Medical Media Mixer: The Perfect Cocktail podcast

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The Munchausen and The Apple Cider Vinegar In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover: -The Documentary Scamanda -The Series Apple Cider Vinegar - The Search For Instagram's Worst Con Artist . -Unmasking Belle Gibson: The real story of the infamous wellness scammer | 60 Minutes Australia We explain: ✔️ Factitious disorder (Munchausen) ✔️ Diet and Cancer ✔️ Apple cider vinegar: health benefits or lack thereof ✔️brain tumors 🎙️We go down the rabbit hole with all of the twists and turns of these wacky stories! 🐰 🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹 #medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast Cocktail https://littlepinkumbrella.com/drink-recipe.php?id=4860&t=munchausen https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factitious-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20356028 https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/surprising-number-people-faked-cancer-180103901.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHYZIS4Erezrsq_3Fv5msrkzH1LszJgZU8l-M7Gm-xJx03oT8kvD8kJCiR3sjUThbanAt7b8poMLnUtSa4nsnbTx0Emm8CLuJQFK0dsxABbZkHKE6l6yAkYDdqhuqp7tKUZ5kxdEPCCY_Rrhy0v8Y3FhHJUJUC4K7diF_pftmjYP https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-does-someone-fake-cancer_l_5c91322ce4b05d2b09550d7f https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/scamanda-cancer-munchausen-syndrome https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32420070 Belle Gibson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Cider_Vinegar_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gibson Apple Cider Vinegar Health https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/debunking-the-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-proven-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar#faq https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8243436/ Diet and Cancer: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/diets-supplements Brain tumors: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/brain-tumor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350084 Black Salve: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/do-not-use-black-salve-dangerous-and-called-many-names Cocktail: https://www.themixer.com/en-us/recipes/apple-cider-vinegar-cocktail/ 🎶 Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay 💻 Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ 📲 Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer ☑️ Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ 📧 Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com ☕️Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/medicalmediamixerpodcast…

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Ep 18 Le Fatigue and Deep Sleep 1:26:35

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In this episode we cover: -Sandman Season 1, Episode 1 and -The documentary Dead Asleep We explain: ✔️ Encephalitis Lethargica ✔️ Sleepwalking ✔️ Violence while asleep 🎙️We explore the strange sleeping epidemic of World War I and ponder whether murder while sleepwalking deserves a guilty verdict 💤🚶⚖️ 🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹 #medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast https://press.hulu.com/shows/dead-asleep/ Deep Sleep cocktail - https://us.inshaker.com/cocktails/1022-deep-sleep https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleepwalking/symptoms-causes/syc-20353506 https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleepwalking https://aasm.org/new-study-in-the-journal-sleep-finds-that-violent-behavior-that-occurs-during-disorders-of-arousal-is-provoked/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20review%2C%20violent,sleepwalker%2C%20triggering%20a%20violent%20reaction . https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/biopsychosocial-model-of-violence-when-sleepwalking-review-and-reconceptualisation/0F22062014B3EA2002ADBE94A3FCF2C2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Asleep https://drmikeny.medium.com/dead-asleep-trial-of-randy-herman-for-the-murder-of-brooke-preston-4cfe304ee1 Sandman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(TV_series) https://collider.com/the-sandman-sleeping-sickness-neil-gaiman/ https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sandman-netflix-sleeping-sickness-disease-science https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-sandman-season-1-episodes-1-10/ Encephalitis Lethargica https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/8/2246/3970828 https://www.encephalitis.info/types-of-encephalitis/other/encephalitis-lethargica/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/encephalitis-lethargica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis_lethargica https://www.neurologylive.com/view/encephalitis-lethargica-still-unexplained-sleeping-sickness https://www.britannica.com/science/encephalitis-lethargica https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03946320231154997 Cocktail: https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/le-fatigue-a-rye-whiskey-cocktail/ 🎶 Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay 💻 Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ 📲 Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer ☑️ Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ 📧 Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com ☕️Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/medicalmediamixerpodcast…

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Ep 17 Half life and Madame Curie 56:36

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In this episode we cover both the book and movie “Radium Girls” And The movie “Radioactive Half Life cocktail - https://www.historiamag.com/how-to-radium-party/ Radium girls movie/book - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls https://radiumgirlsmovie.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Radium-Girls-Story-Americas-Shining/dp/149264935X Note: the movie currently on Netflix about the women is not based on my book and does not depict the real radium girls that I write about. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/ex-libris-universum/book-or-movie https://corttwitty.medium.com/silent-struggles-what-the-radium-girls-teach-us-about-mental-health-and-the-power-of-speaking-up-33c7e5f71ab6 https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/the-radium-girls-tells-of-the-women-whose-deaths-revolutionized-the-workplace/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379273704_The_Radium_Girls'_Eternal_Glow_Politics_Gender_and_Malpractice_in_the_American_Radium_Industry https://sites.law.duq.edu/juris/2019/12/01/the-radium-girls-a-tale-of-workplace-safety/#:~:text=The%20Radium%20Girls%20of%20the,only%20help%20workers%20moving%20forward . https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_19_Mar_Radium_girls.pdf - Also Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire Radioactive Movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_(film) Marie Curie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie Radium https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5595405/ https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=789&toxid=154 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK595997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218126/ https://www.nrc.gov/materials/types/radium.html https://semspub.epa.gov/work/11/176334.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_seeker#:~:text=A%20bone%20seeker%20is%20an,replace%20the%20calcium%20in%20bones . https://reference.medscape.com/drug/xofigo-radium-223-dichloride-999852#0 https://www.versantphysics.com/2022/07/29/what-the-radium-girls-taught-us-about-radiation-safety/ Cocktail https://www.tosasallcityread.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Madame-Curie-Cocktail.pdf Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 16 Nonbinary Basil and Teenage Dream 1:05:55

