GENE-US Health Minute ALIVE Podcast Network (https://alivepodcastnetwork.com) https://rss.alivepodcastnetwork.com/gene-us-health-minute Amino therapy, genomics, bio-informatics, mutations, gene-therapy ... these are all words that we're starting to hear more and more in doctor's offices and health magazines. But, what does it all mean? That's what we break down each and every week with our resident scientist: Yusuf Henriques and media personality: Angel Nicole. You'll love our quick bursts of information that's easy to digest in 5-minutes or less. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 03:51:00 GMT Tue, 25 Apr 2023 03:51:29 GMT https://alivepodcastnetwork.com © 2022 GENE-US Health Minute en-us maryam@alivepodcastnetwork.com (Yusuf Henriques) Health & Fitness Fitness GENE-US Health Minute https://portalapi.alivepodcastnetwork.com/api/image/podcast-media/gene-us-health-minute.jpg https://alivepodcastnetwork.com episodic Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques Amino therapy, genomics, bio-informatics, mutations, gene-therapy ... these are all words that we're starting to hear more and more in doctor's offices and health magazines. But, what does it all mean? That's what we break down each and every week with our resident scientist: Yusuf Henriques and media personality: Angel Nicole. You'll love our quick bursts of information that's easy to digest in 5-minutes or less. Amino therapy, genomics, bio-informatics, mutations, gene-therapy ... these are all words that we're starting to hear more and more in doctor's offices and health magazines. But, what does it all mean? That's what we break down each and every week wi Yusuf Henriques maryam@alivepodcastnetwork.com false A Conversation about Health Equity w/ Dr. Aluko! f0ebdb61-73eb-4e7b-94d8-8c1ef464f574 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/a-conversation-about-health-equity-w-dr-aluko Many of us have heard the phrase "Health Equity" but, how many of us actually know what it is? Today on your GeneUS Health Minute, we speak with Director of the Center for Health Equity and the Chief Medical Officer at EY to break down exactly what Health Equity is...and why you should care about it!

Hosted by: Yusuf Henriques, CEO of IndyGeneUS AI & Angel Nicole, Chief Communications Officer for IndyGeneUS AI.

]]> Many of us have heard the phrase "Health Equity" but, how many of us actually know what it is? Today on your GeneUS Health Minute, we speak with Director of the Center for Health Equity and the Chief Medical Officer at EY to break down exactly what Health Equity is...and why you should care about it!

Hosted by: Yusuf Henriques, CEO of IndyGeneUS AI & Angel Nicole, Chief Communications Officer for IndyGeneUS AI.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 03:51:29 GMT 12 A Conversation about Health Equity w/ Dr. Aluko! full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 370 false What is Telemedicine? 385d51ef-8ba9-49ba-856d-da54b35021d7 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/what-is-telemedicine Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a boost in the usage of digital health services. Telemedicine can be a daunting concept for many, but its been proven to be incredibly beneficial throughout the pandemic. It allows doctors to see their patients virtually and gives more people access to healthcare. In todays episode, Yusuf Henriques (our scientific advisor) will help us understand the benefits of digital health and why it's a significant force in the way we receive care.


To learn more about IndyGeneUS AI, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.


To hear past episodes of Gene-US Health Minute, visit https://alivepodcastnetwork.com/ or download the ALIVE Podcast App on iOs or Android.

]]> Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a boost in the usage of digital health services. Telemedicine can be a daunting concept for many, but its been proven to be incredibly beneficial throughout the pandemic. It allows doctors to see their patients virtually and gives more people access to healthcare. In todays episode, Yusuf Henriques (our scientific advisor) will help us understand the benefits of digital health and why it's a significant force in the way we receive care.


To learn more about IndyGeneUS AI, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.


To hear past episodes of Gene-US Health Minute, visit https://alivepodcastnetwork.com/ or download the ALIVE Podcast App on iOs or Android.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMT 11 What is Telemedicine? full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 193 false 5,000 Articles per Year 7a12caee-6412-4a41-a4f9-3db8eb4e6a5a https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/5-000-articles-per-year Ive come to realize that Yusuf Henriques (our resident scientist) reads about 5,000 articles per year, so a lot of information is stored in his mind. Today, I sat down with him and asked him what the most interesting fact is that hes learned throughout 2022. Tune in to hear Yusufs findings on long COVID and genomic surveillance (and to learn what that even is!).

