Best Editor In Chief Of Tragedy Podcasts (2024)

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The industrial tragedy at Bhopal through the LivingBodiesObjects' digital storytelling 30:41

4M ago30:41

30:41

The 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, India, is recognised as the world’s worst industrial disaster. The Wellcome-funded LivingBodiesObjects project has been working with the Bhopal Medical Appeal (referred to as BMA), a charity funding free healthcare for disaster survivors and water-affected communities. In this podcast episode, LivingBo…

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Humanising Care for Older People Living with Dementia - Teun Toebes in conversation with Khalid Ali 36:42

5M ago36:42

36:42

Teun Toebes, humanitarian activist, in conversation with Khalid Ali. In this podcast, Teun talks about his book 'The Housemates' (The Housemates by Teun Toebes, Laura Vroomen | Waterstones) and documentary film 'Human Forever' (Human Forever The Film (human-forever.com) describing his quest to understand better the experience of older people living…

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Making Modern Maternity 21:50

6M ago21:50

21:50

Introducing their forthcoming special issue of Medical Humanities, Drs. Whitney Wood, Heather Love, Jerika Sanderson, and Karen Weingarten discuss the political significance of “making” our “modern maternity” with Editor-in-Chief Brandy Schillace. Whitney Wood is Canada Research Chair in the Historical Dimensions of Women’s Health at Vancouver Isla…

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Black and Brown in Bioethics: A new Medical Humanities Research Forum 25:24

7M ago25:24

25:24

In this podcast, our Editor-in-chief Brandy Schillace sits down with Matimba Swana and Kumeri Bandara of Black and Brown in Bioethics to discuss how they started, why it is important to build community when challenging disparities in academia, and how Medical Humanities and Black and Brown in Bioethics are joining forces to transform the academic p…

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Scenario Planning, Healthcare, and the Humanities 24:55

8M ago24:55

24:55

In this podcast, Brandy Schillace (EIC) and Cristina Hanganu-Bresch (Blog and Associate Editor) talk to Matt Finch and Matthew Molineux about how scenario planning can help inform decisions about healthcare and the role of narrative in building scenarios that teach and humanize the health professions. Read more: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humani…

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Integrating AI into Healthcare with Raj Ratwani 50:45

10M ago50:45

50:45

Today, Raj Ratwani, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at the MedStar Health Research Institute, Director of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare, and an associate professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, joins Tracy Granzyk to explore the intersection of patient safety and data in our U…

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Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence 30:55

11M ago30:55

30:55

The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. To…

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His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf 37:28

1y ago37:28

37:28

He's alive thanks to a repurposed drug. Now his dream is to find cures for millions of people from among drugs we already have. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Tra…

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Converting Personal Tragedy into Healthcare Safety for All with Armando Nahum 30:42

1y ago30:42

30:42

Joining Tracy for today’s episode is the truly remarkable Armando Nahum, a former patient advocate who has transitioned into an tremendously influential healthcare activist. Armando's inspirational story and educational presentations born out of his own family’s tragedy have left a profound mark on hospital administrations and frontline caregivers …

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Poetry, Disability, and the Power of Medical Humanities with Kimberly Campanello 26:27

1y ago26:27

26:27

Making connections through poetry, disability, and medical humanities. Brandy Schillace, Medical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, interviews Kimberly Campanello, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Leeds University, UK. Read the related blog including the transcription of this podcast: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2023/10/26/on-poetr…

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Physicians: Shape Your AI Future or Someone Else Will 27:54

1y ago27:54

27:54

Dr Eric Topol discusses the present and future of AI in medicine with historian and futurist Dr Adam Rodman. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science …

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Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine 39:38

1y ago39:38

39:38

A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Profess…

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Amplifying Patient Voice to Improve Care with Martin Hatlie 39:19

1y ago39:19

39:19

Tracy welcomes esteemed patient safety advocate and President/CEO of Project Patient Care, Marty Hatlie, to the podcast today for a conversation that delves deeply into the core of patient safety and the integral roles patients and families play in elevating healthcare outcomes. Together, they engage in a timely dialogue which underscores the urgen…

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How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic 34:36

1y ago34:36

34:36

The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric …

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Virtual Reality and Disability: Supportive learning through VR 29:35

1+ y ago29:35

29:35

Stuart Murray, Professor of Contemporary Literatures and Film, University of Leeds; Wellcome funded LivingBodiesObjects project David Tabron, Blueberry Academy speak to Brandy Schillace about LivingBodiesObjects, the Blueberry Academy, and how Virtual Reality can support those with learning differences. Read the blog with the transcript of this epi…

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Bob Wachter's Viral Tweet and Thoughts on AI in Medicine 38:46

1+ y ago38:46

38:46

The gig was up, but when he finally got COVID, it was pretty far down on his ER problem list. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Prof…

