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Lown Institute A health care think tank offering bold ideas for a just and caring system for health.

The Lown Institute, a nonprofit, action-driven think tank, is dedicated to transforming the culture of medicine and building a health care system that is affordable, effective, personal and just.

09/11/2026

After several recent deaths in PA that local authorities have said are related to measles, the federal government is spinning a counter story and changing the narrative. Brenna & Vikas discuss what this means for the vaccine hesitant and overall trust in public health systems.

09/11/2026

GLP1's are game changer for a number of conditions but the high costs of these drugs is proving to be a serious financial drain on businesses that pay for health insurance for their employees. In this edition of The Lowdown, Brenna & Vikas try and figure out if a financial disaster is in the making.

09/11/2026

The Trump administration has proposed breaking the MMR shot into three separate doses. In this episode of The Lowdown, Brenna & Vikas discuss if this is a public health disaster in the making.

09/11/2026

Anthony Fauci is being dragged through the mud again for his role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this political theater or are there some deeper truths that need to be uncovered? Brenna & Vikas go down the rabbit hole in this episode of The Lowdown.

09/11/2026

Seems like everything at the supermarket will give you an upset stomach these days. In this edition of The Lowdown, Brenna & Vikas dig into the dysfunction at the FDA and try and figure out if anything safe to eat.

09/11/2026

Is the drug development system in the U.S. broken? Brenna & Vikas get into it in this episode of The Lowdown.

09/11/2026

In this episode of The Lowdown, Brenna & Vikas get into the implications of the sky-high prices being charged for "miracle" drugs to treat conditions like pancreatic cancer.

09/11/2026

Introducing The Lowdown with Brenna & Vikas!

Sick of the health and wellness misinformation clogging up your feed? Want the straight story about the latest healthcare issues from an unbiased source? Then check out our new short video series The Lowdown with Brenna & Vikas.

Our first question: Are optional full body scans a good idea or a grift?

Join us this Thursday, September 10, at 12pm ET for a webinar with Dr. Joshua Skydel, clinical fellow at the Yale School...
09/08/2026

Join us this Thursday, September 10, at 12pm ET for a webinar with Dr. Joshua Skydel, clinical fellow at the Yale School of Medicine, about his research examining variation in insurer-negotiated prices for services in certain specialties.

Get your virtual seat @ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Bcf87Zc8RF-Fj8x5JktDTA #/registration

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