To learn more about IndyGeneUS AI, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.

To hear past episodes of Gene-US Health Minute, visit https://alivepodcastnetwork.com/ or download the ALIVE Podcast App on iOs or Android.

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]]> Ive come to realize that Yusuf Henriques (our resident scientist) reads about 5,000 articles per year, so a lot of information is stored in his mind. Today, I sat down with him and asked him what the most interesting fact is that hes learned throughout 2022. Tune in to hear Yusufs findings on long COVID and genomic surveillance (and to learn what that even is!).

To learn more about IndyGeneUS AI, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.

To hear past episodes of Gene-US Health Minute, visit https://alivepodcastnetwork.com/ or download the ALIVE Podcast App on iOs or Android.

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]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMT 10 5,000 Articles per Year full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 197 false Merck's Digital Sciences Studio ddfa31b0-0460-43de-a113-ffd4171a83ea https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/merck-s-digital-sciences-studio IndyGeneUS AI has recently entered a collaborative relationship with Merck, as a member of its Digital Science Studios inaugural cohort. Merck decided to launch its 10-month accelerator to help drive digital health companies toward drug discovery and development. Mercks Digital Science Studio (MDSS) supports early-stage biomedical startups with direct investment and opportunities to test their technologies with Merck scientists. In todays episode, IndyGeneUs founder and CEO Yusuf Henriques will tell us what he hopes to gain from his experience with MDSS.


For more information about IndyGeneUS, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.

Download the ALIVE Podcast app on iOs or Android to listen to more Gene-Us Health Minute.

]]> IndyGeneUS AI has recently entered a collaborative relationship with Merck, as a member of its Digital Science Studios inaugural cohort. Merck decided to launch its 10-month accelerator to help drive digital health companies toward drug discovery and development. Mercks Digital Science Studio (MDSS) supports early-stage biomedical startups with direct investment and opportunities to test their technologies with Merck scientists. In todays episode, IndyGeneUs founder and CEO Yusuf Henriques will tell us what he hopes to gain from his experience with MDSS.


For more information about IndyGeneUS, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.

Download the ALIVE Podcast app on iOs or Android to listen to more Gene-Us Health Minute.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMT 9 Merck's Digital Sciences Studio full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 210 false Racial Disparities in Health Care f6bc32a5-b3aa-491c-bafa-b9bab7625490 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/racial-disparities-in-health-care Minority women have become increasingly disengaged with the medical community as more women have begun to speak out about their negative experiences. A recent study showed that medical professionals disregard the concerns of black women twice as often as their white counterparts. Today, Yusuf Henriques will help us understand why this is occurring.


For more information about IndyGeneUS, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.


Download the ALIVE Podcast app on iOs or Android to listen to more Gene-Us Health Minute.

]]> Minority women have become increasingly disengaged with the medical community as more women have begun to speak out about their negative experiences. A recent study showed that medical professionals disregard the concerns of black women twice as often as their white counterparts. Today, Yusuf Henriques will help us understand why this is occurring.


For more information about IndyGeneUS, visit https://indygeneus.ai/.


Download the ALIVE Podcast app on iOs or Android to listen to more Gene-Us Health Minute.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT 8 Racial Disparities in Health Care full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 268 false Cervical Cancer in Minority Communities 0eea68a4-ce13-45a9-93be-31314833ef83 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/cervical-cancer-in-minority-communities January is Cervical Health Awareness month, which means IndyGeneUS AI is taking the initiative to drive health equity by shedding light on the disproportionate effect of cervical cancer on minority communities. Hispanic and Black women have the highest incidence rates of the 14,000 women in the United States diagnosed with cervical cancer yearly. The disease is preventable through a vaccine and screening. For that reason, health professionals have highlighted the importance of early detection- something that many minority communities might not be able to access.


