705 Journal Club- Grab Bag

November 7, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again perform their biweekly roundup of recent science and medical news. Along the way, they cover paper covid tests, the indian sherlock holmes, aerosol transmission of covid, face lasers, cyberphobia, magnetic diabetic treatment, borrowing a cup of mice, bionic blood vessels and more! So sit back and relax as we cover whats new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54338864
2)https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/electromagnetic-fields-treat-type-2-diabetes-in-mice/
3)https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/aerosol-microdroplets-covid-19-26102020/
4)https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/medicine/artificial-blood-vessels-with-a-little-extra/

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704 But of Corpse

October 31, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh get ghoulish for the annual halloween show. Along the way they cover the nutritional value of blood, diabetic scurvy vampires, iron overload syndrome, transfusion reactions, bloodcurdling films, saponification, death tests, waiting mortuaries, invisible ink, and more! So sit back and relax as we dig up a scary number of medical stories!

Sources
1) https://www.livescience.com/15899-drinking-blood-safe.html
2) https://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6367
3) https://historycollection.com/buried-alive-common-victorian-era-doctors-used-10-methods-prevent/7/

703: Pets Best Friend

October 24, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh delve into the training and care for our furry friends, with the help of guest veterinarian, Dr Andrea Spediacci. Along the way, they cover ancient Egypt and the Lahun papyri, common animal ailments then and now, fur chlldren versus human children, medical etymology, small and large animal problems, high performance humans v animals, the founding of veterinary schools, rinderpest, vet training splanchnology, comparative medicine, vet specialities, and more! So Sit back and relax as we bark up the tree of knowledge for animal medicine!

Sources
1)https://thinkafrica.net/construction-of-kahun-1895bc/
2)https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2011-01-01/pioneering-profession

702- Pandemic Journal Club

October 17, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this first journal club of season 7, Dr’s J and Santhosh round up whats new in the world of pandemic medicine. Along the way, they cover musical interludes, panda bears, sensitivity and specificty, testing patients for covid with brain scans, school reopenings, the re-emergence of legionella, cat drugs for covid, corona sniffing dogs, covid breathalyzers and more! So sit back as we return with a brand new season of whats new in the world of medical news

Sources
1)http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2020/09/17/ajnr.A6832
2) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732960-100-we-now-have-the-technology-to-develop-vaccines-that-spread-themselves/
3) https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiology/18551/buildings-reopen-lockdowns-legionella
4) https://www.labroots.com/trending/immunology/18618/drug-cats-treat-covid
5) https://www.labroots.com/trending/chemistry-and-physics/18455/covid-19-breathalyzer-test

701: Spy Hard

October 10, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this first episode of our new season, Dr’s J and Santhosh cover the cloak and dagger world of espionage medicine. Along the way they cover Cold War Era soviet medicine, Project Artichoke, Dengue fever, brainwashing, truth serums, anticholinergic syndrome, cyanide pills, hydra agents and henchmen preparedness, and a surprising place to keep an escape kit. So sit back and relax as we debrief you on the secrets of the medical spy world!

Sources
1) http://factsanddetails.com/russia/Education_Health_Transportation_Energy/sub9_6b/entry-5145.html
2)truth serum https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol5no2/html/v05i2a09p_0001.htm
3) http://www.bioethics.net/2016/03/military-suicide-capsules-and-medical-ethics/
4)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cia-issued-rectal-tool-kit
5)https://www.historyonthenet.com/8-amazing-spy-gadgets-used-during-the-cold-war

638: The Fast and the Curious: Freedom House Ambulance

August 1, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In our season 6 finale, Dr’s J, Santhosh, and Ward talk about the secret origins of paramedics and how a forgotten african american ambulance service set a national standard for the country. Along the way, they cover live editing issues, the 1960’s, pre ambulance medical transportation, the white paper, healthcare class divisions, Dr Safar, inventor of cpr, the emt recruitment process, Dr Wards time as an emt, paramedic training then and now, the 1968 riots, emergency care in the streets, how institutional rascism led to ems defunding, the origins of 911 number, ambulance response time, crews and more! So sit back as we explore the history of emergency medical services! See you in October for Season 7!

