DDx

Mar 12 2025 70 ep. 10 mins 2.7k
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A podcast about how doctors think. Presented by Figure 1, the knowledge-sharing and collaboration app for physicians and healthcare professionals. Learn more at Figure1.com/ddx

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The Human Behind the AI in the Room Part II

Mar 12 2025 15 mins  
Last time, we spoke with the co-creator of DAX Copilot, Dr. Jared Pelo, about what DAX can actually do and the questions it raises about AI and the future of medicine. But today, we’re not just continuing that conversation—we have news. Dr. Pelo is back to share a major development, and talk about what this news means for physicians, patients and the future of clinical practice

The Human Behind The AI In The Room Part I

Mar 05 2025 22 mins  
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jared Pelo, the co-creator of DAX Copilot, to delve into the origins and future of the AI-powered clinical documentation solution. Discover how DAX Copilot aims to revolutionize medical workflows, the challenges it faces, and the potential it holds for transforming patient care. Tune in to hear insights from the creator himself on the evolving

From Clinic to Hospital

Feb 26 2025 10 mins  
As the owner of a small clinic and a member of his local hospital’s executive committee, Dr. Robert McDermott has a unique perspective into the challenges and rewards of integrating new technology on a variety of scales. Join us as he shares his experiences implementing and using DAX Copilot as a documentation assistant. Dr. McDermott first saw what the AI-powered solution did fo

The Workflow Conveyor Belt

Feb 19 2025 11 mins  
Dr. Alfred Atanda joins us to discuss the stress and anxieties of managing a busy clinic and the inefficiencies in healthcare workflows. He highlights how DAX Copilot, an AI-powered solution, helps by recording patient visits and drafting medical notes, improving efficiency throughout his clinic as well as patient care.

Burnout, Interrupted

Feb 12 2025 9 mins  
Dr. Theresa Nguyen highlights the impact of burnout on both doctors and patients, emphasizing that nearly half of physicians report feeling its effects. She explains how DAX Copilot, an AI documentation and clinical workflow assistant, has significantly reduced her stress by automatically creating structured notes from doctor-patient conversations. This technology allows her to spe

The Human Connection

Feb 05 2025 10 mins  
Dr. Patrick McGill delves into the seemingly unavoidable issue of physician-patient disconnect and examines whether AI-powered solutions can help bridge that gap. Dr. McGill, a family clinician from Indianapolis, IN, openly discusses how his initial skepticism about the power and practicality of AI in the exam room was alleviated by the significant improvements it brought to his da

Season 11 Trailer

Jan 29 2025 1 mins  
Imagine a world where doctors spend more time with patients—and less on paperwork. This season on DDx, we explore DAX Copilot, an AI assistant that listens to doctor-patient conversations and drafts notes for medical records. We’re asking doctors what it’s really like to use this technology. Does it help? Does it get in the way? And what does it mean for the doctor-patient

Giving New Life Through X-linked Hypophosphatemia Research

May 29 2024 10 mins  
After a lifetime of treating her rare bone disease, X-linked hypophosphatemia, a patient is at the end of her rope. She’s in pain, frustrated, and nothing seems to help. So when a clinical trial presents itself, her doctor isn’t sure she’ll want to participate. While the decision to participate is surprising, the results of the clinical trial are astonishing.

The Bumpy Road to Hypoparathyroidism Diagnosis and Treatment

May 22 2024 11 mins  
A 45-year-old is out for a drive. As she accelerates her stick-shift car, she starts to experience familiar, and scary, symptoms: facial tingling, numbness around her mouth, and her hands cramp and lock onto the steering wheel … Her story takes many wrong turns, but eventually she is diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism, a rare bone disease, and finds an experimental treatment that

Unexpected Therapies for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Offer New Hope

May 15 2024 10 mins  
A 9-year-old cannonballs into the shallow end of the pool. There’s a stab of pain through her hip. What seems like just a bump takes a complicated turn. After discovering a bone growth, the child is diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. This extremely rare bone disorder has a devastating impact, but thanks to unexpected areas of research, patients have new reasons