Lyme Created in a Lab? 'Wild Pregnancies'; Diabetes Program Flopped

About this episode

This episode discusses the origins of Lyme disease, reactions to wild pregnancies, and the challenges of the CMS Diabetes Prevention Program.

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 a conspiracy theory about the origins of Lyme disease , ob/gyns' reactions to 'wild pregnancies' and 'freebirths' , and the struggles facing a CMS Diabetes Prevention Program . Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson . Sound engineering by Greg Laub . Theme music by Palomar. Reporting this week by Joedy McCreary , Rachael Robertson , and Cheryl Clark .

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachael Robertson, Greg Laub

Topics covered

• Lyme disease
• wild pregnancies
• freebirths
• Diabetes Prevention Program

Keywords

• conspiracy theory
• ob/gyn
• healthcare stories

Mentioned in this episode

Products: CMS Diabetes Prevention Program

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