Dr. Bill Blanchet, Physician at Boulder Internal Medicine

In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan sits down with Dr. Bill Blanchet — a Boulder-based physician whose open-minded approach to medicine led him on an unlikely journey from Colorado to Cuba.

Dr. Blanchet shares how a patient’s battle with stage-four cancer sparked his exploration into Cuba’s surprising leadership in biopharmaceutical innovation — from advanced cancer immunotherapies to a groundbreaking nasal treatment showing remarkable results against dementia.

He and Dan discuss how decades of investment in Cuban medical research have produced world-class breakthroughs despite political isolation, and why these discoveries could reshape the global approach to diseases once thought untreatable. They also examine the obstacles created by U.S. embargo policies, the promise of new clinical trials now involving American patients, and the potential for collaboration between Cuban and U.S. researchers.

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