610: Journal Club- Thanksgiving Sides

November 30, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

Happy Thanksgiving Listeners! This week, Dr’s J and Santhosh round up some articles with a holiday theme. Along the way, they cover the importance of thanksgiving, the antibacterial activity of cranberries, the pronunciation of the word pumpkin, beneficial effects of pumpkin seeds, nursery rhymes, all kinds of worms, and various thanksgiving myths get busted. So sit back and help yourself to seconds of this medical news from around the world!

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609: Around the World in 80 Plagues- Leptospirosis

November 23, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh discuss infectious leptospirosis. Along the way, they cover pilgrim squatters, the first Thanksgiving, Squanto’s death, bleeding from the eyeballs, interrogative bacteria, fun names for diseases, cats and rats, incubation period, seasonal plagues, symptoms, treatments and more! So Sit back and give thanks you’re celebrating the holiday and not stuffed with this week’s plague!

Sources
1) https://cmr.asm.org/content/14/2/296#sec-1
2) https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0276_article

608: Journal Club- The Classics

November 16, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again round up the medical news of the week, this time with an emphasis on classic medical problems with new twists. Along the way they discuss flu season, MIB, immune system memory loss, vaccinations, vape lung, the dangers of vitamin E, how much red meat is enough, the other other other white meat, grading scientific studies, and more! So sit back and relax as we tell you whats new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.sciencenews.org/article/measles-immune-system-memory-infection?fbclid=IwAR3fdNbqt66cvmXIoUd3jCRgRGy3s9bUSf3HiGiDPoSd62ea2rRkxZbjqtI
2) https://tobacco.ucsf.edu/three-more-epidemiological-studies-find-e-cigarette-use-increases-lung-disease
3) https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2752321/reduction-red-processed-meat-intake-cancer-mortality-incidence-systematic-review

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607: The Spider and The Gout

November 9, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh discuss Gout. Along the way, they cover the fable of the spider and the gout, class warfare in lifestyle infections, the divine ancient greek love child causing gout, ancient foot fetishes, raising your social standing, the revolutionary war, hyperuricemia, pathology of gout and pseudogout, treatments, and more! So sit back as we teach you about gout from head to inflamed toe!

Sources
1) https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/ar1906
2) https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/Venus--Podagra-and-Bacchus--1687-SS2476457.html
3) http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/argonautsandemperors/2016/01/26/gout-the-heroic-malady/
4) http://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/179/8/804.full.pdf
5)https://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/rheumatology/gout-and-pseudogout/

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606: Journal Club-A gut feeling

November 2, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news this time with an emphasis on the gut. Along the way they cover microbiomes, the discovery of phagocytes, probiotics, the secret origins of dannon, how swimming affects the microbiome, super poopers, the bristol stool scale, how to be a donor, organ transplant screening and more! So Sit back and relax as we round up what’s new in the world of medicine!

Sources:
1)http://nautil.us/issue/23/dominoes/the-man-who-drank-cholera-and-launched-the-yogurt-craze
2)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207868-swimming-in-the-sea-completely-changes-the-microbes-on-your-skin/
3) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3026416/could-seaweed-based-drug-offer-relief-ravages-alzheimers
4) https://www.sciencealert.com/super-pooper-donors-in-faecal-transplants-identified-as-phenomenon-in-new-study
5)https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/597yad/i-got-my-faeces-tested-to-see-if-its-super-poo

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605: House of 1000 Corpses

October 26, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In our annual halloween episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh cover the many odd and creative things people have done with the deceased. Along the way they cover the hearse song, human book bindings, the 18th century origins of body-worlds, plastination, human petrified furniture, mumia corpse medicine, and more! So Sit back as we dig up some surprising medical stories on a body of knowledge often left buried!

Sources
1) https://anthropodermicbooks.org/
2)https://publicdomainreview.org/2014/03/05/frederik-ruysch-the-artist-of-death/
3)http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/elbows-on-the-table-professor-segatos-petrified-corpse-furniture/

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604: Journal Club- Frankenscience

October 19, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news, this time with an emphasis on frankenscience. Along the way, they cover the man with two brains, organoids, 3d printing blood vessels, replaceable organs, the lost wax technique, regrowing tooth enamel, the occult truth of the tooth fairy, epigenetics, reversing the aging process, a just the tip from Dr Frankenstein, and more! So Sit back and relax as we tell you what’s new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1) https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/a-new-approach-to-3d-printing-human-organs
2) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lab-grown-mini-brains-can-now-mimic-the-neural-activity-of-a-preterm-infant/
3)https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/8/eaaw9569
4) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02638-w

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603: The Kidney Musketeers- I would Di-alyze for you

October 12, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh continue their discussion of kidney disease and the development of hemodialysis. Along the way, they cover the kidney Macgyver, the first successful hemodialysis, the return of Helmut, grounds for divorce, M.A.S.H. HD, surprising uses for Teflon, rationing who Shall Live, dialysis coverage, the utility of HD, and a just the tip from Azerbaijian! So Sit back as we filter out all the best info on dialysis through your ears!

