Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSara Kornfield on Postpartum Depression, Mental Health and Mother-Infant Bonding During COVID-19
Episode 58
Postpartum depression is a common condition among people who give birth. Within four weeks of childbirth, 13% of women experience postpartum depressi…
4 years, 10 months ago
Pathways to Equitable and Anti-Racist Maternal Mental Health Care
Episode 57
Systems of oppression like racism, sexism, and classism lead to poor health outcomes. These factors are a source of poor mental health and have parti…
4 years, 10 months ago
Perinatal Mental Illness is Very Common. How Can It Be Improved?
Episode 56
Mental health conditions, such as mood and anxiety disorders are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or postpartum people. Despite this high burd…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Health Benefits of Paid Sick Leave Reach Farther Than You Think
Episode 55
Most office workers think of paid sick leave as a benefit for them and their family members, but there are societal benefits to paid sick leave as we…
4 years, 11 months ago
How Dementia Care Integrates Formal and Informal Care Services
Episode 54
Roughly 6 million adults ages 65 and older in the United States have dementia. That number is projected to more than double by 2050.
Family caregiver…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Burden of Morbidity Among Transgender People
Episode 53
Recent reports suggest about six-tenths of a percent of the United States population, or 1.4 million people, identify as transgender. Transgender ind…
4 years, 11 months ago
Leemore Dafny on Hospital Prices, Markets, and Antitrust Regulations
Episode 52
The US government reports that the total spending on hospital care in 2019 was almost $1.2 trillion. High and highly variable hospital prices have be…
4 years, 11 months ago
Pushing Against the QALY Criticism in Drug Pricing
Episode 51
The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) combines the expected effects on longevity and the expected effects on quality-of-life into a single standard m…
5 years ago
Julian Harris on the Connection Between Unmet Social Needs and Health Care Costs
Episode 50
If you're a regular listener of A Health Podyssey, you know that most episodes revolve around a particular study published in Health Affairs. Every o…
5 years ago
Scott Howell on the Very Large Costs of Drug Utilization Management
Episode 49
While estimates vary, spending on prescription drugs in the United States exceeds $500 billion per year. This makes drug prices a perennial health po…
5 years ago