425: Journal Club- Old Dog, New Tricks

March 10, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Ward and Praz perform their biweekly roundup of what's new in the world of medicine, this time with a focus on new discoveries in well established conditions. Along the way, they discuss bite massage, low back pain and hip hinging, the third thumb project and alternative limbs, new types of diabetes, artisan chemotherapy, new asthma treatments slow walkers and a just the Tip from Japan. So sit back and learn what's new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/26/587735283/lost-art-of-bending-over-how-other-cultures-spare-their-spines?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180304&utm_campaign=health&utm_term=nprhealth
2)https://boingboing.net/2018/03/05/this-prosthetic-thumb-shows-yo.html
3)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2161949-miniature-personalised-tumours-could-help-you-get-the-best-chemo/
4) https://www.livescience.com/61917-diabetes-five-types.html
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(18)30051-2/fulltext?elsca1=tlpr
5) https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/new-drug-therapy-could-lead-more-effective-treatment-millions-asthma/20180202#.WpwkWR3waUk
6) http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7679

Contact Us!
Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast
Squarespace: https://www.travelmedicinepodcast.squarespace.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast
Google Voice: (872) 216-1586

Find and Review Us!
itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episodes-travel-medicine-podcast/id914407095
stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/travel-medicine-podcast?refid=stpr
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iebqxcseb4s6pu5sjyljwgqsbuy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr4fcpX27x2vcJT_zJq6qiBy0pK8WiEXe

Space 3D- An Interview with John Charles, Part 2

March 4, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

This Week, Eleanor and Tom speak continue their interview with NASA cardiovascular physiologist John Charles of Johnson Space Center. Topics covered include space motion sickness, emergency egress scenarios, dual-use spacecraft equipment, ultrasound in space, and changes in approach between astronauts and cosmonauts. Stay tuned for the conclusion of this interview in 2 weeks!

Space 3D is a biweekly production of Travel MDia and the Travel Medicine Podcast. Stay tuned for more fascinating looks into space-faring humanity, technology and culture. For more on topics covered here, please visit Space Hipsters Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/spacehipsters/about/ or Space Medicine Associate’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/122482217766567/.

For more on Travel medicine and its associate programs, please visit
https://www.facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast/

424: Liberia-ting The NIH with Jeanne Billioux

March 3, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss the NIH and ebola with help from special guest neurovirologist Dr Jeanne Billioux. Along the way, they cover Black Panther, the founding of the NIH, superneuro origin stories, the outbreak monkey, NIH Watsons, Personal Protective Equipment, the PREVAIL study, academic fights to the death, the Liberian experience, real time science in action and a just the tip from Liberia! So Sit back and learn what its like to be in the field advancing the field of neurovirology!

Special Thanks to Dr Jeanne Billioux.

Sources
1) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2643981?redirect=true
2)https://www.mdedge.com/clinicalneurologynews/article/149227/pain/post-ebola-syndrome-includes-neurologic-sequelae
3) https://vimeo.com/247031771
4) https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/emerging-diseases/news/online/%7Bddcdc3d7-3de4-478b-8f8b-01e7b6457a96%7D/ebola-survivors-exhibit-long-term-brain-issues

TMP Classics: 214- Chinese Medicine

February 24, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In Honor of Chinese New Year, and while Dr J is out sick, please enjoy this rebroadcast of an episode on Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh, with special guest Dr Kevin McNamee cover Traditional Chinese Medicine. In Part 1, they discuss the history, philosophy and training of eastern medicine. Along the way they discuss Dr J's command of mandarin chinese, Chinese medical legends and saints, ancient wikipedia, sovereign bodies, zang-fu organs, the five elements and medicine, captain planet, training the next generation and more! So sit back and prepare for TMP to tackle TCM!

Space 3D- An Interview with John Charles, Part 1

February 18, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

This Week, Eleanor and Tom speak with John Charles of Johnson Space Center about the medical capabilities of the space program. Topics covered include women in space, cosmic hygiene, the importance of posture, astronaut exercise equipment, physiologic adaptations of age and more!

Space 3D is a biweekly production of Travel MDia and the Travel Medicine Podcast. Stay tuned for more fascinating looks into spacefaring humanity, technology and culture. For more on topics covered here, please visit Space Hipsters Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/spacehipsters/about/ or Space Medicine Associate’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/122482217766567/.

For more on Travel medicine and its associate programs, please visit
https://www.facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast/

423: Valentine's Journal Club- Sexual Healing

February 17, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this holiday themed episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Praz perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news, this time on the topic of sex and love. Along the way, they discuss sexual mythconceptions, a vaccine for gonorrhea, what body part reveals penis size, standard genital measurements, shrinkage, female orgasm pathways, post orgasmic illness syndrome, syphilis poetry, and a just the tip from the Phillipines! So Sit back and relax as we shower you with medical love!

