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Each episode Garrett and Reetwan explain and discuss some of the most important issues affecting both the medicine of today and the medicine of tomorrow. Check out the Pre-Health Spotlight magazine for other great articles revolving around the fields of healthcare and pre-health. Online magazine: ht…

Pre-Health Spotlight


    • Feb 1, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Half-Hour Healthcare

    Covid and the Flu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 34:54


    Hannah, Liz, Jack, Bennett, and Gauri talk about the recent outbreaks of illnesses related to Covid and the flu.

    Story Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 31:17


    Garrett and Amaan discuss some interesting stories in the medical world

    End of Life Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 41:31


    Garrett, Amaan, and Reetwan discuss how patients deal with terminal diagnosis, how they are cared for, and what they think about end of life care today. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles

    Dentistry: The Tim Park Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 39:36


    Reetwan and Amaan interview their friend Tim Park about his time on the pre-dentistry track while at the University of Pittsburgh. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Spirituality in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 29:36


    Garrett, Reetwan, and Amaan discuss an often overlooked aspect of the medical field, the impact that spirituality plays in the healing and caretaking process. Article link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305900/ Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    The Physician’s Handbook on Psychedelics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 24:03


    Garrett, Reetwan, and Amaan discuss the emerging field of using psychedelic drugs in medical research. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    An Analysis of Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 29:28


    Garrett and Reetwan are joined by Jesse Singh as they discuss the effects that adverse childhood experiences have on development. Reetwan also interviews Dr. Banihashemi, an assistant professor of Psychology and researcher at Pitt. Check out ASHA here: https://www.instagram.com/asha.pitt/?hl=en Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Back to Campus during COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 43:14


    The kids are back on campus, but what does that mean? In this episode Garrett, Amaan, and Reetwan talk about what is going on at Pitt and around the country on college campuses, and what they think the future will look like. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Systemic Racism in Healthcare: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 35:43


    In this episode Garrett, Reetwan, and Amaan continue their discussion on racism in the healthcare field and discuss some possible solutions to the issue. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Systemic Racism in Healthcare: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 33:01


    In part one of a two part series, Reetwan, Amaan, and Garrett present and discuss some of the evidence of the existence of racism in healthcare. In part two, they will be looking at more examples as well as some proposed solutions to the issue. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Reopening after Quarantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 39:36


    In this episode, Reetwan, Garrett, and Amaan discuss their takes on reopening after quarantine is lifted. Don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Designer Babies: Is it all Gucci?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 23:42


    In this episode Garrett and Reetwan discuss the science behind genetically engineered embryos, how this new technology will impact our lives, and what some of the ethical questions are that surround this issue. And don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    Stress: The Good, the Bad, and the Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 34:22


    In this episode Garrett and Reetwan explore all the different aspects of Stress. Learn about how stress can be surprisingly helpful, how it can be harmful, and how it is necessary for us to experience stress as people. And don't forget to check out the Pre-Health Spotlight website at https://prehealthspotlight.wixsite.com/pphs for all kinds of interesting articles about every area of medicine!

    AI in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 26:58


    In the inaugural episode of the podcast Reetwan and Garrett introduce themselves and tackle one of the issues spotlighted in an article included in the magazine, AI in Medicine. In this show you’ll learn about the different types of AI, their applications in the medical field, and address the concerns that come with the implementation of AI into medicine.

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