In this episode, Abi discusses provider burnout and its implications in the healthcare system. 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.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/what-physician-burnout https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/health/doctor-burnout-pandemic.html https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/05/23/new-surgeon-general-advisory-sounds-alarm-on-health-worker-burnout-and-resignation.html https://ndphp.org/telltale-signs-of-physician-burnout/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6183652/ https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jfmdp/journal-of-family-medicine-and-disease-prevention-jfmdp-4-094.php?jid=jfmdp

In 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/index.html https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp0912931 https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/what-we-do/climate-change-and-infectious-diseases/what-can-we-do.html 

In 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/teratogens https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/faqs/faqs-fortification.html https://deohs.washington.edu/teris/ https://www.verywellmind.com/stages-of-prenatal-development-2795073 https://birthdefectsresearch.org/ I have also gathered information from an epidemiology course I took recently at the University of Washington.

Welcome 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-20384562

Welcome 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. 

Welcome 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-0016 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143400417311001?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714269/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2011/893819/

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#causes Hippocampal control of dream formation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7279884/#idm139638267762048title Evolutionary defense mechanism: https://time.com/5925206/why-do-we-dream/

In 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. 

In 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. 

Alzheimer'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 support, please visit alzheimer’s.org and contact their helpline at 1.800.272.3900. They can provide you with resources that can help make your caretaking journey a much happier and healthier one.