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MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Lyme Created in a Lab? 'Wild Pregnancies'; Diabetes Program FloppedMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss a conspiracy theory about the origins of Lyme disease, ob/gyns' reactions to 'wild pregnancies' and 'freebirths', and the struggles facing a CMS Diabetes Prevention Program. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-12-1912 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today New CDC Leadership; The Business of MAHA; Eugenics Enters the ChatMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss a scoop on new CDC leadership, the different facets of the MAHA empire, and how some see echoes of eugenics in MAHA. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-12-0513 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Nixed Hormone Therapy Warning; Making GLP-1s Affordable; What Is 'Butt Breathing'?MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the decision to remove the black box warning on menopause hormone therapy products, how and why some GLP-1s will now be covered by Medicare, and new research on butt breathing. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-11-1410 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: MedPod Today: CDC Cuts; Illicit Weight-Loss Drugs; Unnecessary Spine SurgeriesMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the reductions-in-force at CDC and the surrounding chaos, FDA’s crackdown on the unapproved weight-loss drug retatrutide, and which hospitals are performing the most, unnecessary spine surgeries. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-10-1711 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Shutdown Explainer; Paid Expert Witness Ethics; RFK Jr.'s CDC AdvisorMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the government shutdown may affect healthcare, the debate on whether physician paid expert witnesses can ever be truly impartial, and what we know about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s CDC contact, Dr. William Thompson. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-10-0311 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: RFK Jr. Rundown; Florida Axes Vax Mandates; New Cardiology ResearchMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the latest RFK Jr. news, Florida's announcement it would end vaccine mandates, and the top research from the European Society of Cardiologyannual meeting. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-09-1211 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: CDC Shooting; Diet Guidance Retractions; Political Control of GrantsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the public health community is responding to the shooting at CDC, why nutrition and obesity experts are worried about upcoming dietary guidelines, and how an executive order putting political appointees in charge of reviewing grants from federal agencies will impact medical research. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-08-1513 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: More HHS Personnel Changes; MMWR Slowdown; 'Expert Panels'MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss an FDA official's abrupt exit and the future of USPSTF, a major publishing slowdown at MMWR, and why FDA's so-called 'expert panels' are raising red flags. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-08-0113 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Trans Healthcare Targeted; OTC Ivermectin; Low-Key BBB ProvisionsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the federal government has been targeting gender-affirming care for youth, which states have passed laws making ivermectin available over-the-counter (OTC), and highlight some under-the-radar provisions in the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" that haven't gotten much media attention. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-07-1812 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: A New ACIP; Diabetes Meeting Update; USMLE Score CreepMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the first day of the

2025-06-2713 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: ACIP Firings; Goodbye, Benadryl? Practice-Changing ASCO StudiesMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss

2025-06-1312 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Alzheimer's Blood Test; Vax Claims Debunked; Top GLP-1 for Weight LossMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the first FDA-approved

2025-05-2313 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Makary Interview; DEI Order Targets Medical Education; HICPAC EndsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss our editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust's

2025-05-0913 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: DOJ's Med Journal Letters; Supreme Court Hears ACA Case; More HHSMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss letters the

2025-04-2511 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Inside HHS Cuts; Immigrant HCPs at Risk; Tariffs' Impact on HealthcareMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the fallout from major

2025-04-1114 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Hospital Hoarded Corpses; Washington Rundown; Match Day TrendsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the disturbing story of a hospital

2025-03-2814 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: This Week's Top D.C. Healthcare NewsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the deluge of healthcare news updates out of Washington from the past month. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-03-0714 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Healthcare Policy in the Second Trump AdministrationMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the deluge of healthcare news updates from the first few weeks of the second Trump presidency. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2025-02-0708 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: 'Medical Freedom'; More Private Equity Harms; USMLE Cheating ScandalMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the growing 'medical freedom' movement, another way that private equity harms patients, and the latest updates on the USMLE cheating scandal . Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Jennifer Henderson, Kristina Fiore, and Rachael Robertson.

2025-01-1711 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: CEO Murder Shows Industry Risks; RFK Jr. Conspiracies; Gold Card LawsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how the murder of United Healthcare’s CEO raised questions about the risks healthcare leadership faces, RFK Jr. health-related conspiracies, and 'gold card' laws. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Joyce Frieden, and Shannon Firth.

2024-12-1313 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: What Happens to Healthcare Under Trump?MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss what happens to healthcare under Trump, including what actions he'll take and how he'll handle the Federal Trade Commission. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Joyce Frieden and Shannon Firth.

2024-11-1511 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for ParentingMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discussallegations of a toxic work environment at the University of Virginia, new recommendations for additional COVID vaccines for older adults, and how some medical schools are giving credit for parenting and caregiving'. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by

2024-11-0111 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It?MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discussa medical education rundown, the first doctor of chiropractic program, and why MedPAC is questioning the value of 'extra benefits'. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Sophie Putka, and Cheryl Clark.

