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Untold Health

by Mark Khurana

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

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Episodes

  1. How do social factors influence scientific evaluation? Interview with Misha Teplitskiy

    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...

  2. Special: How Citizen Scientists Are Revolutionizing Health

    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…

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

    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…

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

    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...

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

    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. This…

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

    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. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

  7. S2E3: Can graphic design save your life?

    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? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...

  8. S2E2: Is architecture a human right?

    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…

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

    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...

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

    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...

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

    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…

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

    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...

  13. S1E3: Slum Health and Barefoot Researchers

    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...

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

    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'. This is a public episode. If you…

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  15. S1E1: The 500 Million People Question - Ayushman Bharat

    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...

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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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