332: Dentistry, or You Cant Handle the Tooth

June 3, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz, with help from Pediatric Dentist Wendy discuss dentistry. Along the way they cover tooth puns, ancient Egypt, Sumerian Tooth Worms, Dr J's phobias, dental skin, shark teeth, the great rebuff, how pediatric dentistry differs from adult, oral anesthesia, the tooth/sanity ratio, dental homes, the social six, the tooth fairy, what happens to extracted teeth, a suitcase full of teeth, Painless Parker, the art of dentistry, flossing, dental record identification, examining horse teeth, tooth scultpting, and a just the tip from Honduras. So sit back, relax, and prepare for more dental information than you can sink your teeth into!

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331: Journal Club-Recycle Reduce Reuse

May 31, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

Update: Sorry folks, here is the correct episode, a minor editing issue led to the wrong track being uploaded, thanks to RN Melanie for pointing it out!

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news with an emphasis on recycling. Along the way they cover using viral infected organs for transplants, captain planet, john oliver, transplant wait lists, transplanting pancreatic cells, possible cures for diabetes, artificial blood, dad jokes, terrible British accents, flushing fallopian tubes, fertility, tag teams, viagra ice cream and more! So Sit back and prepare to learn about whats new in medical news

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330: Chiropractors, or Baby Got Back...problems

May 20, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz, with the help of special guest Dr Dan Bronstein cover Chiropractic Medicine. Along the way, they discuss Animaniacs, Daniel David Palmer and the origins of chiropractic philosophy, pediatric manipulation, the Simpsons, sensory defensive children, the iron fist, high velocity adjustments and how they work, working with the WHO, creating national guidelines for chiropractors, crowdsourcing disease definitions, vitalism, chiropractor nicknames, chiropractic terms and techniques, placebos, standardized residencies, PANS, and a TMP TMI just the tip. So sit back as we take you back to the future of chiropractic medicine!

Special Thanks to Dan Bronstein
Office Phone: (805) 481 1566
Twitter @dr_bronstein
http://chirobeacon.com/index.php/kiddocast/

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329: Doctors of the Caribbean

May 13, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

Ahoy Me Hearties! This week, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Ward discuss pirate medicine! Along the way, they cover why pirates say ARR, pirate obamacare, protecting doctors with plausible deniability, Blackbeard, Austin Powers,the East India Company, medicine chests, medical versus cooking supplies, specialized equipment, costs of 17th century medical supplies, famous pirate surgeons, pirate medical school and naval hmo's, buccaneer pharmaceutical recipes, walking the plank, dangers of being explorers, scurvy, syphilis, common swashbuckler ailments, shipboard chirugery, and a just the tip from the Bahamas. So sit back, relax, and prepare to hoist sail as we deliver a treasure trove of info on pirate medicine!

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328: Journal Club- Pseudo Pseudo Science

May 6, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this abbreviated episode, Dr's J and Praz perform their roundup of medical news and reviews in a journal club dedicated to seemingly questionable pseudoscience. Along the way, they discuss some light politics, Pap Smear Obsolescensce, Cervical Cancer, Appalachia, The Vitamin C protocol, goal directed therapy, anectodotal experience versus scientific studies, the obligatory pirate joke, gluten intolerance and fad diets, bread and diabetes, dangers of self diagnosis, untestable vaccines, scientists who hope for epidemics and more. So sit back and prepare to be bunked and debunked as we discuss PseudoPseudo Science!

In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz once again round up the latest in medical news and breakthroughs in a journal club based on Hollywood Medicine. Along the way, they cover star trek, the creation of tricorders, cell phones, roll up windows, CSI:TravelMed, Detective Cinnamon, Living Sensor gloves, space booping, cyborgans, stem cell classification, nonsexual robot vaginas, sonic screwdrivers, treating ptsd with antibiotics, creating fear responses, and a just the tip from Singapore. So sit back, relax, and preapre to roll film as we learn what movie magic has become medical reality!

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327: Around the world in 80 Plagues: The Elephantiasis in the room

April 29, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh cover the tropical infection of filarial elephantiasis. Along the way, they discuss Jules Verne, the Ebers Papyrus, Greek Mythology and Skiapodes, how not to order Greek Coffee, St Thomas' curse, Nematodes and Lovecraft, worm transmission and mating, hydrocele, lymphatic expansion, chyluria, parascientists, Mosquit watches, night blood diagnosis, Loa and voodoo, symptoms of filarial infection, treatment of infection, Nick at Night, worm neural paralyzers, prevention of infestation, and podoconiasis. So sit back and prepare to learn about elephantiasis, the disease you'll never forget!

