Healthcare is changing at breakneck speed, and let's face it, staying informed is getting harder by the day. If only there were a way to get the industry news you need in less time than it takes to get prior auth approved. (Spoiler: There is.)
Every Friday, start your day with Dr. Will Flanary (aka Dr. Glaucomflecken), Dr. Alok Patel, Dr. Jen Lincoln, Adam Rose, and Eva Johnson as they bring you the week's most important headlines across clinical care, health policy, groundbreaking publications, medical pop culture, and more. Presented with clear, unbiased, fact-first reporting made strictly for healthcare professionals, by healthcare professionals.
Prepare to wow your colleagues with how informed you are, all without risking another evening doom-scrolling through 5% actual news and 95% videos of, well, if you know you know.
Medicine moves fast... So do we!
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Dr. Will Flanary and Adam Rose discuss retatrutide's weight loss trial results and FAA airline emergency kit upgrades in this interview.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Future of Cancer Screening and... Horse Therapy?
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln and Eva Johnson discuss an FDA panel's split decision on a multi-cancer blood test and compare uterine fibroid treatments, offering insights into medical advancements and animal therapy.
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Life with AI Scribes and Elizabeth Holmes Explained
Dr. Will Flanary and Adam Rose discuss AI scribes, Elizabeth Holmes, and new colonoscopy research, offering insights into medical record rulings and screening guidance.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Pitt's Big Night and Modernizing Migraine Relief
Dr. Alok Patel and Eva Johnson discuss new migraine prevention guidelines and The Pitt's Emmy success in this interview episode.
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Pig Kidney Transplants and ER Violence Concerns
Dr. Alok Patel and Adam Rose discuss a groundbreaking pig kidney transplant record and rising concerns about emergency room violence, offering insights into medical advancements and safety.
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Robots Can Draw Your Blood and Rethinking Statins After 70
Dr. Will Flanary and Eva Johnson discuss Aletta, the first autonomous blood draw robot, and analyze statin use in healthy adults over 70 in this interview.
28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Prior Auth Gets Adrenalized and Dangerous Trials in China
Alok Patel, MD, and Adam Rose, MD, discuss Epic's integration of prior authorization into EHRs and dangerous gene editing trials in China, offering insights into healthcare innovation and safety.
21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Milestone Prescription Price Drops and the CTE Diagnostic Puzzle
Dr. Will Flanary and Eva Johnson discuss historic prescription price drops and the ongoing debate surrounding CTE diagnosis in living patients.
14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
FDA Approves mRNA Flu Shot and AI Learns to Build Viruses
Adam Rose and Dr. Alok Patel discuss the FDA's approval of the first mRNA flu vaccine and AI's ability to create novel viruses, offering insights into medical advancements and public health challenges.
7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Our Blood Donation Crisis & An Organ Transplant First
August 7, 2026
In today's episode, Dr. Will Flanary (@DrGlaucomflecken) & Eva Johnson cover the American Red Cross declaring its second-ever national blood crisis, with Type O blood critically low and hospitals postponing transfusions. They break down what's driving the shortage and debate whether blood donors deserve HOV-lane perks. Then: a 36-year-old Iowa woman with cystic fibrosis becomes the first known U.S. patient to receive a quadruple organ transplant involving re-transplanted lungs, in addition to a liver and kidney, at Northwestern Medicine. Plus: Florida advises caution on psychiatric medication for children, a promising non-opioid pain drug (LTG-001) reduces opioid use after surgery, and Will reveals whether he actually knows his blood type.
Coverage Timeline:
(0:00) Intro & Trivia Question
(1:00) Red Cross Blood Crisis
(3:54) Should We Pay Blood Donors?