The National Cervical Cancer Coalition actively supports women in coping with cervical cancer and helps spread awareness of their plight. Visit https://www.nccc-online.org/ if you or a loved one needs support or simply wants to help.


Visit https://indygeneus.ai/ to learn more about IndyGeneUS and how they address the health disparities affecting Black communities.


Make sure to listen to Gene-Us Health Minute on the ALIVE Podcast app- available on iOs and Android.

]]> January is Cervical Health Awareness month, which means IndyGeneUS AI is taking the initiative to drive health equity by shedding light on the disproportionate effect of cervical cancer on minority communities. Hispanic and Black women have the highest incidence rates of the 14,000 women in the United States diagnosed with cervical cancer yearly. The disease is preventable through a vaccine and screening. For that reason, health professionals have highlighted the importance of early detection- something that many minority communities might not be able to access.


The National Cervical Cancer Coalition actively supports women in coping with cervical cancer and helps spread awareness of their plight. Visit https://www.nccc-online.org/ if you or a loved one needs support or simply wants to help.


Visit https://indygeneus.ai/ to learn more about IndyGeneUS and how they address the health disparities affecting Black communities.


Make sure to listen to Gene-Us Health Minute on the ALIVE Podcast app- available on iOs and Android.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT 7 Cervical Cancer in Minority Communities full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 194 false Electronic Health Records w/ Yusuf Henriques 5207fdc3-b19c-44f4-829c-f83172f03f4f https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/electronic-health-records-w-yusuf-henriques Having your medical records in one central location was nearly impossible a few years back. The move to electronic health records puts the patients in control of their medical history, while hopefully creating a more robust system for caring for individuals. Today, Yusuf Henriques, our resident scientist, gives us more information on the importance of Electronic Health Records.

Be sure to subscribe to the "Gene-US Health Minute" on your favorite podcast platform. You can check out past broadcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network: www.alivepodcastnetwork.com and other original programs amplifying black voices.

]]> Having your medical records in one central location was nearly impossible a few years back. The move to electronic health records puts the patients in control of their medical history, while hopefully creating a more robust system for caring for individuals. Today, Yusuf Henriques, our resident scientist, gives us more information on the importance of Electronic Health Records.

Be sure to subscribe to the "Gene-US Health Minute" on your favorite podcast platform. You can check out past broadcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network: www.alivepodcastnetwork.com and other original programs amplifying black voices.

]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:00:00 GMT 6 Electronic Health Records w/ Yusuf Henriques full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 211 false Impact of COVID on Black Communities 069b6af2-f832-477e-a7cc-cf0262bc6316 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/impact-of-covid-on-black-communities As individuals prepare to go back into the office this fall and students back to school...we're discussing the impact COVID-19 has had on black and brown communities and what's necessary to alleviate this from happening in the near or distant future.

Interdisciplinary scientist, Yusuf Henriques shares his thoughts with co-host Angel Nicole.

To check out other podcast that are part of the ALVE Podcast Network, please visit alivepodcastnetwork.com and follow us on social media at alivepodcastnetwork.

]]> As individuals prepare to go back into the office this fall and students back to school...we're discussing the impact COVID-19 has had on black and brown communities and what's necessary to alleviate this from happening in the near or distant future.

Interdisciplinary scientist, Yusuf Henriques shares his thoughts with co-host Angel Nicole.

To check out other podcast that are part of the ALVE Podcast Network, please visit alivepodcastnetwork.com and follow us on social media at alivepodcastnetwork.

]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:00:00 GMT 5 Impact of COVID on Black Communities full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 170 false The Black Scientist - Yusuf Henriques ecf165d3-0db5-4f06-9279-2b3f69cce2b7 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/the-black-scientist-yusuf-henriques Have you ever met a black male scientist? I hadn't until I connected with our interdisciplinary scientist, Mr. Yusuf Henriques. Today, the Jamaican immigrant shares his inspiration behind wanting to be a doctor turned scientist.

