Follow the Money: What Super Bowl Health Ads Really Sell

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Follow the Money: What Super Bowl Health Ads Really Sell

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Published on Feb 8, 2026, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:04:00

Episode Description

Super Bowl medical ads use celebrity endorsements and fear tactics to promote disease screening - not primarily for public health, but to expand the patient pool for new, expensive treatments.

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