- 165
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 75
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About First Opinion Podcast
A weekly podcast about the people, issues and ideas that are shaping health care.
- Publisher
- STAT
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 165 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
THE READOUT LOUD: Definium's new psychedelics data, and a reprieve for international scientists
17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
How STAT decided to keep ‘health care’ as two words
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
‘They all think I’m insane’: What it’s like to start medical residency at 72
Inside a recent episode
THE READOUT LOUD: Definium's new psychedelics data, and a reprieve for international scientists
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Adam and Elaine were joined by stat reporter Jonathan Wosen, who has been covering this issue, and by Dr. Fanta Av. She's executive director of the NAFSA, the Association of International Educators. Thank you both for joining us. Thank you for having me. Thank you. Jonathan, I want to start with you. You've been following this issue for a while now. How big of a role do international students play in the biomedical research that happens in the US? They play a pretty huge role. Before I was a journalist, I was a graduate student at Stanford working in an immunology lab. And I can tell you that I was probably one of the few US citizens working in that lab. […]
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- Jonathan Wosen
- Fanta Av
- Sarah Mupo
- Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft
- Braxton Mitchell
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 59 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 16 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100
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- Quality
- 55
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Torie Bosch host the show. Published by STAT.
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