Touch Meets Tech: Finding Agency and Humanity in an Era of Medical Advancements

01/08/2025 57 min Temporada 4 Episodio 3
Touch Meets Tech: Finding Agency and Humanity in an Era of Medical Advancements

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Dr. Jay Baglia, Professor of Health Communication at DePaul University, joins co-host Dr. Joe Bianco to recount his journey toward cancer survivorship. Reflecting on the implanted port that delivered life-saving toxins to his body, Jay exposes the complexities and contradictions of navigating cancer care. The conversation offers a hopeful perspective on preserving and redefining our humanity amid technologically driven medical care.
You can read Jay’s Health Communication articles here: https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2093554 and https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1813393

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