Taking The Pulse
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The health care and life sciences sectors are among the fastest growing and most complex industries in the world. From breakthroughs in biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovation, to regulatory changes and digital transformation, business leaders across these sectors must navigate constant evolution. On each episode of Taking the Pulse: A Health Care and Life Sciences Podcast, Maynard Nexsen attorneys Matthew Roberts and Lauren DeMoss, along with co host Heather Matthews, take a current look at the forces shaping one of America’s largest and most dynamic industry landscapes.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Clear interviews connect healthcare capital, compliance and operating choices to their practical consequences for organizations and patients.
Taking the Pulse follows the business decisions that shape healthcare delivery and life sciences, with Matthew Roberts and Heather Hoops Matthews guiding interviews through capital, regulation and operations.
University equity on a startup cap table: suddenly you care what 'non-dilutable' means.
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A corporate expansion story that is most engaging when it turns to operations, workforce, and the people behind the work.
Biogen's $2 billion manufacturing investment in RTP gives the conversation a firm anchor, but it becomes more interesting once it shifts from the headline to the company's work in North Carolina.
A plainspoken look at partnership-first healthcare investing and the tradeoffs behind it.
Taking the Pulse looks at how private capital moves into lower middle market distributed healthcare businesses. Gordon makes the case for a partnership-first approach, with rollover equity, operational continuity, and operators who keep patients ahead of the deal.
A brisk look at the legal and operational pressures shaping healthcare in 2026.
Healthcare policy and AI governance are the center of gravity here, with hospital and healthcare organization leaders looking toward 2026. The strongest stretch turns legal and regulatory pressure into day-to-day operating reality: AI notice requirements are beginning to…
A grounded look at how ambulatory surgery centers are changing care, costs, and reporting.
This episode looks at how ambulatory surgery centers are changing the economics of where care happens. Mark Wehner and the hosts keep the focus on a practical question: what does this setting mean for patients, health plans, and Medicare?
A grounded look at legal ops, AI, and the strain of health system growth.
This episode looks at how a growing health system asks its legal team to keep pace. Kelly Ferry's move to chief legal officer and executive vice president gives the discussion its center, and the rest follows naturally: staffing, flexibility, and the push and pull between M&A,…
A personal cardiac-arrest story becomes a straightforward case for CPR, AEDs, and readiness.
Connor Shaw turns a personal cardiac-arrest story into a plain case for readiness. The conversation moves from the crisis itself to the work he wants Heart Huddle to support: more people trained in CPR and more AEDs in rec department fields, city parks, schools, homes, cars, and…
Early legal choices can shape a life sciences startup for years.
The episode treats life sciences startup law as a timing problem, and the case for early counsel is clear: founders are better off bringing it in at formation, if not during ideation.
Clinical trials are framed as an operations problem as much as a scientific one, with clear stakes for smaller sponsors and larger teams.
Patrick McCarthy's segment on ValidCare keeps returning to a simple point: clinical trials are not only science, they are operations. The episode makes that case through budget pressure, compliance work, and the effort to cut repetitive tasks so smaller life sciences companies…
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Stephen Dubner tests bourbon economics, Alzheimer's research, and money advice against hard data.
Daily business news with Kai Ryssdal, tracking Fed policy, oil shocks, and private credit.
Galloway rotates Office Hours Q&A, Raging Moderates politics, and China Decode geopolitics weekly.
Joel and Matt answer listener money questions weekly in the show's Ask HTM segments.
Heather Hoops Matthews brings together Lauren DeMoss and Matthew Roberts for a clear-eyed look at where healthcare and life sciences may be headed in 2026.
An interview with Kelli Ferry, the new Chief Legal Officer of Novant Health, exploring her leadership philosophy, how her legal department is strategically adapting to the organization's rapid growth, and the responsible integration of AI, all guided by a core principle of patient benefit.
Patrick McCarthy, CEO of Validcare, discusses how his company is using a unified technology platform to simplify and reduce the cost of clinical trials.
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Lindsay Baker and Matthew Roberts bring on James Childs for a practical conversation about private equity, M&A, and early-stage life sciences companies.
The episode is a live conference conversation about investing in distributed healthcare businesses.
Heather Hoopes Matthews and Matthew Roberts speak with Mark Wehner, president of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Association, about the rise of ambulatory surgery centers.
Nicole Murphy joins Heather Hoops Matthews and Matthew Roberts to discuss Biogen's $2 billion manufacturing investment in RTP.
An interview with a new attorney discussing her background in FDA regulation of medical devices, digital health, and pharmaceutical products.
A podcast episode featuring a transplant surgeon discussing his 'four reasons to live' framework and innovations in healthcare.
Interview with Ron Phillips from the Animal Health Institute about animal medicine innovation and policy at the NC LifeSci conference.
An interview with Andy Willis about the creation of a new freestanding children's health care system in North Carolina.
This episode discusses substance abuse treatment and prevention with leaders from Addiction Professionals of North Carolina.
Scientists discuss their groundbreaking cell therapy platform designed to overcome CAR-T limitations in solid tumors.
An interview with USC women's basketball coach Dawn Staley about her team's undefeated championship season and her recent activities.
This episode interviews leaders from Thrive Senior Living about their company's mission and fresh perspective on senior living operations.
A health care attorney discusses her background in certificate of need and licensing regulations for facilities.
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