Nurses are the corner stone of so much of our healthcare system! They work in almost every type of care setting, and they posses unique skills that allow them to truly impact patient’s lives. On this Whatever Wednesday episode, I sit down with my cousin, Moira McSteen, to talk about the importance of nurses. […]
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WW 003: How Speech and Language Affect our Lives – Hannah Scheller and Maggie Haaning
On this Whatever Wednesday episode, we discuss the importance of speech and language to early childhood development, communication, and life overall. On this podcast, we are joined by Hannah Scheller and Maggie Haaning who are both in training to become speech and language pathologist. They are currently first year students in the Saint Louis University M.A. in […]
Continue reading022: The Brain and How Life Determines Mental Health – Dr. Robert Paul
On this episode, Dr. Robert Paul shares his insights into the cutting edge research of neuropsychology and the new frontier of treating mental health. We not only discuss his past experiences while working as a clinical neuropsychologist, but also his current research into the workings of our deep brain and how diseases affect it. Dr. […]
Continue reading021: Managing Death, Information, and the Opioid Epidemic – Julie Howe, M.B.A., D-ABMDI
On this episode, Julie Howe comes on the podcast to talk about managing death, information, and the opioid epidemic. Julie is a Professor at St. Louis University as well as a Medicolegal Death Investigator for Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Charles Counties in Missouri. For years now, Julie has been a mentor of mine and is part […]
Continue reading020: Make Money Being Healthy, Healthcare Cryptocurrency – Chrissy Larsen
On This episode, I interview Chrissy Larsen who is the Founder and CEO of Wholicity and Why The Health Not. Currently, Chrissy is a leading pioneer into the healthcare cryptocurrency realm. We discuss how she plans to harness the power of blockchain, which is what bitcoin is built off of, to look at the wholeness of […]
Continue readingWhat Question Should We Ask to Fix The Healthcare Problems?
I was sitting with a large group of people tasked with devising a plan to curb the problem of over utilization of the Emergency Departments. Chief Medical Officers, wellness professionals, insurance payers, company CEOs and data analysts were all present to lend their opinions and insights. We pushed our focus to deciding how to stop […]
Continue reading019: A New Take on Heart Health – Dr. Rick Lee
In this episode, Dr. Rick Lee shares his journey to becoming a premier cardiothoracic surgeon and what he has learned along the way. He started his healthcare career as an EMT in college. Now Dr. Lee is transforming the way we treat patients with heart diseases alongside an amazing team at Saint Louis University Hospital! […]
Continue readingThe Race for the Ultimate Health Solution
The Ultimate Health Solution, Where to start? According to Rock Health, the first half of 2017 saw more than half a billion dollars of financial investment go into health startups focused on Big Data, Wearable Tech, Machine Learning, Genetic Engineering, and much more. Why does that matter? What can we gather from what these companies […]
Continue readingHealthcare Reform Will NOT Save Your Life
Once again… the GOP’s attempt to force a skeletonized repeal and replace of Obamcare has been squashed. Many are cheering on this failure as a possible inch towards a Medicare for All model (talked about in Podcast #014). Others are upset by the realization that their deductibles and co-pays will continue to increase if nothing is […]
Continue reading014: Can Single Payer Fix the US Health System? – Dr. Ed Weisbart
On this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ed Weisbart who is a Family Physician as well as the Chair of the Physicians For A National Health Program – Missouri Chapter. He is the former Chief Medical Officer of Express Scripts which initially moved him to St. Louis, but now he practices, teaches at Washington […]
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