Best MedPage Today Podcasts (2024)

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MedPod Today: Abortion Ban Workarounds; Bungled COVID Vax Paper; Texas Doc Indicted 9:56

6h ago9:56

9:56

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the results of a survey that MedPage Today conducted among ob/gyns in abortion-restrictive states, a controversial BMJ paper that got an expression of concern after public outcry,…

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MedPod Today: Thumbs Down for MDMA; NEJM Embargo Policy Reversed; 'Margarita Burn' 10:48

21d ago10:48

10:48

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the FDA advisory committee meeting on MDMA for PTSD treatment, how MedPage Today's reporting helped reverse NEJM's embargo policy that limited access for physician-focused publica…

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MedPod Today: RFK Jr.'s Ailments; Tenpenny Gets License Back; Shady Stem Cell Shots 10:41

1M ago10:41

10:41

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discus RFK Jr.'s brain worm and creaky, strained voice, as well as how the doctor who said COVID vaccines could magnetize people got her license back and some medical tourism stem cell sh…

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MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes 14:46

2M ago14:46

14:46

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discus H5N1 updates, including testing, vaccines, and antivirals, as well as a case that could change whether emergency departments can offer abortions and NEJM's rolled back embargo poli…

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MedPod Today Deep Dive: What’s The Matter With For-Profit Nursing Schools? (Part Two) 19:15

2M ago19:15

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MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters dive deep into the world of for-profit nursing programs based on MedPage Today reporter Shannon Firth's series "What's the Matter With For-Profit Nursing Programs?" Here's part one (conte…

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MedPod Today Deep Dive: What’s The Matter With For-Profit Nursing Schools? (Part One) 16:31

2M ago16:31

16:31

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters dive deep into the world of for-profit nursing programs based on MedPage Today reporter Shannon Firth's series "What's the Matter With For-Profit Nursing Programs?" Here's part one (conte…

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MedPod Today: Anti-DEI Rep at Med Meeting; Private Equity Probe; Delayed Rankings 10:54

3M ago10:54

10:54

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how an anti-DEI legislator has not been disinvited from speaking at a medical conference, a Senate investigation into some private equity companies that own emergency department s…

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MedPod Today: IMGs Skip Residency? Butt Lift Gone Wrong; Medicine's Gender Gap 13:56

3M ago13:56

13:56

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss international medical graduates and residency, a Miami doctor facing complaints related to a Brazilian butt lift gone wrong, and new research on gender and sexual harassment durin…

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MedPod Today: AAMC Leaked Emails; 'Wild West' of Ketamine; MA Games the System 12:44

4M ago12:44

12:44

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss leaked emails from the AAMCthat reveal concern about an exodus from the standard residency application pathway, the APA’s thoughts on the rise of ketamine clinics, and a conversat…

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Rx for Reality: Clinicians Confront Medical Gaslighting 45:55

4M ago45:55

45:55

By way of introduction, here at Anamnesis — this is a medical podcast, but its one that isn’t about the pure medicine. Because sometimes medicine — the practice of medicine — is actually kind of simple. There’s drugs, there’s labs, there’s imaging, there’s research studies, trials, evidence-based medicine. Even if the actual content isn’t perfectly…

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MedPod Today: Are MA 'Extras' Used? USMLE Cheating Scandal; Keto for Mental Health 12:55

4M ago12:55

12:55

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss whether people actually use their Medicare Advantage benefits, the recent USMLE cheating scandal and the class action lawsuit that came out of it , and how the ketogenic diet migh…

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What to Know About the Factor XIa Inhibitors on the Horizon 17:53

4M ago17:53

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A novel class of antithrombotic medication, the factor XIa inhibitors, has had a rocky start but is powering through phase III trials, which are now underway. MedPage Today sat down to discuss the novel agents with Graeme Hankey, MBBS, MD, of the University of Western Australia School of Medicine & Pharmacology and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, bo…

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MedPod Today: Medicare Advantage Woes, Double Billing, NHPI Health Disparities 13:26

5M ago13:26

13:26

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week on the pod we discuss a recent interview with the head of the agency that advisoes Congress on Medicare, some instances of double billing patients, and the story of one physician-scientist changing the narrative …

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MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and Burnout 10:45

