Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
MZLIVE and the Accidental Creation of America’s Survivorship Movement
Thirty years after brain cancer, Matthew Zachary returned to the piano at Merkin Hall for MZLIVE, a night that became far more than a concert. Survivors, advocates, clinicians, and healthcare leaders confronted what survivorship actually costs and what the system still refuses to see
Out of Patients?
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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