Category: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

History, Ethics, and Public Health: An Interview with Dr. Laura Bothwell

History, Ethics, and Public Health: An Interview with Dr. Laura Bothwell

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With its unique history filled with both triumphs and dark chapters, public health researchers and professionals have an ethical responsibility to examine the past as they aspire to shape the future of public health by conducting effective and ethical health-related research and work today.

In this episode, Shivani interviews the esteemed ethicist and historian of Public Health, Dr. Laura Bothwell, who discusses how the history of public health has influenced the present. In this informative conversation, Dr. Bothwell sheds light on the weight of history, and discusses the structural obligation that health professionals have to address inequities and institutional biases and their contribution to many of the public health challenges we face today.

Here are some links with more reading related to Dr. Bothwell’s research:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms1604593
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp1604635
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119413431.ch31

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Reflecting on the Loneliness Epidemic: Interview with Blake Waranch

Reflecting on the Loneliness Epidemic: Interview with Blake Waranch

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Feeling lonely in a world more connected than ever? You’re not alone.

On this episode of YJBM, join our host, Shankeri Vijayakumar, as she chats with our guest Blake Waranch about how loneliness is affecting our lives today. Whether you’re feeling a bit isolated or just want to understand more about why loneliness is such a big deal right now, this episode has something for everyone. Tune in to learn more about what’s causing this silent epidemic and how we can all work towards a more connected and supportive world.

We want to credit Shivani Dayal for creating this interview series and for the format of interviews in this series.

Links and resources:
The Dinner Party: https://www.thedinnerparty.org/
Surgeon General’s Advisory on Loneliness: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf
“Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World” by Vivek Murthy, MD

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YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 19

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 19

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Welcome to the last episode of YJBM Science News for the school year of 2023-2024! We are so thankful to all our listeners who were here for our journey. We will continue releasing our other podcast project over the summer, and in the meantime – stay tuned for next year’s Yale Science News, starting in August of 2024!

Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07407-y
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01870-3
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-024-01413-y
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230849

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YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 18

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 18

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Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks.

Links:
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319566121
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aeri.20230340
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2320713121
https://www.nber.org/papers/w32354

Social Gerontology and Psychology of Caregiving: an Interview with Dr. Joan Monin

Social Gerontology and Psychology of Caregiving: an Interview with Dr. Joan Monin

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What does it mean to love and care for someone who has a different way of experiencing the world? How can we understand the way emotions may be expressed to us differently than they were before in a relationship?
In this episode, our host Shivani has a conversation with researcher, professor, and artist Dr. Joan Monin. Dr. Monin shares her interest and work in the boundaries of how close relationships work, how we provide comfort to one another, and how understanding our relationships help us in older-adult caregiving in the context of dementia onset and recovery.

Check out more here:
Dr. Monin’s Social Gerontology and Health Lab: https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/monin/
Dr. Monin’s artwork: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17luwfEFQTh5aftvZcDYhSVAlmcgaJclT?usp=drive_link

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 17

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 17

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Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week.

Links:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2024.03.002
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-024-02809-y

How Climate Change and Pollution Affect Human Health: An Interview with Dr. Kai Chen

How Climate Change and Pollution Affect Human Health: An Interview with Dr. Kai Chen

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Climate change is not only measured in catastrophic events – it has a gradual impact on the individual health of people all around the world. In this episode of the YJBM podcast, Shivani interviews Dr. Kai Chen, an environmental epidemiologist, researcher, and Professor at the Yale School of Public Health. In this interview, Dr. Chen discusses his work, the links between heat exposure and cardiovascular health, air quality and students’ academic scores, and wildfire smoke and mental health outcomes.
Links:
Disparities in US Heat Vulnerability: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/887792e05ea744d3b085856ca061ef53
Dr. Chen’s CHEN Lab at the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health: https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/kaichen/
February 2024 Article from Dr. Chen: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45901-z

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 16

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 16

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Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week.

Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-024-02216-7
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(24)00079-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07255-w
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.031

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 15

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 15

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Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week.

Links:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm9903
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-05869-4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07130-8
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101367

Mechanisms of neurodegeneration: an interview with Alison Chase

Mechanisms of neurodegeneration: an interview with Alison Chase

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Want to learn more about neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, and how scientists learn to combat them? Join the YJBM Podcast for a conversation with Alison Chase, a graduate student in the Lim lab! In her research, Alison focuses on understanding astrocytes’ role in SCA1 pathogenesis and the mechanisms underlying regional and neuronal vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases.

Useful links:
https://www.limlabyale.com/