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Sandro Galea: What is the difference between health and medicine?
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36 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2020
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This week we talk to the Sandro Galea, Dean of the school of public health at Boston University.His book, called Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health (£18.99, OUP) takes a deep look at the differences between health and medicine, and looks at how everything from the environment, taxation, education and even luck plays a part in the overall health of a nation.Speaking before the coronavirus pandemic, he explains the surprising factors that influence public health, which countries are doing it well, and why he felt he had to write this book.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastRead the full interview transcript [opens in a new window]Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Anthony Warner: Are we really too fat?Aleks Krotoski: What happens to your data when you die?Marcel Danesi: Why do we want to believe lies?Jim Al-Khalili: Why should we care about science and scientists?Bill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work?Caroline Criado Perez: Does data discriminate against women? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 20, 2020
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