For Your Health News Podcast
The For Your Health News Podcast explores the issues shaping health and healthcare in communities across the United States. Through conversations with experts, advocates, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders, the podcast breaks down complex health topics, examines barriers to health access, and shares evidence-based insights and solutions that put people first.
Episodes
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Lyndsay Levingston, founder of SurviveHER, discusses breast cancer awareness, genetic testing, and the importance of community education.
Lyndsay shares how SurviveHER works to inform and empower women around breast health and explains the role of TreatHER, a community initiative focused on educating women about breast cancer and their individual risks.
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In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Letitia Plummer, who was serving as Houston City Council Member At-Large Position 4 at the time of the interview, discusses environmental issues and quality-of-life concerns affecting Houston’s Fifth Ward.
The conversation examines concerns facing residents in the Fifth Ward and the initiatives being pursued to support the community.
Plummer discus...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Courtney Lang, JD, Founder and Principal of Langco + Partners, discusses data equity and why more representative data is essential to understanding and addressing gaps across the healthcare system.
Courtney explores some of the causes of data inequity and discusses collaborative efforts to improve representation in data collection across government and the pr...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, AVP of Health Equity at Merck at the time of the conversation, discusses disparities in healthcare and efforts to improve access and outcomes for communities facing barriers to care.
The conversation focuses on Black maternal health and the importance of ensuring that patients receive equitable access to healthcare, information, and supp...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Kashyap Patel, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates and founder of No One Left Alone (NOLA), discusses disparities in cancer care and the factors that can shape a patient’s ability to access treatment and support.
Dr. Patel explains the role of social determinants of health in cancer care and shares the motivation behind creating the NOL...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Jocelyn Ulrich, VP of Innovation Policy and Research at PhRMA, discusses the importance of diversity and representation in clinical research.
Ulrich shares perspectives on socioeconomic factors that can affect healthcare and discusses efforts to improve access to medicines and strengthen representation of underserved populations in research.
The conversa...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Tom Beer, Chief Medical Officer of Multi-Cancer Early Detection at Exact Sciences, discusses advances in cancer screening and why detecting cancer earlier can make an important difference for patients.
Dr. Beer shares insights into the mission of Exact Sciences and discusses innovations that have helped change the landscape of cancer screening, including ...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Otis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, discusses cancer prevention, screening, and care in underserved communities.
Dr. Brawley reflects on his work with the CEO Roundtable on Cancer and Johns Hopkins University and shares insights from his work with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The conve...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Jasmine Leonard, a 2025 40 Under 40 honoree and Senior Business Consultant at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, discusses the intersection of history, stress, representation, and health.
Drawing on her academic background in Africana Studies and Human Biology, Jasmine explores how historical and systemic factors can affect the biology and well-being of Black Am...
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Adriana Nava, RN, health services researcher, former president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, and a member of NMQF’s 2025 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health, discusses the evolving role of nurses as advocates, innovators, and leaders in improving health access.
Adriana reflects on her personal journey from being uninsured while atte...
Why are too many patients still diagnosed with cancer after the disease has already progressed—and how could earlier detection change that?
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Dr. Rockefeller Oteng discusses the future of cancer detection and why identifying cancer earlier could lead to better outcomes for patients and communities.
The conversation explores the promise of emerging early-detectio...
Living with lupus can bring uncertainty, difficult health decisions, and a constant need to advocate for yourself. For Kimberly Boddie, her diagnosis became the beginning of a journey not only to better understand her own health, but also to help others living with lupus feel informed and supported.
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, lupus warrior and patient advocate Kimberly Boddie shares her pers...
How do we ensure that every community is seen and served by our healthcare system? It starts with the data.
In this episode of the For Your Health News Podcast, Aishat Magbade, who works in Legislative & Regulatory Policy and Community Health Policy at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, discusses the Data Equity Coalition’s State Advocacy to Align with SPD 15 Toolkit.
Following updates to the Office...
In this powerful episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Travell Ellis of Exact Sciences joins the podcast to discuss how presymptomatic cancer detection is transforming the future of cancer care—especially for communities that have long faced environmental burdens, barriers to care, and delayed diagnoses.
A physician, biomedical engineer, and national leader in health equity, Dr. Ellis explains what it means to d...
In this fascinating episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Paule Joseph joins the podcast to explore how our senses—specifically smell and taste—may hold early clues to serious conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s.
A nurse-turned-researcher and leading voice in sensory science, Dr. Joseph shares her personal journey into this emerging field and explains why communities of color mu...
In this insightful episode of For Your Health News, Darrol Roberts, CEO of Hessian Labs, joins the podcast to explore the cutting edge of cancer diagnostics—and why early, accurate detection can change everything.
Roberts shares his personal health journey and how it shaped his commitment to improving diagnostic technologies. He discusses the financial burden of cancer, the challenges patients face navigating t...
In this powerful episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Gary A. Puckrein—CEO and President of the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF)—joins the podcast to discuss why this moment is pivotal for advancing cancer care equity.
Dr. Puckrein outlines the current state of cancer care in underserved communities and explains why expanding access to emerging technologies—especially early detection tools&mda...
Recorded live at ESSENCE Fest 2025 (The Exchange @ Global Black Economic Forum), this energizing FYH.News conversation centers one powerful idea: the future of healthcare is consumer-led—and you drive it.
Adjoa Kyerematen of the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) sits down with Dr. Tomlinson to discuss how healthcare must meet people on their terms—from free community screenings to AI-powered tools th...
Recorded at the Global Black Economic Forum, this powerful FYH.News conversation features host Adjoa Kyerematen (NMQF) in dialogue with Joel Bervell—known widely as the “Medical Mythbuster.”
Together, they break down the facts about clinical trials: what they are, how they work, why they matter, and why participation from Black and Brown communities remains disproportionately low.
Joel walks listener...
In this impactful episode of FYH News, **Dr. Tony Awojoodu—2025 40 Under 40 honoree and leader at DaVita—**shares a deeply personal and practical perspective on kidney health, equity, and living with purpose.
Dr. Awojoodu explains why kidney disease disproportionately affects communities of color and unpacks the systemic barriers that delay prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Drawing from his work servi...
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