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Send us a textPatients today are flooded with health information. Much of it inaccurate or misleading At the same time, trust in healthcare providers and institutions has eroded. So how can patient education cut through the noise and actually help?Dr. Joseph Feuerstein, integrative medicine physician and Chief Health Advisor to Caravan Wellness, explains how to identify trustworthy sources, why empathy is essential in care, and how clinicians can build lasting relationships with patients. He shares strategies for finding credible wellness and medical guidance, and why reputable institutions and vetted content are key to better health outcomes.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. JOSEPHJoseph Feuerstein, MD, is a board certified family medicine physician who specializes in integrative medicine. He provides comprehensive care for his patients, including access to alternative therapies such as nutrition therapy, acupuncture, and hypnosis. Dr. Feuerstein completed his medical education in London before serving for four years in the Israeli navy. In 2004, he began his residency training in family medicine at Stamford Hospital. He then completed fellowship training in Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona. He has also completed training in acupuncture, hypnosis, and homeopathy. He is both a licensed medical doctor and licensed homeopathic physician in the state of Connecticut.Dr. Feuerstein uses safe, clinically tested complementary therapies to care for a wide range of health problems, including pain and anxiety. He strives to help people use dietary approaches and lifestyle changes to improve their long-term health.Dr. Feuerstein participates in research to help advance the field of integrative medicine, and discover new ways to treat health conditions without the use of prescription medication. His research has been published in numerous journals and presented at conferences across the country.Dr. Joseph Feuerstein now serves as integrative medicine physician and Chief Health Advisor to Caravan Wellness.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTH BIZ PODCASTHealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textSubstance use disorder affects millions, yet less than 10% receive treatment. In this episode of CareTalk, John Driscoll speaks with Dr. Yusuf Sherwani, CEO and Co-Founder of Pelago, about a new approach to addiction care. They explore how Pelago is using virtual treatment, data, and value-based care to break down barriers like stigma, access, and cost—reshaping how we treat one of healthcare’s most persistent challenges.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. YUSUF SHERWANIYusuf is the Co-Founder and CEO at Pelago, the leading digital clinic for substance use management. He is a Londoner living in New York City.He likes to back hungry, foolish and humble founders. Occasionally angel investing in category defining companies, with a healthcare bias, including: Curebase, Healthie, Levels, firsthand, Mytos, Finni Health, Anterior, Replit, Safi, Mercury, Sequence and others. Previously he bootstrapped two startups (1 modest exit, 1 failed). He was born and brought up in London, UK and studied Medicine (MD) and Management (BSc) at Imperial College London. In 2019, he was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative Business People and Forbes’ 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textThe future of cancer treatment is on the horizon, but can we afford it, regulate it, and deliver it at scale?In this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, Dr. Jason Bock, Co-founder and CEO of CTMC, discusses the progress of CAR T cell therapy, the challenges of scaling manufacturing for personalized treatments, and how new payment and policy models can support broader access. He shares inspiring patient success stories, insights into the future of solid tumor therapies, and CTMC’s mission to bring advanced therapies to more patients, faster.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. JASON BOCKDr. Jason Brock is the Co-Founder and CEO of CTMC. Jason has over twenty years of research and leadership experience in pharmaceuticals and biotech creating new divisions and companies from the ground up. He sits on several scientific advisory boards. He has a BS in Biology and PhD in Molecular and Cellular Physiology.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTH BIZ PODCASTHealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS.GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk Newsletter#healthcare #healthcarepodcast #healthcarebusiness #healthcarepolicy #healthinsurance #healthcaretechnology #caretalk #ctmc #cart #cartcelltherapySupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textPhotos of President Trump's bruised hands prompted a rare public medical update, but what really happens behind closed doors when a President's Health is at stake? Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, former physician to President Obama and Chief Quality and Safety Officer at AdventHealth, joins hosts John Driscoll and David Williams to explore the tension between patient privacy and public trust, the need for cognitive testing in aging leaders, and how principles of presidential medicine can improve care for everyone.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. JEFFREY KUHLMANDr. Jeffrey Kuhlman is Senior Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer for AdventHealth. Before joining AdventHealth, he served for 30 years as a Navy Physician, spending 16 years with the President and the White House as Physician to the President, Director of the White House Medical Unit, White House Physician, and Senior Flight Surgeon for Marine One. Dr. Kuhlman is triple board-certified in Aerospace, Family, and Occupational Medicine. He is board-certified in medical management, was awarded a certificate in traveler’s health, and holds credentials as a Certified Professional in Patient Safety and a Certified Physician Executive.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textGenerative AI is transforming the way clinicians interact with technology. In this episode, Dr. Holly Urban, VP of Business Development at Wolters Kluwer, joins John Driscoll to discuss how AI, ambient listening tools, and trusted medical content like UpToDate are improving clinical workflows, easing documentation burdens, and making healthcare delivery more precise, efficient, and human-centered.