2024-10-1815 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: New COVID Variant; FDA Eye Drop Warning; CRNA Scope Creep?MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discussa new COVID variant, why the FDA is concerned about amniotic fluid in eyedrops, conversations happening in California about certified registered nurse anesthetists’ scope of practice. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Kristina Fiore, Sophie Putka, and Jennifer Henderson.

2024-09-2711 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Med Board Snubs New Law; Is Ketamine Addictive? AMR the MusicalMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how Tennessee is trying to fill their physician shortage and why they’re facing some hurdles. Plus, we dive into the question: how addictive is ketamine, the drug that killed Matthew Perry ? And lastly, a new off-Broadway musical about antimicrobial resistance. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Cheryl Clark, Sophie Putka, and Rachael Robertson.

2024-09-1313 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Journal Disclosure Policies; Doc Fights Insurance; IUD Pain TreatmentMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss major medical journals' highly varried conflict of interest policies. Plus, one doctor's fight for insurance coverage for her baby daughter's cancer . And lastly, the CDC's updated contraceptive guidance. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Cheryl Clark, Sophie Putka, and Rachael Robertson.

2024-08-1613 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Latest AIDS 'Cure'; Seine Swimming Risks; Slushie Dangers for Kids?MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss new AIDS research, including an apparently cured AIDS patient and the PURPOSE 1 trial. Plus, the risks of swimming in dirty water (yeah...we're looking at you, Olympic swimming in the Seine). And lastly, whether slushies are dangerous for children. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Kate Kahn, Jennifer Henderson, and Sophie Putka.

2024-08-0214 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Administrative Harm; GOP-Backed Alternative to IVF? 'Zebra' StoriesMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss administrative harm, why there is no alternative to IVF despite what some GOP lawmakers say, and some zebra tales. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Michael DePeau-Wilson.

2024-07-1912 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Abortion Ban Workarounds; Bungled COVID Vax Paper; Texas Doc IndictedMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the results of a survey that MedPage Today conducted among ob/gyns in abortion-restrictive states, a controversial BMJ paper that got an expression of concern after public outcry, and a Texas doctor accused of illegally accessing child health records. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Jennifer Henderson.

2024-06-2809 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Thumbs Down for MDMA; NEJM Embargo Policy Reversed; 'Margarita Burn'MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the FDA advisory committee meeting on MDMA for PTSD treatment, how MedPage Today's reporting helped reverse NEJM's embargo policy that limited access for physician-focused publications, and the unexpected skin risk of margaritas by the pool this summer. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Michael DePeau-Wilson.

2024-06-0710 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: RFK Jr.'s Ailments; Tenpenny Gets License Back; Shady Stem Cell ShotsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discus RFK Jr.'s brain worm and creaky, strained voice, as well as how the doctor who said COVID vaccines could magnetize people got her license back and some medical tourism stem cell shots that didn't go as planned. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Sophie Putka.

2024-05-1710 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo ChangesMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discus H5N1 updates, including testing, vaccines, and antivirals, as well as a case that could change whether emergency departments can offer abortions and NEJM's rolled back embargo policy that will mostly impact medical publications. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Kristina Fiore and Joyce Frieden.

2024-05-0314 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Deep Dive: What’s The Matter With For-Profit Nursing Schools? (Part Two)MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters dive deep into the world of for-profit nursing programs based on MedPage Today reporter Shannon Firth's series "What's the Matter With For-Profit Nursing Programs?" Here's part one (context), part two (Stratford University), part three (HCI College), and part four (Aspen University) of that series. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Shannon Firth.

2024-04-2219 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Deep Dive: What’s The Matter With For-Profit Nursing Schools? (Part One)MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters dive deep into the world of for-profit nursing programs based on MedPage Today reporter Shannon Firth's series "What's the Matter With For-Profit Nursing Programs?" Here's part one (context), part two (Stratford University), part three (HCI College), and part four (Aspen University) of that series. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Shannon Firth.

2024-04-1916 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Anti-DEI Rep at Med Meeting; Private Equity Probe; Delayed RankingsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how an anti-DEI legislator has not been disinvited from speaking at a medical conference, a Senate investigation into some private equity companies that own emergency department staffing firms, and why we still haven’t seen the “Best Medical Schools” rankings yet. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Jennifer Henderson.

2024-04-1210 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: IMGs Skip Residency? Butt Lift Gone Wrong; Medicine's Gender GapMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss international medical graduates and residency, a Miami doctor facing complaints related to a Brazilian butt lift gone wrong, and new research on gender and sexual harassment during internship and the gender pay gap in medicine. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Sophie Putka.

2024-03-2913 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: AAMC Leaked Emails; 'Wild West' of Ketamine; MA Games the SystemMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss leaked emails from the AAMCthat reveal concern about an exodus from the standard residency application pathway, the APA’s thoughts on the rise of ketamine clinics, and a conversation about Medicare Advantage she had with Don Berwick, MD

2024-03-1512 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Are MA 'Extras' Used? USMLE Cheating Scandal; Keto for Mental HealthMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss whether people actually use their Medicare Advantage benefits, the recent USMLE cheating scandal and the class action lawsuit that came out of it , and how the ketogenic diet might have some surprising uses for treating mental health conditions.

