As medical students, we are between the world of the general public and that of specialized doctors. From this perspective, we aim to digest the science and data behind public health and medical stories featured in the media in an easy to understand format. We provide information from factual sources to dispel health-related rumors and myths with discussion of evidence-based sources and primary literature. Through this podcast, we hope to connect the general public with complex medical and public health issues that have implications for their daily life.*Content in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions*
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As medical students, we are between the world of the general public and that of specialized doctors. From this perspective, we aim to digest the science and data behind public health and medical stories featured in the media in an easy to understand format. We provide information from factual sources to dispel health-related rumors and myths with discussion of evidence-based sources and primary literature. Through this podcast, we hope to connect the general public with complex medical and public health issues that have implications for their daily life.*Content in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions*
This episode compares global public health responses to the coronavirus pandemic that began in March 2020. Medical students Siddharth Venkatraman and Leo Shen discuss the successes and pitfalls of the responses by the UK, Taiwan, South Africa and Hungary and what we can learn from the measures they used. This episode draws information from the following references:
https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy1.library.jhu.edu/science/article/pii/S0140673620323503
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/europe/uk-vaccine-rollout-target-gbr-intl/index.html
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32750-1/fulltext https://time.com/5899432/sweden-coronovirus-disaster/
This episode was produced by Samantha Hao. Content discussed in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions. This podcast is also not meant for medical advice.
Original music composed by Thomas Le and performed by The Bruits (Alina Spiegel, Antonio Salas, and Thomas Le)
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The Health Beat
As medical students, we are between the world of the general public and that of specialized doctors. From this perspective, we aim to digest the science and data behind public health and medical stories featured in the media in an easy to understand format. We provide information from factual sources to dispel health-related rumors and myths with discussion of evidence-based sources and primary literature. Through this podcast, we hope to connect the general public with complex medical and public health issues that have implications for their daily life.*Content in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions*
