Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
The Y-Chromosome Patient at the Women’s Health IT Conference
I spent 3 days at a conference for women in Health IT despite lacking the professional credentials and approximately half the necessary chromosomes. I came home thinking differently about healthcare insiders, patient communities, and one surprisingly consequential pronoun.
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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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