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Examining Women’s Health Care
On the Now at Ohio State podcast, we talk with researchers, innovators and bold thinkers who look at our world, see what the real challenges are, and create the solutions that people need now.
Episode 35
26-minute listen
Examining Women’s Health Care
In the already confusing and convoluted world of healthcare, women face an even more complicated and unfair level of prevention and care. Thankfully, there are people out there tirelessly working to fix these inequities. In this episode, we talk with two experts about the disparities in the healthcare industry affecting women, what’s being done to mitigate these issues and how we all can work towards a more equal and compassionate healthcare system for all.
College of Public Health
Ashley Felix
Felix is a cancer epidemiologist with strong interests in the molecular epidemiology of gynecologic malignancies. Her work has specifically focused on women diagnosed with clinically aggressive endometrial tumors, which represent a diverse and understudied group of tumors, characterized by racial disparities.
College of Medicine
Shameka Poetry Thomas
Thomas is a medical sociologist and reproductive health scholar, focusing on sickle cell disease and maternal-child health. Her specializations focus on the social determinants of adverse pregnancy and birthing outcomes as it relates to provider-patient interactions during the prenatal trimesters, labor and delivery, and post-partum health.
