Cell, Culture, Community
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
At-Home Relief: Novel Drug Empowering Patients in Sickle Cell Crisis
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over 90% of American sickle cell disease (SCD) patients are Black or African American, contributing to a history of underfunding and stigma. Patients ...
Accessible Diagnostics with Paper, Printer and Pencil
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Low-cost, rapid, accurate, portable, heat-proof… These are just a few of the many boundary conditions Prof. Suman Chakraborty keeps in mind while de...
Portable, Painless and Privacy-Aware: Breast Imaging For All
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“We always love our technology,” Dr. Geetha says. “It’s easy to say - yeah, that false negative? It has to be false.” Today, I speak with th...
Our Enemy’s Enemy: Can Phages Beat Antibacterial Resistance?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) caused 1.27 million deaths around the world. Antibiotic misuse is making tried and trusted medicines ineffecti...
Celsi’s Clinical Journey + The Invention Education Model
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Studies reveal >65% of babied admitted into Asian and African NICUs are hypothermic. In Part 3 of this series on neonatal health devices for low-r...
Integrating Tech Within Diverse Health Systems
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Brilliance phototherapy device has touched the lives of over 1 million neonates with jaundice. Their trick? Probing deep into health systems to as...
How To Escape The Device Graveyard: Low Cost CPAP Design
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Device graveyards” clutter the basements and broom closets of crowded hospitals. As of 2010, a whooping 40% of medical devices in the developing ...