2024-03-0112 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today What to Know About the Factor XIa Inhibitors on the HorizonA novel class of antithrombotic medication, the factor XIa inhibitors, has had a rocky start but is powering through phase III trials, which are now underway. MedPage Today sat down to discuss the novel agents with Graeme Hankey, MBBS, MD, of the University of Western Australia School of Medicine & Pharmacology and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, both in Perth, Australia. He’s also co-chair of the Secondary Stroke Prevention Executive Committee and the Program Executive Council for the Librexia trial program for one of the factor XIa agents, milvexian. Episode produced and hosted by Crystal Phend. Sound engineering by Greg Laub.

2024-02-2717 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Medicare Advantage Woes, Double Billing, NHPI Health DisparitiesMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week on the pod we discuss a recent interview with the head of the agency that advisoes Congress on Medicare, some instances of double billing patients, and the story of one physician-scientist changing the narrative surrounding NHPI health disparities

2024-02-0213 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and BurnoutMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss some updates on residency application prices and other changes to the process,” a doctor who got disciplined for spewing COVID misinformation, and a new study that found doctors especially should actually relax on their vacations

2024-01-1910 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Long COVID and Stem Cells; An Unusual Pregnancy; New CannabinoidsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how stem cell companies are marketing to long COVID patients ,” a rare case of abdominal ectopic pregnancy where the patient and baby both survived, and how Americans are using emerging cannabinoids

2023-12-2210 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: Rare "Long Vax" Cases; Macchiarini's Missteps; AI Cloned Docs' VoiceMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss a rare syndrome following COVID vaccination that some are calling “long vax,” why people are talking about disgraced surgeon Paolo Macchiarini a decade after his experiments on patients first came to light, and a doctor who claims her voice was cloned by AI for an advertisement. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Rachael Robertson, Kristina Fiore, and Jennifer Henderson.

2023-12-0810 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID VaxMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss a legal battle in Colorado over whether or not the state can ban so-called medication abortion reversal, a new CMS rule that includes Medicare pay cuts, and one doctor who got tinnitus shortly after a COVID vaccine

2023-11-1012 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Ep. 6: COVID Rundown; Shady Medicare Advantage Ads; RIP 'Excited Delirium'MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss changes in COVID peak viral load, how long kids are contagious, and the latest COVID variant. Plus, several

2023-10-2712 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Ep. 5: Interpreting COVID Rapid Tests; Medical Meeting Scams; Shadow WorkMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss n the details you may not have known to look foropens in a new tab or window on your at-home COVID tests, a scam impacting medical meetings, and the latest pop psychology craze sweeping TikTok. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Sophie Putka, and Rachael Robertson.

2023-10-1320 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Ep. 4: Surprise Medical Bill, GLP-1 Agonist Plateau, Grateful Patient FundraisingMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how a Medicare switch led to a massive surprise medical billl, the GLP-1 agonist plateau no one's talking about, and a new position statement on Grateful Patient Fundraising. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Cheryl Clark, Sophie Putka, and Michael DePeau-Wilson.

2023-09-2914 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Ep. 3: New CDC Goals, Hospital Hires AI Job, and Med Student Mental HealthMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the CDC Director's plan to build trust, the first artificial intelligence job at a hospital, and mental health coverage for med students. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Michael DePeau-Wilson and Sophie Putka.

2023-09-1512 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Ep. 2: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID ShotsMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Sophie Putka, Rachael Robertson, and Kristina Fiore.

2023-09-0110 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today MedPod Today Ep. 1: The Medical Misinformation MessMedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news. Featured Stories: Story one, story two, story three, and story four. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson Sound engineering by Greg Laub Reporting by Kristina Fiore, Michael DePeau-Wilson, Rachael Robertson, and Jennifer Henderson

2023-08-2310 min

Black and EMPOWERed Podcast MedPage Interview on Cultural HumilityThis week join us for a special interview with Kara Grant, Enterprise and Investigative Writer for MedPage, and our very own Dr. Isha Metzger as they discuss how to treat Ethno-Racial trauma with cultural humility. You can learn more about MedPage and Kara Grant on the MedPage website. The original episode aired on April 26, 2021, through MedPage and be sure to check out our social media accounts @bbkars and @TheEMPOWERLab

2021-05-2628 min

TRACK THE VAX Buyer Beware: Fighting COVID Vaccine FraudScams. They are as old as medicine itself. Fraudsters prey on people's fears and concerns by pretending they have a wonder drug or access to a restricted item, then offer it up for sale at a premium. The COVID-19 pandemic seemed to check all the boxes — especially vaccines, when it comes to criminals trying to take advantage of the system. A real-life miracle drug that prevents a real life pandemic, and not enough to go around. Already we've heard of cases from Florida to New York of attempts to steal vials of the COVID vaccines. In China and South Africa, IN...

