510: The 12 Days of Xmas- 2 Docs Diagnosing

December 15, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In the next installment of our holiday series, Dr’s J and Santhosh break down medical conditions from a popular Christmas carol. Along the way, they discuss what exactly are the 12 days of Christmas, the dangers of over-gifting birds, tubirdculosis, the Audubon xmas count, milkmaid skin, what made those lords and ladies dance, the tarantella, and more! Bonus: a rebuttal to the opponents of Baby it’s cold outside. So sit back, relax, and sing along as we gift the inspiration behind this series to you!

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509: The 12 Days of Xmas- From your egg-noggin to your mistle-toes

December 8, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In our second annual holiday series, Dr’s J, Santhosh and Ward go a wassailing to fill you in on holiday history and medical merriment. Along the way they discuss dangerous decorations, festive cancer treatments, cautionary cocktail ingredients, and more! So SIt back and relax as we stuff your stockings with medical cheer!

Sources
1)https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/research_clinical_trials/clinical_trials/mistletoe.html
2)https://www.davita.com/diet-nutrition/recipes/beverages/spiced-eggnog
3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18425885
4) https://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/yet-another-reason-to-spike-that-eggnog/

508- Journal Club- Facepalm Findings

December 1, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again round up the medical news of the week, with an emphasis on the ridiculous. Along the way they cover audio memes, reverse pinocchio syndrome, improved lie detection, iq testing in embryos, wolverine frogs and possible human regeneration, bioreactors, celiac vaccines, flu season behavior for ants, lego intestinal transit times, and more! So Sit back and relax as we discuss whats new in the world of medical research!

Sources:
1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jpc.14309
2) https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/celiac-gluten-vaccine-0543/
3) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2184541-hormone-helps-regrow-frog-legs-and-may-one-day-lead-to-a-human-therapy/
4) https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13991-horror-frog-breaks-own-bones-to-produce-claws/
5) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032041-900-exclusive-a-new-test-can-predict-ivf-embryos-risk-of-having-a-low-iq/
6) https://www.earth.com/news/lie-detection-nose-shrinks/
7) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2186140-sick-ants-stay-clear-of-their-co-workers-to-stop-disease-spreading/

507: Around the World in 80 Plagues- Rickettsia and Morty

November 17, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh go all in on Rickettsia and some of its diseases. Along the way they discuss micro machines, disney songs, black measles, the dangers of losing funding, victorian tick tindr, the many faces of rickettsia, its typical features, findings, and presentation, treatment and more. SO sit back and prepare to rock out with your spots out as we continue our ongoing plagues series!

SOurces
1)https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-history
2)http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/rickettsiae-and-related-organisms/overview-of-rickettsial-and-related-infections
3)https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6502a1.htm
4)https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/rickettsial-spotted-and-typhus-fevers-and-related-infections-including-anaplasmosis-and-ehrlichiosis

506 Journal Club- Happy Science

November 10, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J, Praz and Jeanne round up medical news of the week with a focus on wacky science that makes us happy. Along the way they cover berserk llama syndrome, universal flu vaccines, treating malaria with viagra, disease sniffing dogs, trojan horse antibiotics, video games, how traveling prevents pandemics, vibrating poop pills and more! So sit back and relax as we round up the latest in medical news!

Sources
1)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-are-stopping-malaria-its-tracks-viagra-180955259/
2)https://www.popsci.com/llama-blood-flu
3)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/llama-antibodies-may-be-key-flu-prevention-180970704/
4)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2184266-why-air-travel-makes-deadly-disease-pandemics-less-likely/
5)https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45983320
6)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2181765-swallowing-a-vibrating-capsule-could-help-relieve-constipation/

505: Halloween Special- Dia De Los Muertos Edition

November 3, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this slightly delayed holiday special, Dr’s J and Santhosh discuss spooky medical history and stories. Along the way they cover why silver kills werewolves, the British murder act, Frankstein’s monster and defibrillation, victorian moviepass, odd family keepsakes, the grinning death, oujia board science and history, frightened robots, ghostly guessing games, light as a feather, stiff as a board, and a just the tip from Mexico! So sit back and enjoy some CoCo as we scare up some fun medical trivia!

