Ro Huntriss, Chief Nutrition Officer for Simple Life, shares how their AI weight loss coach complements clinical care, what they’ve learned about driving personal health behaviors, and why they continue to see success across every age group, gender, and BMI class. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CVS’ intention to launch a new consumer engagement app. How do they describe the platform they’re building and its benefits, and does this signal a renewed interest in consumer engagement as a top priority? 

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Ro Huntriss, Chief Nutrition Officer for Simple Life, shares how their AI weight loss coach complements clinical care, what they&rsquo;ve learned about driving personal health behaviors, and why they continue to see success across every age group, gender, and BMI class.&nbsp;
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CVS&rsquo; intention to launch a new consumer engagement app. How do they describe the platform they&rsquo;re building and its benefits, and does this signal a renewed interest in consumer engagement as a top priority?&nbsp;
REQUEST OUR MEDIA KIT&nbsp;
Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today.&nbsp;
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Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026. 

Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones. 

It's more than a show; it's a mission. 

Topics for 2026: 
Connected fitness 
GLP-1's / weight loss 
Wearables
Longevity and diagnostics 
Food as medicine / nutrition 
Preventive health and wellness 
Digital Front Door 
Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health 
Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash 

Topics not covered: 
Clinical leadership 
Cybersecurity 
Health information management 
Interoperability 
Revenue cycle 

<a href="https://healthcarerap.com/"></a>Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026.&nbsp;
Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones.&nbsp;
It's more than a show; it's a mission.&nbsp;
Topics for 2026:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Connected fitness&nbsp;</li>
<li>GLP-1's / weight loss&nbsp;</li>
<li>Wearables</li>
<li>Longevity and diagnostics&nbsp;</li>
<li>Food as medicine / nutrition&nbsp;</li>
<li>Preventive health and wellness&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital Front Door&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health&nbsp;</li>
<li>Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Topics not&nbsp;covered:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Clinical leadership&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cybersecurity&nbsp;</li>
<li>Health information management&nbsp;</li>
<li>Interoperability&nbsp;</li>
<li>Revenue cycle&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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Shift Forward Health is the channel for change makers who want to build the Healthcare of Tomorrow. Subscribe to the channel and receive our entire lineup of shows hosted by a diverse collection of forward-thinking experts from around the world. One subscription, all the podcasts you need, all for free!

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Shift Forward Health is the channel for change makers in healthcare. We produce thought leadership for early adopters and champions of progress in healthcare, bringing together the perspectives of highly respected leaders in health tech, marketing, finance, and human-centered design. 
Follow Shift Forward Health, and you’ll be subscribed to our entire library of shows, including long-lasting award winners like <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/healthcare-rap/">Healthcare Rap</a>, intriguing perspectives like <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/healthcare-transformers/">Healthcare Transformers</a>, and fresh voices including <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/trauma-informed-life/">Erica Olenski Johansen</a>, <a href="https://shiftforwardhealth.com/show/paving-the-path/">Shiva Mirhosseini</a>, and more. One subscription. All the podcasts you need. All for free.

How AI Weight Loss Coaches Complement Clinical Care (#484)

Dr. Momo Vuyisich, cofounder of Viome, shares how the concept of systems biology helps us understand prevention, how chronic disease and cancer start years before any symptoms emerge, and where precision health is making some pretty incredible new strides. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Amazon One Medical’s new Health AI agent. How does this tool stack up against ChatGPT and Claude’s latest healthcare tools, and what does it signal to us to have a third major consumer health AI announcement in the last two weeks? 

REQUEST OUR MEDIA KIT 

Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today. 

(#483) 

Dr. Momo Vuyisich, cofounder of Viome, shares how the concept of systems biology helps us understand prevention, how chronic disease and cancer start years before any symptoms emerge, and where precision health is making some pretty incredible new strides.&nbsp;
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Amazon One Medical&rsquo;s new Health AI agent. How does this tool stack up against ChatGPT and Claude&rsquo;s latest healthcare tools, and what does it signal to us to have a third major consumer health AI announcement in the last two weeks?&nbsp;
REQUEST OUR MEDIA KIT&nbsp;
Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today.&nbsp;
(#483)&nbsp;

How Viome's Systems Biology Approach Unlocks Preventive Health (#483)

Dr. Heidi Jannenga, co-founder and chief clinical officer at WebPT, shares lessons and trends from the forefront of outpatient rehab therapy, including the latest AI-based clinical decision support tools, successes from digitizing home exercise programs, and the shift back to clinician-centered models. 

All that, plus our latest Shout Out to those working on digital front doors. 

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Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today. 

(#482) 

Dr. Heidi Jannenga, co-founder and chief clinical officer at WebPT, shares lessons and trends from the forefront of outpatient rehab therapy, including the latest AI-based clinical decision support tools, successes from digitizing home exercise programs, and the shift back to clinician-centered models.&nbsp;
All that, plus our latest Shout Out to those working on digital front doors.&nbsp;
REQUEST OUR MEDIA KIT&nbsp;
Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today.&nbsp;
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WebPT Founder on Trends Shaping Outpatient Care (#482) 

The founders of Forevity Health, Taylor Wright and Josh Hall, discuss their mission to make preventive health more obtainable, the evolution of health coaching and longevity, and what they’re learning about consumer health behaviors that might surprise you. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the launch of Claude for Healthcare. As the counterpart to ChatGPT’s announcement just days prior, how is Anthropic’s tool positioning itself to help health consumers, and what should we be paying attention to as the GenAI healthcare wars are at a fever pitch? 

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Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today. 

(#481) 

The founders of Forevity Health, Taylor Wright and Josh Hall, discuss their mission to make preventive health more obtainable, the evolution of health coaching and longevity, and what they&rsquo;re learning about consumer health behaviors that might surprise you.&nbsp;
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the launch of Claude for Healthcare. As the counterpart to ChatGPT&rsquo;s announcement just days prior, how is Anthropic&rsquo;s tool positioning itself to help health consumers, and what should we be paying attention to as the GenAI healthcare wars are at a fever pitch?&nbsp;
REQUEST OUR MEDIA KIT&nbsp;
Healthcare Rap continues to be a top platform for thought leadership on consumer-centered health, and our new partnership with Healthcare Now Radio expands our distribution further than ever. Keep us in mind as you're looking for new, creative ways to tell your story to healthcare leaders. Request our media kit today.&nbsp;
(#481)&nbsp;

How AI Weight Loss Coaches Complement Clinical Care (#484)

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