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The Dose

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  • In "Deep Care," the Family Is the Sun Midwives Orbit Around (feat. Dr. Kaytura Felix)

    April 10, 2026 · 29 min

    Dr. Kaytura Felix didn't set out to document the Black maternal health crisis. She set out to find the people who are already doing something about it. On this episode of The Dose podcast, Dr. Joel Bervell talks with Felix, founder of the…

  • Fighting Medical Debt? There's an App for That (feat. Jared Walker)

    April 3, 2026 · 31 min

    Four in 10 Americans have medical debt. Most don't know there's a federal law that could eliminate it. On this episode of The Dose podcast, host Joel Bervell talks with Jared Walker about his nonprofit, Dollar For, which has helped…

  • The Missing Ingredient in Health Care AI? Community Voices

    March 27, 2026 · 34 min

    Seventy billion dollars is flowing into health care AI, but the people building it and the patients who need it most are rarely in the same room. On this episode, host Dr. Joel Bervell talks with pediatrician, researcher, and tech…

  • Lupita Nyong'o Is Done Accepting Fibroids as Normal

    March 20, 2026 · 28 min

    Uterine fibroids may affect up to 80 percent of women in their lifetime, but they remain under-researched, underfunded, and routinely dismissed. Lupita Nyong'o is working to change that. "I could not believe that women were partially or…

  • Reimagining Birth, Restoring Trust (feat. Elaine Welteroth)

    November 14, 2025 · 28 min

    A new movement in the United States is taking shape in maternal care, one that seeks to restore trust, center women, and protect lives. On this episode of The Dose podcast, Dr. Joel Bervell talks with author and advocate Elaine Welteroth…

  • A Doula Network That's Saving Lives (feat. Omare Jimmerson)

    November 7, 2025 · 25 min

    Across Oklahoma, a community-powered doula network is reshaping what equitable maternal care looks like. On this episode of The Dose, Dr. Joel Bervell talks with Omare Jimmerson of the Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative about how culturally…

  • A New Approach to Youth Mental Health (feat. Dr. Kevin Simon)

    October 31, 2025 · 27 min

    AI therapy for children with anxiety, mental health training for staff at nonprofits that work with young people, and an "art pharmacy" that prescribes free museum tickets to kids — these are just some of the things Dr. Kevin Simon and his…

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About the show

The Dose is the Commonwealth Fund's podcast that presents fresh ideas, new perspectives, and compelling conversations about where health care is headed. Join host Joel Bervell this season for conversations with leading and emerging experts in health care and health policy. Get the Dose in your inbox: https://thedose.show/signup