Talking About Blood
A podcast series, created by The Blood Project (TBP) and hosted by Helen Osborne, that explores the wonders of blood and the challenges of diagnosing, treating and coping with blood diseases.
Episodes
CAD: A Patient and Her Physician Discuss Living with this Rare Disease (TAB #41)
Saying Goodbye to Patients (TAB Episode #13 - Rerun)
We're taking a short break from recording new episodes for TAB while we work on other initiatives for The Blood Project. Stay tuned and we will be back in May with exciting new topics and guests!In this podcast, Dr. Adir Shaolov discusses the role of palliative care in patients with hematological diseases.
History of Blood Transfusion in the 20th Century (TAB #40)
Iron Deficiency and Women (TAB #39)
In this episode, Dr. Toby Richards talks with Helen Osborne about:The important distinction between iron deficiency and anemia, explaining why iron deficiency is the underlying disease process and anemia is often just one of its manifestations, and why this changes how clinicians should evaluate and treat patients.How identifying and correcting iron deficiency before major surgery can improve pati
Follow Your Curiosity: Humanities in Science and Medicine (TAB #38)
In this episode, Dr. John Chilton talks with Helen Osborne about:How visual storytelling, cartoons, and humor can be used to communicate complex concepts in hematology and biomedical science without trivializing the underlying science, and why communication is central to teaching and research.His transdisciplinary journey from laboratory research to teaching, illustration, and digital modeling, an
Organs on Chips: Using Science, Art, and Design to Understand the Human Body (TAB #37)
In this episode, Don Ingber talks with Helen Osborne about:How organ-on-chip and “human body on chips” technologies are built and how they realistically mimic human organ function by combining living cells, blood flow, and mechanical forces like breathing and stretch.The implications of these chips for hematology and clinical care, including modeling coagulation and thrombosis, predicting drug res
Sickle Cell Disease: Extending the Patient Encounter Beyond Clinical Walls (TAB #36)
In this podcast, Dr. Ahmar Zaidi talks with Helen Osborne about:His journey from pediatric hematologist to pharmaceutical medical director and advocate for people living with sickle cell disease.The biological and social dimensions of sickle cell disease, from its genetic origins to the ongoing need for global advocacy and education.Innovative ways to expand patient understanding—through podcasts,
Meet the New Project Manager: Driving E-Learning & Teaching Science Forward
Adam Weiss interviews Randy Rodriguez, Project Manager for The Blood Project.
Maternal Hematology: The Value of Interdisciplinary Care
Dr. Tabea discusses a new model for multidisciplinary care for people during transitional life stages—especially during pregnancy, childbirth, and the interface between pediatric and adult medicine.
Hemoglobin Measurements
Dr. Carsten Lundby discusses the value of measuring hemoglobin mass in clinical medicine.
What Dinosaurs Can Teach Us About Science and Medicine
Dr. Mary Higby Schweitzer, a paleontologist. discusses what dinosaurs can teach us about science and medicine
Sickle Cell Trait, Inequity, and the Need for Change
A podcast with Dr. Brian Carney on sickle cell trait, inequity, and the need for change.
Iron Deficiency Anemia and Pica
A podcast with Dr. Leila Larson and Dr. Sera Young on pica
Serial Killers and Blood
A podcast with Dr. Elizabeth Guinan on serial killers and blood.
Vaccine Rhetoric and Blood Transfusion
A podcast with Heidi Lawrence and Jessica Wiggins on vaccine rhetoric and blood transfusion
Bloodless Surgery
Venom and Blood Clotting
Bryan Fry talks about how venom has evolved as both a defensive and lethal weapon, often targeted against the coagulation pathway.
Advanced Healthcare Practitioners in Hematology
Art and Science of Medicine
Horseshoe Crab
The Blood-Eating Vampire Bat
A podcast with host Helen Osborn and guest Shenglin Liu about the vampire bat.
