Bodies, Data and Care

Oral health is often treated as secondary in healthcare — but what happens when access to dentists is extremely limited? In this episode of Bodies, Data & Care , Sasha Sternik speaks with Abdul-Rahman Abidemi , founder of Dentnoor , an AI-powered oral health assistant designed for African markets. In some regions, there is only one dentist for every 156,000 people , making preventive care and...

In this episode of Bodies, Data & Care , Sasha speaks with Amit Solanki — a scientist-turned social worker-in-training whose work spans engineering, mindfulness-based practice, and geriatric care. They explore why more technology doesn’t automatically mean better care, and why tech can sometimes reduce pain while failing to reduce suffering . From the ground level of elder services, Amit share...

Why do so many promising healthcare technologies never reach patients? In this episode of Bodies, Data & Care , Sasha Sternik speaks with Dr Sadakatali Gori , a scientist and medical innovator with experience across academia, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical devices. They unpack why pharmaceutical development is slow and risk-heavy by design, why medical devices move faster but often...

Healthcare systems across Europe and beyond are reaching a breaking point: fewer doctors, rising chronic disease, skyrocketing costs, and incentives that reward treatment rather than actual health. In this episode, Sasha speaks with Noah Petermann , co-founder of Aniva Health , about why the system is structurally failing — and why data-driven, personalised prevention may be the only viable path f...

What makes AI clinically safe ? And why are LLMs so hard to control? In this episode, I’m joined by Garvita Baldua , founder of Supertubos AI and one of the leading voices in clinical data quality and AI evaluation. We explore why data mixtures matter, why mislabeled datasets degrade performance, what “human-in-the-loop” really means, and how we should regulate models operating in hospitals. Garvi...

Autism therapists are overwhelmed: 50-hour weeks, endless documentation, shifting insurance rules, and too little time for the children and families they support. In this episode, Sasha Sternik speaks with Alex Cherkasov and Dr. Dmitry Geft , co-founders of Autismify , a platform designed to reduce therapist burnout, streamline admin work, and make caregiver training more effective. We discuss how...

Venture capital runs on speed. Medicine runs on evidence. So how do you build health innovation when the timelines couldn’t be more different? In this episode of Bodies, Data & Care , Sasha Sternik speaks with Dr. Prapthi Bathini and Lawrence Maina of Chaanakya Capital , a VC fund investing at the intersection of neurotech, medicine, and early-stage innovation . Together, they explore what mak...

In this episode of Bodies, Data & Care , Sasha Sternik speaks with Amrita Sarkar , economist and founder of Ovviia , a reproductive-health startup using data and biomarkers to help individuals and couples understand their fertility long before problems arise. Amrita shares how her personal journey inspired Ovviia, why fertility conversations must include men, and how AI and transparent algorit...