The 5 Best TED Health Podcast Episodes
1) What your breath could reveal about your health | Julian Burschka
There's no better way to stop a disease than to catch and treat it early, before symptoms occur. That's the whole point of medical screening techniques like radiography, MRIs and blood tests. But ther...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy? | Matthias Müllenbeck
What if we incentivized doctors to keep us healthy instead of paying them only when we're already sick? Matthias Müllenbeck explains how this radical shift from a sick care system to a true health car...Show More
What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy? | Matthias Müllenbeck
10:40 | Mar 26th, 2018
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Why noise is bad for your health -- and what you can do about it | Mathias Basner
Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower ... and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your health, says noi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Why the hospital of the future will be your own home | Niels van Namen
Nobody likes going to the hospital, whether it's because of the logistical challenges of getting there, the astronomical costs of procedures or the alarming risks of complications like antibiotic-resi...Show More
Why the hospital of the future will be your own home | Niels van Namen
11:36 | Sep 19th, 2018
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Talk about your death while you're still healthy | Michelle Knox
Do you know what you want when you die? Do you know how you want to be remembered? In a candid, heartfelt talk about a subject most of us would rather not discuss, Michelle Knox asks each of us to ref...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan with Dion Dawson
What if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been updated since the 1960s? Dion Dawson, TED Fellow and founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, shares how he turned a spontaneous ...Show More
7) The surprising cause of stomach ulcers with Rusha Modi
It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress, or spicy food. Yet no convincing study has ever demonstrated that these factors directly cause ul...Show More
8) Introducing So Your Parents Are Old
Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis talks to friends, experts, and celebrities about the chaos of dealing with aging parents. From Medicaid nightmares to emotional meltdowns in storage units, it’s a brutal...Show More
9) Interview: Could we detect breast cancer with a fingerprint? with Dr. Dhivya Srinivasa
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women globally. And yet, many people pass up opportunities to get screened for the disease, often because of the invasive and sometimes painful process of...Show More
10) Can cannabis help you sleep? Here's the science | Jen Walsh
Can cannabis actually treat insomnia? It's complicated, says sleep physiologist Jen Walsh. While the plant has been used across time and cultures, there's been little scientific research on how it imp...Show More