James Dodington: Protecting Kids from Gun Violence

Howie and Harlan are joined by James Dodington, a Yale pediatric emergency medicine physician and an expert in community-based violence prevention. Harlan reports on the remarkable financial results and sometimes questionable science of Hims & Hers Health; Howie discusses UnitedHealthcare’s faltering stock price in the face of anger over aggressive care denial and a lawsuit from shareholders.

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Oscar Health and Hims & Hers

“Oscar Health Profits Eclipse $275 Million As Obamacare Enrollment Soars”

“Hims & Hers Health Revenue Jumps, But Outlook Disappoints”

“Hims & Hers' Q1 revenue doubles to $586M, boosted by growth in weight loss business”

“Novo Nordisk to sell Wegovy through telehealth firms to cash-paying US customers”

“They Wanted a Quick Fix for Hair Loss. Instead, These Young Men Got Sick.”

“EU drugs regulator confirms suicidal thoughts as side effect of hair loss drug”

“Measures to minimise risk of suicidal thoughts with finasteride and dutasteride medicines”

“FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and consumers of potential risks associated with compounded topical finasteride products”

James Dodington

Health & Veritas Episode 81: Joseph Sakran: Confronting Gun Violence

Health & Veritas Episode 77: Megan Ranney: What’s Next for Public Health?

“Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than anything else”

“U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on the Public Health Crisis of Firearm Violence in the United States”

“New Report Highlights U.S. 2022 Gun-Related Deaths: Firearms Remain Leading Cause of Death for Children and Teens, and Disproportionately Affect People of Color”

James Dodington: “Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents”

“Disparities in Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions”

“Special Report: Dean Megan Ranney Brings a Public Health Approach to the Country’s Gun Violence Epidemic”

“Gun Violence Is a Public Health Crisis—But Hospital-based Intervention Programs Can Help Break the Cycle”

“Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod study”

UCSF Wraparound Project: The Public Health Model for Violence Prevention

“Just Listen”

Firearm Injury Prevention at the Yale School of Public Health

“11 Years After Sandy Hook—A New Path Toward Healing and Hope”

Nelba Márquez-Greene’s Shared Humanity Podcast

4-CT:Violence Intervention and Prevention

“Cash Pilot Targets Violence Victims”

“How unrestricted cash aid is transforming violence intervention in Connecticut”

“Yale undergraduate team takes first place in national health policy competition”

UnitedHealthcare

“UnitedHealth CEO Is Out, Sending Shares Plummeting”

“UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing”

UnitedHealth Shareholder Lawsuit

“UnitedHealth's string of setbacks, from exec murder to cyber attack”

“Zepbound Patients Fear Losing Coverage After CVS Deal for Wegovy”

“Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss in first head-to-head trial of blockbuster drugs”