Sources
1)https://www.emsworld.com/article/1222574/forgotten-legacy-freedom-house
2)https://www.jems.com/2013/03/25/how-freedom-house-has-been-reborn/ https://www.jems.com/2013/10/08/birth-ems-history-paramedic/
3)https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/news/a27114/911-emergency-system/
4)https://gizmodo.com/how-911-become-the-emergency-call-number-1601064956
5) https://freedomhousedoc.com/

637: Journal Club- Pandemic update 5

July 25, 2020 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 covid19 updates. Along the way they cover development and mechanisms of corona vaccines, dudebro monkeys, horshoe crabs, blood harvests, radiation treatments for corona lungs, reopening schools and pediatric transmission, SARS mitvahs, german science concerts and more! So sit back and relax as we tell you whats new in covid news around the world in our final journal club of the season

Sources
1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2020/06/12/1st-human-trial-successfully-treated-covid-19-using-low-doses-of-radiation/?fbclid=IwAR119K4SD98AzhYCz1NrJQi3xnm0KHl71TpHxuDNo3Q_4GkFRhTEysWKoGs#2d247a02dc69
2) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31604-4/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR0xyJzy1z8P8DFV8Tv4iWsXGhgGmJEQ8mEc4WtWIzKgSbkHfKBUR0hSIHA
3) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/race-coronavirus-vaccine-runs-horseshoe-crab-blood-180975048/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR32xGcXccXKczA4LTBig-N1LquG80y4LUT1VJylnbAs6NK91lJ_AhUgbk4
4) https://abc7chicago.com/vaccine-coronavirus-update-of-covid-news/6319004/

636: Comic Book Medicine 6- Silver Age Medicine

July 18, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, despite the pandemic, Dr’s J and Santhosh dive deep into the graphic novels to bring you this year’s comic book medicine! Along the way, they cover con crud, night nurse, dream of the rarebit fiend and medical jargon, doctors in comic books, Dr Midnite, the graphic medicine movement, how comic book design influences storytelling, the importance of medical symbols, Robert Koch the death fighter, Dr Strange the surgeon supreme, capes and cowls encouraging masks, pandemic comics, plant virus Poison Ivy’s powers, star trek taste replicators and more! So sit back as we dive into the funnypages to discuss comic book medicine!

Sources
1) https://research.miyashita.com/papers/I42
2) https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/cornopleezeepi-and-party-poopers-brief-history-physicians-comics/2018-02
3) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/52702/pdf
4) https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/19/eaaz0295

TMP Classics: Comic Book Medicine 4- Infinity Warnings and Clinical Gems

July 11, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

Hello home listeners, Dr J is still dealing with puppies and pandemics rather than cosplay and comics, so we present to you another previous years comic book med until our brand new episode airing the date of comic con at home!

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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

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TMP Classics: Comic Book Medicine: Superhero Science

July 4, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

Happy 4th of July home listeners! While you are enjoying the holiday, Dr J is reading through back issues to write this years comic book medicine. In the meantime, enjoy this classic episode and stay cool out there! Excelsior!

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In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh geek out once again to bring you an episode about comic book medicine while Dr J is at San Diego ComicCon. Along the way, they discuss PokemonGo, Game of Thrones (spoiler free!), Greyscale and its real world equivalents, Ichthyoses, fantasy realm public health policy, myositis ossificans and Doomsday, The Superman Pain Scale, Philadelphia's Mutter Museum, Why Hulk turns green, Hulkoglobin, Dr Midnite, The Superhero Hippocratic Oath, Vertigo Villainy, Doctor Strange, Therapeewoks, Superhero emergency rooms, and more! So Sit back, and geek out as we return to the world of comic book medicine!

635: Medical Fashion 2: Doctor, Tailor, RN, why?

June 27, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh continue their discussion of how fashion and medicine influenced each other, this time looking at the modern medical uniform. Along the way, they cover medical mitzvahs, white coat ceremonies, lab coats of the future, slow motion walks, TLC, color changing scrubs, a brief history of puce, nursing uniforms, medical capes, maskne and more! So sit back and relax as we dress down dressing up for medicine!

