Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
Out of Patients EP456: Fitz Happens: The Marvelous Fitz Koehler
Fitness expert Fitz Koehler did everything “right” and still got breast cancer. She joins Out of Patients to talk exercise oncology, survivorship, wellness snake oil, and why fitness cannot prevent every diagnosis but can help prepare the body for what comes next.
Out of Patients EP450: The Patient Wears Prada: Farla Efros
Retail executive and breast cancer survivor Farla Efros approached cancer the same way she rescued struggling companies: with strategy, discipline, and relentless preparation. She explains why patients are forced to become CEOs of their own care and why the system rewards those who can.
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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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