3 episodes
Diagnosing TV Mathu Karthikeyan
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- Health & Fitness
I wanted to create a podcast where I could talk about my two favorite loves, medicine and TV shows. So throughout the show, my goal will be to extract medical stories that run through some of my favorite TV shows and understand, with the help of some experts in the field, if the show is successful in portraying these medical stories or did it take too much artistic license. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mathuchena-karthikeyan/support
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Multiple Sclerosis in The West Wing
This episode explores how Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is portrayed on the show The West Wing. My guest is Jenn Comini, a Neurology PA-C, who specializes in all things brain and skull. Together we talk about how chronic diseases are discussed in media and why medical conditions like MS might not always be outwardly visible.
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Mental Health in Never Have I Ever
In Never Have I Ever, Devi Vishwakumar loses her father and has to go on a mental health journey to process her grief and repair her relationships. Dr. Tina Mistry helps me explore how therapy and mental health were portrayed on Never Have I Ever, and the impact it could have on the South Asian community. I would also like to place a trigger warning here because we will be talking about grief, death, and depression.
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Addiction in The Queen's Gambit
On this episode of Diagnosing TV, we are going to examine the medical storyline within the show, "The Queen's Gambit." Dr. Divya Venkat joins me in a conversation about drug and alcohol addiction within the world of this TV show. I would also like to place a trigger warning here because we will be talking about suicide, domestic violence, and depression.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mathuchena-karthikeyan/support