Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: We have to increase rate of vaccination

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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the most stressful part of a doctor’s day, former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks dying of stomach cancer at 44, the health ramifications that might come from being a competitive eater, a new study showing that American kids have become increasingly unhealthy, and the amount of measles cases in the U.S. this year.

https://serve.castfire.com/s:northwestern_medicine_KEiLn/audio/7510587/7-8-25_competitive_eating_health_kids_more_unhealthy_Bobb_Jenks_cancer_measles_cases_high_2025-07-08-193827.128.mp3

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