Sources
1) http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31449-6/fulltext?elsca1=tlpr
2) http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/05/hand-foot-size-equal-bigger-penile-length/
3) https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320883.php
4) https://www.newark.rutgers.edu/barry-komisaruk
5)http://www.smr.jsexmed.org/article/S2050-0521(17)30116-6/fulltext

422: Endo-scoping you out

February 10, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Praz, with help from special guest Dr Bhargava Gannavarapu cover the ins and outs of gastroenterology. Along the way they cover Ancient Egypt, herders of the anus, diet and health, the fellowship of the intestine, great names in science, Trituration, Inflammatory bowel disease, diarrhea, sword swallowing, endoscopy, colonoscopy, ercp, video game procedure skills, perpetual pills, intestinal trophies, the Bristol stool scale, and an all new Just the Tip! So Sit back and follow your gut feeling as we teach you about digestive diseases!

Special Thanks to Dr Gannavarapu

Bonus Material:

1)Screamin jay hawkins constipation blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=200&v=VAzSvhioo34
2)https://www.continence.org.au/pages/bristol-stool-chart.html3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1378885/pdf/gut00587-0087.pdf

Space 3D- The Golden Hour- An interview with Dr James Logan, Part 2

February 4, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In part 2 of their launch episode, co-hosts Eleanor O'Rangers and Emily Carney speak with Dr James Logan about Space Station Freedom and its influence on future intergalactic medical mission support. Topics covered include space station medical capabilities, intergalactic dentistry, pharmaceutical cabinets, medical officer selection, astronaut death management, and more!

For more on Travel medicine and its associate programs, please visit
https://www.facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast/

421: Journal Club- Trial and Error

February 3, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of medical stories from around the world, this time with a focus on promising technologies that seem too good to be true. Along the way they discuss the scientific process, status epilepticus, drug phase trials, Scottish scientists, menorrhagia, a vaccine for diabetes, coxsackie virus, a moment of silence for mice, diabetic teardrop monitors, tb urine tests, and more, plus a just the tip from Egypt! So Sit back as we try and try again to teach you all about what's new in medicine!

Sources:
1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28779545
2)https://www.mrc.ac.uk/news/browse/insight-into-heavy-periods-could-pave-the-way-towards-new-treatment/
3) https://www.sciencealert.com/this-vaccine-could-prevent-many-cases-of-type-1-diabetes?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Branded+Content&utm_campaign=ScienceNaturePage
4) https://labiotech.eu/contact-lens-glucose-diabetes/
5)https://www.newscientist.com/article/tb-not-tb-last-urine-test-can-diagnose-quickly/?cmpid=ILC%7CNSNS%7C2017_webpush&utm_medium=ILC&utm_source=NSNS&utm_campaign=webpush-TB

420 Health to the Chief- Medicine in the White House

January 27, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Ward, and Praz discuss presidential medicine. Along the way, they cover whether the president is required to have a physical, when it's okay to breach confidentiality, criteria for presidential physicals, historical executive conditions, game of thrones, Addison's disease, the White house medical unit, being outranked by your patient, the 25th amendment, who pays for Presidential care, Air Force One, Walter Reed Medical Center, Annual Physical exams, cognitive assessments and more! So sit back and relax as we elect to tell you all about the health of the commander in chief!

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentyfifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3791893?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/health/views/16docs.html

Space 3D- The Golden Hour-An Interview with Dr James Logan, Part 1

January 21, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, co-hosts Eleanor O'Rangers and Emily Carney speak with Dr James Logan about Space Station Freedom and its influence on future intergalactic medical mission support. Topics covered include health maintenance, categorical triage, cosmic ambulances, the golden hour philosophy, crew training and selection, and more!

For more on Travel medicine and its associate programs, please visit
https://www.facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast/

419 Journal Club- Common Sense Medicine

January 20, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Praz discuss trends and studies that deal with common sense, or lack thereof. Along the way they cover raw water, ethics versus marketing, the dangers of holding in sneezes, Dr J's weird hangups, throat anatomy, how you laugh milk out your nose, teen bravado challenges, tide pods, surfactants and how they work, what eating detergent does to you, urinating on magazines, dubious ad campaigns, gas pills down under, fart burps and a just the tip from Minnesota! So Sit back and relax as we teach you all the things you already know, but don't!