Sources
1) https://scrubsmag.com/historic-nursing-uniforms-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
2) https://www.pulseuniform.com/coffee-time/nursing-uniforms-of-the-past-and-present-nurse-uniforms-history/
3) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/0040496914Z.00000000045
4) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/clothing-may-soon-change-color-presence-harmful-gases-180972180/ utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2v9d0rrRmfk2CtXRysF4WbLMMuvH2rP0ESQvZv2e9DVhUzSEUx2NHak9E
5) https://smarthistory.org/eakins-the-gross-clinic/

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634: Medical Fashion- if looks could heal

June 20, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh dive into the influences the medical industry has had on the fashion world and vice versa! Along the way, they cover the dumpster fire that is 2020, codpieces, surprise noble fashion trends, braguettes, rabbit syphilis, jockstraps, ROY G BIV and the discovery of purple dye, textile dyes as medicines, the trouble with arsenic, prodrugs, how tuberculosis gave us high heels and miniskirts and more! So sit back and relax as we tailor our episode to dress up all your history about medical fashion in a style you can take anywhere!

Sources
1) http://www.fashionintime.org/history-mens-undergarments-part-1/
2) http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/?no-ist
3) https://perryponders.com/2015/04/23/a-chemist-accidentally-discovered-purple-when-looking-for-a-cure-for-malaria/
4) https://blog.wellcome.ac.uk/2013/12/13/image-of-the-week-crimes-of-the-corset/

633: Journal Club- Synthetic, hematopoetic, authentic, Pandemic

June 13, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again perform their bimonthly roundup of medical news, this time with some non-pandemic stories! Along the way, they cover the protests and #blacklivesmatter, cyborgs, synthetic red blood cells, spidey sense, new antibiotics, scientist naming problems, irresistin, brute force science, a new theory about the varied COVID symptoms, superantigens, fitbit ventilators, and more. So sit back and relax as we cover what’s new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2020/acs-presspac-june-3-2020/synthetic-red-blood-cells-mimic-natural-ones-and-have-new-abilities.html
2) https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/06/03/princeton-team-develops-poisoned-arrow-defeat-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria
3)https://elemental.medium.com/coronavirus-may-be-a-blood-vessel-disease-which-explains-everything-2c4032481ab2
4)https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/fda-gives-thumbs-up-to-fitbit-nasa-ventilators?fbclid=IwAR01xMnYF4m3FH-WWuOaGoB6_SuZSUrQ9GyFDIfFRgrd8KAcGsev-vAiYY0

632: Victorian Medicine

May 30, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode Dr’s J, Santhosh, and Ward take a historical journey through medical discoveries and methods during the Victorian era. Along the way, they cover resurrectionists, inside out gender anatomy models, zero sum energies, leeches and plasma exchange, Lister and Pasteur, ether obstetrics, the first local pharmacies, the everlasting pill, the worst family heirloom, the donkey engine, the secret history of listerine, tapeworm diets, mary poppins and more! So sit back and relax as we finally indulge Dr' J’s favorite time period

Sources
1) http://logicmgmt.com/1876/overview/medicine/vicmedicine.htm
2)https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/28/are-victorian-diseases-making-a-comeback/
3)http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/h/health-and-medicine-in-the-19th-century/
4)http://www.disease.pricklytree.co.uk/

TMP Classics: SWAT's Wrong? Tactical Medicine with Raffaele Digiorgio

May 23, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

Dr J got a brand new puppy this week and so he requests that you please enjoy this classic episode while he works on training. New episode next week!

