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On Medical GroundsMedical Mystery Cases - The Over ExposureAndre Bennett, 59-year-old photographer recently returned from Africa, shows up to his doctor with a rash, fatigue, sore throat, and headache. The location of the rash makes this case seem cut and dry... but is it? Halfway through, his doctor starts to change course. Would you?This Medical Mystery Case is accredited for 0.5 hours of FREE continuing education credit for physicians, nurses, and laboratory professionals. By the time participants have completed listening to the podcast and viewing the accompanying materials at OnMedicalGrounds.com, they will be able to address the following Learning Objectives:Learning...2025-04-1721 minOn Medical GroundsDr. William Schaffner - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, How A Virus Changed History (Part 3)Today is part three of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, How A Virus Changed History. Today we are speaking with Dr. William Schaffner.Dr. Schaffner is a Professor of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Early in his career, he was commissioned as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the CDC in Atlanta, where he investigated outbreaks of communicable diseases in the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Schaffner has worked extensively for the effective use of vaccines in both pediatric and adult populations and has been a member...2024-12-2424 minOn Medical GroundsJanice Nichols - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, My Journey After Contracting Polio (Part 2)Today is part two of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, My Journey After Contracting Polio. Today we are speaking with Janice Nichols. In 1954, she was one of over 1.8 million children who participated in the Salk polio vaccine trial, dubbed the “polio pioneers.” Their study led to the successful production of the first polio vaccination. Prior to this study, Jan was diagnosed with polio as was her twin brother, Frankie. Her brother was lost to the disease while Jan survived. (00:25) Introduction(02:17) Jan and Frankie's story(07:56) How was polio viewed by families?(10:53) How was...2024-12-1920 minOn Medical GroundsDr. Paul Offit - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, The Continued Path Toward Prevention (Part 1)Today is part one of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, The Continued Path Toward Prevention. Today we are speaking with Dr. Paul Offit about the history of polio, the polio vaccine, and the rise of the modern anti-vaccine movement. Dr. Offit is a professor of pediatrics and attending physician at the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. As director of the Vaccine Education Center at that institution, he is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of virology and immunology. Dr. Offit is a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory C...2024-12-1228 minOn Medical GroundsWhooping Cough Is On the Rise - OMG Medical ScoopToday we are going to give you the scoop on whooping cough, also known by the less friendly name, pertussis, the infection caused by the crafty and toxin-producing bacteria Bordetella pertussis. According to data from the CDC, rates of whooping cough are currently 3X higher than in 2023 and still climbing. Why? Listen and find out.Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts offer FREE C...2024-10-0507 minOn Medical GroundsBird Flu: Is It the Next Global Pandemic?Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Matt Binnicker, Director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic about bird flu. Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have been detected in wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, and backyard flocks beginning around January 2022 in the U.S. To date, over 100,700,000 birds have been affected. Recently, cases of bird flu have been detected in 171 dairy herds, and there have been 13 reported human cases in the U.S. There have also been human cases reported overseas. Dr. Binnicker joins us to share his knowledge of bird flu, vaccines, and whether we need...2024-08-0926 minOn Medical GroundsMeasles Outbreak: How Do We Contain It?Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Jon Temte about the alarming rise in measles infections in the United States. Dr. Temte is Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Back in 2000, he was part of an expert panel that concluded that measles were eliminated in the United States. That same expert panel recertified measles elimination in 2011. Dr. Temte also chaired the advisory committee on immunization practices, which issued a report in 2013 for the prevention of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, andmumps.We will...2024-03-2927 minOn Medical GroundsClimate Change and Health: What Can We Do?Today On Medical Grounds, we are speaking with Dr. Mona Sarfaty, founding Executive Director and now Emeritus Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. Dr. Sarfaty is with us to discuss the effects of climate change on health. Importantly, she provides information and resources for healthcare providers, hospitals, and individuals to combat climate change both within the realm of healthcare and individually.