That's Understandable

Medicine on Sacred Ground: A Navajo Physician's Calling to Culturally Sensitive Care

This episode explores Dr. Caleb Lauber’s return to his hometown in New Mexico to serve the Navajo Nation and examines how culturally responsive care, community-rooted lea

Cancer Care Starts at the Community Level

In this episode, Mohit Manrao of AstraZeneca joins Suzanne McCormick, President and CEO of YMCA of the USA, to discuss how trusted community engagement can help improve c

Addressing Barriers to Care in the American Indian Community and Beyond | That’s Understandable

In this compelling episode of That’s Understandable, hear from Dr. Barbara McAneny—renowned oncologist, former American Medical Association president, and tireless patien

Unlocking the Future of Health: How Tech and AI Are Transforming Patient Care

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 d

Whole Person Health: The Full Picture

The outcome of healthcare depends on more than physical wellbeing. Understanding the impact of social determinants of health, mental health and spiritual health is critic

The Doctor Will Call You Now

Innumerable barriers exist for people of all lived experiences accessing healthcare. An innovation supporting people gaining access, regardless of location or transportat

Life in the Desert

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 s

Special Episode: Seeing Cancer Through a Different Lens

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

How Partnerships Help Us Achieve Health Equity

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 di

Green Chemistry is Changing Healthcare for the Better.

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 out

The Spectacular Science of Trees

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 ex

The Pill Bottle Problem

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

Special Episode: The Rise in Cancer Prevalence Among Young Adults in the US

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 Smartest Pill You’ll Ever Swallow​

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

The Future of Healthcare? Virtual Reality.

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

Finding the Balance: Innovation and Access

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

Patient-Centric Clinical Trials

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 meaningf

The Mental Side of Health

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 t

Screenings & Early Detection

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 a

The Climate Crisis & Health

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 he