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

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

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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Restoration

Restoration

In this episode, you will hear how Rodney overcame many obstacles with his faith and learned that he is not defined by his Cerebral Palsy, he is defined by God. Hear the power of faith that turns sorrow into triumph as Chaplain Jane reads Rodney’s life story.

Emotional Intelligence and Spirituality with Dr. Robin Stern

Emotional Intelligence and Spirituality with Dr. Robin Stern

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence co-founder Dr. Robin Stern discusses the role of spirituality and religion in understanding and managing emotions, the danger of suppressing emotions like anger, and her groundbreaking work on gaslighting.

For more information and a transcript of this conversation, please see: https://divinity.yale.edu/news/emotional-intelligence-and-spirituality-dr-robin-stern

Reflecting on the Loneliness Epidemic: Interview with Blake Waranch

Reflecting on the Loneliness Epidemic: Interview with Blake Waranch

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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Leading the way | Sophie Beckham | Top US Chief Sustainability Officer for 1/3rd of your cardboard

Leading the way | Sophie Beckham | Top US Chief Sustainability Officer for 1/3rd of your cardboard

Sophie Beckham is the Chief Sustainability Officer at International Paper where she leads the company’s vision for sustainability and corporate responsibility. She speaks about how to get things done within a company that is in a hard-to-abate sector of the economy, the role of a corporate chameleon, and how sometimes you simply have to pick the harder options in life to succeed.

Season Two, Episode Nine: Stephen Carter

Season Two, Episode Nine: Stephen Carter

Professor Stephen Carter discusses the delight he still finds in teaching after 40 years. A prolific writer, Carter also shares his approach to writing fiction and nonfiction and reflects on lessons learned while clerking for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Episode webpage and transcript: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/podcast-professor-stephen-carter-still-writing-his-story

Accuracy of ChatGPT

Accuracy of ChatGPT

In this episode, Dr. Allison Mootz, an obstetric anesthesiology fellow at Brigham and Women, discusses her thought-provoking article titled- The Accuracy of ChatGPT-Generated Responses in Answering Commonly Asked Patient Questions About Labor Epidurals: A Survey-Based Study.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38180897/
Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37115527/