The Aletheia Podcast

Everyone has an opinion on how to fix mental illness. Everything from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to "get off your phone, kid." In truth, there is no one-size-fits-all, and the considerations that go into an appropriate mental health treatment are probably not on whatever self-proclaimed wellness influencer's video popped up on your for you page this morning. Luckily, there is an actual science...

Chances are, you've been reminded to do your kegels by someone on social media recently. You may have also been wondering what on earth they're talking about. Luckily, on this week's episode, we break down everything pelvic floor related, from what the anatomy of that region does, why it's of particular concern for people with female anatomy, how disorders in that area happen, and how to treat the...

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Bryce Perler, a physician-scientist and gastroenterologist at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. We discuss the science behind the latest controversies concerning seed oils, but also how to approach important topics in nutrition ranging from sustainable eating to that odd trend with beef tallow. Regardless, if you're someone that eats, there'...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jon Kole, a psychiatrist who is triple board certified in pediatrics, child psychiatry, and adult psychiatry who now serves as the Medical Director for Headspace, as well as being the Director for Warren Alpert Medical School’s Ethics education. In this interview, we discuss Dr. Kole’s personal journey within the fields of medicine and ethics, the major princi...

In this episode, we're rejoined by Dr. Michael Koster, MD, for an important discussion on how vaccine scheduling works, how adverse events with vaccines should be addresed, and what the future of infectious disease management in the United States might look like under our new HHS secretary. All views provided in this interview are that of the Aletheia Podcast and Dr. Koster, not that of Brown Univ...

In this episode, we're joined by the wonderful Dr. Michael Koster, an pediatric infectious disease physician and professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, for part one of a two-part episode covering vaccine hesitancy. In this part, we discuss his experiences treated pediatric infectious diseases, trends in vaccine hesitancy, the state of childhood vaccine-preventable illne...

To kick off season 2, we are joined by Professor Mark Wells of Northeastern University, who shares some insight into the personal responsibilities that we have as members of the public while dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Everyone should listen, you know, because his job is literally to figure out right from wrong.