A Health Podyssey

By: Health Affairs
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  • Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you.
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Episodes
  • Eric Topol on the Science of Super-Aging and Longevity

    Eric Topol on the Science of Super-Aging and Longevity
    May 6 2025

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    Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Eric Topol, Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, on his new book, Super Agers, which provides an evidence-based approach on extending healthy lifespans.

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    32 mins
  • Health Affairs This Week: How Federal Restructuring Affects Data That Affects Health Policy

    Health Affairs This Week: How Federal Restructuring Affects Data That Affects Health Policy
    May 5 2025

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    Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Akilah Wish to the program to discuss the impacts of preserving the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the effects of physical exercise on health, and how this type of data helps inform policy making.

    We are hosting another live podcast recording of A Health Podyssey featuring host Rob Lott and guest Andrew Ryan where they will discuss his paper in the May 2025 edition of Health Affairs and take questions from a live audience. Sign up today.

    Health Affairs is hosting an Insider exclusive event on May 29 focusing on the FDA's first 100 days under the second Trump administration featuring moderator Rachel Sachs alongside panelists Richard Hughes IV and Arti Rai.

    Related Links:

    • CDC's Population Health Office Is Gone (MedPage Today)
    • Adult Physical Inactivity Outside of Work (CDC)
    • Adult Activity: An Overview (CDC)
    • How Exercise Helps You Age Well (NCOA)
    • Establishing The President's Make America Healthy Again Commission (The White House)
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    17 mins
  • Mary Kathryn Poole on How Economic Assistance Models Impact Food Security & Diet

    Mary Kathryn Poole on How Economic Assistance Models Impact Food Security & Diet
    Apr 29 2025

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    Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Mary Kathryn Poole of Harvard University to discuss her recent paper that breaks down and compares economic assistance models on food security and diet quality.

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    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcast
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    21 mins

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