MedPod Today | from MedPage Today

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MedPod Today is a podcast from MedPage Today where leading healthcare professionals and our seasoned reporters discuss the latest news and trends in the medical world. The podcast will feature diverse content, from our poignant medical story-telling show, Anamnesis, to reporter roundtables where our writers dive deeper into some of our most compelling healthcare stories. The podcast will also spotlight clinician conversations with our Editor-In-Chief, Jeremy Faust, MD.

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Inbetweenisode, ENDO 2019: male birth control pill; artificial pancreas real-world data; HbA1c test accuracy

Jul 15 2019 15 mins  
In the first "in-between-isode" of MedPage Today's new Podcast series, Anamnesis, two of our reporters -- Kristen Monaco and Elizabeth Hlavinka -- discuss some highlighted abstracts presented at the meeting. NEW ORLEANS -- At ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, some of the spotlighted research included advancements in diabetes, obesity, thyroid treatments, and a

#1 First Time: Ziploc of Brains; Gut Punch; All Eyes

Jul 15 2019 36 mins  
The Anamnesis podcast is about exploring transformative moments in medicine – the ones that we hold for our lives in remembrance -- that change who we are as clinicians. So it is only appropriate, here on our first episode of Anamnesis, that we open with our Theme of “First Time”. The path to becoming a clinician is filled with firsts – there is no more obvious time for tha

#2 Fight or Flight: Naked Prisoner Brawl; Trauma All Around; Double Drowning Vacation

Jul 15 2019 30 mins  
Anamnesis comes from a Greek word meaning “remembrance”, and also has come to mean “the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence.” And that’s what we do here – we feature the recounting of amazing tales, heart wrenching accounts and poignant stories from physicians who do it every day. Now, we bring you a different theme to explore: Fight or Flight. I do

Inbetweenisode, AAN 2019: Breakthroughs in NMO neurogenetics, Angelman Syndrome immunotherapies, and PML biologics

Jul 18 2019 11 mins  
In this "in-between-isode" of Anamnesis, MedPage reporter Elizabeth Hlavinka shares highlights presented at AAN 2019, the annual meeting of The American Academy of Neurology. PHILADELPHIA -- Learn why AAN 2019, was 'The Year of NMO', neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Episode produced by Elizabeth Hlavinka Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub Music by Jason Asistores, MD

#3 Grit: Hillbilly Girl; Ugly Cry; I Will Fly

Jul 18 2019 35 mins  
Grit is a lot of things. Grit is the nastiness you discover in the corner of the room, when you move out of your med school apartment after 4 years of lots of studying and no deep cleaning… Grit is what you and your trauma patient are covered in when a crazy country circus clown decides it’s a good idea to ride a horse, drunk, and shoot off home-made fireworks on July 4th. Grit

#4 Today I Learned: Perfect Patient Imperfect Doc; My Fake MRSA; Crowdsourced Dx

Jul 21 2019 22 mins  
Some of our stories have been a bit more heart, some of ours have been a bit more soul – and in this episode we’re a bit more brain, with our theme “Today I Learned”. If you think back to your medical school admissions essay… we probably all talked “helping people” and “life long learning,” and that was before you even practiced medicine and knew what you were get

Inbetweenisode, AMA 2019: Chaotic protesters stage a "die-in"; Splitting behavioural and physical health records; First African-American President

Jul 22 2019 10 mins  
In this "in-between-isode" of Anamnesis, MedPage reporters Joyce Frieden and Shannon Firth share highlights from AMA 2019, the annual meeting of The American Medical Association. CHICAGO -- Members of the AMA House of Delegates gathered to elect officers, address policy, vote on a host of measures, and ... plunge into controversy. Episode produced by Joyce Frieden and Shannon Firth

#5 Higher Power: Ghost Dad Summons; Seeking Forgiveness; All I Could Do

Jul 24 2019 31 mins  
We see things that make sense – like “oh you eat a supersize bag of flaming hot Cheetos, and now you have chest pain?” – that makes sense. But sometimes we see things with no explanation, that make no sense, that might make you believe life is unfair, or that give you new hope in the universe. Sometimes we see miracles, sometimes we see tragedies – all with no explanation

Inbetweenisode, IDWEEK 2019: Grindr for HIV prevention?; Measles Outbreak vs. Antivaxxers; Flu shots work.

Oct 10 2019 11 mins  
Reporter Molly Walker looks at the broad spectrum of infectious disease topics covered at this year's IDWeek meeting. WASHINGTON -- From flu to HIV to the measles outbreak, this year's IDWeek meeting explored noteworthy infectious disease research. Episode produced by Molly Walker Hosted and sound engineering by Greg Laub Music by Jason Asistores, MD, aka flatfives.

#6 Rebirth: Child DNR Agony; Woman, MD > Doubt; My Best Failure

Oct 29 2019 32 mins  
We kick off our new season with "Rebirth." Rebirth is an interesting concept in medicine because, for patients, it means one thing. It can mean the patient who hits rock bottom and is finally ready to make a change in their lives. It can mean a new organ in a patient, a literal rebirth for both the donor and the receiver. From the physician side, though, it's a bit different. Some