Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
The Internet Demanded That She Look More Like She Was Dying
Sydney Towle didn’t fail to look sick enough. We failed to understand what living with cancer can actually look like. Her story exposes a culture that demands patients perform suffering before offering compassion, and what that says about all of us.
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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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