Episodes 25
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Sporadic
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode 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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S3E2 Addressing Barriers to Care in the American Indian Community and Beyond | That’s Understandable

Aug 27, 2025 43m Transcript

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…

S3E1 Unlocking the Future of Health: How Tech and AI Are Transforming Patient Care

Jul 10, 2025 34m Transcript

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…

Whole Person Health: The Full Picture

Dec 10, 2024 53m Transcript

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…

The Doctor Will Call You Now

Nov 22, 2024 44m Transcript

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…

Life in the Desert

Nov 07, 2024 53m Transcript

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…

Special Episode: Seeing Cancer Through a Different Lens

Oct 23, 2024 38m Transcript

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…

How Partnerships Help Us Achieve Health Equity

Oct 17, 2024 43m Transcript

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…

Green Chemistry is Changing Healthcare for the Better.

Sep 10, 2024 51m Transcript

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…

The Spectacular Science of Trees

Aug 13, 2024 48m Transcript

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…

The Pill Bottle Problem

Jul 15, 2024 39m Transcript

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…

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

Jul 08, 2024 21m Transcript

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 health industry gather…

The Smartest Pill You’ll Ever Swallow​

Jun 17, 2024 36m Transcript

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 technology “easier to swallow”…

The Future of Healthcare? Virtual Reality.

May 20, 2024 45m Transcript

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 of Vermont Health Network…

Finding the Balance: Innovation and Access

Apr 29, 2024 43m Transcript

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 American Cancer Society…

Patient-Centric Clinical Trials

Mar 05, 2024 48m Transcript

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 meaningful conversation on the…

The Mental Side of Health

Oct 26, 2023 53m Transcript

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 the connection between…

Screenings & Early Detection

Sep 29, 2023 52m Transcript

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 and the variety of factors that…

The Climate Crisis & Health

Sep 06, 2023 30m Transcript

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 health implications of the climate…

The Rise of Women in Leadership

Jul 27, 2023 49m Transcript

In this episode of "That's Understandable," Liz Bodin, Vice President, US Respiratory & Immunology, and Mariam Koohdary, Deputy General Counsel, BioPharmaceuticals, join Brendan to shed light on…

Data Science & AI

Jun 29, 2023 36m Transcript

In this episode, Brendan brings in Cindy Hoots from AstraZeneca and Deborah DiSanzo, President of Best Buy Health, to discuss how artificial intelligence is changing the face of healthcare. Hear what…

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