Sources
1)https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/god-panels-and-history-hemodialysis-america-cautionary-tale/2012-11
2)https://historyofnephrology.blogspot.com/
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMay5zw1loA

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602: Journal Club- Horror Stories

October 5, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh round up medical news from around the world in everybody’s favorite segment, journal club! This week the theme is spooky studies and horror stories. Along the way, they cover a test that determines when you will die, gene editing, a possible cure for hemophilia, a surprising new cooking ingredient and some macabre recipes, full metal alchemist, human animal chimeras, a just the tip from Hawaii and more! So Sit back and learn what’s new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11311-9
2)http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/131/9/952?sso-checked=true
3)https://www.nordicfood.lab.com
4)https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02275-3 fbclid=IwAR1p79XYW1xw9qZQSeasreH8YevdWaW2NuGDj-dysYR1UGYbdd4B36qcvNI

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601: The Kidney Musketeers: A Bright's Future

September 28, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

Welcome Back Fellow Travelers! We’re launching season 6 by getting back to basics of medicine. In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh discuss end stage renal disease and the creation of dialysis. Along the way, they cover the water of consumptives, Scottish professors, Bright’s disease, dropsy, insurance company villainy, ancient egypt and grecian anatomy class, UB40 dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, repurposing organs and more! So sit back and marinade as we teach you about peritoneal dialysis!

Sources
1)https://www.advancedrenaleducation.com/content/history-pd
2)http://www.renalmed.co.uk/history-of/nephrotic-syndrome

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537: Comic Book Medicine 5- Super-Heroes, Villainous Diseases

July 20, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In our season finale, Dr’s J, Santhosh, Ward and Praz get ready for San Diego Comicon and the annual discussion of comic book medicine! ALong they way, they cover The Fantastic 4 and Ehlers Danlos, malnutrition in middle-earth, dragon gold poisoning, scurvy goblins, orcish anemia, superhero fashion choices, bane’s facemask, the legacy virus and HIV, the techno-organic virus and adaptive evolution, leezle pon, crimefighting bacteria, a just the tip from San Diego and more! So don your capes, grab your lightsabers, assemble and prepare for another year of Comic Book Medicine!

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TMP Classics- Comic Book Medicine 3: Homecoming

July 13, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

While Dr J and his Just-Us League prepare for San Diego Comicon, please enjoy this classic annual comic book medicine episode. We’ll be back with a brand new episode next week!

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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TMP Classics: Comic Book Medicine 1

July 6, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

It’s July, which means Dr J is off for San Diego while everyone enjoys the holiday weekend. Please enjoy this classic Annual comic book medicine episode and see you all next week!

In This episode, Dr's J, Santhosh and Ward celebrate San Diego Comic Con with a discussion of comic book medicine. Along the way, they cover safety tips for comic conventions, differential diagnosis in a superhero world, EMTALA and the marvel universe, spiderman versus the measles, radioactive semen, morbius the living vampire and porphyria, daredevil and echolocation, medical conditions in the xmen, folie a deux, wolverine and mental health, and viral transmission in the walking dead. So Sit back true believers, and prepare to learn about real world parallels for comic book conditions!

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536: Journal Club- Devil in the details

June 29, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news, this time with an emphasis on studies that require a closer look. ALong the way, they cover bone spurs, debunk cell phone horns, demonstrate how to analyze a study, stress vaccines, mouse bro culture, protective farm bacteria, cystic fibrosis drugs and pharma loopholes, and more! So sit back and relax as we bring you the latest in medical news!

Sources
1) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21625-1
2) https://neurosciencenews.com/stress-vaccine-9279/
3)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0469-4
4) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205916-a-generic-drug-from-argentina-offers-cystic-fibrosis-families-hope/

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535- The Medicine of Art

June 22, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J, Santhosh, and Praz discuss the art of medicine-or more accurately, diagnosing painters and paintings! Along the way, they cover audio/visual episode problems, medical cultural education, colorblindness in art, olympic painting medals, Monet and cataracts, uv vision, breast cancer in sculpture, renaissance surgical advancements, acular degeneration, Paget’s and more! So Sit back, relax, as we give you a thousand words on diagnosing art!

Sources/Art:
El Jaleo- https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/collection/13259
Panorama- https://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/creative-life/panorama-a-question-of-perspective/clifton-pugh/
Monet Bridge-https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437127
Japanese footbridge-https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/3511?returnUrl=%2Fart%2Fsearch%3Fartist%3DClaude%2BMonet
Night- https://100swallows.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/night-by-michelangelo/
The Night and Allegory of fortitude- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/breast-cancer-renaissance-paintings
Degas https://news.stanford.edu/news/2007/april11/med-optart-041107.html
The conjurer-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjurer_(painting)

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534: Journal Club- Infomercial Ready Medicine