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326: Journal Club-Hollywood Medicine

April 22, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

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Sources

1) Tricorder is real
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/star-treks-tricorder-now-officially-exists-thanks-to-a-global-competition/
2. CSI Gloves light up when touching toxins or disease
https://gizmodo.com/these-crazy-living-gloves-glow-when-you-touch-certain-c-1792435739
3. Newest artificial organ is thymus
https://futurism.com/researchers-find-a-way-to-create-cancer-fighting-cells/
4) antibiotics to treat depression- happy pills
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/how-we-discovered-that-a-common-antibiotic-may-be-able-to-treat-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/
5) Robotic vagina
https://nypost.com/2017/03/29/scientists-built-a-female-menstrual-cycle-in-a-box/

325: The Med Commandments- Medicine and the Bible

April 15, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

Kalo Pascha and Happy Pesach travelers! In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh tackle biblical medicine. Along the way, they discuss Holi, the Easter Bunny, Universal Precautions, possible medical rationals of biblical passages, Halal choices, hyssop oil and antiseptics, the scientific method, the timing of circumcision, bleeding statues, cursed polenta, bacterial farts, operation SeaSpray, cannabalism and transubstantion, goliath's medical history, the Quran, prayer as physical therapy, and a just the tip about Paris and its syndrome! So Sit back and enjoy as we get to know medicine in a biblical sense!

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324: Oh, the Humanity! Medical Missions with James Ham

April 8, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Ward, with special guest Dr James Ham discuss humanitarian medical work. Along the way they cover the surprising challenges of working in Hawaii, military medical scholarships, the combat engineer brigade, infrastructure work in the Phillipines, humanitarian medical work, the founding of WaterHandsHope, Papau New Guinea, tribal war injuries, crowdfunding and bluff calling, prosthetic hands, nonprofit consulting, endemic diseases, lost vaccines, malnutrition coping techniques, cannabalism, cargo cults, and more. So sit back, and prepare to learn about mission impossible medicine!

Special Thanks to James Ham and https://www.waterhandshope.org/

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323: Journal Club- Hemato-poetic

April 1, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news and reviews, this time with an emphasis on the blood. Along the way, they discuss japanese blood types, street fighter 2, rapid blood type identification, pizza delivery blood, blood pools, vampire noises, new lung functions, power rangers and blood teenagers, spinach hearts, making human groot hybrids, a cure for sickle cell anemia, gene replacement therapy, the bear principle and a just the tip from Draculas Castle in Transylvania! So Sit back, and prepare for a blood rush of knowledge

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322: A Doula to the Death

March 25, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, Ward and Praz, along with special guest Jasmin Tomlins discuss end of life care. Along the way they cover Victorian death photos, how people die in the western world, what a death doula is, death superheroes, common end of life questions, certification and training, death sub specialties, preferred methods of death, vigils, home burials, grief butlers and after-mourning, exploding casket syndrome, death apprenticeships, mortality book club recommendations, how one becomes a death doula, compassion burnout, death traditions around the world and a Just the Tip from both Japan and Switzerland. So sit back and prepare to learn about end of life care, because missing this episode would be a grave mistake!

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Minisode 3- Gas Chrimatography- the Chloro-formal

March 18, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this minisode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz dive deeper into the history of chloroform as mentioned in our Anesthesia episode. Along the way they cover chemist hobbies, the search for new pesticides, drunken locusts, civil war medicine, teaching surgeons civility, huffing parties, pregnancy as character building, the Simpsons, Jon Snow and criminal anesthetics, chloroform creating jobs, child anesthesia and more! So sit back as we induct you into more details on the history of chloroform!

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321: Epidemiology, the study of the study of diseases

March 11, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh talk about the background of epidemiology. Along the way, they discuss epidemics, endemics, ghost maps and Jon Snow, London Cholera outbreaks, contact tracing, germ theory, the epidemiologic triad, pirates and scurvey, the great london death fog, spillover events, AIDS patient zero, the danger of typos, R naught, Ebola, the logistics of studying disease, the hollywood cdc, Indiana Jones and a just the tip from Venice! So sit back as we try to avoid epidemonizing the study of disease!