1. http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2016-218906.full
2. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/this-is-what-could-happen-to-you-if-you-try-the-tide-pod-challenge/
3. http://www.adweek.com/creativity/ikea-wants-you-to-pee-on-this-ad-if-youre-pregnant-it-will-give-you-a-discount-on-a-crib/
4. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/with-ingestible-pill-you-can-track-fart-development-in-real-time-on-your-phone/

418: Medical Tourism-The Wandering Sick

January 13, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

Happy New Year listeners! In This episode, Dr's J and Santhosh return from their hiatus to tell you all about medical tourism! Along the way, they cover Thai penis whitening, international standards of beauty, ideas for Marvel superheroes, ancient medical tourism, snake farms, European spa towns, Tooth tourism, risks and benefits of medical tourism, nosocomial infections, accreditation societies, what to take with you, insurance coverage, popular destinations and more! So Sit back as we take you on a tour of medical destinations!

Sources
1. http://www.newsweek.com/penis-whitening-laser-procedure-goes-viral-thailand-770962
2. Hall CM. Medical Tourism – The ethics, regulation and marketing of health mobility. 1st ed. Routledge, New York, 2013; pp. 3-27.
3. https://www.news-medical.net/health/Medical-Tourism-Risks.aspx
4. Hodges JR, Turner L, Kimball AM. Risks and Challenges in Medical Tourism: Understanding the Global Market for Health services. ABC-CLIO LLC, Santa Barbara, California, 2012.
5. http://www.uncp.edu/academics/research/medical-tourism-research-center/educational-resources-consumers/organizations-promote-medical-tourism
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25156070

417: Journal Club- Holly Jolly Healthmas

December 23, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform a roundup of what's new in medical news, with some holiday themed tidbits and trivia thrown in. Along their one horse open way, they cover delayed flu seasons, common mom knowledge, booby trapped geriatric courses, virtual reality falling, the Santa Clause, Frosty's last words, Xmas tree safety, Jewish housewife disease, kosher tapeworms, holiday heart syndrome, the Grinch, and scientifically studying how closely santa checks his list! So sit back and enjoy your last dose of 2017 Travel Medicine Podcast, we'll see you next year!

416: Stocking Stuffers- Oh Xmas Tree, No Xmas Tree!

December 22, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this final stocking stuffer, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss CHristmas tree disease. Along the way they cover xmas carols, hippopotami, pteryodactyls, pityriasis rosea, christmas herpes, and more. So sit back as we give you a holiday helping of christmas knowledge

415: Stocking Stuffers- Be Generous, Not Elfish

December 21, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this stocking stuffer minisode, Dr's J and Santhosh talk about elfin diseases. Along the way, they cover Williams syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, Happy Puppets, genetic inheritance, elf families, Waardenburgs and more. So sit back and relax as we head to the shelf to take down some knowledge about elves!

414: Stocking Stuffers- What the Dickens?

December 20, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this stocking stuffer, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss a diagnosis for Tiny Tim. Along the way, they cover CHarles Dickens orphans, polio, the great white plague, potts disease, rickets, victorian-era pediatrics, and more! So sit back as we load up the sleigh and Cratchit up the intensity to teach you about differentials!

413: Stocking Stuffers- Dont let it Reindeer on My Parade

December 19, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this special stocking stuffer minisode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss the physiology of reindeer noses. Along the way, they cover sexual harassment christmas songs, rudolph, thermoregulation, penguin feet, nasal polyps, and more! So sit back and relax, as we load up the sleigh to bring you some holiday headnog!

Sources
1)https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/19/baby-its-cold-outside-was-once-an-anthem-for-progressive-women-what-happened/?utm_term=.3ca422307199
2)http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e8311

412: Stocking Stuffers- Christmas Disease

December 18, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

Hello and Happy Holidays, dear listeners! As a special thank you to all you wonderful folks for your ongoing support, Dr's J and Santhosh will be releasing a new holiday themed minisode every day this week! To begin, they discuss Christmas disease. Along the way, they cover eponyms, scientist naming conventions, hemophilia, and the life and times of a remarkable individual. So sit back and relax, as we load up the sleigh to bring you some holiday headnog!

411: High Holidays- Medical Marijuana with Dr Rachna Patel

December 16, 2017 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh toke about the history and use of Medical Marijuana with special guest Dr Rachna Patel. Along the way, they discuss the California wildfires, the difference between medical and recreational marijuana, Indian hemp smoothies, Vedic medicine, applications of medical marijuana, active components of marijuana, craigslist opportunities, methods of administration, plant genetics, how it actually works, side effects, toxic doses, surprising benefits, government regulation, and more! So sit back as we light up and puff puff pass you some information about Medical Marijuana

Special Thanks to Dr Rachna Patel for her expertise
WEBSIT: www.DrRachnaPatel.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRachnaPatel-TheMedicalMarijuanaExpert DISCLAIMER The information in this video and on the website is for educational and informational purposes only. It should not take the place of seeing a physician and should not be used to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. It also does not establish a physician-patient relationship between you and Dr. Patel. Individual results may vary.