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Hidden HealthGlobal Warming - A Gateway for Infectious DiseaseIn this episode, Abi discusses how global warming can increase the spread of infectious diseases, including those spread by insects, water/food, fungi, as well as tropical diseases. We encourage anyone with suggestions for improvements and/or corrections to our content to reach out to us through our platform on Instagram (@hiddenhealthpodcast_), so that we can ensure that the content we put out is informed and accurate! Sources for this episode: https://www.who.int/globalchange/climate/en/chapter6.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766891/ https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/ntd/diseases/in...2022-04-3007 min
Hidden HealthHiddenHealth Shorts: An Introduction to TeratologyIn this segment of HiddenHealth Shorts, Sindhu discusses an overview of concepts in teratology - the study of congenital anomalies. As discussed in the episode, we encourage anyone with suggestions for improvements and/or corrections to our content to reach out to us through our platform on Instagram (@hiddenhealthpodcast_), so that we can ensure that the content we put out is informed and accurate! Sources:https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/teratogenshttps://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/faqs/faqs-fortification.htmlhttps://deohs.washington.edu/teris/https://www.verywellmind.com/stages-of-prenatal-development-2795073https://birthdefectsresearch.org/I have also gathered information from an epidemiology course I...2022-01-0207 min
Hidden HealthHiddenHealth Shorts: Deep Brain StimulationWelcome back to HiddenHealth Shorts! In this episode, Abi discusses a fascinating surgical procedure used to help patients with neurodegenerative disorders - showing the wonders that medicine and technology together can bring to healthcare!Sources:https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/deep-brain-stimulation/about/pac-203845622021-12-2404 min
Hidden HealthHiddenHealth Shorts: Playing God - The Future of Gene EditingWelcome back to HiddenHealth Shorts! In this episode, Abi discusses the future of gene editing the ethical implications we face as a society as biology and technology continue to overlap. 2021-09-1207 min
Hidden HealthHiddenHealth Shorts: Maternal & Fetal MicrochimerismWelcome to the first episode in our new HiddenHealth Shorts series! In this segment, Sindhu discusses an emerging field in maternal-fetal immunology and research - microchimerism. Sources for This Episode:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712643/#bies201500059-bib-0016https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143400417311001?via%3Dihubhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714269/https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2011/893819/2021-08-1607 min
Hidden HealthDreams: An Evolutionary Defense Mechanism In Disguise?In this episode, we can talk about dreams. How they happen, what they mean, and why they occur. We present a relatively new outlook on the purpose of dreams and how they can actually be defending us...from ourselves and our intricate biology. Listen to learn more!Source Info:Types of dreams: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737577/Stages of sleep: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284378#causesHippocampal control of dream formation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7279884/#idm139638267762048titleEvolutionary defense mechanism: https://time.com/5925206/why-do-we-dream/2021-07-2212 min
Hidden HealthBridging the Gap: Understanding Health LiteracyIn this episode, we discuss health literacy as a determinant in health outcomes and explore its role in patient autonomy. Bridging the gap between a patient and a physician, and between a patient and their knowledge of their health is heavily reliant on work that serves to prioritize the patient and the community, and we look to successful efforts that are moving towards this as inspiration for the collective progress we hope to achieve. 2021-04-1015 min
Hidden HealthLack of a Lifeline: Maternal Health and Water Sanitation and HygieneIn this episode, we discuss the various ways by which lower-income regions yield conditions that contribute to poor water sanitation and hygiene, and how a lack of potable water detrimentally impacts maternal health outcomes. 2021-01-0415 min
Hidden HealthBelow the Surface: Alzheimer's Disease and Understanding Caregiver BurdenAlzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that can present itself with both physical and emotional hardships. The experiences of the caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's are often left out of the conversation, but are ones that take a serious toll on the health and wellbeing of these caregivers - who are often family members. This episode discusses the nature of the caregiver experience as the patient progresses through the stages of Alzheimer's, and the consequential outcomes for them that often emerge from it. If you are or know a caregiver that is in need of help and su...2020-12-2212 min
Hidden HealthPeriod Society InterviewExclusive look at the interview with Swara Patel, the founder of The Period Society in which we seek to learn more about her organization and their mission to bring about menstrual equity and the eradication of the cultural stigma surrounding menstruation in India.2020-09-2423 min
Hidden HealthA Closer Look at Menstrual Inequity and Stigma in IndiaIn this episode, we delve into the disparities and cultural stigma surrounding menstruation in India, and look at emerging efforts working to bring about menstrual equity. We had the pleasure of interviewing the founder of The Period Society, Swara Patel, a freshman at Macaulay Honors College in New York, to learn more about her inspiring story and how The Period Society aims to combat this issue.2020-09-2329 min
Hidden HealthDo Almonds Improve Your Math Scores?In our first episode of HiddenHealth, we explore the age-old question of whether eating almonds can boost your performance in math and offer our thoughts on if this claim is a myth or reality.2020-09-0809 min