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A Pulmonologist on Why You Should Think About Respiratory Health and the Lungs
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS, the author of a book released this month called Breathing Lessons: A Doctor’s Guide to Lung Health. Han, a pulmonologist, gives an inside tour of the lungs and how they work, zooms out to examine the drivers of poor respiratory health, and addresses policy changes that are needed to improve lung health.
COVID-19’s effects on the body are now known to be far-reaching—and long-lasting in the most severe cases—but when it started spreading across the world in early 2020, initial attention was focused on the lungs. That concern led to worries about the impact of infection for individuals with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS, the author of a book released this month called Breathing Lessons: A Doctor’s Guide to Lung Health. Han, a pulmonologist, gives an inside tour of the lungs and how they work, zooms out to examine the drivers of poor respiratory health, and addresses policy changes that are needed to improve lung health.
Han, who started writing the book at the beginning of the pandemic, is a professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan. She also serves on the scientific advisory committees for both the COPD Foundation and the American Lung Association (ALA) and is a spokesperson for the ALA.
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Politics vs Science: The Future of US Public Health
February 4th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, on the public health implications of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the role of public health leaders in advocating for science and health.
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Physician Gaps in Genetic Testing Knowledge May Impact Ovarian Cancer Care
February 5th 2025While genetic testing rates for advanced ovarian cancer have increased, gaps in physician understanding and confidence in interpreting results may limit optimal biomarker-driven treatment and patient access to genetic counseling.
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Higher Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Burden Found Among Hispanic, Non-White Patients
February 4th 2025Hispanic and non-White patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) had higher tender joint counts and greater disease severity, highlighting racial and ethnic disparities in PsA disease burden and treatment outcomes.
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