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AI Comes to Medicine: This Time, It's Serious 38:14

1+ y ago38:14

38:14

Information pollution is just the beginning. We're in for an uncomfortable ride. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Mole…

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Bittersweet Potatoes: Noura Kevorkian, documentary film maker, reflects on the plight, and resilience of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon 36:58

1+ y ago36:58

36:58

In this podcast, Dr Khalid Ali, film and media correspondent, interviews Noura Kevorkian, a Syrian/ Lebanese documentary film-maker. Noura Kevorkian discusses the personal and professional journey of her award-winning documentary 'Batata', its impact on the film's protagonists, and how the film advocates for the rights of refugees around the world.…

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Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water' 43:08

1+ y ago43:08

43:08

Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, D…

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There's No Place Like Home for Hospital Care 27:36

1+ y ago27:36

27:36

Dr Helen Ouyang on why she writes so much about the hospital-at-home movement: It's the future, one way or another. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational S…

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Rogue Faculty and Academic Freedom in the Age of Misinformation 35:52

1+ y ago35:52

35:52

Should our nation's academic institutions rein in faculty who amplify conspiracy theories and spread potentially harmful falsehoods? This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripp…

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Featuring the Nocturnist’s SHAME IN MEDICINE: The Lost Forest 28:15

1+ y ago28:15

28:15

Medical Humanities, editor-in-chief Brandy Schillace speaks to Emily Silverman, MD, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)creator of The Nocturnist podcast, and Luna Dolezal, Associate Professor in Philosophy and Medical Humanities based in the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health. They both published a 10-part podcast…

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How AI and Chatbots Can Make Us Healers Again 32:40

1+ y ago32:40

32:40

ChatGPT and large language models offer physicians the chance to do what they went to medical school for: connect with patients and help them regain their health. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric …

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Advocating for Mom and Medical System Reform with Steve Burrows 47:20

2y ago47:20

47:20

Steve Burrows is a writer, director, performer, and producer who began his career in Chicago, joining Second City director Dell Close as a member of the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking improvisational comedy group ‘Baron's Barracudas’. After relocating to Los Angeles, Burrows began his film and TV career with an award-winning short film, "T…

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Hannah Fry: The Mathematician Who Knows Uncertainty Is Unavoidable 37:58

2y ago37:58

37:58

Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese chat with the UK's professor Hannah Fry about taking risks and asking the right questions. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translat…

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Immersive and Interactive: Accessibility Theatre and LivingBodiesObjects 23:53

2y ago23:53

23:53

Editor's in Chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, interviews Amelia DeFalco, University of Leeds and Steve Byrne Director/Chief exec of the Interplay Theatre about the Interplay Theatre's work with disabled students and the role of immersive experience for the LivingBodiedObjects project.Related blog including the transcription of the podc…

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To Stop COVID, We Must Clean Up Our Air 31:46

2y ago31:46

31:46

Two-way masking is pretty effective, but it's not sustainable. Environmental engineer and viral transmission expert Dr Linsey Marr reveals how we can fight COVID by tackling our contaminated air. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.…

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From Voiceless to a Voice Representing the Deaf Community and British Sign Language (BSL) 41:01

2y ago41:01

41:01

Dr Khalid Ali, film and media correspondent, interviews British documentary filmmaker, Edward Lovelace. They discuss his film ‘’Name me Lawand’’, a rapturous portrait of a deaf Kurdish boy’s emotional journey towards discovering how to express himself. A love letter to the power of communication and community. Edward describes how he bonded with La…

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How We Can Err if We Rely on Randomized Controlled Trials 40:51

2y ago40:51

40:51

Dr Trish Greenhalgh explains how we miss the boat when we discount real-world evidence in favor of randomized trial evidence. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Trans…

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Finding the Right Words, a book on Grief, Dementia, and Literature 23:26

2y ago23:26

23:26

The moving story of an English professor studying neurology in order to understand and come to terms with her father's death from Alzheimer's. Brandy Schillace (Medical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief) interviews Cindy Weinstein, Vice Provost and Professor of English at California Institute of Technology.Related blog including the transcription of the …

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How We Create--Then Blame--A Viral Underclass 30:08

2y ago30:08

30:08

Stephen Thrasher discusses his new book, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Sc…

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Advocating For Your Best Life with Clarinda Ross 58:42

2y ago58:42

58:42

Tracy’s guest on this episode is Clarinda Ross, mom of three and accomplished actress, writer, and special needs advocate. Clarinda began her journey as a patient advocate thirty-three years ago when her daughter Clara was found to have developmental delays, the experience of which she channeled into her one-woman show Spit Like A Big Girl. Clarind…

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The Golden Age of Virology? An Expert's Take on Polio, Monkeypox, and COVID-19 52:55