5M ago10:45

10:45

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss some updates on residency application prices and other changes to the process,” a doctor who got disciplined for spewing COVID misinformation, and a new study that found doctors e…

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MedPod Today: Long COVID and Stem Cells; An Unusual Pregnancy; New Cannabinoids 10:27

6M ago10:27

10:27

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how stem cell companies are marketing to long COVID patients ,” a rare case of abdominal ectopic pregnancy where the patient and baby both survived, and how Americans are using em…

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MedPod Today: Rare "Long Vax" Cases; Macchiarini's Missteps; AI Cloned Docs' Voice 10:07

7M ago10:07

10:07

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss a rare syndrome following COVID vaccination that some are calling “long vax,” why people are talking about disgraced surgeon Paolo Macchiarini a decade after his experiments on pa…

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MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vax 12:38

8M ago12:38

12:38

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss a legal battle in Colorado over whether or not the state can ban so-called medication abortion reversal, a new CMS rule that includes Medicare pay cuts, and one doctor who got tin…

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MedPod Today Ep. 6: COVID Rundown; Shady Medicare Advantage Ads; RIP 'Excited Delirium' 12:38

8M ago12:38

12:38

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss changes in COVID peak viral load, how long kids are contagious, and the latest COVID variant. Plus, several issues with Medicare Advantage advertising and an update on the loaded …

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Breaking Point: Why We Become Activists 46:53

8M ago46:53

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It's the podcast about the practice of medicine, the art of medicine, the experience of medicine -- not the science of it. Not the nitty-gritty drugs, not the procedures, the parts of science that were on pathophys [pathophysiology] exams. But it does mean we need to think beyond just the bedside sometimes. What are the things that trigger us? What…

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MedPod Today Ep. 5: Interpreting COVID Rapid Tests; Medical Meeting Scams; Shadow Work 20:29

9M ago20:29

20:29

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss n the details you may not have known to look foropens in a new tab or window on your at-home COVID tests, a scam impacting medical meetings, and the latest pop psychology craze sw…

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MedPod Today Ep. 4: Surprise Medical Bill, GLP-1 Agonist Plateau, Grateful Patient Fundraising 14:42

9M ago14:42

14:42

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss how a Medicare switch led to a massive surprise medical bill, the GLP-1 agonist plateau no one's talking about, and a new position statement on Grateful Patient Fundraising. Episo…

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MedPod Today Ep. 3: New CDC Goals, Hospital Hires AI Job, and Med Student Mental Health 12:49

10M ago12:49

12:49

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss the CDC Director's plan to build trust, the first artificial intelligence job at a hospital, and mental health coverage for med students. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Ro…

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MedPod Today Ep. 2: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots 10:51

10M ago10:51

10:51

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson. Sound engineering by Greg Laub. Reporting by Sophie Putka, Rachael Robertson…

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MedPod Today Ep. 1: The Medical Misinformation Mess 10:11

10M ago10:11

10:11

MedPod Today: the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. This week, MedPage Today reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news. Featured Stories: Story one, story two, story three, and story four. Episode produced and hosted by Rachael Robertson Sound engineerin…

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Is There a Doctor in the House? 34:44

11M ago34:44

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This is a podcast about the other parts of medicine. Not the drugs, or the latest clinical trial, or the how-to-schedule-your-clinic sort of best-practice discussions, but it’s the place that we talk about medicine and what keeps us coming back for it. It’s the ‘je ne sais quoi’ that makes it special, that lets us forgive it for all its faults and …

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Mysteries: Cracking the Complex Case 55:39

1y ago55:39

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Anamnesis is where we celebrate the parts of medicine that don’t always hit the limelight. It’s not about the newest drugs or the latest how-to on the cool procedure — this is where we talk about the medicine behind medicine — what keeps us going in this field. And what keeps us going in medicine. Here on this episode, we have three doctors sharing…

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One Addiction Clinic, Five Stories of Perseverance 25:28

1+ y ago25:28

25:28

This Anamnesis episode follows Michelle Jobes, PhD, CIP, a clinical research specialist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Maryland, as she recounts the experiences of five patients she’s worked alongside to help overcome substance use. Bittersweet Holidays (8:57) When Perseverance Pays Off (10:40) Inspiring Others Through Art (12:47) The ‘…

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A Nurse. A Pandemic. An Addiction. 40:41