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320: Journal Club- Beastmasters

March 4, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Praz perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news this time relating to animals as they go full beast mode. Along the way, they discuss Dr Praz's alternative methods of sedation, an Egyptian tour n cure, hepatitis C, medical tourism, game of thrones, dragon blood as a source of antibiotics, CAMPs, the physiology of Komodo dragons, medical roadkill, microbiomes, the proper selection of roadkill, the peak of scientific technology, tilapia skin grafts, aquaman, and a just the tip from Mardi Gras! So Sit back and prepare to enter beast mode with TMP!

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319: Around the World in 80 Plagues: Rabies

February 25, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz revisit an old plague with a new friend. Joined by a special Koh-Host, the docs discuss rabies. Along the way, they cover the infamous Koh monkey incident, surprising medical etymology, proper grammar, greek mythology, viral transmission, animal vectors, zombie parallels, Louis Pasteur, the speed of rabies, stages of infection, hydrophobia, detection and unique symptoms, what to do if you are bitten, The Milwaukee Protocol, how India is dealing with it's monkey epidemic, and a just the tip from Koh himself!

For more information on this topic, please see Season 1, Episode 3: Bite Club

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Get Fact Up 1: I wish I were an Oscar Metro Goldwyn Mayer Winner

February 25, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

Hello fellow travelers! You lucky devils get a bonus episode this week, as Dr J doffs his white coat and with the assistance of some trivia loving friends, prepares to launch a new bimonthly podcast based around anything and everything trivial. Please enjoy and leave feedback, this is but a taste of what is to come!

In this Oscar themed coming attractions episode of Get Fact Up, Josh and Jess direct your attention to the action and glamour of Hollywood's most famous award ceremony. Along the way, prepare to learn about Oscar Famous Firsts, Odd ceremony events, EGOTs, unique hosts, the founding of the academy, and how a dog almost won an oscar. So lift your cups, fill your brains, and prepare to find out that the winner is....You!

This weeks libation is the French 75!

More episodes and a proper show page coming soon, in the meantime, all feedback to @doctorjcomedy on twitter!

318-Journal Club: Mad Science

February 18, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of all the latest goings on in the medical world, this week with an emphasis on Mad Science. Along the way, they discuss man bear pig, human chimeras and organ farming, CRISPR, artificial placentas, ECMOplasm and the fetus fixer, the Matrix, the secret life of viruses, phage communication, good scientist naming, 3D printing space medical supplies, Star Trek, Heartbeat passwords, 2 step verification, a drug or elf quiz, and a just the tip from Havana! So Sit back and enjoy as we go mad to bring you all this new science!

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317: Valentines Day Journal CLub

February 11, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

Hello Fellow Travelers-In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh do a special love related roundup of medical news and journals in honor of the holiday! Along the way, they cover Batman villain impersonations, robot dongs, memory metal, implants and homeland security, genital magic wands, pubic grooming risks and advice, Evergroomers, saliva as a lubricant and mouthwash as protection, grad student sacrifices, the normal length of sex, and more! So Sit back and prepare to share our love of all news medical!

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316: Eradications, Eliminations, and Endangered Diseases

February 4, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this milestone 100th episode of TMP, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz discuss disease eradication. Along the way, they cover Doctor Who, the difference between eradication, elimination, and control, Carrot Top and measles, the importance of publicly available statistics, the guinea worm, biblical medicine, the origin of the medical symbol, Aliens, a guide to disease eradication, endangered ebola, ring vaccination, a cure for HIV, and a just the tip in Kenya involving Giraffes. So Sit back, and prepare to have your ignorance obliterated as we learn about disease eradication!

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315: Anesthesia-when waking up is hard to do

January 28, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode Dr's J, Ward, and Praz cover the history and applications of Anesthesia. Along the way they discuss medical etymology, the Assyrian Vulcan neck pinch, Victorian England, who control the OR music, the founders of anesthesia, humbugs and doctor validation, who administers anesthesia, why the job is stressful, commonly used anesthetics, tools of the trade, trauma surgery, field advancements, abuse statistics, general v regional anesthesia, twilight sedation, and a just the tip in Illinois! So sit back and prepare to go over what happens when you go under!

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