How Health Coaching & Testing Give You Answers Your Doctor Doesn't Have (#481)

How Health Coaching & Testing Give You Answers Your Doctor Doesn't Have (#481)

Author: Shift Forward Health January 20, 2026 Duration: 29:59

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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