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STAT·May 9·1 min read
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Dr. Glaucomflecken urges national focus on medicine’s corporatization in First Opinion podcast

May 9, 2026·read at STAT ↗Neutral

The First Opinion podcast featured an interview with ophthalmologist and comedian Will Flanary, better known as Dr. Glaucomflecken. He discussed his views on the growing corporatization of medicine.

Dr. Glaucomflecken argued that keeping medicine local benefits patients and strengthens communities, and he wants the issue to receive national news attention.

The conversation is part of the podcast’s broader focus on the intersection of medicine and culture, and listeners are encouraged to subscribe for future episodes.

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This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.

Original headline: “Opinion: Dr. Glaucomflecken wants the corporatization of medicine to be national news”

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