2021-03-3024 min

TRACK THE VAX COVID Vaccine Side Effects: Is the System Working?It's now 100 days since the first COVID shot was given in the largest mass vaccination campaign in U.S. history. With more than 2 million shots administered daily, more vaccines are going in arms each day in America than in all of the clinical trials combined. Each vaccine's clinical trial had 30,000-40,000 participants and was required to produce data for at "least two months after completion of the full vaccination regimen to help provide adequate information to assess a vaccine's benefit-risk profile." Today, that means we are getting more and more real-world data from a larger and more diverse group than...

2021-03-2322 min

TRACK THE VAX Why Women Experience COVID and the Vaccines Differently Than MenIt's been one full year into the pandemic and it's clear: women are bearing the brunt of it. And it's not only because women have been forced out of the workplace at disproportionate rates — hitting the lowest level of female participation in the workplace since 1988 — or because more than 75% of those working in the healthcare sector are women. In fact, women appear hardwired to experience COVID-19 and the vaccines differently. Data from the CDC suggests side effects from the vaccines are worse in women; for example, 63 of the total 66 reported cases of anaphylaxis happened in women. Sabra Klein, PhD, a prof...

2021-03-1622 min

TRACK THE VAX When Can I Walk Into a Pharmacy And Get a COVID Shot?Vaccine distribution nationwide continues to ramp up, with nearly 2-million shots being given daily. President Biden has now said that every adult could be vaccinated by the end of May. A big promise that brings with it hope... a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. But when will COVID vaccination be as simple as getting a flu shot? Many of the doses currently being given are at mass-vaccination sites. Will local and national pharmacies be able to simplify the process? The government still controls the supply and distribution of COVID-19 shots. We wanted to understand what that process...

2021-03-0923 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Abandoned: When You're All AloneThis episode on "Abandoned" is about what happens when you are out there all alone -- whether it's because you're physically sequestered, or feeling like it's you versus the establishment, or you versus the world. Those are trying times, but learning ones for everyone involved. Chapter 1. People Died. The Establishment Played Games (3:10): Here's what it took, and how disgracefully long it took, for a simple COVID research project. Story by Martin Makary, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today, and Johns Hopkins professor. Chapter 2. The System Failed Us (15:26): Seeking help for her husband, a nurse finds tunnel vision is rampant in medicine...

2021-03-0840 min

TRACK THE VAX Latest COVID Vax: One and Done?Millions of Americans are in line to get one of now three vaccines approved by the FDA for emergency use. The latest — Johnson & Johnson's one-dose adenovirus vector — can be stored for up to three months in a fridge and is easier to transport. Johnson & Johnson is no stranger to the technology, having used it in its Ebola vaccine. Despite its rollout goals of 100 million doses by June, Rick Nettles, MD, vice president of medical affairs at J&J's Janssen division, says researchers are already looking ahead to expanding its use for children and pregnant women. He joins this week's episode.

2021-03-0221 min

TRACK THE VAX Latest COVID Vax: One and Done?Millions of Americans are in line to get one of now three vaccines approved by the FDA for emergency use. The latest — Johnson & Johnson's one-dose adenovirus vector - can be stored for up to three months in a fridge and is easier to transport. Johnson & Johnson is no stranger to the technology, having used it in its Ebola vaccine. Despite its rollout goals of 100 million doses by June, Rick Nettles, MD, vice president of medical affairs at J&J's Janssen division, says researchers are already looking ahead to expanding its use for children and pregnant women. He joins this week's ep...

2021-03-0221 min

TRACK THE VAX What Do We Really Know About Adenovirus Vectors for Vaccines?As the U.S. hits the half-million death mark from COVID-19 -- a grim milestone that is equal to roughly the entire population of Atlanta and more than that of Miami -- a new weapon is being added to the COVID-19 vaccine arsenal. Johnson & Johnson is seeking emergency use authorization for what would become the U.S.'s first one-dose and non-mRNA COVID vaccine. It employs adenovirus vectors, a technology that has been used in labs for decades and was approved for the Ebola vaccine by the FDA in December 2019. It's the same technology that AstraZeneca/Oxford and Sputnik V...

2021-02-2317 min

TRACK THE VAX Can the Same Vaccines Protect Against New COVID Strains?As many as a dozen COVID-19 variants are knowingly circulating worldwide. Among them, B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, the highly transmissible strains that originated in the U.K. and South Africa, respectively. As more vaccines continue to push forward for emergency approval worldwide, we're still learning the effectiveness of the current vaccines against the new strains; and how the new mutations mean even those who have already had COVID-19 may not be immune from reinfection. To explore the new strains and what it means for vaccination efforts, future mutations, and herd immunity, Angela Rasmussen, PhD, a virologist with Georgetown University's Center for...

2021-02-1623 min

TRACK THE VAX COVID Vaccines: Too Risky for Some People?Nearly 1.5 million Americans are being vaccinated every day against COVID-19. Allergic reactions have led some to question if they should get the vaccine; and scant data from clinical trials for the currently approved vaccines in vulnerable populations means we don't fully know how those with certain conditions will react. Does that mean those with certain allergies or conditions like HIV, multiple sclerosis, or cancer should pass on the shot? What about those who are pregnant? Barbara Alexander, MD, infectious disease specialist at Duke University and current president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, joins us to explore who should...

