Health Commune

Health Commune A health education initiative under the Global Health Literacy Project. Expert clinical conversations across key health topics. Weekly Podcasts.

Available in multiple languages. Health Commune is a health education platform founded by Dr. Smita Karpate to make medical knowledge clear, accessible, and useful for everyone. It bridges the gap between complex medical information and everyday understanding through expert-led conversations that focus on clarity, context, and real-world guidance. As part of the Global Health Literacy Project, we provide practical conversations across a wide range of medical topics, including diabetes, women’s health, antimicrobial resistance, and maternal care. Our goal is simple: make India and beyond health literate by making health information easy to understand, trustworthy, and useful.

12/02/2026

Spine surgeries fall into two main categories: decompression (removing bone to free pinched nerves) and fusion (using screws and cages to stabilise the spine).

Hear from Dr. Prarthan Amin, MS, an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, as he also highlights how spine surgery techniques have evolved over the past 20 years to become much safer.

Language: English

Host: Dr. Smita Karpate, MD
Guest: Dr. Prarthan Amin, MS

06/02/2026

Stroke treatment differs between ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke.

Hear from Dr. Tejaswi Vadlamani, DrNB, Consultant Neurosurgeon, as he explains how treatment differs between stroke types, why early hospital care is essential, and how timely clinical decisions influence recovery and outcomes.
Language: Telugu

Host: Dr. Kavyashree Dasari, PharmD
Guest: Dr. Tejaswi Vadlamani, DrNB (Neurosurgery)

05/02/2026

In metastatic lung cancer cases, treatment decisions often depend on molecular test results that take time to return.

Hear from Dr. Boman Dhabhar, MD, Director of Oncology at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, as he explains the clinical challenges oncologists face when patients want treatment to begin immediately, but genetic profiling is still pending.

Language: English
Host: Dr. Smita Karpate, MD (DrSmita Karpate) and Dr. Anup Rawool, DM (Anup Rawool)
Guest: Dr. Boman Dhabhar, MD

03/02/2026

Every minute of delay in stroke care can lead to irreversible brain injury. Knowing the early signs of stroke is, therefore, important.
Here, Dr. Tejaswi Vadlamani, Consultant Neurosurgeon, explains BE FAST, a clinically used acronym to recognise early signs of stroke.
Language: Telugu
Host: Dr. Kavyashree Dasari
Guest: Dr. Tejaswi Vadlamani

30/01/2026

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) a safe treatment during menopause?

Hear it from Dr. Ameya Kulkarni-Kanakiya, an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, as she explains what HRT is and whether it's safe for women in menopause.

Full Conversation Available Now on YouTube

Language: मराठी
Host: Dr. Smita Karpate, MD
Guest: Dr. Ameya Kulkarni-Kanakiya

17/01/2026

क्या Asthma कुछ दिनों की प्रॉब्लम है या ये Lifetime साथ रहती है?

In this reel, Dr. Kanishka (Singh) Kumar, an interventional pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist, answers whether asthma is a temporary or permanent problem and if there is a cure for asthma.

Host: Mr. Maulik Panchal

Guest: Dr. Kanishka (Singh) Kumar, interventional pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist

15/01/2026

Language: Hindi

अस्थमा क्या होता है?

In this reel, Dr. Kanisha (Singh) Kumar, an interventional pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist, explains what asthma actually is and its trigger points

Host: Mr. Maulik Panchal

Guest: Dr. Kanisha (Singh) Kumar, an interventional pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist

12/01/2026

बच्चे बिस्तर क्यों गीला करते हैं? माता-पिता के लिए ज़रूरी जानकारी


Dr. Vivek Viswanathan, paediatric urologist and minimal access paediatric surgeon, explains the REASONS behind bed wetting.

Host: Ms. Aditi Goswami

Guest: Dr. Vivek Viswanathan (MS, DrNB, MMAS, FICRS, B.A FMAS, DMAS, FMERU, FMERC, FRAEL, FGAEL)

Full Podcast on YouTube Tomorrow
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12/01/2026

Language: Tamil

See those posters everywhere promising to cure "sexual weakness"?

Dr. Krishna Mohan B., urologist and andrologist, has a warning and explains why seeing a qualified specialist could save your life.

Host: Dr. Ayshwarya Ravichandran

Guest: Dr. Krishna Mohan B, MBBS, MS, MCh (Urology)
Consultant Urologist and Andrologist
Founder of Dr BKM Urology & Manhood Andrology Clinic

08/01/2026

Language: Tamil
Men, planning to start a family? This reel is for you.
Dr. Krishna Mohan B, Urologist and Andrology specialist, explains what's quietly damaging your testosterone and reproductive health—and the simple changes that can prevent it.
Host: Dr. Ayshwarya Ravichandran

Guest: Dr. Krishna Mohan B, MBBS, MS, MCh (Urology)
Consultant Urologist and Andrologist
Founder of Dr BKM Urology & Manhood Andrology Clinic

07/01/2026

Language: Kannada

Is the radioactive treatment safe for those around you?

In this reel, Dr. Prathap H. J. explains how radiation is kept within safe limits at discharge and what isolation guidelines apply for thyroid cancer patients receiving iodine therapy.

Host: Dr. Shameer Ahmed
Guest: Dr. Prathap H J, Head of Nuclear Medicine, PET-CT, Advanced Radioligand Theranostics at Aster Whitefield, Bangalore
Full Episode now on YouTube!

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