That's Understandable
That’s Understandable aims to make the complex world of health—well—more understandable! In each episode a host from AstraZeneca sits down with various experts to break down the multitude of factors affecting the healthcare industry.
Episodes
In this compelling episode of That’s Understandable, hear from Dr. Barbara McAneny—renowned oncologist, former American Medical Association president, and tireless patient advocate—explore the critical healthcare challenges facing tribal communities today. From systemic barriers to cultural disparities, Dr. McAneny unpacks the complex issues impacting tribal health care in New Mexico. She also shares her passionate mission to boost...
In this special episode, recorded onsite at Aspen Ideas: Health 2025, Mohit Manrao, Senior Vice President and Head of the US Oncology Business Unit at AstraZeneca, sits down with Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer at Google to explore how cutting-edge technology—including AI and Google Cloud—is revolutionizing healthcare. Discover how these advancements are making care more personalized, accessible, and effective. Take a behind-th...
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 experts discuss the concept of whole person healthcare and how it is transforming lives and setting a new example for the healthcare system.
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 Officer at Teladoc Health and Brendan discuss the important role telehealth – and those providing it – are playing in ensuring patients receive equitable and optimal healthcare from anywhere.
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.
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 films, which you can watch here: https://bit.ly/47nQ3Ui.
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.
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 information on how we are implementing Green Chemistry across product design, production, and beyond, please visit our website.
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 the good going on under the branches.
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 Dr. Melinda Su-En Lee, CEO and co-founder of Parcel Health, Inc., why the plastic pill bottle is still so ubiquitous for prescriptions, despite its harm to the planet.
To learn more about the impact of plastic use in pr...
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 across the health industry gather to elevate and accelerate bold approaches to better health for all. This episode immediately followed a roundtable discussion on the rising prevalence of cancer among young adults in the US. Brendan sat down with Mohit Manrao, Senior Vi...
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 Dr. Peyton Berookim of the Gastroenterology Clinic of Southern California. Smart pills help medical teams capture and unlock mountains of additional data about what’s going on in largely unexplored intestinal tracts. Li...
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 Medicine, and Dr. Randy D’Amico, a neurosurgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital at Northwell Health, about the impact virtual reality is having on healthcare today.
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 survivor in a conversation around drug pricing and medical innovation.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is a proactive voice of science and for science that is driving a “bio revolut...
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 participants to ensure treatments are as effective as possible for all patients.
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) is the largest minority healthcare research, education ...
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 chronic conditions.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains mention of self-harm and suicide, which may be triggering to some individuals. If you are in crisis, or you know someone who...
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 screenings.
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 Understandable.
- At AstraZeneca, we believe our future depends on the interconnection of healthy people, a healthy society and a healthy planet. Click here to learn more about sustainability a...
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 leadership roles within the healthcare industry. They discuss the importance of diversity, the role of mentorship, the drive to innovate and how we can all agree – the struggle is r...
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, patient privacy and how the Geek Squad has switched from installing TVs to at-home healthcare. (Yes, that Geek Squad).
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