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The Lindsey Elmore Show

Pulling Back The Curtain: How Medicine is Really Practiced in the U.S. | Otis Brawley

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0529 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Otis Brawley is a globally-recognized expert in cancer prevention and control. He has worked to reduce overscreening of medical conditions, which has revolutionized patient treatment by increasing quality of life and reducing health disparities. Brawley’s research focuses on developing cancer screening strategies and ensuring their effectiveness. He has championed efforts to decrease smoking and implement other lifestyle risk reduction programs, as well as to provide critical support to cancer patients and concentrate cancer control efforts in areas where they could be most effective. Brawley currently leads a broad interdisciplinary research effort on cancer health disparities at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, striving to close racial, economic, and social disparities in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer in the United States and worldwide. He also directs community outreach programs for underserved populations throughout Maryland. Brawley joined Johns Hopkins University as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in 2019 from the American Cancer Society and Emory University. And he is the author of the book How We Do Harm. Topics covered in this episode: Respect in Medicine Medical Devices Cancer Screenings Minorities in Treatment Sources of Healthcare Disparities Health Insurance Diet and Physical Activity The Future Of Medicine Creating Trust Drug Company Data Managing Conflict of Interest Breast Cancer Screening Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 174 | Overcoming Political Influence on Healthcare | John Abramson To learn more about Otis Brawley and his work, head over to https://research.jhu.edu/members/otis-brawley/ @otisbrawley __________________________________________________________ Amare's Happy Juice is a delicious combination of three popular products, including MentaBiotics, Edge and Energy+. Plus when you mix the three of them together, it creates one drink to help elevate your mood, crush your to-do list and enjoy every minute of the day. The three products that are in happy juice, boost mood and motivation, help to provide overall nourishment and help for your second brain a.k.a. your gut. It helps enhance mental performance and provides the fuel that you need for a highly productive day. Head to http://www.lindseyelmore.com/happyjuice to save $10 when you purchase the collection of Edge, MentaBiotics and Energy+ today! __________________________________________________________ Do you want to live a healthy lifestyle but you don’t know where to find reliable health education, you don’t have someone you can trust to lead you to which health and wellness options are out there. When you go to http://www.Wellnessmadesimple.us you can learn practical skills that you need to build a healthy lifestyle. You’ll gain access to more than 85 videos, 11 hours of education and more education is always being added, and you'll join a community that has given more than 2400 positive reviews. All you have to do is get access, and right now we are offering half off of an annual subscription when you shop the code 2023Wellness and after that, watch the coursework, then implement daily changes positively transform your help you can feel better. Go to http://www.Wellnessmadesimple.us to get an annual subscription, and shop the code 2023Wellness for half off of your annual subscription. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Lindsay Elmore show, everybody. We have a problem in American health care.

0:07.0

We have the overtreatment of the rich and the undertreatment of the poor, and there are financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians provide.

0:17.9

Insurance companies don't demand the best or even the least expensive care, and

0:24.0

pharmaceutical companies are more concerned with selling drugs, regardless of whether or not

0:30.4

they improve health or do harm. My guest today is Dr. Otis Brawley. He is the chief medical and scientific officer of the

0:42.0

American Cancer Society and an oncologist with a dazzling clinical research and policy career.

0:50.5

His newest book is How We Do Harm. And it pulls back the curtain on how medicine is really practiced in the United States.

1:01.2

This is The Lindsay Elmore Show.

1:03.4

Welcome to The Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders,

1:14.6

creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks

1:21.5

that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.

1:31.1

Dr. Otis Brawley is a globally recognized expert in cancer prevention and control.

1:37.6

He has worked to reduce over-screening of medical conditions, which has revolutionized patient

1:43.9

treatment by increasing quality of

1:46.1

life and reducing health disparities. Brawley's research focuses on developing cancer screening strategies

1:53.9

and ensuring their effectiveness. He has championed efforts to decrease smoking and implement

2:00.0

other lifestyle risk reduction programs,

2:02.7

as well as to provide critical support to cancer patients and concentrate cancer control efforts

2:08.9

in areas where they can be the most effective. Brawley currently leads a broad interdisciplinary

2:16.1

research effort on cancer health disparities at the

2:19.4

Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, striving to close

2:26.9

racial, economic, and social disparities in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer

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