Event type: Talk/Discussion
Auditorium, National Museum of Scotland
Mind + Body
As NHS waiting times increase and face-to-face GP appointments decline, influencers have stepped into the breach.
Award-winning broadcaster and expert medical journalist Dr Deborah Cohen presents an urgent and thought-provoking examination of the way healthcare is being shaped by social media, the role of big tech in modern medicine, and the commodification of our health.
Presented by Oneworld Publications
Broadcaster
Dr Deborah Cohen is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and editor, who has worked across mainstream and academic print, digital, TV and radio. Previously Science Editor for ITV New and Health Correspondent for BBC Newsnight, leading their Covid-19 coverage, she established the investigations unit at the BMJ, one of the world’s leading medical and health policy journals.
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