In this episode, Dr's J and Praz cover Tactical Medicine with special guest Raffale Digiorgio. Along the way, they discuss what tactical medicine actually is, active shooter scenarios, combat casualty acronyms, how to make gear tactical, the path to becoming a tactical medic, The Incredibles, good samaritans, tacmedic training, chains of command, bodyguard doctors, duct tape and saran wrap, macgyver medicine and more! So Sit back as we tactically practically deploy all we know! Link to Mr Digiorgios Book at the bottom of the show notes

631: Happiness is just around the Corona-COVID19 Pandemic Update 3

May 16, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh once again round up the latest in medical news focusing on the worldwide pandemic this time with a focus on the (mostly) postivie. Along the way, they cover coronavirus mascots, 60 days in quarantine, the best layperson personal protective equipement (ppe), viral sniffing dogs, the return of polio, a pediatric post covid syndrome, kawasaki disease, social distancing police drones, a possible treatment from llama antibodies, and more! So sit back and relax as we bring you whats new in the world of pandemic medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.zmescience.com/other/pieces/face-shield-coronavirus-01052020/
2) https://www.zmescience.com/science/with-vaccination-suspended-niger-gets-hit-with-a-new-polio-outbreak/
3) https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30494-3.pdf?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867420304943%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
4) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623815/coronavirus-detecting-dogs?fbclid=IwAR1W3mocRV0x_LZyd_dVjnsY7hJXhyT8cizby9NVf0rtftdfFFaZNmZYefg
5) https://gizmodo.com/police-deploy-pandemic-drone-to-detect-fevers-and-enfor-1843017443?utm_campaign=Gizmodo&utm_content=1587647241&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2BfoVmnQa0FMh7vqH1UYtudFuCGGmOxqZN8iPvZjhOX-lWWvq96LvFUjY

630: Around the World in 80 Plagues- Bubonic, Pneumonic, Yersinia

May 9, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh dive into a plague of a different sort, the Bubonic Plague and compare it to the pandemic of today. Along the way, they cover the 3 great waves of plague, the great mortality, the first italian quarantine, vector transmission, viral induced human evolution, , bubonic and pneumoic plague, flea puke, Nostradamus public health prophecies, history of the bird beaked plague doctors, the diary of Samuel Pepys, fart jars, and more. So sit back and relax as we spread info like the plague!

Sources
1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X14608582
2)https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic

629: Dermatology-I've got you under my skin

May 2, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh cover your biggest organ of all, with help from dermatologist Dr Ritika. Along the way, they cover ancient Egypt beauty tips, French pre revolution tindr, face dandruff, 8 types of skin disease, human fumigation cabinets, abc’s of cancer diagnosis, where the sun dont shine, cosmetic v medical dermatology, dermatopathologists, tattoos, the speed of skin, sunscreen, and more! So sit back and relax as we scratch your itch to learn about skin!

628: Pandemic Journal Club 3: Duck and COVID

April 25, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh, joined by Pharmacist Eleanor O’Rangers, once again perform their bimonthly roundup of whats new in the world of the COVID19 Pandemic. Along the way, they cover ventilator bubble helmets, the different phenotypes of COVID, creating treatment plans in real time, an update on hydroxycholoroquine effectiveness, viral shedding timelines, transmission through farts, social media epidemiology, coronavirus in space and more. So sit back, relax and learn whats new in the world of medicine!

Sources
1) https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/patient-care-articles/helmet-based-ventilation-is-superior-to-face-mask-for-patients-with-respiratory-distress
2) https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/facebook-connections-can-predict-how-covid-19-spreads/
3) https://www.zmescience.com/science/covid-19-pneumonia-049423/
4) https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/09/people-shed-high-levels-of-coronavirus-study-finds-but-most-are-likely-not-infectious-after-recovery-begins/?fbclid=IwAR1eSEFm--MPBJTZ9dQiWacL12OKM51-_BOp7Ws-m_z7kzxrkEaTdRR6DdU
5) https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-evidence-hydroxychloroquine-does-not-help-treat-covid-19

627: WHO and that masked man

April 18, 2020 Joshua Dworetzky

In this episode, Dr’s J, Santhosh, and Ward take some time to reflect on the history and introduction of the worlds latest must have accessory, protective masks! Along the way, they cover the new reality of hospital admission, COVID nicknames, 80’s chewing gum commercials, how your hosts are handling the crisis, modes of infectious transmission, the creation of the surgical mask, mask and respirator differences, mask structure and function, Dr Lien Te Wu breakthrough idea, ppe fashion, what the N stands for and more! So sit back as we ask ourselves, just who was the first masking man?

Sources
1) https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005177/a-brief-history-of-face-masks-in-china
2) https://sci-hub.tw/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/558661