That's Understandable

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Aug 2025

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That’s Understandable aims to make the complex world of health—well—more understandable! In each episode a host from AstraZeneca sits down with various experts to break down the multitude of factors affecting the healthcare industry.

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August 27, 2025Episode 243 min

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 patient advocate—explore the critical healthcare challenges facing tribal communities today. From systemic barriers to cultural disparities, Dr. McAneny unpacks the complex issues impacting tribal health care in New Mexico. She also shares her passionate mission to boost cancer screening awareness and improve outcomes where it’s needed most.

July 10, 2025Episode 134 min

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 down with Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer at Google to explore how cutting-edge technology—including AI and Google Cloud—is revolutionizing healthcare. Discover how these advancements are making care more personalized, accessible, and effective. Take a behind-the-scenes look at real-world innovations and learn what the future holds for patients in a world where health meets the power of tech.

December 10, 202453 min

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 critical in providing optimal care for all patients. In our season finale, hear experts discuss the concept of whole person healthcare and how it is transforming lives and setting a new example for the healthcare system.

November 22, 202444 min

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 transportation, is telehealth. Listen as Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella, Chief Medical Officer at Teladoc Health and Brendan discuss the important role telehealth – and those providing it – are playing in ensuring patients receive equitable and optimal healthcare from anywhere.

November 7, 202453 min

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 services and care in rural healthcare deserts.

October 23, 202438 min

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 of her cancer story. She directed our #WhatScienceCanDo films, which you can watch here: https://bit.ly/47nQ3Ui.

October 17, 202443 min

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 discusses the work being done today to make equity possible tomorrow.

September 10, 202451 min

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 outcomes by improving our impact on the environment. For more information on how we are implementing Green Chemistry across product design, production, and beyond, please visit our website.

August 13, 202448 min

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 exceptional value of trees in everyday life with experts passionate about the good going on under the branches.

July 15, 202439 min

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 available! Brendan discusses with Dr. Melinda Su-En Lee, CEO and co-founder of Parcel Health, Inc., why the plastic pill bottle is still so ubiquitous for prescriptions, despite its harm to the planet.  To learn more about the impact of plastic use in prescription pill bottles on the planet – and human health – check out these sources cited in today’s discussion:   The Myth of Plastic Recycling (NPR)  Circular Claims Fall Flat Again 2022 (Greenpeace Reports)