How your body could become its own diagnostic...

Joel Bervell was one of the only Black students in his medical school program. After noticing how misconceptions about race were embedded in health care, he turned to social media to raise awareness about the harmful impact of biases in medicine. He unpacks the long history of ra ...  Show more

In a society that grows ever more risk averse, how do we balance fun and competition with our responsibilities to keep one another safe? In this talk, sport science professor Ben Jones explores our assumptions about contact sports. He reflects on our perceptions of risk and rewar ...  Show more

We need an inside-out approach to how we diagnose disease, says immuno-engineer and TED Fellow Aaron Morris. Introducing cutting-edge medical research, he unveils implantable technology that gives real-time, continuous analysis of a patient's health at the molecular level. "We're ...  Show more

Thomas Lewis, author of "The End of Alzheimer's: A Differential Diagnosis Toward a Cure," is a microbiologist with a Ph.D. from MIT. He's done a lot of work on diagnostic testing, and in this interview, we explore how retinal assessment and other laboratory tests can be used t ...

In this episode, co-host Dr. Chris Motley is joined by Dr. Isaac Eliaz to discuss his new book, "The Survival Paradox." Can a single "survival molecule" fuel our most deadly and devastating health concerns? Dr. Eliaz's research suggests this could be the case. Tune in to hear him ...  Show more

Mark Lewis was inspired to become a cancer doctor after living through the highs and lows of his father’s cancer journey. On day one of his oncology fellowship, Mark developed an abdominal pain and was suddenly diagnosed with the very same cancer that took his father; a cancer, h ...  Show more