# A medical mythbuster's mission to improve health care | Joel Bervell (re-release)

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Podcast: [TED Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-health-388141)
Published: 2026-06-16T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audiocollective.ted.com
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## Resource

Joel Bervell was one of the only Black students in his medical school program. After noticing how misconceptions about race were embedded in health care, he turned to social media to raise awareness about the harmful impact of biases in medicine. He unpacks the long history of race-based health care disparities — and shows what the medical field can do to better serve all patients. After the talk, Joel and Shoshana talk about the role AI and tech play in perpetuating biases and Joel's forthcoming animated children tv show, The Doctor Is In. (This episode originally aired in 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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