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This is Untold Health, a podcast where we explore topics within the field of health that are significant, but overlooked. Hosted by Mark Khurana.

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    • Mar 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    S4E1: How do social factors influence scientific evaluation? Interview with Misha Teplitskiy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 38:51


    Interview with Misha Teplitskiy, Assistant Professor of Information at the University of Michigan. Part of Season 4 of Untold Health, all about meta-science. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit untoldhealth.substack.com

    Special: How Citizen Scientists Are Revolutionizing Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 27:42


    In this episode, we hear about how citizen science is changing the research landscape, as well as how it's improving the lives of patients. We also speak to Dana Lewis, creator of OpenAPS (The Open Artificial Pancreas System project), about the process of developing such an initiative from scratch. 

    S3E3: Narkomania and Annexation - Drugs, HIV and Citizenship in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 39:55


    In this episode, we speak to Dr. Jennifer Carroll about how drug use and HIV are a core feature of defining citizenship in Ukraine (through the term Narkomania), and how these labels can be politicized and used as a tool to include and exclude certain members of the population in Ukrainian society. She is also the author of the book "Narkomania: Drugs, HIV and Citizenship in Ukraine".

    S3E2: The role of NGOs in filling Ukraine's HIV treatment void

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 23:37


    Why do NGOs play such a big role in access to HIV care in Ukraine? In this episode, we visit a clinic run by AHF in Kiev, a non-profit organisation spearheading the fight against the disease. We also talk to Andrew from the 'Dialog Hub', a safe space designed to teach youth about sexual education and other taboo topics such as drug use.

    S3E1: The rise of Ukraine's youth in the fight against HIV

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 26:18


    Youth engagement in ensuring access to HIV treatment and reducing stigma in Ukraine is on the rise. In this episode, we speak to Dany Stolbunov from Teenergizer, a Kiev-based youth-led organization working to combat the HIV epidemic, about how Ukraine's youth population is leading the way.

    S2E4: How do we design cities for better well-being?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 22:04


    In the final episode of Season 2, we speak to two associates from Gehl Architects, Louise Kielgast and Julia Day, about how urban design affects our health as well as possible solutions to improving well-being in cities.

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    S2E3: Can graphic design save your life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 25:02


    In this episode, we speak to Lucienne Roberts of GraphicDesign&. In 2017, she opened an exhibition at the Wellcome Trust Collection documenting the role of graphic design in healthcare. But can graphic design design actually save your life?

    S2E2: Is architecture a human right?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 26:26


    In this episode, we discuss how architecture can contribute to the well-being of refugee and other vulnerable populations, and whether architecture is in fact a human right. We hear from Michele Di Marco from Emergency Architecture and Human Rights (EAHR) as well as Olga Popovic Larsen from the The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK).

    S2E1: How can the design of a hospital affect your health?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 26:47


    Healthcare professionals and medications are the cornerstone of treatment; but something we don't often think about is how the hospital itself is affecting our health. In this episode, we explore the importance of hospital design, interview a hospital architect in Copenhagen, and reflect on how design principles can be tailored to specific patient sub-populations.

    S1E6: Where is the Accountability in India's Healthcare Sector?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 34:27


    Forced procedures, violated patient rights and a tricky legal system. In this insightful episode, we talk to Dr. Edward Premdas Pinto of the Center for Health and Social Justice in New Delhi, India, about accountability in the Indian healthcare sector. This is the final episode of Season 1 of the podcast, with the theme of 'Urban Health in India'.

    S1E5: Reverse Innovation - What can India teach the rest of the world?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 17:13


    We explore the concept of Reverse Innovation, one that broadly speaking reverses the innovation trend: innovations in poorer countries being adopted in richer ones. The concept has been pioneered particularly in the business and management world, but has great implications in the healthcare space. This is part of Season 1 of the podcast, focusing on 'Urban Health in India'.

    S1E4: Healthcare-in-a-box - Building health access from the ground up with the Swasth Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 24:58


    A conversation with the founder of the Swasth Foundation, Sundeep Kapila, about starting the foundation and creating a vast network of healthcare facilities from the ground up. He talks about how his experience as a management consultant helped shape his vision for healthcare in India, and the progress the foundation has made thus far. This is part of Season 1 of the podcast, within the theme of 'Urban Health in India'.

    S1E3: Slum Health and Barefoot Researchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 21:01


    In this episode, we discuss some of the major health challenges faced in urban slum populations, looking in particular at those in Mumbai, India. Additionally, we speak to two 'barefoot researchers' about their work in the field. This is part of Season 1 of the podcast, with the theme of 'Urban Health in India'.

    S1E2: Improving Urban Primary Health Centers - A Tata Trust Case Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 29:42


    In this episode we talk to Amar Nawkar, a program officer from the Tata Trust, to discuss a new project improving primary healthcare facilities in Nagpur, India. This is part of season 1 of the Untold Health podcast, with the theme of 'Urban Health in India'.

    S1E1: The 500 Million People Question - Ayushman Bharat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2019 20:14


    In 2018, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, launched one of the biggest and perhaps most ambitious healthcare schemes ever. In this episode, we explore Ayushman Bharat, the biggest health insurance scheme in the world. This is part of season 1 of the Untold Health podcast, with the theme of 'Urban Health in India'.

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