TMP Halloween Special- Witches, Demons, and Frankenstool

October 31, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

Hello Listeners! Enjoy this freshly risen Halloween special from years past and prepare to be scared for a new spooky medicine episode this saturday!

In our annual Halloween Special, our entire medical corps has arisen to discuss ghoulish, ghastly, grave and gruesome medical conditions with a spooky bent. Along the way, they discuss the secret ingredient of bone china, Dr's J garage mausoleum, frankenberry stool, why there were no red M&Ms in the 70's, demonic possesion, African epilepsy, hocus pocus, fungus and the salem witch trials, witch's gardens, deadly housewife botanicals, and a harry potter vs anatomy quiz. So Sit back and relax as we regale you with medical tricks and treats of the season!

504: Journal Club-Infection Grab Bag

October 20, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh return to the wonderful world of medical news in everybody’s favorite, journal club! Along the way, they cover lung melting virulence factors, new methods of combating TB, Men in Black, vaccines that can fight diabetes, chubby babies, the truth about gut feelings, a cyclical cousin of polio, mosquito killing paint, and more. SO sit back and relax as we round up whats new in the world of medicine

Sources:
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/non-antibiotic-tuberculosis-04233/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-018-0062-8
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/your-gut-directly-connected-your-brain-newly-discovered-neuron-circuit
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/us-reports-new-cases-puzzling-poliolike-disease-strikes-children
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever/china-urges-more-oversight-of-large-pig-farms-amid-disease-epidemic-idUSKCN1MR0RH

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503: The Origin of Antibiotics- What's in a name?

October 13, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh bring their history of antibiotics series to a close by discussing modern naming conventions. Along the way they cover drug naming rules, the us adopted names council, submitting our fake drugs, international naming standards, CAS, the syllable rule, the anatomy rule, sildenafil, plosive and fricative letters, medical role playing, the WHO list of essential medicines and more. So sit back and find out when it comes to drugs, what exactly in in a name!

Sources
https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/fyi-how-does-drug-get-its-name#page-2
https://www.ama-assn.org/about/usan-council
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines

502: The Origin of Antibiotics- Semi Synthetics

October 6, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh continue their series on the history and origin stories of commonly used antibiotics. Along the way they discuss masterpiece theater, the secret origins of sulfa drugs, Nobels and Nazis, pharmacokinetics, bacitracin, farming fun facts, tetracycline, plant physiologists, vancomycin and scientis naming conventions, rifampin crime films, and more! So Sit back and relax as we give you a second dose of antibiotic history!

Sources
1)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/one-girl-mishap-creation-antibiotic-bacitracin-180963236/
2)https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51907943_The_history_of_the_tetracyclines
3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5142077/
4)https://books.google.com/books?id=av5SHPiHVcsC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=nocardia+mediterranei+rifampin+rififi&source=bl&ots=Pqe6SQ_mCK&sig=9nXe0vXayK2SCqa5anGUFI85Ttk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju-YfhpKfdAhXvm-AKHek-BmkQ6AEwB3oECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=nocardia%20mediterranei%20rifampin%20rififi&f=false

501: The Origin of Antibiotics- Big Naturals

September 29, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

Welcome Back! In our 5th season, Dr’s J and Santhosh start by examining the history and origins of some well known antibiotics. Along the way the cover false starts, heavy metals, gin and tonic, Alexander Fleming, mold juice, Nobel prize winners, pee patrols, cephalosporins and sewage, monkey scientists, streptomycin, state microbes, antibacterial death matches, nystatin Filipino erythromycin, and more. So Sit back and get ready for a dose of antibiotic history in this new TMP miniseries!

440: Travel Medicine- The Musical

August 4, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this season 4 finale, our quartet of clinicians puts a tuneful spin on their usual medical musings. Along the way, they cover improv medical rapping on sepsis and shock, a slam poetry journal club with musical translation on salmonella cereal outbreaks, cyclospora salads, spinal infections, and new sources for lungworm, plus a surgical symphony by lil praz, a hospital rap by mackeljosh, and more! So SIt back and enjoy the season 4 finale, see you in October!

