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
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...
Recorded live at ESSENCE Festival, NMQF’s Taylor Lopez sits down with Tamika (“Tama”) Smith—author, entrepreneur, and lupus warrior—and her mother, Rita “Badgal Riri” Smith, for a deeply personal and practical conversation about diagnosis, advocacy, caregiving, and healing.
Tamika shares the early warning signs she overlooked—debilitating headaches that felt like her &l...
Recorded live at ESSENCE Festival, FYH.News sits down with Congressman Troy Carter (LA) for a clear-eyed, straight-talk conversation on the future of health equity—and what families need to do now to stay protected.
Rep. Carter breaks down the impact of recent federal policy changes, including Medicaid cuts slated to begin in 2027, and explains how individuals and families can prepare. From redetermination requ...
At the 2025 Global Black Economic Forum Future of Health Neighborhood, FYH.News’ Taylor Lopez sits down with Dr. Lauren Powell, Head of Health Equity in Drug Development at Biogen, for a powerful conversation about lupus and why Black women face a 2–3x higher risk.
They unpack why lupus symptoms are often dismissed as “just stress” or “just tired,” how systemic inequities delay dia...
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 live at ESSENCE Fest 2025, this powerful FYH.News conversation features Adjoa Kyerematen of the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) in discussion with Dr. Mimi, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in women’s and reproductive mental health.
Together, they unpack a critical truth: depression doesn’t always look like sadness—especially for Black women. It can show up as exhaustion, ...
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...
Dr. Natosha Gatson—neuro-oncologist and founding CEO of Living Oncology—returns to the NMQF stage to welcome the 2025 40 Under 40 class in this powerful and thought-provoking conversation on the future of cancer care.
In this compelling interview, Dr. Gatson challenges the traditional model of oncology by centering a critical question: What matters most to the patient? She explains why treatment decisions...
In this powerful episode of FYH News, Dr. Donney John—Executive Director of NOVA ScriptsCentral and a longtime health equity advocate—shares how his journey as a pharmacist and immigrant shaped his mission to break down barriers in health literacy and healthcare access.
With more than two decades of experience serving diverse communities, Dr. John explains why health equity begins with understanding&mdash...
Investing in Impact: How Nzinga Lowe Is Reshaping Health Systems for All
In this powerful episode of For Your Health News, we sit down with Nzinga Lowe, founder and CEO of Pygmalion Health and a 2025 40 Under 40 honoree, to explore what it truly means to invest in health equity.
Nzinga reframes health equity as more than a moral commitment—it’s a strategic investment opportunity. She explains how health sy...
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...
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 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 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...
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 insightful episode of For Your Health News, Dr. Friedson, Director of Health Economics in the Milken Institute’s Research Department, joins the podcast to explore why representation and demographic balance in clinical trials are essential to better health outcomes.
Dr. Friedson explains how gaps in participation can lead directly to gaps in treatment—when research populations don’t reflect r...
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