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. HOLLY URBANAfter practicing as a primary care pediatrician, Dr. Urban worked for several EHR technology and evidence-based content companies, and has served in healthcare IT leadership roles for over fifteen years. With this experience, she brings unique insight into how evidence and workflow can optimally merge to benefit clinical users and healthcare teams. Her experience with both provider and payer customers allows her to holistically understand the healthcare ecosystem with all the complicated drivers that influence how care is provided.Dr. Urban believes generative AI holds a tremendous opportunity to improve healthcare for customers, through improved clinician efficiency and patient contextualized clinical decision support. However, clinical GenAI needs to be built on trust, both in terms of data consumed by the AI model and by clinical validation of the output.Dr. Urban also holds a BA from Stanford University, an MD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and an MBA from Regis University. Before joining Wolters Kluwer Health, she served as CMIO at Oracle Cerner, Director of Product Management at MCG Health, and VP of Product Management at McKesson Horizon Clinicals. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textThe One Big Beautiful Bill is now the law of the land. Signed on July 4, it’s being sold as a patriotic triumph of commonsense and fiscal sanity. But it cuts Medicaid dramatically, throws millions of people off of coverage, and erects a thicket of bureaucratic hassles for those who remain.In this episode of CareTalk, John Driscoll and David Williams break down the sweeping healthcare implications of OBBB, from deep Medicaid cuts and strict eligibility rules to potential fallout for rural hospitals. While marketed as a win for personal responsibility and fiscal sanity, the hosts unpack how the law may actually drive up the deficit and leave vulnerable populations out in the cold.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textWhen people talk about clinical trials, they usually think of drugs, but what about the tools that deliver, diagnose, and detect? Medical device Innovation often flies under the radar despite being essential to modern care. In this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, Jason Monteleone, CEO of Avania, discusses how his firm helps medtech, diagnostics, and digital health companies navigate clinical trials and regulatory hurdles.🎙️⚕️JASON MONTELEONEHaving spent over 25 years in the CRO, medical device, and life sciences sectors, Jason Monteleone brings impressive experience in driving innovation, collaboration, and excellence to his role as the president and CEO of Avania. He has served as CEO and CFO at major organizations like Clinipace and Theorem Clinical Research, and he founded clinical research consultancy Pivotal Financial Consulting. Monteleone is also a board member and audit chair for the Drug Information Association (DIA). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Millersville University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Temple University.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTH BIZ PODCASTHealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS.GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk Newsletter#healthcare #healthcarepodcast #healthcarebusiness #healthcarepolicy #healthinsurance #healthcaretechnology #caretalk #fda #clinicaltrials #clinicalresearch #medtechSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

The discussion centers on Trump's plan to tie U.S. drug prices to those in Europe, highlighting the potential benefits and challenges. Consumers in America face staggering drug costs, often leading to unfilled prescriptions. The debate critiques the pharmaceutical industry's profits and pushes for equitable pricing. They analyze how most favored nation pricing could reshape the landscape and tackle issues within Medicare and Medicaid systems, questioning the fairness of current pricing structures while advocating for much-needed reforms.

Send us a textAI promises to revolutionize clinical trials and reshape regulatory oversight. But is the pharma industry ready? And can the FDA keep pace with the technology? In this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, host David Williams is joined by Tom Doyle, Chief Technology Officer of Medidata, to discuss the promises and potential pitfalls of AI in clinical trials. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT TOM DOYLETom Doyle heads product development at Medidata, a leader in clinical research technology and a life sciences arm of Dassault Systèmes. In this role, Tom leads Medidata’s work in developing industry-leading solutions for patients, sites, sponsors, and CROs, improving and accelerating the design, execution, and oversight of clinical trials – essential in bringing new and novel treatments for patients. Tom joined Medidata in 2019, bringing 20 years of global experience in medtech and data science. Before coming to Medidata, Tom held leadership roles at Janssen and at Boehringer Ingelheim, championing technology to drive new experiences and better insights. He’s passionate about the power of innovation to transform clinical research towards better outcomes and better experiences for patients.Tom has a BMath in computer science from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTH BIZ PODCAST HealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS.GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk Newsletter#healthcare #healthcarepodcast #healthcarebusiness #healthcarepolicy #healthinsurance #healthcaretechnology #caretalk #fda #ai #clinicaltrials #clinicalresearchSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textAs viral diseases both new and old ravage countries across the world, does the growing distrust of physicians, and the healthcare industry at large, have a more profound effect on treatment than most realize?In this episode of CareTalk, Dr. Tyler Evans (CEO & Co-Founder, Wellness and Equity Alliance) joins hosts, John Driscoll and David E. Williams, to discuss the issue of healthcare inequality facing marginalized people groups across the globe, the impact a grassroots connection to a local community can have on the distribution of life-saving medicines, and the struggle to win back trust in a sea of conflicting ideology.🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. TYLER EVANSTyler B. Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H, FIDSA is a physician, academic, humanitarian, and author whose life’s work centers on advancing health equity for the world’s most vulnerable populations. He currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of the Wellness Equity Alliance (WEA), a national network committed to transforming public health systems through community-based, equity-driven models.Dr. Evans brings decades of clinical, executive, and global health leadership experience. He previously served as CEO/CMO of Curative Medical Associates, where he helped oversee the administration of more than 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses across 10 states with a strong emphasis on equity. On August 5, 2025, Dr. Evans will release his debut book, Poverty, Pandemics, and Politics: A Physician’s Reckoning with Injustice in Global Health—a powerful exploration of systemic inequity, moral courage, and the future of public health from the frontlines of crisis response.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.