2021-02-0925 min

TRACK THE VAX Can COVID Vaccination Become Mandatory?New viral strains continue to spread across the country, which has added to the urgency of getting as many people vaccinated as possible. With supplies of the two vaccines currently available in the U.S. falling well short of demand, mandating vaccination is likely not a realistic scenario now. But it could be in the coming months. Is it legal for states, private employers, and even airlines, to mandate a vaccine that has only been approved for emergency use? Who could be held responsible if something goes wrong after getting the shot? Carmel Shachar, JD, executive director of The Petrie-Flom...

2021-02-0222 min

Healthy Skeptic, MD Rooting Out Bad Incentives in Medicine with MedPage Today’s Kristina FioreIn 2019, MedPage Today launched an investigative healthcare reporting team. Find out what they have uncovered so far with Kristina Fiore, who directs their Enterprise and Investigative Reporting efforts.As a bonus, we will also hear from Shelly Rosenfeld, a lawyer who co-directs the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC). Find out how this team might help you or a loved one with cancer advocate for your rights during a challenging time. **Be sure to subscribe to The Healthy Skeptic MD on your favorite podcast app and on Youtube!Link for our channel on podcast a...

2021-01-2945 min

TRACK THE VAX NIH Director: Collaboration Amid Chaos, and Biden's First 100 DaysA new week, and a new administration that has taken over the pandemic response. Now that 1 million vaccine doses are administered almost daily, President Joe Biden has increased the daily vaccination goal to 1.5 million Americans. What will the COVID national strategy actually look like under a new administration, and is Biden's goal achievable? To explore those questions, and what the future of collaboration in science looks like, we chat with NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD.

2021-01-2726 min

TRACK THE VAX COVID-19 Vaccine Policies: Ethical ConcernsEight COVID-19 vaccines have been approved somewhere in the world, at least for emergency use. In the U.S., only Moderna and Pfizer's two-dose mRNA vaccines are now available for distribution. But as the COVID pandemic continues to run rampant, vaccine supply everywhere remains limited. How did different countries decide who gets it and who doesn't? And what happens to the dozens of phase III clinical trials and their placebo participants who possibly qualify for vaccination with a different shot? To explore these and more ethical questions related to the COVID-19 vaccines, in this episode we speak with Arthur Caplan...

2021-01-2026 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today At a Loss: The Hardest Part of MedicineThis Anamnesis episode is called "At a Loss." And that can mean a lot of things -- at a loss for words, at a loss for any certainty, and for us in healthcare, it often means a loss of a patient. Chapter 1. Growing Close Then Saying Goodbye (3:00): How helping a sick colleague became a friendship. Story by Debashish Bose, MD, PhD. Chapter 2. A Broken System Killed My Young Patient (12:15): We've made improvements, but would anyone say it can't still happen? Story by Gregg Miller, MD. Chapter 3. What Could I Have Done Differently? (25:30): Almost a year later, COVID deaths still...

2021-01-1844 min

TRACK THE VAX The Distribution DebacleVaccine distribution — it's been a rocky road. While millions of doses have been shipped, only about one-third have been administered. The federal government has said a lag in reporting as well as the holiday season are partly to blame. But as long lines were seen across the country and in some states a bit of chaos, what happened? Was Operation Warp Speed more about vaccine development than distribution? To examine the issues of what went wrong and what can be done to fix it, in this episode we speak with emergency physician and former Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen, MD, as...

2021-01-1233 min

TRACK THE VAX How Did COVID Vaccine Development Move at Warp Speed?As vaccine distribution ramps up across the U.S., and globally, skepticism remains. Many cite the speed at which vaccines have rolled out as one of their main concerns. In this episode we explore how we got here, how the biopharmaceutical industry readied for this very moment that allowed them to move at warp speed. The vice president for science and regulatory advocacy at PhRMA, Jim Mayne, PhD, joins us to explain how the science-based, public-private partnerships aided in the momentum, how the R&D ecosystem has evolved and why he believes the bio-pharmaceutical industry was not caught off guard...

2021-01-0526 min

TRACK THE VAX Why Aren't Highest-Risk People Better Represented in COVID Vaccine Trials?Vaccination across the nation is now underway, with healthcare workers and those living and working in long-term care facilities among the first to receive the vaccines. Long-term and nursing home residents make up about 1% of the U.S. population, but have accounted for roughly 40% of all COVID-19 deaths, while those older than 50 are more likely to die from COVID-19 than younger age groups. However, they've accounted for less than a quarter of total COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participants. Why are they so scarcely represented in trials? To learn more, we chatted with Sharon Inouye, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine...

2020-12-2933 min

TRACK THE VAX How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?With a 'return to normal' from the pandemic practically hinging on COVID-19 vaccines, how do you overcome those who are vaccine hesitant? How does vaccination history impact perception and what role do medical professionals have in explaining the science? To learn more we chatted with MedPage Today Editorial Board member Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

2020-12-2228 min

TRACK THE VAX What Do We Really Know About Pfizer's New COVID Vax?The first vaccine in the U.S. has been granted Emergency Use Authorization and begun distribution and inoculation among the first group of recipients: frontline healthcare providers and assisted-living residents. Questions remain, however, about Pfizer's data and long-term studies. To learn more we chatted with Pfizer's Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for viral Vaccines, Dr. Phil Dormitzer, who leads Pfizer's research and development into viral vaccines.

