{"id":4732,"date":"2025-06-02T06:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4732"},"modified":"2025-06-02T06:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:24:50","slug":"the-politics-of-a-scan-making-imaging-a-global-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/the-politics-of-a-scan-making-imaging-a-global-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"The Politics of a Scan: Making Imaging a Global Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of <em>Paul Talks Science<\/em>, I spoke with Prof. Hedvig Hricak, lead commissioner of The Lancet Oncology Commission on Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, to discuss a historic win for global health: the newly adopted resolution at the 78th World Health Assembly that prioritizes access to medical imaging across low- and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Politics of a Scan: Making Imaging a Global Priority\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4ItZ3L1wybSr5ftEprdxQM?si=thCY3ma5QE6Oc-ErS7AXzA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We talk about how this resolution came to be, what it means for cancer and non-communicable disease care, and how innovations in artificial intelligence and affordable imaging technologies are reshaping the landscape. 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