Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
Someone Had To Clear The Road: Eulogizing Dr. Harold Freeman
Dr. Harold Freeman saw poor Black women dying of breast cancer in Harlem and asked why. His answer helped create patient navigation and permanently changed cancer care. A personal remembrance of a pioneer whose road millions still travel today.
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Join the recurring Out of Patients dispatch from Matthew Zachary covering the latest American healthcare shenanigans. Essays, podcast episodes, media appearances, book updates, and live events delivered with a sardonic Gen X perspective from a patient who simply refuses to shut up.
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