death; Catalytic converter murder; Introducing peanuts to kids early; Court defendant joins virtual hearing while driving with suspended license. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…
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Obesity Medications & What You'll Pay For Them — If You Can Get Them w/ Stacie Dusetzina
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers talks with Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University about the current state of obesity medications like Ozempic, the likelihood of insurance coverage, their costs, drug shortages, and how to ensure this medication finds its way to patients. Join Health Affairs…
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Aaron Sims was used to a jet-setting lifestyle, traveling the world and enjoying life when Lupus caused his kidneys to fail. His illness grounded him until a transplant from his brother helped him return to doing all of the things he loves. Read more about Aaron on his blog or follow him on Instagram @aarondanielsims…
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Two Years Since Uvalde, ICC Arrest Warrant, and Memorial Day
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Looking back at two years since Uvalde; Trump trial; ICC arrest warrant application; Singapore Airlines turbulence injuries; Exclusive interview with John Oates; Wegovy/Ozempic foods; Memorial Day; 90 year old dream come true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ABC News
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Following the Rules: Nursing Facilities Staffing and Organ Transplants
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers talks with Marianne Amoss about recent federal rulemaking activity over nursing facility staff levels and CMS' proposed mandatory kidney transplant value-based model. Read the newly published article "Judicial Decisions Constraining Public Health Powers During …
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Michael Cohen Testimony, Working with AI, and Cicadas
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Michael Cohen testimony; Inside the January 6 situation room; Albuquerque police department update; Andrew Tate's influence; Boeing investigation update; Working with AI; Miss USA fallout; Cicadas; San Francisco WNBA team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ABC News
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FTC Voted to Ban Noncompetes. Will It Actually Happen? w/ Rebecca Pifer
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Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Jeff Byers interviews Healthcare Dive's Rebecca Pifer to discuss the FTC's move to ban noncompete agreements. Join Health Affairs Insider. Related Links: FTC votes to ban noncompetes, with far-reaching effects on doctors (Healthcare Dive) Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's C…
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Jon McCabe knew the moment that he laid eyes on Carol in college that she was his perfect match. When the pair learned in their early 70s that Carol needed a kidney transplant, he got the medical proof. The couple shares the importance of advocating for yourself and having the right team in your corner.…
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Stormy Daniels testimony, famine in Gaza, Planet of the Apes returns, Boy Scouts name change
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Adult film actress Stormy Daniels takes the stand in former President Trump's hush money trial; Former Georgia special prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks out since resigning from the election interference case in Georgia; Famine in Gaza could happen in the next few weeks; Eurovision takes center stage amid political underpinnings; HBCU's navigating debt…
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