Medicine In America

About Medicine In America

Health Care in the U.S. is confusing, costly and often fails people when they need it most. But change is happening. Join veteran health care media innovator Anthony Manson as he shares powerful stories from patients, caregivers and clinicians, alongside the innovation reshaping how we get care in America, real stories, bold ideas, a better future for healthcare.

Publisher

Anthony Manson

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Oct 2022

Latest episode

6 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 23 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A New Hope for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

   Host Anthony Manson interviews Dr. Minna Kohler and rheumatoid arthritis patient Ken Heard about new neuroimmune modulation therapies offering hope and improved options for patients.

2. 

   16 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: What’s Real, What’s Risky, and Can They Extend Lifespan?

   GLP-1s are rewriting the rules of weight loss. In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Melanie Jay, MD, MS, a nationally recognized obesity specialist and professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to answer the questions everyone is asking, "What do GLP-1s really do? Who should take them and who shouldn’t? What are the risks of “cosmetic” use? And can these drugs actually extend your lifespan? We get into the real-world issues people aren’t talking about enough: online prescribing without proper screening, side effects and long-term unknowns in healthy users, and why success often depends on medical counseling, follow-up, and lifestyle support, not just a prescription. If you’re considering GLP-1s, already taking one, or treating patients who ask about them daily, this episode is your hype filter. To learn more about Dr Melanie Jay click here or to hear her TED Talk

3. 

   8 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Screens, Stress & Vaccines: The New Reality of Children's Health

   Screens, Stress & Vaccines: The New Reality of Children's Health takes listeners inside the modern pediatric landscape—one shaped by digital overload, rising anxiety, chronic illness, and confusion around vaccines. Dr. Marion Mass breaks down what parents need to know, what doctors wish they had more time to say, and how families can take simple steps toward better health in a world that feels anything but simple. For more information on children's health, go to Children's Hospital of Philidelphia website. About Dr. Marion Mass: Dr. Marion Mass has worked as a pediatrician in suburban Philadelphia for 25 years, serving in hospital, newborn unit, emergency room, primary care, She has experience working in both pediatric and urgent care settings. She is the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America and a board member of  Free2Care—a coalition of 32 member organizations, representing 8,000,000  Americans, 70,000 of whom are physicians. She is the principal author of  Free2Care’s two position papers (2019 and 2022) on reducing cost and waste in  American healthcare. In 2023, she served as a visiting fellow at the Independent  Women's Forum. She has written numerous opinion columns on cost and access, with her work  appearing in a wide variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal,  RealClearHealth, the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Hill, the New York Post, and Philly  Burbs, among others. Dr. Mass graduated from Penn State University and Duke University Medical School: she trained in pediatrics at Northwestern’s Robert Lurie Hospital.

Inside a recent episode

A New Hope for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Published 6 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] As Ken had mentioned, he had already been on the route with his local rheumatologist, all the standard pharmaceutical medication options for rheumatoid arthritis. And at the time when I had met Ken, he had already tried at least six different drugs and was still in high disease activity for his rheumatoid arthritis. There are some validated standardized scoring systems that we use to measure disease activity and rheumatoid arthritis. These include tender joint counts and swollen joint counts. And to give you an idea of how much Ken was suffering despite being on therapy, his tender joint count when I first met him was 24, and his swollen joint count was 18. […]

Who has been a guest on Medicine In America

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Minna Kohler
• Ken Heard
• Michael Kaplan
• Gwen Nichols
• Hoang (Mai) Pham

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Books guests

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