Talking About Blood

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 space Similarities between space and earthly bed rest models Mechanisms of anemia in space The 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

I n this podcast, Dr. Melissa Ilardo talks with Helen Osborne about: Experience in studying the spleen size of breath-holding sea nomads The 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 disease The 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 nomads The 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 collector Use of stamps to tell stories The 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 hematopathologist The value of blood tests The importance of team work The 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 war The history of fluid resuscitation The importance of blood donation