(4:44) Historic 4-Organ Transplant
(8:32) Florida Psych Meds Debate
(10:04) Non-Opioid Pain Relief Trial
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31 Jul 2026
The ChatGPT Medical Lawsuit & Why Statin Rules Just Changed
Friday, July 31, 2026
In today's episode, Dr. Alok Patel (@alokpatelmd) & Adam Rose (@adjoro) cover a Florida man's lawsuit against OpenAI after ChatGPT repeatedly dismissed his pulmonary embolism symptoms as "not something dangerous." The case raises urgent questions about AI medical liability just as a new JAMA analysis reveals updated cholesterol guidelines now make 87.5 million US adults eligible for statins (more than 56% of the 30-to-79 population). Plus: they also discuss the FDA's first dual-ingredient OTC pain reliever, Lego MRI models cutting pediatric sedation rates by nearly half, and Europe's approval of a retinal implant that helped 84% of participants read again. Plus: oral GLP-1 competition heats up and a new smell-impairment and depression link.
(00:00) Intro & Trivia Question
(01:05) AI Medical Advice Lawsuit (OpenAI/ChatGPT)
(04:34) New Cholesterol Guidelines & Statin Eligibility
(07:05) Off The Clock GLP-1s, Lego MRI, OTC Pain Combo
(11:03) Trivia Answer
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Medlines is a Human Content Production
24 Jul 2026
Kalshi Prediction Market and CMS's 2027 Fee Schedule Overhaul
Friday, July 24, 2026
In today's episode, Dr. Alok Patel (@alokpatelmd) & Eva Johnson cover CMS's sweeping 2027 physician fee schedule proposal, which would accelerate Medicare's shift from fee-for-service toward value-based, preventive care. They also unpack Kalshi's launch of clinical trial prediction markets; betting on FDA approvals is now a real thing, and the ethical questions are piling up. Coffee gets a heart health endorsement from the AHA, and an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease hits Manhattan's Upper East Side. Last, but far from least, we discuss the FDA's transparency whiplash on rejection letters, the first RCT of a ketogenic diet for severe mental illness, and more.
Coverage Timeline:
(00:00) Intro & Trivia Question
(01:17) Medicare Physician Payment Overhaul
(04:30) Prediction Markets for Clinical Trials
(07:12) Off the Clock: FDA, Coffee, Outbreak, Ketogenic Diet
(09:57) Trivia Answer
(11:07) Outro & Disclaimers
Have a story, think we missed something, want to say hi, or curious to learn about the Medlines team? Visit www.medlinespod.com or email medlines@human-content.com
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Medlines is a Human Content Production
17 Jul 2026
Aspirin vs. Blood Thinners, a 9-Year Endo Wait Ends & Cyclospora Hits Taco Bell
Friday, July 17, 2026
In today’s episode, Dr. Will Flanary / Dr. Glaucomflecken (@drglaucomflecken) and Adam Rose cover the EPCAT III trial, which found that aspirin alone was non-inferior to an initial course of rivaroxaban followed by aspirin for preventing major blood clots after elective hip or knee replacement in predominantly standard-risk patients. They examine NICE’s draft recommendation allowing two rapid endometriosis tests, EndoSure and Endotest, to enter limited NHS use while researchers gather additional real-world evidence. Plus: They discuss a recall involving more than 2.5 million bottles of prednisolone acetate eye drops, the first HAVANA Act compensation payments, the expanding Cyclospora response, and The Pitt leading the 2026 Emmy nominations with 25 nods.
(00:00) Intro
(01:07) Aspirin vs. Rivaroxaban After Joint Replacement
(03:19) NICE Endorses Rapid Endometriosis Tests
(05:30) FDA Recall of Prednisolone Eye Drops
(06:07) First Havana Syndrome Payments
(06:41) Cyclospora Outbreak Reaches Taco Bell
(07:10) The Pitt Leads Emmy Nominations
Have a story, think we missed something, want to say hi, or curious to learn about the Medlines team? Visit www.medlinespod.com or email medlines@human-content.com.
