MAHA Supporters Talking w Doctors: On the New Vaccine Schedule, On Informed Consent & On Being a Doctor in America Today

Welcome to Season 2! 

As the new year gets underway, we’re looking inside America’s exam rooms. We’ve brought together a group of traditional, allopathic doctors across multiple specialties and a group of MAHA supporters. With breaking news about changes to the childhood vaccine schedule and the dietary guidelines, this felt like the right moment to convene an honest conversation between physicians and patients about how the relationship is working.

Trust in doctors remains high—but it’s drifting downward. And we know from countless conversations that a negative experience with a doctor—over a diagnosis, treatment plan, or vaccine recommendation—can fuel mistrust in the entire medical system. Why do some patients leave these interactions feeling dismissed, and where do they turn next? What is it actually like to be a doctor in America right now? What financial pressures and systemic constraints are they operating within? How do they view their time with patients? And finally, how might this week’s changes reshape trust, care, and those exam-room conversations?

Hosts:

Brinda Adhikari

Tom Johnson

Maggie Bartlett

Dr. Mark Abdelmalek

Guests:

Nancy Fuller, MAHA supporter, former Kennedy campaign volunteer, from Ohio

Dr. Craig Spencer, ER physician Providence, RI; professor at Brown University School of Public Health

Len Arcuri, MAHA supporter, host of podcast Autism Parenting Secrets 

Dr. Keisha Callins, OB/GYN Jeffersonville, GA; professor at Mercer University School of Medicine

Daniel DeLuca, MAHA supporter, bar and restaurant owner, political consultant

Dr. Jamie Loehr, family doctor from Ithaca, NY. Former ACIP member

Dr. Ross England, infectious disease pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Chapters

• 0:02 Intro and Headlines: Season 2! And a Conversation with Doctors and MAHA
• 6:13 Some facts on Being a Doctor in 2026 America
• 16:16 Introductions From Our Guests
• 16:31 Dr. Mark Abdelmalek
• 17:51 Nancy Fuller, MAHA supporter
• 19:17 Dr. Keisha Callins
• 20:43 Daniel DeLuca, MAHA supporter
• 21:42 Dr. Ross England
• 22:39 Len Arcuri, MAHA supporter
• 24:18 Dr. Jamie Loehr
• 26:19 Dr. Craig Spencer
• 27:49 Beginning of Conversation: Why Less Enthusiasm For Going Into Med School?
• 34:37 Does Doing One's Own Research Help or Hurt?
• 37:17 How Do You Speak to Vaccine Hesitant Families?
• 42:27 Doctors and Patients Managing Expertise
• 46:25 Nancy on Her Son's Autism Diagnosis
• 52:49 On Kennedy and the New Vaccine Schedule
• 56:25 On Informed Consent
• 1:08:53 Dr. Spencer On "Bad Experiences with Doctors" and Systems
• 1:12:42 Do You All Feel Set Up To Succeed?
• 1:13:29 Dr. Callins On Access to Care
• 1:24:52 Thank you for joining us!