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How a medical student is tackling the loneliness epidemic

With guest Harsh Moolani, M.D./M.P.H. student
Harsh Moolani, M.D./M.P.H. student
Harsh Moolani, M.D./M.P.H. student

March 6, 2024

GuestHarsh Moolani, M.D./M.P.H. student
Listen Time: 31m 43s

“People who have done so much and given to their community for so long, why are they lonely at the end of their lives?”

It’s a question that Harsh Moolani, currently a third-year M.D./M.P.H. student, grappled with when volunteering at local hospices. The care industry didn't seem to have any long-term solutions for patients, so, as a junior in college, he developed one himself.

Harsh joined Inside U Miami Medicine to discuss how he founded a nonprofit that tackles some of the biggest challenges for adult populations like loneliness, cognitive decay and lack of purpose — all while pursuing his medical degree.

 

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Michael Benatar

Michael Benatar, MBChB, M.S., D.Phil

Professor of Neurology and Public Health Sciences, Neuromuscular
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Biography: Dr. Michael Benatar, MD, PhD - is a Professor of Neurology and of Public Health Sciences, Chief of Neuromuscular Division, and Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research in the Department of Neurology. He is the Walter Bradley Chair in ALS Research and the Executive Director of the ALS Center at the University of Miami. He obtained his medical...
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