Decoding Women’s Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynor

Overview

Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynor is a podcast produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries—the company behind some of the world's most acclaimed audio journalism, founded by Malcolm Gladwell. Launched in October 2025, the show focuses on midlife healthspan and longevity science: territory that existing women's health content rarely covers with genuine scientific rigor.

The Atria Research and Global Health Institute is proud to support this initiative as part of its commitment to making the science of prevention accessible to everyone.

Our Leader

Dr. Elizabeth Poynor — Host

Dr. Poynor is Chair of Women's Health and Gynecology at Atria, with more than 15 years at Memorial Sloan Kettering and a current Clinical Professor role at NYU. She brings rare clinical depth to conversations that are too often oversimplified, translating the latest science on hormonal health, metabolic change, and cutting-edge topics — including psychedelics, trauma healing and cannabis — into guidance that women can actually use.

Impact

Women navigating midlife face a documented gap in evidence-based health guidance. The science of hormonal health, metabolic change, and cardiovascular risk in women is advancing rapidly—but it rarely reaches the people who need it most, in a form they can act on.This podcast is designed to close that gap. By reaching women during the life stage when evidence-based guidance can most significantly shape long-term health outcomes, Decoding Women's Health is prevention in action — delivered at scale.

Current Work

The inaugural 26-episode season is currently airing, covering topics from hormonal health to metabolic changes to cardiovascular risk — all grounded in up-to-the-minute science and made accessible to a general audience.

Early projections suggest more than 5 million impressions, reaching listeners with a demonstrated interest in wellness, women's health, and science.

Partners and Collaborators

Pushkin Industries