2y ago52:55

52:55

Virologist Jeremy Kamil shares his relatively upbeat perspective on the viral threats we face today. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institut…

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Infectious Disease Epidemics and Inequality 25:42

2y ago25:42

25:42

Join us for a fascinating discussion about the ethics of care, and most especially the way structural racism and impediments to access heightened existing inequalities during both outbreak and lockdown.Brandy Schillace speaks to epidemiologist Professor John Wright, Bradford Institute for Health Research and Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Resear…

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We Are Failing to Use What We've Learned About COVID 39:17

2y ago39:17

39:17

Another COVID-19 variant is inevitable because we aren't doing anything to stop it, says UK operational researcher Christina Pagel. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps…

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Body Talk: “Corporeal Pedagogies” 27:26

2y ago27:26

27:26

In this month's podcast, Brandy Schillace talks to Dr Sally Waite and Dr Olivia Turner, of Newcastle University. They discuss "corporeal pedagogy", a form of learning and teaching that suspends conventional modes of Western education, particularly within a university setting, to facilitate embodied and haptic learning and production of knowledge.A …

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Hidden in Plain Sight: If AI Can Detect Race, What About Bias? 36:24

2+ y ago36:24

36:24

An AI model accurately predicts a person's race from a chest radiograph with stunning accuracy. Here's why it matters, and how it poses research questions about bias in medicine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/publ…

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Posthumanism and the LivingBodiesObject Project 37:05

2+ y ago37:05

37:05

LivingBodiesObjects is a 3-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust designed to test and extend the boundaries of Medical Humanities research. Today we talk to Stuart Murray and Amelia DeFalco, University of Leeds, about the value of de-centering structures and opening diversity.Link to the blog post with more information about the project, and tr…

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Global Health Humanities, a June Special Issue 28:29

2+ y ago28:29

28:29

Editor-in-chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, interviews Narin Hassan and Jessica Howell about their innovative and interdisciplinary approach to health humanities.Narin Hassan is Associate Professor and Director of Global Media and Cultures (MS-GMC) in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Jessica Howell is…

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A Walk Toward Healthcare Safety with Dr. David Mayer 28:20

2+ y ago28:20

28:20

Tracy’s guest on this episode of Lit Health is Dr. David Mayer, Executive Director of the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety, where he leads quality and safety programs in support of discovery and learning and the application of innovative methods to operational clinical challenges. A cardiac anesthesiologist by training and a medical educato…

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Long COVID: A Very Big Umbrella 35:45

2+ y ago35:45

35:45

Abraham Verghese talks with Stanford's Dr Linda Geng, who is studying the puzzling and poorly understood postviral phenomenon known as long COVID. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Abraham Verghese, MD,…

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Bradford Tales Authentically and Poetically Portrayed in Film by Clio Barnard 35:52

2+ y ago35:52

35:52

Clio Barnard is multi-award winning British Film writer, director and producer. In this conversation with Medical Humanities' film and media correspondent, Khalid Ali, she revisits her 'Bradford Film Trilogy'; 'The Arbor' (2010), 'The Selfish Giant' (2013), and 'Ali & Ava' (2021). The uniqueness and diversity of Bradford community portrayed as a lo…

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It's Not All Fun and Games: How DeepMind Unlocks Medicine's Secrets 44:19

2+ y ago44:19

44:19

Eric Topol speaks with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis about harnessing the potential of AI in health and medicine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Scien…

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How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain 38:37

2+ y ago38:37

38:37

Pain is central to every specialty, and we all played a part in the opioid crisis, says Dr Haider Warraich, author of The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine E…

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Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead 34:00

2+ y ago34:00

34:00

Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps T…

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Eric Topol: 'I Still Have My Guard Up' 22:10

2+ y ago22:10

22:10

Why we should be shifting into high gear on treatments for long COVID and a pan-beta-coronavirus vaccine. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Ins…

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The Medical Model Doesn't Work for Mental Health 39:03

2+ y ago39:03

39:03

Former NIMH Director Tom Insel explains how the medical model has failed the field of psychiatry. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; …

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LivingBodiesObjects: Changing the way we research 32:39

2+ y ago32:39

32:39

LivingBodiesObjects is a 3-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust designed to test and extend the boundaries of Medical Humanities research.Editor-in-chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, interviews Stuart Murray, Professor of Contemporary Literatures and Film and Director of the Centre of Medical Humanities at the University of Leeds, …

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Why Test to Treat is Imperative Now 45:50

2+ y ago45:50

45:50

Epidemiologist-engineer Michael Mina thinks diagnostics belong in the hands of the people. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Profess…

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'Historic Botched Job': The Narrative Mechanics of Failed COVID Communication From CDC and Elsewhere 34:07

2+ y ago34:07

34:07

Randy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses. This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only. To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969151 Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of …

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