(01:13) Introduction to Dr. Sarfaty(02:48) Climate change and disparities(03:46) Individual and societal changes that can impact health(07:51) Legislative efforts for climate change(12:27) Medical Society Consortium on Climate and...2024-02-0828 minOn Medical GroundsEverything Leads Back to the ED: STIs, Diagnostics, and Public EducationToday On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with return guest Dr. Christopher Colbert, Emergency Medicine physician with the University of Illinois at Chicago, about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), diagnostics in the emergency department (ED), and healthcare disparities. Active in all forms of digital media, Dr. Colbert also shares his thoughts on having a digital presence as a physician, and the use of new forms of media for medical education. In his many roles at UIC, as an Assistant Program Director for the Emergency Medical Residency Program and Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, and as Chairperson of C...2024-01-0430 minOn Medical GroundsOMG Presents The Top Medical Stories Of 2023In the words of our host, Dr. Jane Caldwell, "If I were to choose two words to describe medicine in 2023, they would be REMOTE and FAST."New drugs to slow Alzheimer’s progression, mRNA technology used in cancer vaccines, rapid point-of-care molecular testing—tests which give results while the patient is still in the clinic, and diabetes medications turned into weight loss drugs. These are some of the topics we’ll be discussing today as the top medical stories of 2023.Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe throug...2023-12-2118 minOn Medical GroundsA Pharmacist’s Take: Pharmacy Deserts and Patient Care – Part 2Today On Medical Grounds we will be speaking with Dr. Heather Whitley for part two of our discussion. Dr. Whitley is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a Certified Diabetes Educator. Earlier this year, Dr. Whitley spoke with us about screening for diabetes in high-risk individuals. Dr. Whitley is well published—predominantly in diabetes related research. In part 1 we explored options for patients with diabetes who can’t obtain their GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs due to a nationwide stor...2023-12-1418 minOn Medical GroundsA Pharmacist’s Take: Navigating the Diabetes Drug Shortage – Part 1Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Heather Whitley. Dr. Whitley is a clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. She is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and a certified diabetes educator. Earlier this year, Dr. Whitley spoke with us about screening for diabetes in high-risk individuals. Today, she is back to talk about some new things going on in the diabetes and pharmacy world. This is part 1 of a two part series. In Part 1, Dr. Whitley will be discussing shortages in GLP-1 agonist drugs f...2023-12-1426 minOn Medical GroundsAre We Missing Covid? Delayed Viral Loads Impact TestingWondering why you have symptoms but are still testing negative for COVID?Today On Medical Grounds, we are speaking with Dr. Jennifer Frediani. Dr. Frediani is an assistant professor at the Nell Hodgson's Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the lead author on a recent article published in Clinical Infectious Diseases entitled, “The New Normal: Delayed Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Relative to Symptom Onset and Implications for COVID-19 Testing Programs.” Dr. Frediani is going to explain her findings and how the changes in COVID viral loads may be affecting home COVID test...2023-11-2214 minOn Medical GroundsOMG Medical History - History of InfluenzaWelcome to OMG Medical History, a short podcast from On Medical Grounds where we talk about interesting topics and events in medical history. Today's episode covers the dreaded flu, also known as influenza, Plu, the Cough of Pernithus, and a pestilential catarrh, among other names over the centuries. We will discuss the earliest possible mentions of the flu all the way through the great 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and beyond. Join us to learn about how the flu was seen throughout history and how it was first discovered to be a contagious virus.Voice/Host:Hyda-James Hill2023-11-0109 minOn Medical GroundsMedical Mystery Cases - A Bird's Eye ViewJoe Sutter, an 82 year old widower, cancer survivor, and avid bird watcher, collapses at home. His daughter and son-in-law find him on the floor, mumbling, with changes to his vision. Using lab results and patient presentation, can you figure out what is wrong with Joe before the doctor does? A word of warning... it may not be as simple as you think.This Medical Mystery Case is accredited for one hour of FREE continuing education credit for physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and laboratory professionals. To receive credit for this program, please visit the link below, review the...2023-11-0110 minOn Medical GroundsMedical Mystery Cases - A Rocky StartLittle Kemena was born early at 32 weeks via emergency C-section. At first it seemed Paul’s