2+ y ago40:41

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Over the holidays, a nurse in recovery from opioid use disorder struggled to keep her addiction in check. She was caring for coronavirus patients on the front lines in an ICU outside Seattle. She asked her hospital for more support, and received little. She reached out to her family, but that just made things worse. On Sunday, January 3, 2021, Tiff…

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S02-15: COVID-19 Vaccines: What Does the Future Hold? 20:21

2+ y ago20:21

20:21

We did it all. We social distanced, masked, got vaccinated, masked some more, and got boosted. But still, with Omicron -- a much more contagious variant spreading like wildfire -- infections are at an all-time high. There remain more than 100 different vaccines in human trials and development for COVID-19, from protein subunits to inactivated coron…

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S02-14: How Do We Treat Long COVID? 20:41

2+ y ago20:41

20:41

Millions of Americans are experiencing chronic, lingering, and debilitating symptoms months after recovering from COVID-19. The symptoms of so-called long COVID range from breathing problems to memory impairment, making it difficult for clinicians to pinpoint the syndrome and who may be at highest risk. The NIH has directed $1 billion toward studyi…

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S02-13: Under the Microscope: How Sequencing Plays Pandemic Detective 22:30

2+ y ago22:30

22:30

The longer the COVID-19 epidemic persists the more likely we are to see more super-spreader events, even among those vaccinated, and possibly by variants not yet identified. Health experts have already worked to help prevent and treat COVID – but say there's more we need to do to track individual cases and community spread. On this week's episode, …

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S02-12: What to Expect When We're Expecting More Omicron Cases 22:48

2+ y ago22:48

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Omicron has reached the U.S., and widespread vaccination may not be enough to keep the new variant from spreading. The variant is expected to outpace Delta in the coming weeks, with more than 30 states having now reported a case. On this week's episode, Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, an infectious disease physician at Stanford University, joins us to expla…

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Scar Tissue: Emotional Vulnerability in Clinical Practice 41:56

2+ y ago41:56

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Our theme this month is "Scar Tissue." And I don’t mean the surgical scar tissue, the ones from the fall we took ice skating when we were 6, or the ones we give patients when we take out their appendixes or sew up their lacerations — this is about the emotional vulnerability that we all have in clinical practice — and that accepting what we feel is…

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S02-11: Psychological Barriers May Lead to COVID Vaccine Refusal 20:46

2+ y ago20:46

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wo years into the COVID-19 pandemic -- and 1 year after vaccines first became available -- there are still those who are opting out of getting vaccinated. Deep distrust in government and science are among the reasons that some are continuing to hold out on the shots. But experts suggest that there are psychological barriers that may have nothing to…

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S02-10: Does a Past COVID Infection Protect Just as Well as Vaccines? 21:39

2+ y ago21:39

21:39

COVID booster shots are now recommended for millions of Americans, prompting questions on why immunity acquired from the vaccines is waning so soon. Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has hinted that periodic booster shots against COVID are likely here to stay, and may redefine what it means to…

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S02-9: What Do We Know About Breakthrough Cases, and How Can We Prevent Them? 23:43

2+ y ago23:43

23:43

While the CDC initially recommended COVID-19 booster shots for a limited swath of Americans, last week they updated their guidance to allow all adults 18 and up to receive a booster. Data have pointed to breakthroughs among the earliest vaccine recipients, as well as older individuals and those with pre-existing conditions. On this week's episode, …

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S02-8: How Do We Handle Compassion Fatigue Toward the Unvaccinated? 24:50

2+ y ago24:50

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As COVID-19 vaccines become available to more age groups, will fatigue from the pandemic subside? Or will it create a greater disconnect between the healthcare workers struggling to provide consistent and compassionate care, and the people sick with COVID who need treatment due to resistance to protective health measures? Oftentimes, it can feel li…

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S02-7: COVID Vax Now Widely Available for Young Kids -- Will Parents Consent? 21:13

2+ y ago21:13

21:13

Twenty-eight million American children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Within hours of the emergency use authorization, vaccine distribution mechanisms kicked into high gear, allowing for kids to roll up their sleeves without having to go too far. Vaccines are now being distributed in pediatrician offices, pharmacies, and scho…

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S02-6: What Do We Know About the Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Complications? 24:49

