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The fall of Theranos, with 'Bad Blood' author John Carreyrou
POLITICO's Pulse Check
06/20/18 • 51 min
In 2015, the Wall Street Journal's John Carreyrou revealed that the blood tests developed by Theranos — the $9 billion company led by Elizabeth Holmes — didn't work. Now John's out with "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup," a book that offers new details about Holmes, her fraud and her efforts to kill his investigation.
John joined POLITICO's Dan Diamond to discuss how he got the story and walk through the Theranos timeline (starts at the 1:35 mark), how Holmes was able to attract staff, investors and media attention (12:00), why government regulators didn't spot the fraud (21:30), why staff were scared to blow the whistle (28:15), what Carreyrou thinks of reporters who missed the story and more on his journalistic process (33:30).
At the end, there's a lighting round of listener-submitted questions at 43:30.
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MENTIONED ON THE SHOW
John's initial story on Theranos in 2015: https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901
Fortune Magazine's 2014 cover story on Holmes, one of many laudatory articles: http://fortune.com/2014/06/12/theranos-blood-holmes/
John's new book, "Bad Blood." https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078VW3VM7/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Holmes and her lieutenant Sunny Balwani this month: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-files-criminal-charges-against-theranoss-elizabeth-holmes-ramesh-balwani-1529096005
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Coronavirus: A grim milestone
POLITICO's Pulse Check
05/28/20 • 17 min
Host Dan Diamond talks with Nightly author Renuka Rayasam and Dispatch Host Jeremy Siegel on the contrasts between national and regional responses to Covid-19. More and more states are re-opening even as the national death toll mounts to more than 100,000.
Stay up-to-date on the latest Covid-19 news by subscribing to the POLITICO Nightly and POLITICO Pulse newsletters.
MENTIONED ON THIS SHOW
- U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 100,000 as Trump pushes to reopen
Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Renuka Rayasam is an author of POLITICO Nightly.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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The problem with health data
POLITICO's Pulse Check
01/28/21 • 21 min
Calorie counters. Sleep trackers. Health apps. They all gather a lot of data on you — and there's a decent chance they're selling it. Future Pulse author Mohana Ravindranath talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about a story she co-reported with POLITICO's Katy Murphy on who's tracking the health trackers.
Stay up-to-date on the latest Covid-19 news by subscribing to the POLITICO Nightly and POLITICO Pulse newsletters. And subscribe to our other newsletter POLITICO Future Pulse, looking at where health care and technology intersect.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Mohana Ravindranath is a reporter tracking health tech and data privacy.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
- Check out Mohana Ravindranath's and Katy Murphy's story "Who's tracking the health trackers?": https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse
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Ebola, flu — and mudslides?
POLITICO's Pulse Check
10/31/19 • 31 min
When there's an Ebola epidemic — or a natural disaster — that could threaten the world, a team at CDC springs into action: the Division of Global Health Protection, which deploys disease detectives and helps stand up emergency operations to fight the problem.
Capt. Nancy Knight, MD, joined POLITICO's Dan Diamond to debrief on global health crises and the world's response, part of a special pop-up podcast at the Milken Institute's "Future of Health" summit.
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The fight to fix organ donation, with Greg Segal
POLITICO's Pulse Check
10/30/19 • 25 min
An organ donation can save a life — or at least that's the message hammered home across public health, in advertisements or even when getting a driver's license.
But why does the U.S. system fail to recover so many transplantable organs? And why are some donated organs even thrown away?
Greg Segal of ORGANIZE joined POLITICO's Dan Diamond to discuss the current problems and the promising future for organ donation, part of a special pop-up podcast at the Milken Institute's "Future of Health" summit.
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When immigration and health care collide, with Mark Greenberg and Scott Lloyd
POLITICO's Pulse Check
10/17/19 • 56 min
President Donald Trump has repeatedly relied on HHS to help carry out his sweeping immigration agenda, and a new order that would limit visas to people who aren't "health care burdens" could be the latest dramatic change.
Mark Greenberg, who served as the acting assistant secretary for children and families during the Obama administration, sits down with POLITICO's Dan Diamond to discuss HHS' role in immigration and why he's so worried about Trump's recent order (starts at the 6:00 mark).
Then Scott Lloyd, the Trump appointee who led the HHS refugee office, joins Dan to discuss his experience after the administration began separating migrant families and thousands of children ended up in his office's custody (starts at the 25:45 mark).
REFERENCED ON THE PODCAST
The Migration Policy Institute predicted that Trump's recent proclamation linking health care and insurance could block as many as two-thirds of green card applicants.
Career health officials have raised concerns that Trump's latest order on immigration and health care could be illegal.
Watchdogs like GAO and the HHS inspector general have found that family separations began months before the Trump administration officially announced the policy.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar emerged as the face of the family-separation crisis last summer, even though HHS didn't lead the policy.
House Democrats and watchdog groups have pressed Lloyd over his decisions and testimony.
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Sponsored Content: Delivering better care for patients – Oncology leaders weigh in
POLITICO's Pulse Check
10/31/19 • 25 min
The National Cancer Institute estimates that over 1.7 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed annually. Advancements in science and technology are paving the way for new cancer treatments that can make a huge difference for patients. And yet, many people don’t have access to them.
Hear from two health care leaders working to provide cancer patients with innovative, effective and affordable treatments.
This special branded episode of Pulse Check was produced by POLITICO’s in-house brand content studio, POLITICO Focus. POLITICO’s editorial team was not involved in the creation of this episode.
Interviews Include:
- Andy Schmeltz, Global President & General Manager, Pfizer Oncology
- Patricia Goldsmith, Chief Executive Officer, CancerCare
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The AstraZeneCatastrophe
POLITICO's Pulse Check
03/18/21 • 16 min
It's been like dominos: One European nation after the other has put a pause on AstraZeneca shots due to unproven concerns that the coronavirus vaccine may cause blood clots. POLITICO Europe's Sarah Wheaton breaks down how and why countries panicked despite a lack of evidence.
Sarah Wheaton is POLITICO Europe's chief policy correspondent.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
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The AstraZeneCatasrophe continues
POLITICO's Pulse Check
03/25/21 • 17 min
Last week, it was fears of blood clots in the EU. This week, it’s claims of cherry-picking efficacy data in the US. POLITICO's Sarah Owermohle talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about AstraZeneca's transcontinental confidence crisis.
Sarah Owermohle is a health care reporter for POLITICO covering drug policy and vaccines.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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Coronavirus is a magnifying glass on racial inequity
POLITICO's Pulse Check
06/04/20 • 24 min
Host Dan Diamond talks with Samantha Artiga — who heads up the Kaiser Family Foundation’s work on health disparities — on the intersection of the coronavirus pandemic and protests on racial inequality spurned by the death of George Floyd.
Stay up-to-date on the latest Covid-19 news by subscribing to the POLITICO Nightly and POLITICO Pulse newsletters.
MENTIONED ON THIS SHOW
- Health disparities are a symptom of broader social and economic inequities, Samantha writes.
Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Samantha Artiga is Director of the Disparities Policy Project at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
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POLITICO's Pulse Check currently has 605 episodes available.
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The podcast is about News, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Podcasts and Politics.
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The episode title 'The fall of Theranos, with 'Bad Blood' author John Carreyrou' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on POLITICO's Pulse Check is 19 minutes.
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The first episode of POLITICO's Pulse Check was released on Apr 25, 2016.
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