Science & Medicine: Using technology to improve health equity
From Petrie Dish by Bonnie Petrie
May 3, 2026 · 2 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how remote technology can enhance health equity, featuring insights from Tae Joon Moon on transdermal alcohol monitors for treating alcohol use disorder.
Remote technology can bring health interventions to patients who may struggle to get themselves to care because of where they live or how much money they have. Tae Joon Moon, Ph.D., has found that transdermal alcohol monitors are a remote tech that might help treat people with alcohol use disorder.
People in this episode
Host: Bonnie Petrie
Guest: Tae Joon Moon, Ph.D.
Topics covered
- health equity
- remote technology
- alcohol use disorder
- health interventions
- access to care
Keywords
- health equity
- remote technology
- alcohol use disorder
- transdermal monitors
- health interventions
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