That's Understandable
That’s Understandable aims to make the complex world of health—well—more understandable! In each episode, AstraZeneca’s US Head of External Communications, Brendan McEvoy, sits down with various experts to break down the multitude of factors affecting the healthcare industry.
Episodes
23 episodes
Whole Person Health: The Full Picture
The outcome of healthcare depends on more than physical wellbeing. Understanding the impact of social determinants of health, mental health and spiritual health is critical in providing optimal care for all patients. In our season finale, hear ...
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53:41
The Doctor Will Call You Now
Innumerable barriers exist for people of all lived experiences accessing healthcare. An innovation supporting people gaining access, regardless of location or transportation, is telehealth. Listen as Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella, Chief Medical Offi...
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44:09
Life in the Desert
Let’s talk about the communities struggling to access healthcare due to distance and availability. Our experts share their experiences and insights in providing medical services and care in rural healthcare deserts.
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53:53
Special Episode: Seeing Cancer Through a Different Lens
A cancer diagnosis can put your life on pause. In this special episode, Emmy Award-winning Director and Cinematographer Reed Morano shares the struggle and the resilience of her cancer story. She directed our #WhatScienceCanDo fil...
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38:32
How Partnerships Help Us Achieve Health Equity
Achieving health equity can feel like a daunting challenge, but working together with partners committed to long-term solutions can help us do it. Listen as our expert discusses the work being done today to make equity possible tomorrow.
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43:53
Green Chemistry is Changing Healthcare for the Better.
When it comes to medicine, the impact it makes on human health isn’t just measured in how it treats disease. Hear our experts discuss how Green Chemistry is improving outcomes by improving our impact on the environment. For more informa...
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51:14
The Spectacular Science of Trees
Everyone knows trees are incredibly important to a healthy planet, but do we really understand the spectacular impact trees have on human health? Brendan digs into the exceptional value of trees in everyday life with experts passionate about th...
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48:19
The Pill Bottle Problem
Using plastics as prescription containers has been the standard for decades, but those empty pill bottles don’t biodegrade. Now, there are new, more sustainable solutions available! Brendan discusses with
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39:44
Special Episode: The Rise in Cancer Prevalence Among Young Adults in the US
Join us for this special episode, recorded onsite at Aspen Ideas: Health 2024, the opening segment of the Aspen Ideas Festival where more than 1,000 attendees from acr...
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21:46
The Smartest Pill You’ll Ever Swallow
The Smartest Pill You’ll Ever Swallow. There’s a breakthrough brewing in the world of medicine – smart pills. This time, Brendan will help make this mind-blowing micro technology “easier to swallow” with the help of
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36:22
The Future of Healthcare? Virtual Reality.
In this episode, Brendan speaks with Dr. Daniel Ackil, Director of Simulation Education and Assistant Professor to the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Vermont Health Network Larner College of...
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45:27
Finding the Balance: Innovation and Access
Welcome to Season 2 of ‘That’s Understandable’! In this episode, Brendan welcomes guests Dr. Cartier Esham of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Pam Traxel of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and Diane, a cancer survivo...
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Patient-Centric Clinical Trials
In the final episode of Season 1, Brendan is joined by Dr. Salvatore Alesci of the National Minority Quality Forum and Karla, a clinical trial participant, for a meaningful conversation on the critical need for diversity among clinical trial pa...
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48:45
The Mental Side of Health
Brendan speaks with Dr. Joshua Thomas, CEO and Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Delaware and Lynett, who is living with lupus to discuss the connection between physical and mental health for people living with ch...
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53:06
Screenings & Early Detection
Brendan has a conversation with AstraZeneca's very own Dr. Rachele Berria and Dr. Carlos Doti to talk about the importance of routine preventive medical screenings and the variety of factors that impact the rates at which individuals receive sc...
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52:12
The Climate Crisis & Health
Brendan speaks with AstraZeneca's very own Chief Sustainability Officer, Pam Cheng, and President of National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Victor Dzau, to discuss the health implications of the climate crisis on the next episode of That’s Understan...
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The Rise of Women in Leadership
In this episode of "That's Understandable," Liz Bodin, Vice President, US Respiratory & Immunology, and Mariam Koohdary, Deputy General Counsel, BioPharmaceuticals, join Brendan to shed light on the challenges and triumphs of women in leade...
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49:55
Data Science & AI
In this episode, Brendan brings in Cindy Hoots from AstraZeneca and Deborah DiSanzo, President of Best Buy Health, to discuss how artificial intelligence is changing the face of healthcare. Hear what they have to say about AI-led diagnostics, p...
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36:21
Behind the Science
In this episode, Brendan sits down with Dr. Tonya Villafana, Vice President, Global Franchise Head of Infectious Disease at AstraZeneca, to talk about the impact science has on public health. Tonya speaks about the process, the ripple effect of...
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37:00
Living Immunocompromised
Brendan invites Brittany to tell her story to help the audience understand what it means to be immunocompromised. Episode 3 will serve as a human-interest piece and dive into how Brittany coped with her diagnosis, how it changed...
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