In this episode, Dr. Feld details hepatitis as a public health concern and explains what professionals (scientists/doctors) are doing to ensure that it is eliminated as a threat by 2030. Join us as we learn about the different types of hepatitis and the risk factors various demographics face across the globe. 

Join us for our final episode of the Learning Disabilities series!

This week we are joined by Ali Kazmi who was a peer mentor and researcher at UTSG Accessibility Services. Learn what it's like to be a student receiving accommodations and what qualifies you to get accommodations! As Ali currently works in Micro-Credentialling, learn how you can get credentials to boost your skills/resume for grad school and job searches!

Did you know that most of UofT's accessibility services registrations come from temporary physical injuries such as concussions? Or did you know that every single advisor on the accessibility services team has their own specialties? 

Join Theodora (Co-Host) and Saleha (Podcast Editor) as they find out what goes on behind the scenes at accessibility services at the University of Toronto St. George Campus with Director of Accessibility Services, Michael Nicholson and Neurological Team Lead, Irene Sullivan. This episode has a focus on learning disabilities but covers the scope of services accessibility provides to University of Toronto students.

For the start of the school year, healthXaudio is kicking off a learning disabilities series. This 3 part series aims to educate everyone on learning disabilities, accessibility at UofT and what it's like to be a student registered with accessibility services. 

Join Dr. Todd Cunningham as he explains what learning disabilities are and the technologies that he's been working on to help students ranging from elementary school to graduate school age. 

Note: The sound quality of this episode was poor due to unexpected feedback. For the best listening experience, please listen without headphones on your phone/laptop speaker

On Season 3 Episode 2, Theodora and Adrianne interview UofT Dentistry Student Zoha Anjum. 

Zoha runs @zodentistry on Instagram where she documents her journey as a Dentistry student while deconstructing public health/dentistry-related journals for the everyday person. Using her public health background, Zoha aims to educate people about the inequalities and systemic health problems related to Dentistry. 

Join Theodora and Adrianne as they discuss the Dentistry School experience as well as the importance of including Dentistry into the Canadian healthcare system with Zoha.

Welcome back to another season of healthXaudio! 

This season we're bringing to you more interviews with healthcare professionals for your learning and listening pleasure! 

Join our hosts Theodora and Adrianne as they chat with Dr. Miguel Russo, an assistant professor at UofT and an OB/GYN at Mount Sinai Fertility. In this episode, our hosts learn about fertility issues in a climate where people have fewer kids at an older age while talking about the potential benefits of egg freezing. 

Winter Semester is over at UofT and healthXaudio is back for the Summer! 

To kick it off, Adrianne flies solo by interviewing Dr. David Brennan one of the top researchers and experts on HIV/AIDS. This episode touches upon the general misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, barriers to access for HIV carriers, blood donation restrictions in Canada, and how HIV/AIDS still impacts the LGBT community today. 

Hear the stories of Dr. Brennan's work during the AIDS epidemic of the 70s and how he continues to champion the memories of the friends and colleagues he lost during that period of time with this research today on this episode of healthXaudio. 

After a month-long hiatus, healthXaudio is back just in time for another round of midterms at UofT! In this episode, our hosts Theodora and Adrianne give us some midterm tips based on their own experience and the advice of their fellow university students.  

Our hosts also had the amazing opportunity to talk to Dr. Leonardo Salmena a UofT Professor and researcher at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto about leukemia. Our hosts learnt a lot of things including the fact that adults can get leukemia too! Tune into this episode to learn about leukemia, microRNA treatments for leukemia and research at UofT! 

Welcome to a new season of healthXaudio! This season healthXaudio aims to bring on an expert to every single one of their episodes to talk about the main topic of the day. 

In the first episode of season 2, Adrianne and Theodora start the episode off by giving back to school tips that they sources from their friends and the internet! Following the tips, the hosts interview Dr. Bibiana Garcia-Bailo a Professor from the Nutritional Science department of the University of Toronto and the Head of Research and Development at Nutrigenomix a personal nutrition company (23andMe for Nutrition). Dr. Garcia-Bailo tells Theodora and Adrianne how college students can eat healthily on a budget, whether or not fad diets work, the newest innovations in personalized nutrition and much more!  

In this episode, Theodora and Adrianne discuss precautions everyone should take in the holiday season! They discuss how to be safe while drinking, what Asian glow is as well as what to do to be safe during the pandemic! On a related note, they also cover the new COVID-19 vaccine to debunk any unfound fears about the vaccine!!!

To switch things up, our hosts did a live stream on IGTV to interact with followers of our main IG account, healthXvisuals, where we post infographics. Adrianne and Theodora had a great time interacting with the audience and having a more casual conversation about geriatric care, arthritis, Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Tune in to hear our hosts discuss these topics while discussing the cultural differences between elderly care in Eastern/Western contexts. 

Note: As the audio was converted from IGTV, there will be a bit of background noise during the episode. 

In the month of October, the US celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month! This episode, Theodora and Adrianne touch upon invisible disabilities and accessibility services at a post-secondary level. They also spend some time debunking myths about skin conditions and how everyone can care for their skin in the upcoming winter season.  

In this episode, Co-hosts Theodora and Adrianne talk about what health literacy is and what people can do to become more health literate. In conjunction with healthXvisuals' infographics as well as World Mental Health Day, the hosts also address what the Dos and Don'ts of talking to a friend about mental health. To top it all off, Theodora and Adrianne take mental health and health literacy to the debunking myths section to adress some common misconceptions.  

If you want to check out our infographics, you can check them out on our IG page here or on our website here.