Howie and Harlan are joined by investor and entrepreneur Halle Tecco to discuss her work connecting the worlds of technology and healthcare, and her latest venture, which allows women to freeze their eggs for future use for free if they donate half of them to a couple in need. Harlan checks in from the annual meeting of the American Heart Association; Howie discusses his concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment as secretary of health and human services.
Links:
American Heart Association Meeting
“Tirzepatide Reduces LV Mass and Paracardiac Adipose Tissue in Obesity-Related Heart Failure”
“Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Behavior and Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease”
Halle Tecco
Halle Tecco: Investing in Digital Health Startups Course
“This power couple bought bitcoin in 2013, and just donated all their gains to a cancer hospital”
RFK Jr.
“What to know about RFK Jr.’s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA”
“How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19”
“With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs”
“How RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement could shake up public health”
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