Diagnosing TV

About Diagnosing TV

I wanted to create a podcast where I could talk about my two favorite loves, medicine and TV shows. So throughout the show, my goal will be to extract medical stories that run through some of my favorite TV shows and understand, with the help of some experts in the field, if the show is successful in portraying these medical stories or did it take too much artistic license.

Publisher

Mathu Karthikeyan

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2021

Latest episode

6 Nov 2021

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2021

   Multiple Sclerosis in The West Wing

   This episode explores how Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is portrayed on the show The West Wing. My guest is Jenn Comini, a Neurology PA-C, who specializes in all things brain and skull. Together we talk about how chronic diseases are discussed in media and why medical conditions like MS might not always be outwardly visible.

2. 

   15 Oct 2021

   Mental Health in Never Have I Ever

   In Never Have I Ever, Devi Vishwakumar loses her father and has to go on a mental health journey to process her grief and repair her relationships. Dr. Tina Mistry helps me explore how therapy and mental health were portrayed on Never Have I Ever, and the impact it could have on the South Asian community. I would also like to place a trigger warning here because we will be talking about grief, death, and depression.

3. 

   1 Oct 2021

   Addiction in The Queen's Gambit

   On this episode of Diagnosing TV, we are going to examine the medical storyline within the show, "The Queen's Gambit." Dr. Divya Venkat joins me in a conversation about drug and alcohol addiction within the world of this TV show. I would also like to place a trigger warning here because we will be talking about suicide, domestic violence, and depression.

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