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

Special: How Citizen Scientists Are Revolutionizing Health

Oct 11th, 2020 27m 42s

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

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

Jul 5th, 2020 39m 56s

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

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

Apr 26th, 2020 23m 37s

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

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

Mar 8th, 2020 26m 19s

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

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

Dec 29th, 2019 22m 5s

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 episod

S2E3: Can graphic design save your life?

Dec 3rd, 2019 25m 3s

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? Thi

S2E2: Is architecture a human right?

Nov 19th, 2019 26m 26s

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 Ri

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

Nov 5th, 2019 26m 47s

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 h

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

Sep 18th, 2019 34m 28s

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

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

Sep 11th, 2019 17m 13s

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 worl

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

Sep 4th, 2019 24m 59s

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

S1E3: Slum Health and Barefoot Researchers

Aug 28th, 2019 21m 2s

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 o

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

Aug 22nd, 2019 29m 42s

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 He

S1E1: The 500 Million People Question - Ayushman Bharat

Aug 11th, 2019 20m 14s

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

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