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Medlines is a Human Content Production
10 Jul 2026
Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Program, an Altered Drug Trial & Cyclospora's 18-State Spread
Friday, July 10, 2026
In today's episode, Dr. Will Flanary / Dr. Glaucomflecken (@drglaucomflecken) & Eva Johnson cover the retraction of the Advocate trial after FDA reviewers found the avacopan (Tavneos) dataset was unblinded, re-adjudicated, and altered before being relocked, throwing its approval for ANCA-associated vasculitis into doubt. They break down Medicare's new GLP-1 Bridge program, which offers eligible Part D beneficiaries drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound at $50 a month through the end of 2027, and why that copay sits outside normal Part D accounting. They also track a Cyclospora outbreak now reported across 18 states and why routine washing does not reliably kill it. Plus: they also discuss Alibaba's $600 million fentanyl-precursor settlement, the WHO's first emergency-use Ebola (Bundibugyo) diagnostic, France's deadly heat wave, and more.
Coverage Timeline:
(00:00) Intro(01:04) Vasculitis Trial Retracted:(03:44) Medicare’s GLP‑1 Bridge(06:02) Parasite, Ebola, Heat Wave
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3 Jul 2026
ACA Enrollment Collapse, India's Chemo Crisis, & Amy Adams' Canceled CBS Show
Friday, July 3, 2026
In today's inaugural episode, Dr. Will Flanary / Dr. Glaucomflecken (@drglaucomflecken) & Dr. Alok Patel (@alokpatelmd) cover a sharp drop in ACA marketplace enrollment after enhanced tax credits expired, from 24.2 million enrollees in 2025 to roughly 19.2 million in 2026 (a loss of 5 million Americans' health coverage). India is rationing two cornerstone chemotherapy drugs, cisplatin and carboplatin, after supply disruptions tied to rising platinum costs and capped essential medicine prices. A new Annals of Internal Medicine study finds older adults who received a shingles vaccine had a 24 percent lower relative risk of dementia diagnosis. Plus: heat linked to rising suicide rates in young people, the return of the 988 LGBTQ+ crisis line, and a phase 3 trial of infigratinib for achondroplasia.
Coverage Timeline:
(00:00) Medlines begins!
(01:44) ACA enrollment drops as credits expire
(03:42) India rations cisplatin & carboplatin
(06:03) Shingles vaccine & dementia risk
(06:38) Climate, youth suicide & 988 hotline
(08:26) Amy Adams' real-life rescue
Have a story, think we missed something, want to say hi, or curious to learn about the Medlines team? Visit www.medlinespod.com or email medlines@human-content.com.
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Medlines is a Human Content Production
3 Jul 2026
Healthcare News, Finally Fast Enough
Struggling to stay on top of healthcare news because, well, you're too busy working in it? If only there were a way to catch up on things in less time than it takes to get prior auth approved. (Spoiler: There is.)
Kick off your Fridays with Dr. Will Flanary (aka Dr. Glaucomflecken), Dr. Alok Patel, Adam Rose, and Eva Johnson as they bring you the week’s most important headlines across clinical care, health policy, publications, medical pop culture, and more. Presented with clear, unbiased, fact-first reporting made strictly for healthcare professionals, by healthcare professionals.
Subscribe for new episodes every Friday wherever you get your podcasts (or watch on YouTube.
Medicine moves fast... So do we!
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Medlines is a Human Content Production
Inside a recent episode
GLP-1 Shakeups and Airline Emergency Kit Upgrades
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Participants received retatratide at 4, 9, or 12 milligrams once a week or placebo for 80 weeks. When all randomized participants were included, average weight loss was 25%. Well, that's great. And you know, at the highest dose, participants lost an average of 28.3% of their body weight at 80 weeks. In a longer follow-up of participants who started with a BMI of 35 or higher, average weight loss reached 30.3% at two years. Now, the study also included smaller sub-studies looking beyond weight loss. Participants showed improvement in knee osteoarthritis pain and reductions in obstructive sleep apnea events. […]
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