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Code & Cure
Decoding health in the age of AI
Hosted by an AI researcher and a medical doctor, this podcast unpacks how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are transforming how we understand, measure, and care for our bodies and minds.
Each episode unpacks a real-world topic to ask not just what’s new, but what’s true—and what’s at stake as healthcare becomes increasingly data-driven.
If you're curious about how health tech really works—and what it means for your body, your choices, and your…
Episodes
Code & Cure#8 - No Cuff, No Problem? The Future of Blood Pressure Monitoring
What if checking your blood pressure was as easy as glancing at your watch? High blood pressure quietly affects nearly half of all Americans—yet it's one of…
Code & Cure#7 - Predicting No-Shows: The Surprising Science Behind Missed Appointments
Why do so many doctor’s appointments end in empty waiting rooms? Nearly one in four scheduled visits turn into no-shows, disrupting care, wasting resources…
Code & Cure#6 - AI Chatbots Gone Wrong
What if a chatbot designed to support recovery instead encouraged the very behaviors it was meant to prevent? In this episode, we unravel the cautionary saga…
Code & Cure#5 - Doctor's Notes: When AI Writes Your Medical History
What if an AI could write your medical chart—and what happens when it gets it wrong? Doctors have long lamented the paperwork that comes with every patient…
Code & Cure#4 - From Florence Nightingale to AI: Revolutionizing Outbreak Surveillance
What if a 19th-century nurse laid the foundation for 21st-century disease surveillance? Florence Nightingale, widely known for her compassion, was also a…
Code & Cure#3 - Beautiful Mistakes: The Serendipity of Drug Repurposing
What if the next breakthrough treatment for a rare disease was already sitting on the pharmacy shelf? Drug repurposing, the science of finding new uses for…
Code & Cure#2 - Digital Snake Oil: How AI Makes Health Disinformation Dangerously Persuasive
What if a convincing medical article you read online—citing peer-reviewed journals and quoting real-sounding experts—was entirely fabricated by AI? In this…
Code & Cure#1 - Eye Spy with My AI: Tackling Diabetic Retinopathy
What if a simple photograph of your eye could prevent blindness? Diabetic retinopathy silently steals vision from millions worldwide, yet it's treatable when…