439 Comic Book Medicine 4- Infinity Warnings and Clinical Gems

July 21, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh cover the annual examples of medicine in comics and pop culture in time for San Diego Comic Con. Along the way, they discuss cosplay, Alien and xenomorph reproductive life cycles, parasites and parasitoids, facehugger intubation, lateral gene transfer, sentient tumors, wasps, Lazarus pits, supernatural chemotherapy, neuronal regeneration, ethical issues of resurrection, mad science, the venom symbiote, spiderman and HIV, a gungan fungal infection and more! So sit back and geek out as we dive deep into comic book medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Weyland-Yutani-Report-S-Perry/dp/160887866X
2) http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Alien:_The_Weyland-Yutani_Report
3) https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/01/brain-death-trial-stem-cells/
4) http://www.priory.com/history_of_medicine/symbiote_aids.htm
5) http://www.bmj.com/content/321/7276/1619
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12205048_Tokelau_on_Naboo

TMP Classics- Comic Book Medicine 3: Homecoming

July 14, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr J and his super-friends return to once again cover medicine in comic books, just in time for the San Diego Comic Convention. Along the way, they discuss a CPR song from the dark side, the curious case of Benjamin Button, Progeria, Terminal Leukodystrophy and reverse mental aging, parallels between Dirk Gently's Pararibulitis and fibromyalgia, pain gating syndromes, soul sucking energy vampires, SPLIT and dissociative identity disorder, somatization, Professor X's poor parenting skills, evil twins, mutant regeneration, why wolverine is so hairy, scientist naming conventions, marvel versus dc, catwoman and toxoplasma, medical resurrection, a head transplant update and more! So Sit back and prepare to enjoy our super medical San Diego ComicCon Homecoming!

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Space 3D: Season 1 Redux

July 8, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In the season finale of Space 3D, Eleanor, Emily, and Tom review the discussions of the season 1 interviews, and shine a light on what's coming in season 2. When Space 3D returns next fall, it will have its own feed, so be sure to like and subscribe!

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/.

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Space 3D: Who We Are

July 8, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

This Week Eleanor, Emily, and Tom discuss their background and qualifications to cover space 3D as our first season draws to a close.

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438: Journal Club- Health Goals

July 7, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Ward round up the latest medical news from around the world to see what may be in our future. Along the way, they cover the 4th of July, Heart failure, injectable heart cells, ejection fraction, Hocus Pocus, medical nanobots, detoxification, soundwave fusion, surgery in a pill, gastric bypass, oral insulin, enteric coatings, Platypus, diabetic venom, genomics and a just the tip from Belize! So sit back and learn about what's new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4162
2) https://www.zmescience.com/science/nanobots-blood-decontamination-8234156/
3) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-018-0106-5#Abs1
4)https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/insulin-in-a-pill-42343/
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437: Black Lung- Supercalifraglistic-pneumoconiosis

June 30, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss coal miners pneumoconiosis, or black lung. Along the way, they cover Zoolander, hard and soft coal, surface mining, black lung resurgence, air pollution bronchitis, mining safety and OSHA, silent killers, lung pathology and scarring, diagnosis, treatment, the longest word in the english language, and other little known lung exposure diseases, along with a just the tip from Guatemala. So Sit back and breath deep as we mine our brains for information on black lung!

Space 3D: An Interview with Susan Ip-Jewell

June 24, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

This Week, Eleanor and Tom conclude their conversation with Susan Ip-Jewell about the future of space exploration medical capabilities including inspirations in the field, the race to Mars, astronauts for hire, the effects of simulating gravity, and more.

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436: Sickness on the Silver Screen

June 23, 2018 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh, and Ward discuss representation of medicine in movies. Along the way, they cover the show ER, newborns in film, SAG birth memberships, birth goop and placenta juice, Pulp Fiction and chest needles, defibrillators and shockable rhythms, crisis grooming, CPR survival rates, the worst film cpr ever performed, cardiac thumps, Million Dollar Baby and ventilators, intraoperative awareness, bullet wounds and more! So sit back as we take a deep cut of movie medicine!

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1)https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/12/secret-lives-of-moviestar-babies-hollywood
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