The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:
Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody, welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. I'm your host, Rachael Robertson.
I'll start off the episode today by telling you about how public health groups across the country are collaboratively monitoring infectious disease threats for the World Cup. Then Shannon Firth will talk about yet another clash between a physician group and private equity. Lastly, Kristina Fiore will run through how MedPage Today broke the news about the American Diabetes Association (ADA) kicking out five diabetes researchers from its annual conference, and the chaos that ensued after.
Kristina Fiore: The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, bringing millions of soccer -- or football -- fans from around the world to North American stadiums. As with any mass gathering event, risk of disease spread is heightened with people from around the globe mingling. A collaborative of public health groups are working together to track infectious disease threats during the World Cup. Reporter Rachael Robertson is here to tell us more.
Rachael, who is leading this collaboration?
