Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a renowned bioethicist who helped draft the Affordable Care Act, is turning his attention to a new goal: helping us live longer. His new best-selling book is “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life.”

He believes some of the recent federal changes to the food dietary guidelines are contrary to the goal of a longer life. “The negatives are this overwhelming emphasis on eating more beef and beef tallow. There’s a lot of data that that’s not a good idea and…leads to premature mortality. We already in this country….eat way too much beef. We also have to change the food production ecosystem away from ultra-processed foods….and you have to make that more expensive so people will eat less of them and shift over to healthier things.”

Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter also ask Dr. Emanuel about his recent op-ed. The piece explains his view that anti-vaccine policymakers could undercut vaccine availability.

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Renowned neurologist and researcher Dr. Ray Dorsey unequivocally writes that we’re “fueling the rise of Parkinson’s with continued and increased use of toxic chemicals that pollute our food, water, and air.” He co-authored the New York Times bestseller, “The Parkinson’s Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatment,” which explains that fewer than 15% of Parkinson’s disease cases are linked to genetics.

Parkinson’s disease is now the fastest-growing neurodegenerative condition in the world, affecting more than 1 million Americans.

Dr. Dorsey discusses evidence linking Parkinson’s risk to pesticides used on farms and golf courses, solvents used in dry cleaning, and long-term exposure to industrial chemicals. He also outlines why he believes Parkinson’s is not an inevitable consequence of aging and why prevention should be a national priority.

At the same time, this conversation addresses a key point of debate. Representatives from the chemical industry have pushed back on these conclusions, arguing there has been a rush to judgment and that some large studies do not support a causal link between specific chemicals and Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Dorsey responds directly, pointing to decades of toxicology data, animal studies, and historical evidence that he says warrants action now rather than further delay.

“I don’t think we’re rushing to judgment at all. A century of evidence is long enough. The real question is why safer alternatives were not introduced years ago,” says Dr. Dorsey.

Join “Conversations on Health Care” hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter to learn why Dr. Dorsey believes cleaning up our environment may be one of the most powerful public health tools we have right now.

And, as we begin a new year, we have a new look. “Conversations on Health Care” is now part of the Moses/Weitzman Media Group. The show will continue to bring you top national thought leaders in public health, health policy, and innovation, and offer the same in-depth conversations that have been our hallmark for more than 15 years.

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We’ve invited noted health care leader Dr. Sachin Jain back to “Conversations on Health Care” to share his predictions for the year after many came true last year.

Click the interview to get his take on:

• Whether artificial intelligence’s growing influence in the health care sector could hit a road bump in 2026
• If the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative can build on its policy achievements to date
• Why the GLP-1 revolution could suffer setbacks in the next 12 months

Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter also examine why his many fears about DOGE didn’t materialize and why he believes health equity efforts are bouncing back.

And, as we begin a new year, we have a new look! “Conversations on Health Care” is now part of the Moses/Weitzman Media Group. The show will continue to bring you top national thought leaders in public health, health policy and innovation and offer the same in-depth conversations that have been our hallmark for more than fifteen years.

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