The Art of Creating Fake Blood in Theatric Productions
Listen to Jeremy Chernick talk about the challenges of crafting stage blood for the theatrical world.
Learning from hibernating bears about preventing blood clots in humans
Dr. Massberg discusses his exciting new findings from studies of hibernating bears and how they inform the human condition.
Highlight Episode
In this highlight episode, we review interesting, informative and entertaining snippets from Talking About Blood podcasts over the last year with host Helen Osborne.
Clot Collaborative: Everyone Benefits When Patients and Providers Work Together
Leslie Lak, a blood clot survivor and Dr. Rachel Rosovsky, a hematologist-oncologist at Harvard Medical School talk to Helen Osborne about the importance of physician-patient collaborations for improving patient care.
Looking at Menstruation from Both Personal and Population Perspectives
A podcast with Breanne Fahs discusses the connection between menstruation and political activism.
An Historian’s Perspective of Beliefs About Blood
A podcast with David Biale in which she discusses the role of blood in religion and racial theory.
Glass-Sculpted Blood Vessels and Other Art-Science Experiments
A podcast with Charlie Murphy in which she discusses the intersection between the arts and sciences.
Saying Goodbye to Patients
In this podcast, Dr. Adir Shaolov discusses the role of palliative care in patients with hematological diseases.
Lessons Learned from Antarctic Fishes
In this podcast, Dr. Bill Detrich discusses the opportunities and challenges of conducting research in the Antarctic, the remarkable adaptations of the bloodless Antarctic icefish and how these mechanisms inform human biology, and what’s now and next in terms of climate change.
Vampires Among Us
In this episode, Dr. John Edgar Browning, an internationally recognized authority on the horror genre, vampires, and Monster Theory, discusses his experience with human communities of real vampires.
Lessons Learned from Space
In this podcast, Dr. Guy Trudel talks with Helen Osborne about:The challenges of undertaking blood research in spaceSimilarities between space and earthly bed rest models Mechanisms of anemia in spaceThe importance of questioning established dogma
The Art and Science of Cooking with Blood
Mark Hay, a Brooklyn-based freelance writer, talks about the art and logic of cooking with blood.
Perspectives From an Expert on Sea Nomads
In this podcast, Dr. Melissa Ilardo talks with Helen Osborne about:Experience in studying the spleen size of breath-holding sea nomadsThe importance of multidisciplinary in addressing interesting questions in biodmedince
Perspectives From an Expert on Sickle Cell Disease
In this podcast, Dr. Isaac Odame talks with Helen Osborne about:The mechanisms, clinical manifestations and treatment of sickle cell diseaseThe challenges of improving access to clinical care in lower income countries in the world
Perspectives From an Expert on Sea Nomads
In this podcast, Dr. Melissa Ilardo talks with Helen Osborne about:Experience in studying the spleen size of breath-holding sea nomadsThe importance of multidisciplinary in addressing interesting questions in biomedicine
Perspectives From a Medical Philatelist
In this podcast, Jean Wang talks with Helen Osborne about:Experience as a stamp collectorUse of stamps to tell storiesThe importance of having hobbies in medicine
What Does it Mean to Be a Hematopathologist?
In this podcast, John Holcomb talks with Helen Osborne about:The work of a hematopathologistThe value of blood testsThe importance of team workThe importance of always keeping the patient in mind
Perspectives From the Battlefield
In this podcast, John Holcomb talks with Helen Osborne about:Experience as a trauma surgeon in the Iraq warThe history of fluid resuscitationThe importance of blood donation
Perspectives From Doctor as Patient
In this podcast, Shaun McCann talks with Helen Osborne about:Trusting healthcare professionalsShowing empathyPerspectives as a physician coping with his own illness
Introducing The Blood Project
In this podcast, William Aird talks with Helen Osborne about:Why The Blood Project was createdWhat makes us human, and therefore better doctorsA new way of thinking about blood, with critical thinking and humanities in center of medicine.Patient wishes and values
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