newborn would be okay—then the respiratory therapist asked him to move aside... Using lab values and patient presentation as clues, can you figure out what is wrong before the neonatologist does?This Medical Mystery Case is accredited for one hour of FREE continuing education credit for physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and laboratory professionals. To recieve credit for this program, please visit the link below, review the additional material, and then click CME/CE to fill out an evaluation and get your...2023-10-1213 minOn Medical GroundsMedical Mystery Cases - A Case of Road RashJoin us for another Medical Mystery Case! Can you figure out what is causing Manuel's problem?"I was pulling into the parking lot the other morning and I saw this 18-wheeler parked at the far end of the lot. My first patient that day, surprise! was a trucker, and a patient I had seen a few weeks ago...."Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts...2023-09-1408 minOn Medical GroundsWomen and Heart Disease: Are We Still At A Loss?“Because what happens is that the symptoms in men are presumed to be the gold standard. And the symptoms in women are considered atypical. Well, they’re not atypical. They’re typical for women. And we then have to define what is specific to women.” - Dr. Nanette WengerToday On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Nanette Wenger about heart disease in women, differences in risks, and how women talk about symptoms of heart disease differently than men. Dr. Wenger is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medic...2023-08-2416 minOn Medical GroundsPositive Results in Alzheimer’s: Are We Now Pushing the Right Buttons?Dr. Curtis Schreiber is the medical director at the Missouri Memory Center and was a principal investigator of a Phase III study for donanemab for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Many of his patients were enrolled in the trial and the encouraging results were recently released. Dr. Schreiber is with us today to discuss his work and the findings from this important study. The full read-out of the top line results for donanemab will be coming out on July 17 at an international Alzheimer’s conference followed by a publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which will be l...2023-06-2925 minOn Medical GroundsSPECIAL EPISODE - Personalized Vaccines Combat MelanomaToday On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Jeffrey Weber of Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health. He is senior investigator of a phase two clinical trial for an mRNA melanoma vaccine. This vaccine has significantly reduced the recurrence of tumors in patients when combined with an immunotherapy drug. (00:48) Introducing Dr. Weber(01:38) Melanoma mRNA vaccine(04:14) How does an the vaccine work?(06:34) First randomized trial(07:38) Personalized medicine(09:28) Side effects(11:19) How is this vaccine similar to mRNA COVID vaccine?(12:52) Bedside to bench to bedside approach(14:34) How do p...2023-05-1922 minOn Medical GroundsThe Need for Diabetes Screening (FREE CME/CE)Free CME/CE credits for physicians, nurses, and lab professionals! Click here to get your certificate.Join us as Jane talks with Dr. Jay Shubrook, a diabetes specialist from Touro University, about diabetes, why we must diagnose earlier and how to screen. (00:22) Introducing Dr. Jay Shubrook(01:57) Why is diabetes moving to younger populations?(03:13) How do you screen?(04:16) Are patients proactive?(05:32) Lifestyle modifications(07:24) Benefits of excercise(08:56) Alcohol and diabetes(10:00) Other drinks and sodas(11:24) Medications and FDA approvals(12:55) Role of urgent care(14:15) Racial disparities(17:08) R...2023-05-1822 minOn Medical GroundsDiabetes: Identifying and Educating High-Risk Individuals (FREE CME/CE)Free CME/CE credits for physicians, nurses, and lab professionals! Click here to get your certificate.One in three people in the U.S. have prediabetes and 17% don't know it. Dr. Whitley is a clinical professor and certified diabetes specialist and educator. She is with us to talk about screening and diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes, who should be screened, and how. (00:14) Introducing Dr. Heather Whitley(01:59) Dr. Whitley's research(03:48) Bridge the gap with screening(05:06) Screening methods for prediabetes and diabetes(09:13) Benefits of point-of-care HbA1c(10:40) Guidelines for community a...2023-04-2021 minOn Medical GroundsSTIs Are Back: Innovative Testing Is NeededDr. Yukari Manabe of Johns Hopkins and OMG host Dr. Jane Caldwell discuss the alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, and innovative ways to improve STI testing. (00:22) Introduction: Dr. Yukari Manabe(01:20) STIs vs STDs(01:35) Major drivers for increases in STIs(02:23) Social distancing and STIs(03:40) Classic STIs of concern(05:29) STI diagnosis(06:39) Rapid testing(09:03) Multiplex testing(10:09) Point-of-care testing(12:01) Near-patient testing success(12:25) STI treatments(13:36) STI prevention(15:42) STI screening recommendations(16:35) Filling the gaps(17:19) Importance of education(18:08) Monkeypox...is i...2022-12-2222 minOn Medical GroundsMedical Mystery Cases - An Urgent DiscoveryA stressed lawyer collapses in court. Not a heart attack...not COVID. Come and test your diagnostic skills with us as we get his lab results and learn more clues to the mystery.Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts offer FREE CME/CE credits.LinkTreeBlueSkyLinkedInInstagram2022-10-2009 minOn Medical GroundsMedical Mystery Cases - A Painful ProblemA college football player has an old shoulder injury and could need another surgery, but that may not be his only problem. Tune in to test your pain management skills. For additional related information and FREE CME, visit www.OnMedicalGrounds.com, listen to the podcast, and click on the CME/CE button for your certificate.Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts offer 2022-10-0608 minOn Medical GroundsEasier to Immunize: Part 2Dr. O’Leary is a pediatric infectious disease specialist and professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado. As director of the Colorado Children Outcomes Network (COCONet), a practice-based research consortium, he and his colleagues focus on identifying barriers to vaccination. Dr. O’Leary is with us today to talk about developing and testing interventions to address barriers to vaccinations.(00:23) Introduction to Dr. Sean O'Leary(00:58) August is National Immunization Month(01:32) Reduction in vaccine orders(02:23) Catching up children on vaccinations(03:39) Polio cases have been reported(05:52) Are there concerns for smallpox?(07:27) Vaccine misinformation...2022-09-1522 minOn Medical GroundsOsteomyelitis: Achieving Antibiotic PenetrationFree CME/CE CREDITS (ACCME, ANCC, ACPE)! For credit visit https://www.onmedicalgrounds.com/PremiumContent/Osteomyelitis, view the additional material, click the CME/CE button, and get your certificate.Dr. Adam Bressler is an infectious disease specialist affiliated with Emory Hillandale Hospital and Emory Decatur Hospital. He will be joining us to discuss the role of antibiotic-resistance and other complications in current treatment regimens for osteomyelitis, developments in novel glycopeptide antibiotic treatments for Gram-positive and antibiotic-resistant osteomyelitis, and the multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis. (00:22) CME/CE information2022-09-1528 minOn Medical GroundsEasier to Immunize: Part 1Interested in a local health department perspective on childhood immunizations? Ms. Katie Towns has been the public face of municipal support for a COVID-19 vaccination program. No stranger to vaccination rollouts, she participated in distributing influenza vaccines during the 2009 H1N1 viral outbreak and is here to speak with Jane about childhood immunizations, misinformation, and how the local Vaccine 417 program is helping in our home base, Springfield, MO. (00:30) Introduction to Ms. Katie Towns(01:10) A health department's role in childhood immunizations(02:43) Reductions in childhood immunizations(04:34) Barriers to overcome for parents(06:12) Ways the health department d...2022-08-2419 minOn Medical GroundsEthical Dilemmas and Healthcare PoliticizationThe guest for our third episode of White Coat Radicals is Dr. Mark Navin, PhD, HEC-C, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Oakland University. His specialty is clinical and public health ethics and bioethics. Dr. Navin is here to speak with Jane about medical ethics, vaccine mandates, vaccine hesitancy, and politicized medicine. (00:19) Introduction to Dr. Mark Navin(00:47) Vaccine refusal(02:22) Vaccine behaviors(03:38) Vaccine refusal among healthcare professionals(05:11) Ethics of encouraging vaccine refusal(06:34) Other ethical reasons for vaccine refusal(08:44) Ethics of unproven treatments(10:02) Off-label use(10:49) Medical ethics and politics(13:16) Biggest e...2022-07-2119 minOn Medical GroundsHow One Nurse Called the ShotsMs. Melody Butler, BSN, RN, CIC is the founding executive director and president of the Nurses Who Vaccinate organization. A registered nurse and infection preventionist, she is currently serving as a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. She is here to speak with Jane about the vaccine advocacy community and how to approach colleagues who may be vaccine hesitant. (00:13) Introducing Ms. Melody Butler(00:44) Even nurses have questions about vaccine safety, Melody's story.(05:53) Origins of Nurses Who Vaccinate(08:15) Role of NWV in nursing (10:19) Advice for fighting misinformation from colleagues(12:04) Fighting misinformation from bos...2022-06-2318 minOn Medical GroundsSpecial Episode - SAVE A NURSE: Standing Up Against ViolenceOur guest for this episode is Mr. Todd Haines. Mr. Haines is an emergency department nurse and will discuss his experiences with violence in the workplace, what can be done to support healthcare workers, and the Senate Bill 4182, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.(00:15) Introduction to Mr. Todd Haines(00:53) How often do healthcare worker assaults happen?(03:10) Workplace violence and the pandemic(05:10) Violence prior to the pandemic(05:16) Workers leaving healthcare(06:10) Effects of understaffing(09:09) Does size matter?(11:16) Effects of signage(12:08) Senate Bill 4182(15:50) Can patients...2022-06-0820 min