2+ y ago24:49

24:49

Side effects from the COVID-19 vaccines -- such as soreness and fever -- are quite common, but the more serious complications are among the top reasons why many may still be hesitant to get vaccinated. Now that hundreds of millions of people have gotten the shots, the FDA and CDC -- through their Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) -- ar…

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Heal Thyself: When Work Hits Home 37:34

2+ y ago37:34

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What happens when you become the patient? That's what we're here to explore today -- with this episode's theme: Heal Thyself. Think about it. We diagnose and often intervene with medicines, surgeries, treatments. These interventions generally temporize and support the body, so that the body can heal itself. The concept of "healing" thyself, then, r…

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S02-5: Should Doctors Peddling COVID Disinformation Lose Their License? 23:43

2+ y ago23:43

23:43

Should doctors who spread disinformation lose their medical licenses? Phony cures and/or resistance to public health messaging is nothing new, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen it all -- from patients suing their doctors or hospital systems to allow for use of the deworming medication ivermectin to treat COVID-19, to healthcare providers…

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S02-4: COVID Booster? But I Only Just Got Vaccinated! 25:19

2+ y ago25:19

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Three different vaccines to protect against COVID-19 have been either approved or authorized for emergency use in the U.S. And now the conversation has turned to booster doses for all three. Booster shots are nothing new. After all, a flu "booster" is what is encouraged each and every year. When it comes to COVID-19, however, the back and forth and…

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S02-3: Merck's COVID Pill Has Been Called a 'Game Changer' -- Is It? 18:13

2+ y ago18:13

18:13

You get sick with COVID-19. Instead of quarantining and hoping you don't get worse, or heading into the hospital, you can simply call your doctor, get a prescription, and take it at home. Seems too good to be true. But is it the future of COVID-19 treatment? Merck is hoping their new antiviral will do just that. The company officially submitted an …

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S02-2: Requiring the COVID Vaccine: The Legal Battle Ahead 23:54

2+ y ago23:54

23:54

Mandating the COVID-19 vaccine has been called presidential overreach, un-American, even unprecedented, despite a long history of requiring vaccines to prevent other illnesses. In August, President Joe Biden mandated employees at all companies with more than 100 employees get vaccinated or undergo routine testing. And now, beginning in early Novemb…

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S02-1: Could More Mask Mandates Stop the Delta Surge? 28:05

3y ago28:05

28:05

Wearing a masking to protect yourself and others against the spread of the coronavirus has become something of a political, social, and emotional fireball. Should the vaccinated continue to wear them? Is a mask really necessary outdoors? So many questions remain, but the answers are hard to come by as health agencies, local officials, and even heal…

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Resilience: Being Tough in Tough Times 45:09

3y ago45:09

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Resilience is a core necessity in medicine. Resilience is toughness. Resilience is tenacity. Resilience is recovering and coming back for more. You need resilience to survive the long education and training for nearly every role in medicine. And as a patient, you need resilience to just make it through not only your acute care but the often weeks, …

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Winning in Medicine: Victories Large and Small 40:48

3y ago40:48

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This has been a bit of a tough summer for everyone in healthcare. Our worlds have been a bit topsy-turvy, to say the least. That makes this all the more important of a time to remember to celebrate wins, of all sizes. Times are tough, remember every day of our lives is still riddled with victories. Some are small — a patient who listened to your ad…

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Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine 55:10

3y ago55:10

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There are few things more core to the pillars of medicine than the concept of "empathy." Now empathy is something we hear about from day one in medical school, nursing school, or PA school. Hey, it's even something we hear in pre-med! It's probably something we even wrote about in our admissions essays. And that's because empathy is a critical part…

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Covid Boosters: Will We or Won’t We? 23:22

3y ago23:22

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It has now been 6 months since the first wave of Americans received their first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Proving just how effective the vaccines are in the U.S., we've seen the virus spread down to levels not seen since the start of the pandemic. But one thing we still don't know: how long immunity will last. As Pfizer and Moderna move forward f…

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U.S. Moves Forward on COVID as Other Parts of the World See Surges 19:48

3y ago19:48

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The U.S. has hit a new COVID-19 milestone -- not a grim one, but one of hope -- experiencing the lowest case and death counts since early on in the pandemic. Around the world, a different picture is emerging as countries like Brazil, India, and Malaysia are experiencing devastating surges and shortages of critical supplies. India recently reported …

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