To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we speak with Andreas Karakatsanis, Professor of Breast Surgery at Uppsala University, Director of the Breast Clinic at Uppsala University Hospital, and Visiting Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, about advances in breast...
To mark World Mental Health Day, we speak with Nikolaos Christodoulou, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Thessaly’s Department of Medicine and Director of the University Psychiatric Clinic at Larissa University Hospital, about mental health in an age of constant pressure and growing everyday d...
With Memi Tsekoura, president of the “Petalouda” Skeletal Health Association, we discuss the importance of timely information and caring for our bones at every age, on the occasion of the 19th “Health in Focus” Conference. Tsekoura stresses that building strong bones begins in childhood, through exercis...
To mark World Heart Day, we speak with Julia Grapsa, Professor of Cardiology and Director of Cardiology Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, about women’s heart health and the inequalities that persist in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular dis...
To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, “The Practive of Living” discusses one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine.
Our guest is Constantine Lyketsos, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s disease r...
We speak with Maria Papageorgiou, President of the “Erifyle” Initiative for Patients with Gynecologic Cancers, on the occasion of the symposium “Little Iphigenias: Women Facing Silent Cancers.” The discussion focuses on the woman behind the diagnosis, her fears and questions, the need for accurate and rel...
With psychologist and child psychologist Angelina Stergiopoulou, we discuss how to return to our daily routines while holding on to some of the calm, freedom, and positive energy of the summer vacation.
We talk about children returning to school, how parents can respond when a child says, “I don’t wan...
We speak with Stelios Stylianidis, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Professor Emeritus of Social Psychiatry in the Department of Psychology at Panteion University, about the growing presence of digital imagery in our lives, the constant pursuit of appearances and life behind the filters. We also discuss...
Konstantinos Lagos, professor at the Hellenic Air Force Academy, and Pantelis Vatakis, retired brigadier general and Hellenic Air Force pilot, are the featured guests on “Remarkable Personalities”.
In Part I of this special tribute, the authors of “1918 – World War I: Greek Wings in ...
We discuss humanistic medicine with Anastasios Germenis, professor emeritus at the University of Thessaly’s School of Medicine and corresponding member of the Academy of Athens.
Drawing on his book “Ανθρωπιστική Ιατρική: Από τον πατερναλισμό στην ασθενοκεντρικότητα,” published by Crete University Press, Germenis explains how advan...
We speak with Mr. Petros Koumoutsakos, Professor of Computational Science at Harvard University and President of the Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies, about Artificial Intelligence—an area in which he has been a pioneer for more than three decades—and how it is transforming biomedical research, ope...
Maria Gazouli, Professor of Biology, Genetics and Nanomedicine at the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), joins the program to discuss the major advances transforming modern medicine. The conversation explores personalized medicine, the microbiome and the...
Professor Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, President of the School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Professor of Surgery, joins the program following the University's significant international distinction, with its School of Medicine ranking fourth worldwide in the AD Scientific...
Dr. Spyros Chouliaras, an obstetrician-gynecologist specializing in in vitro fertilization and an Associate Professor at Weill Cornell University, discusses infertility, an issue that now affects one in six couples worldwide.
Dr. Chouliaras explains why infertility rates have risen in recent years,...
“…And here I am once again! What a surprise! I expected to find my old pedestal, the familiar display cases, the half-empty gallery—but what miracle was this? How the museum had changed! What splendid new showcases! And so many treasures, objects I had never laid eyes on before! When they placed me in...
Petros Petridis, Professor of Social Anthropology at Panteion University, joins "The Practice of Living" to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we speak, write, and communicate.
In a thought-provoking conversation, he examines the profound impact of AI on everyday life, language,...
In the first part of the program, we speak with Maria Papageorgiou, President of Erifyli, the Association of Patients with Gynecological Cancer, about endometrial cancer, as June is Endometrial Cancer Awareness Month. Ms. Papageorgiou discusses the importance of early diagnosis and reminds us how essential...
We speak with Elias El-Habr, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Sorbonne University and researcher at the University's Neuroscience Center, about the latest developments and treatments in cancer research. Dr. El-Habr presents his work, which focuses on brain cancers and, in particular,...
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