Remember the Gene-US Health Minute is 4-minutes or less - so, tune in...share and subscribe. This is a production of the ALIVE Podcast Network - check our past broadcasts and other programming at https://alivepodcastnetwork.com.

]]> Have you ever met a black male scientist? I hadn't until I connected with our interdisciplinary scientist, Mr. Yusuf Henriques. Today, the Jamaican immigrant shares his inspiration behind wanting to be a doctor turned scientist.

Remember the Gene-US Health Minute is 4-minutes or less - so, tune in...share and subscribe. This is a production of the ALIVE Podcast Network - check our past broadcasts and other programming at https://alivepodcastnetwork.com.

]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2022 02:00:00 GMT 4 The Black Scientist - Yusuf Henriques full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 196 false Happy Birthday Henrietta Lacks 99a988d8-15ef-4503-9585-1d4dfc35aaf4 https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/happy-birthday-henrietta-lacks This week on the GeneUS Health Minute, were celebrating the life and legacy of Ms. Henrietta Lacks. In 1951, the young mother of five visited Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore Maryland, one of few hospitals that would treat poor blacks during that time. She learned that she had a deadly malignant tumor on her cervix, which took her life later that year. Today, just over seventy years since her death, her Hela-cells still lives on and has changed the trajectory of science forever.

Hosts, Yusuf Henriques and Angel Nicole share more details about Ms Henrietta Lacks in this podcast minute (4:00).

Check out other podcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network: https://alivepodcastnetwork.com

]]> This week on the GeneUS Health Minute, were celebrating the life and legacy of Ms. Henrietta Lacks. In 1951, the young mother of five visited Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore Maryland, one of few hospitals that would treat poor blacks during that time. She learned that she had a deadly malignant tumor on her cervix, which took her life later that year. Today, just over seventy years since her death, her Hela-cells still lives on and has changed the trajectory of science forever.

Hosts, Yusuf Henriques and Angel Nicole share more details about Ms Henrietta Lacks in this podcast minute (4:00).

Check out other podcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network: https://alivepodcastnetwork.com

]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT 3 Happy Birthday Henrietta Lacks full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 240 false Healthy Vision d6cf0f62-5bc5-4088-ad5e-bb04d78ce13f https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/healthy-vision July is Healthy Vision Month! We're sharing a personal story from our resident scientist, Yusuf Henriques, who learned that his twin daughters suffer from a rare eye disease while taking them to a routine eye exam. If you haven't had a chance to visit the eye doctor lately...it's time to make an appointment.

Be sure to subscribe and check out other podcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network at https://alivepodcastnetwork.com.

]]> July is Healthy Vision Month! We're sharing a personal story from our resident scientist, Yusuf Henriques, who learned that his twin daughters suffer from a rare eye disease while taking them to a routine eye exam. If you haven't had a chance to visit the eye doctor lately...it's time to make an appointment.

Be sure to subscribe and check out other podcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network at https://alivepodcastnetwork.com.

]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:00:00 GMT 2 Healthy Vision full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 240 false What Is Genomics? c5e744a8-a717-4d1c-925a-a625406fdd7b https://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/what-is-genomics Scientific words can be daunting to understand and even harder to pronounce! This week on the GENE-US Health Minute hosts: Angel Nicole and Yusuf Henriques - the shows resident scientist - breaks down what genomics is and why the work of IndyGeneUS is so important to black, brown, indigenous, and people of color (BIPoC).

To check out other podcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network visit: alivepodcastnetwork.com
To learn more about IndyGeneUS visit: IndyGeneUS.ai

]]> Scientific words can be daunting to understand and even harder to pronounce! This week on the GENE-US Health Minute hosts: Angel Nicole and Yusuf Henriques - the shows resident scientist - breaks down what genomics is and why the work of IndyGeneUS is so important to black, brown, indigenous, and people of color (BIPoC).

To check out other podcasts on the ALIVE Podcast Network visit: alivepodcastnetwork.com
To learn more about IndyGeneUS visit: IndyGeneUS.ai

]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:00:00 GMT 1 What Is Genomics? full Angel Nicole / Yusuf Henriques 206 false