2020-12-1633 min

TRACK THE VAX How Do the New COVID-19 Vaccines Work?The two vaccines showing most promise - and moving first through the regulatory process - are a new type of vaccine known as messenger RNA vaccines. Before COVID-19, mRNA vaccines have never been on the market, but they have been studied. To learn more about the mRNA vaccine technology we chatted with Richard Kuhn, Ph D, who holds an endowed chair at Purdue University and serves as editor-in-chief of Virology.

2020-12-0927 min

TRACK THE VAX FDA Chief Vows Transparency in Vaccine ApprovalsAs pharmaceutical companies move at warp speed to develop a vaccine, the U.S. agency at the center of emergency approvals is "working around the clock" to evaluate whether the limited data meets the standard for emergency approval, FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn tells our weekly podcast Track the Vax. So far, U.S.- based Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech have both submitted requests for emergency FDA authorization for their respective vaccines. "We're looking at the data right now and it's too early to draw any conclusions but I can assure you our team is working night...

2020-12-0121 min

TRACK THE VAX Coming Soon: Track the VaxFollowing the race to the COVID-19 Vaccine. Track the Vax will be a limited-series podcast with a goal of explaining how the COVID vaccines work, understanding the mechanism behind their effectiveness, talking to those behind the safety goggles...and trying to stay out of the political fray…and get back to the science. However, like all things these days, when it comes to FDA approval, we may have to step into the political ring. As the government possibly prepares to fast-track a vaccine before phase 3 trials end and a recent vaccine trial was "paused" due to political pressure, we will of...

2020-11-2501 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #13 Taboo: Pregnant and Swallowed a Handfuls of Pills; Never Prepared for the Screams; 'Pro-Life' Doc Almost Killed a Pregnant Woman“Taboo” is a really complex concept in medicine. As healthcare workers treating patients, we are, in a way, stewards of secrets — secrets for patients, for our peers, and for our specialties. Chapter One, I Was Pregnant and Swallowed a Handfuls of Pills : (3:23): She wanted to end her life, now she wants to end the stigma surrounding depression. Story by Kara Zivin, PhD, MS, MA. Chapter Two, You’re Never Prepared for the Screams : (13:50): Telling people a loved one died is never easy. Story by Matthew K. Tobin, MD, PhD. Chapter Three, So Pro-Life That They Almost Killed a Pregnant Woman : (23:42): A pro-li...

2020-11-1332 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today IDWeek 2020: Bare-Budget Contact Tracing; COVID-19 Fog Over HIV and OpioidsResearch presented at the virtual IDWeek conference touched on how COVID-19 has affected a wide swath of issues in infectious diseases, from HIV infections to antibiotic stewardship. Even broader public health issues, such as treating opioid use disorder, were not immune to the pandemic's effects. In this "in-between-isode" of MedPage Today's podcast series, Anamnesis, one of our reporters discusses some of the research spotlighted at the meeting. Episode produced by Molly Walker Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub

2020-10-2611 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode: Fauci Dishes on COVID-19 Antibody TherapiesOur infectious disease reporter Molly Walker interviews Anthony Fauci, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director. They discuss a promising line of attack on COVID-19 that has flown under media attention compared with vaccines, convalescent plasma, or hydroxychloroquine. Episode produced by MedPage Staff Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub

2020-08-3106 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #12 Infectious: How COVID Killed My Colleague-Patient; Attacked by Anti-Vaxxers; I Was RightYou're joining us on Anamnesis, a podcast about medicine ... but the things about medicine that aren't drugs and protocols and studies, the things about medicine that are hard to articulate, that make us come back for more, that keep us engaged in this crazy, mixed-up world we get to participate in, called "caring." Caring for patients, caring for the health of our nation, and caring about our fellow man/woman in healthcare. Care has been more important than ever with everything going on. On Anamnesis, we strive to give you relief, context, and insight into our field, which is more...

2020-08-0741 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #11 Stolen Identity: Black Sniper, Black Doctor; From Dead Child to Gun Store; Africa Saved MeToday, we’re covering the theme Stolen Identity. Because right now, more than ever, with racism on our minds and protests across the country, identity is all about who we are as a country and as healers. Because in medicine, we interact with all walks of life – all types of ethnicities, of race, of socioeconomic classes. We see cops and prisoners. We see black and white and every color in between. We see rich, we see poor. And in a way, our patients reflect back parts of ourselves, of our own identities. Chapter One, Black Sniper, Black Doctor: (2:30) A physician’s coll...

2020-06-2640 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #10 Unbroken: I Was Going to Die; On the Edge of a Cliff; They Called Me HoudiniUndoubtedly these are hard times from the world — and particularly medicine. Like many of you, I’m a front-liner as an ER doctor. And we’re all in the same boat. Some of you may be quarantined, some may be sick, some of you may have your work shut down, while others are overwhelmed. These are scary and uncertain times for all and this couldn’t be a better time for this episode of Anamnesis with the theme Unbroken. Because yes, these are trying times, but like you’ve done through trying periods before, you’ll ultimately be Unbroken. Chapter One, I Was G...

