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Fall Premiere Featuring Dr. Don Berwick!

Host Lakshman Swamy and guest host Dan Henderson are joined by former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Don Berwick. Dr. Berwick discusses health care quality and improvement, the future of medicine in America, and the origins of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

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Featured October 5, 2026

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Dr. Steven Novella

Academic clinical neurologist, Yale School of Medicine; Founder and Executive Editor, Science-Based Medicine

Science-Based MedicineSeptember 30, 2026

The CDC Has Been Hollowed Out

Novella examines how staff losses and increased political control have weakened the CDC’s ability to track outbreaks, issue timely guidance, and respond to public-health emergencies.

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EM:Power!

Radio Round has partnered with the Emergency Medicine Resident’s Association to create an innovative collaboration to explore the exciting and remarkable experiences of past EMRA Board Members who have gone on to fulfilling careers in Emergency Medicine. You can check out the episodes at EM:Power

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