FHC #100: Diving deep into weight-loss drugs + toxic leadership

Welcome to the 100th episode of Fixing Healthcare. To kick things off, hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr are taking the opportunity to examine what has improved (and, notably, hasn’t improved) in healthcare since this podcast began five years ago.

Leading off, Dr. Pearl shares:

• Three things that are better now in healthcare, during episode 100, than during episode 1 (which aired in August 2018)
• Three aspects of healthcare that have become worse
• Three things that remain the same

That discussion is followed by a look at two important healthcare topics. The first is the use of Ozempic, a diabetes drug, for weight loss. Dr. Pearl’s recent op-ed on the topic, called for the U.S. government to fund the development of a new *affordable* class of weight-loss medications to tackle the U.S. obesity epidemic.

To close out the show, Pearl then shares five toxic leadership traits in healthcare—each inspired by a character on the hit HBO show Succession. You won’t want to miss his insightful breakdown.

HELPFUL LINKS

• How the government can solve America’s obesity epidemic (op-ed syndicated in 50+ papers)
• 5 Fatal Flaws Of Healthcare Leaders: Inspired By HBO’s ‘Succession’ (Forbes)
• 15 Innovative Ideas For Fixing Healthcare From 15 Brilliant Minds (Forbes)
• Monthly Musings on American Healthcare (Robert Pearl’s free newsletter)

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Dr. Robert Pearl is the author of a book about medicine’s invisible yet highly influential physician culture. Check out “Uncaring: How Physician Culture Is Killing Doctors & Patients.” All profits from the book go to Doctors Without Borders.

Fixing Healthcare is a co-production of Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr. Subscribe to the show via Apple, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you find podcasts. Join the conversation or suggest a guest by following the show on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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