2020-04-1033 min

StartUp Health NOW Podcast StartUp Health Festival: Fireside Chat, Dr. Marty Makary, MedPage TodayMarty Makary, MD, MPH, New York Times bestselling author, ‘The Price We Pay’, Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor of public health, and Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today, talks with ZDogg Industries Founder & Creator, Zubin Damania, MD, at the StartUp Health Festival in San Francisco. January 13, 2020. Host: Zubin Damania, MD, Founder & Creator, ZDogg Industries Entrepreneurs: How to get investment from StartUp Health https://www.startuphealth.com/ Investors: How to invest in StartUp Health Moonshots http://www.healthmoonshots.com Want more content like this? You can subscribe to the podcast as well as other health innovation updates at sta...

2020-03-2422 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode: Women Burned by Quick Fix for Heavy PeriodsWomen burned by 'quick fix' for heavy periods — For many, 5-minute fix is anything but. In this "in-between-isode" of our podcast Anamnesis, MedPage Today's Editor-in-Chief Marty Makary, MD, MPH, interviews Ali Ghomi, MD, a gynecologic surgeon in Buffalo, New York. Ghomi says a quarter of the hysterectomies he performs each year are to treat post-ablation syndrome. Episode produced by MedPage Staff Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub

2020-03-0417 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #9 Weaponized: What Killer Mom Taught Me; Body Armor Under White Coat; Patient Gone Wild and ViolentWe’re not talking about weapons like scalpels or the other pointy things we wield all of the time. We’re talking Weaponized like violence against physicians, safety in healthcare, and our interactions with crime and the penal system we encounter through our patients. Unfortunately, you don’t have to look far to find stories of violence in our practices. Chapter One, Mom Who Killed Kids Made Me a Better Physician: (3:20) A woman who killed her children made an impression on this young doctor. Story by Ronil Shah, MD. Chapter Two, Body Armor Under White Coat: (16:52) After a patient makes credib...

2020-02-0738 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, Bottle of Lies: Is that a Centipede I See in My Capsule??So, you think the FDA is closely regulating all those generic drugs? Think again. Can you handle the truth? In this “in-between-isode” MedPage's new Editor-in-Chief Marty Makary, MD, MPH, interviews author Katherine Eban about her recently published book, Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom. Episode produced by MedPage Staff Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub

2020-01-2434 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #8 I Quit: Dying for the Fifth Time; Why I Fled the Country; My Baby, My Nightmare"I Quit," means many things in medicine. Sometimes it means literally why we quit medicine -- because sometimes we do. It could mean why we quit something else to go into medicine -- because we have plenty of those as well. It could mean our patients saying "I quit" -- and us either supporting them in that or helping to show them the light. For me, I think I've personally cycled through all of those -- had moments where I wanted to quit, had moments where I did quit, and moments where I both helped patients quit or got them...

2019-12-2035 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, ASH 2019: "Off the Shelf" Complete Remission, Innovative Sickle Cell Gene Therapy, Making New Meds Fit for PedsORLANDO -- In this in-between-isode, MedPage's Deputy Managing Editor, Ian Ingram, reports highlights presented at ASH 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. Investigators presented noteworthy findings on CAR-T for blood cancers, an innovative gene therapy for sickle cell disease, and advancements in making newer therapeutics safely available for pediatric patients with venous thrombosis. Episode produced by Ian Ingram Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub

2019-12-1216 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #7 Got Your Back: Patient Jekyll, Mr. Hyde; Over Her Dead Body; Paralysis to Pen PalFriendship shows up in sometimes unexpected ways in medicine. There are moments when the nurse can't get an IV, and the doctor steps in with the ultrasound to help, when the tech starts to tire from doing chest compressions and a student steps behind him, ready to take over. These are the signs of a great team, and more importantly than anything, the friendly bonds we share. I highlight the "got your back" of a healthcare team, having the back of one of another for the good of the patient -- but in medicine, that feeling is not limited to...

2019-11-2235 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, ACG 2019: Colorectal Cancer Rising in Younger Patients; Contaminated Endoscopes; Human Milk Sugars and IBSOur senior editor dives into the GI hot topics covered at this year's ACG meeting SAN ANTONIO -- This year's American College of Gastroenterology meeting featured noteworthy presentations on topics such as functional bowel disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, and research in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Episode produced by Charles Bankhead Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub

2019-11-0516 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #6 Rebirth: Child DNR Agony; Woman, MD > Doubt; My Best FailureWe kick off our new season with "Rebirth." Rebirth is an interesting concept in medicine because, for patients, it means one thing. It can mean the patient who hits rock bottom and is finally ready to make a change in their lives. It can mean a new organ in a patient, a literal rebirth for both the donor and the receiver. From the physician side, though, it's a bit different. Some cases, patients, and moments really catapult us into a rebirth because it jars your understanding of yourself and medicine so profoundly. Sometimes it's as simple as advancing your training...

