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MedPod Today: MedPod Today: CDC Cuts; Illicit Weight-Loss Drugs; Unnecessary Spine Surgeries

MedPod Today: MedPod Today: CDC Cuts; Illicit Weight-Loss Drugs; Unnecessary Spine Surgeries

Update: 2025-10-17
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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the reductions-in-force at CDC and the surrounding chaos, FDA’s crackdown on the unapproved weight-loss drug retatrutide, and which hospitals are performing the most, unnecessary spine surgeries.

Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by <https://www.medpagetoday.com/people/gl1396/greg-laub " target="_blank">Greg Laub. Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by are Kristina Fiore, Joedy McCreary, and Cheryl Clark.
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MedPod Today: MedPod Today: CDC Cuts; Illicit Weight-Loss Drugs; Unnecessary Spine Surgeries

MedPod Today: MedPod Today: CDC Cuts; Illicit Weight-Loss Drugs; Unnecessary Spine Surgeries

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