June 15, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh perform everybody’s favorite roundup of medical news, this time with an emphasis on studies that would fit in As Seen on TV ads. Along the way, they cover a return to patreon updates, mosquito week, gene drives and doublesex mosquitos, insect passport control, mosquito fungicides, malaria free countries, WHO swagger, sugar storage of vaccines, listermints, medical pokemon, new sealants, and more! So sit back, relax, and learn whats new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1)https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/-how-genetically-edited-doublesex-mosquitoes-could-save-millions-of-lives/
2)https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/gmo-mosquito-0423/
3)https://www.zmescience.com/science/algeria-and-argentina-are-now-malaria-free/
4)https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/vaccine-preservation-no-fridge-04232/
5)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205461-oozing-white-mucus-from-giant-salamanders-makes-excellent-medical-glue/

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533: Circus Medicine- Freaks, Geeks, and Sideshows

June 8, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Praz, with special guest Emily Hook discuss the attributes and health of circus sideshow performers. Along the way, they cover the history of circus sideshows, the Coney Island NICU, the classes of sideshow acts, Geeks, the secrets of human pincushions, glass chewing, sword swallowing, circus endoscopy and intubation, fire eaters lung ,off season care, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, acrobat anesthetists and more! So Step right up, sit back and relax as we dive into the world of freakshow!

Sources
1)http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1285ijkey=8559399d0af3cd2596c8540d8872c966fa286536&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
2)http://time.com/3711869/sword-swallower-paris-1945/
3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522406/
4)https://tinyurl.com/yxhpcon4

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532: Neuro-gastronomy with Professor Charles Spence

June 1, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh learn about Neurogastronomy, cutting edge food science, with the expertise of author, researcher, psychologist and Oxford Professor Charles Spence. Along the way, they cover the definition of Neuro-gastronomy, multisensory dinner experiences, sensory dominance, human smelling evolution, synesthesia, visual illusions, hacking your sense of taste, the importance of texture and heft, advertising secrets, improving hospital food and more! So sit back, relax, and prepare to get your fill of food for thought and thoughts on food!

Sources
1)https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/team/charles-spence
2) https://www.amazon.com/Gastrophysics-Science-Eating-Charles-Spence/dp/0735223467
3)https://www.amazon.com/Neurogastronomy-Brain-Creates-Flavor-Matters/dp/0231159110/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DZ7G2J6VZZ7J1PM3AGS6
4) https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/research/extramural/taste-and-smell-program

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531: Journal Club- New Vaccines- Birthday Shots Shots Shots-Everybody!

May 25, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again perform a roundup of what’s new in the medical world, this time with an emphasis on vaccines. Along the way, they cover Dr J’s recent birthday, a well placed title prank, malaria vaccine testing, phase trials, the ebola vaccine and importance of data release, ring vaccination, the godfather strategy, dengue vaccine caveats, two factor authentication vaccination, Game of Thrones epidemiology, the John Wick iron chef crossover, surprising updates on the measles vaccine, phage libraries, case studies and more! So Sit back and relax as we down some birthday shots of information!

Sources
1) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01232-4?utm_source=fbk_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf211166292=1&fbclid=IwAR3bGTBUl2SfhzGOTtMEljPusk3I_kpA7JtRO1VhbTQfqkKGmW_qTbhW0Pk
2)https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/12/the-data-are-clear-ebola-vaccine-shows-very-impressive-performance-in-outbreak/ utm_content=buffer63a45&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=facebook_organic&fbclid=IwAR1uNtHSvv92XB00lTg5vlQpfM3abGKjT8uLYs4vVR45rRPAjAvencehWfw
3)https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/912504src=soc_fb_190504_mscpedt_news_mdscp_dengue&faf=1
4)https://gizmodo.com/people-born-before-1989-may-need-another-measles-vaccin-1834304231?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0YzWZ6EhAMGtPLIHICQhjInEvpKjp2jLRpY1g-dOqP0_B23QVI4eGubOM
5)https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/viruses-genetically-engineered-kill-bacteria-rescue-girl-antibiotic-resistant-infection?fbclid=IwAR1ZrfR_4GaDMr5gXwasGkqLrgNNkSf0XpTQujLYP-bhgAaJRBd28JMpqMk

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TMP CLassics: Vocal Stylings-Don't Harmony One!

May 18, 2019 Joshua Dworetzky

Hello Listeners! This week Dr J is celebrating his birthday and treating himself by not editing or producing anything, so enjoy this classic and tune in next week for a brand new episode!

In This episode, Dr's J and Praz, with the help of Opera Singer and Vocal Coach Jessica Schneiderman talk about the vocal health. Along the way, they discuss the dangers of sneezing, laryngeal high fives, talking chimpanzees, vocal embryology, the four voice registers, whistling Mariah Carey, heavy metal glottal scraping, Dr J's heavy metal career, falsettos, resonance quacking, speaking on breath, how body shape influences your voice, vocal fry, female vocal empowerment and controversy, the length of a scream, why you sound different on recordings and more! So Sit back and prepare to learn the specs about speech!

For More Vocal and ENT info, check out episode 14, Let us ENT-ertain you!

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