2019-10-2932 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, IDWEEK 2019: Grindr for HIV prevention?; Measles Outbreak vs. Antivaxxers; Flu shots work.Reporter Molly Walker looks at the broad spectrum of infectious disease topics covered at this year's IDWeek meeting. WASHINGTON -- From flu to HIV to the measles outbreak, this year's IDWeek meeting explored noteworthy infectious disease research. Episode produced by Molly Walker Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub Music by Jason Asistores, MD, aka flatfives.

2019-10-1011 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #5 Higher Power: Ghost Dad Summons; Seeking Forgiveness; All I Could DoWe see things that make sense – like “oh you eat a supersize bag of flaming hot Cheetos, and now you have chest pain?” – that makes sense. But sometimes we see things with no explanation, that make no sense, that might make you believe life is unfair, or that give you new hope in the universe. Sometimes we see miracles, sometimes we see tragedies – all with no explanation -- and in those times we just have bewilderment and the stunned feeling of humility, that there are things out of our control. Here are three stories, which capture those moments that humble us and for...

2019-07-2431 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, AMA 2019: Chaotic protesters stage a "die-in"; Splitting behavioural and physical health records; First African-American PresidentIn this "in-between-isode" of Anamnesis, MedPage reporters Joyce Frieden and Shannon Firth share highlights from AMA 2019, the annual meeting of The American Medical Association. CHICAGO -- Members of the AMA House of Delegates gathered to elect officers, address policy, vote on a host of measures, and ... plunge into controversy. Episode produced by Joyce Frieden and Shannon Firth Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub Music by Jason Asistores, MD aka flatfives.

2019-07-2310 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #4 Today I Learned: Perfect Patient Imperfect Doc; My Fake MRSA; Crowdsourced DxSome of our stories have been a bit more heart, some of ours have been a bit more soul – and in this episode we’re a bit more brain, with our theme “Today I Learned”. If you think back to your medical school admissions essay… we probably all talked “helping people” and “life long learning,” and that was before you even practiced medicine and knew what you were getting yourself into! Today we have three physicians, from still-in-training to seasoned and “been around the block” physicians, who all share their stories of “still learning. Stick around to the end, I think many of you will r...

2019-07-2222 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #3 Grit: Hillbilly Girl; Ugly Cry; I Will FlyGrit is a lot of things. Grit is the nastiness you discover in the corner of the room, when you move out of your med school apartment after 4 years of lots of studying and no deep cleaning… Grit is what you and your trauma patient are covered in when a crazy country circus clown decides it’s a good idea to ride a horse, drunk, and shoot off home-made fireworks on July 4th. Grit is what you do to your jaw when it’s…just one of those days…you all know the ones. And grit is what you develop, what you t...

2019-07-1835 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, AAN 2019: Breakthroughs in NMO neurogenetics, Angelman Syndrome immunotherapies, and PML biologicsIn this "in-between-isode" of Anamnesis, MedPage reporter Elizabeth Hlavinka shares highlights presented at AAN 2019, the annual meeting of The American Academy of Neurology. PHILADELPHIA -- Learn why AAN 2019, was 'The Year of NMO', neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Episode produced by Elizabeth Hlavinka Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub Music by Jason Asistores, MD aka flatfives.

2019-07-1811 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #2 Fight or Flight: Naked Prisoner Brawl; Trauma All Around; Double Drowning VacationAnamnesis comes from a Greek word meaning “remembrance”, and also has come to mean “the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence.” And that’s what we do here – we feature the recounting of amazing tales, heart wrenching accounts and poignant stories from physicians who do it every day. Now, we bring you a different theme to explore: Fight or Flight. I don’t know a single doc who doesn’t still enjoy – at least a little – the pitter patter of your heart that certain medical situations can get you in. It’s why we do it, our jobs are exciting, they’re...

2019-07-1530 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today Inbetweenisode, ENDO 2019: male birth control pill; artificial pancreas real-world data; HbA1c test accuracyIn the first "in-between-isode" of MedPage Today's new Podcast series, Anamnesis, two of our reporters -- Kristen Monaco and Elizabeth Hlavinka -- discuss some highlighted abstracts presented at the meeting. NEW ORLEANS -- At ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, some of the spotlighted research included advancements in diabetes, obesity, thyroid treatments, and advancements in reproductive health. Episode produced by Kristen Monaco and Elizabeth Hlavinka Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub Music by Jason Asistores, MD aka flatfives.

2019-07-1515 min

MedPod Today | from MedPage Today #1 First Time: Ziploc of Brains; Gut Punch; All EyesThe Anamnesis podcast is about exploring transformative moments in medicine – the ones that we hold for our lives in remembrance -- that change who we are as clinicians. So it is only appropriate, here on our first episode of Anamnesis, that we open with our Theme of “First Time”. The path to becoming a clinician is filled with firsts – there is no more obvious time for that than July, when medical students become interns, interns become residents, and residents become attendings. But when we say First Time, we’re not only talking about the obvious milestones – First Patient, First Procedure, First Death...

2019-07-1536 min