25 days ago1:05:55

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In this episode we cover: The book: As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as A Girl And The movie: Fitting In Nonbinary basil - https://www.sgn.org/story.php?316578 Medical Gender assignment at birth/in infancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer https://books.google.com/books?id=lQjxX3Hj7HIC https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1281452/ https://healthlaw.org/surgeries-on-intersex-infants-are-bad-medicine/ Fitting In https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitting_In MRHK https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/mayer-rokitansky-kuster-hauser-mrkh-syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllerian_agenesis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/273534-overview Treatments https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/second-live-birth-from-a-deceased-donor-transplant-at-cleveland-clinic https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/find-a-program-or-service/transplant-institute/uterus-transplant Cocktail https://www.smartblend.co.uk/blog/olivia-rodrigo-cocktail-recipe-guts-teenage-dream#teenagedream Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 15 The Skinny Bitch and The Faker Face 1:06:37

5 weeks ago1:06:37

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In this episode we cover: The documentaries: CNCBC Big Shot : The Ozempic Revolution And Impact X Nightline Season 2, Episode 20, The Skinny Confessions: After Ozempic The movie, “Faces in the Crowd” And The book, “Hello Stranger” by Katherine Center Sources: Obesity https://obesitymedicine.org/blog/why-is-obesity-a-disease/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6179496/ https://www.ajmc.com/view/review-of-current-guidelines-for-the-treatment-of-obesity GLP-1 Agonists https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26371721/ https://www.biochempeg.com/article/299.html#:~:text=In%202005%2C%20Exendin%2D4%20(Exenatide/%20BYETTA)%2C%20the%20world's,diabetes%20with%20two%20injections%20per%20day%20(BID) . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7042958/#:~:text=The%20first%20GLP%2D1%20receptor,weight%20loss%2C%20low%20risk%20for https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572151/#:~:text=The%20FDA%20approved%20the%20first,than%20safety%20or%20efficacy%20concerns . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6946151/#:~:text=Members%20of%20the%20SGLT2i%20class,cardiovascular%20death%20or%20heart%20failure Wegovy: https://www.wegovy.com/ Zepbound: https://zepbound.lilly.com/ Ozempic: https://www.ozempic.com/why-ozempic/what-is-ozempic.html?showisi=true&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ozempic&utm_campaign=1_All_Shared_BR_Branded_Specifics_2023&mkwid=s-dc_pcrid_677045568899_pkw_ozempic_pmt_e_slid__product_&pgrid=158457129350&ptaid=kwd-392229870365&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSgsOVJxGYMUGpDLJloXHBglxtpzF30jZ1ZIrHVfAaXMJ6pVL5aeeoQaAuorEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Mounjaro: https://mounjaro.lilly.com/savings-resources?utm_id=go_cmp-20975809605_adg-158741897736_ad-715583170976_kwd-1655589599942_dev-c_ext-_prd-_mca-_sig-Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSjZp4RyQOf_BRnYqOzDv2_XWbnelsvu73fwWdiTLe1TF1OUP60taK4aApMtEALw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&campaign=20975809605&adgroup=158741897736&ad=715583170976&utm_keyword=kwd-1655589599942&utm_term=go_cmp-20975809605_adg-158741897736_ad-715583170976_kwd-1655589599942_dev-c_ext-_prd-_mca-_sig-Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSjZp4RyQOf_BRnYqOzDv2_XWbnelsvu73fwWdiTLe1TF1OUP60taK4aApMtEALw_wcB&utm_rand=18243860566256925089&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSjZp4RyQOf_BRnYqOzDv2_XWbnelsvu73fwWdiTLe1TF1OUP60taK4aApMtEALw_wcB Future possible indications https://www.aasld.org/liver-fellow-network/core-series/why-series/why-are-glp-1-agonists-being-used-treat-patients https://www.biospace.com/drug-development/evidence-mounts-for-potential-of-glp-1s-in-alzheimers-disease https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661824002573#:~:text=4.2.-,Clinical%20evidence,RCT%20in%20individuals%20with%20OUD . Psych uses: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happy-healthy-relationships/202312/can-semaglutide-treat-obesity-diabetes-and-mental-health Cocktail: https://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/skinny-bitch/ Prosopagnosia Faker Face Cocktail - https://www.mixelcocktails.com/r/faker_face38311/ Faces in the Crowd movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_in_the_Crowd_(2011_film) 2011, starring Milla Jovovich, crime thriller - Anna acquires prosopagnosia after a TBI after witnessing a crime; makes it difficult to ID the killer; shows emotional/social difficulties; beautiful portrayal using several different actors to play each character - as a movie not great Hello Stranger by Katherine Center - Sadie has a seizure caused by cavernoma and has surgery then develops prosopagnosia - leads to a meet cute gone sideways and difficulty with her goal of being a portrait artist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884987-hello-stranger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Minds Brilliant Minds - Oliver Wolf - https://www.oliversacks.com/watch-listen/brilliant-minds/ Types of agnosia - brain does not process senses appropriately - specific to facial recognition - usually from injury/lesions (alzheimers/dementia, tumors, TBI, developmental disorders, hypoxia, seizure/epilepsy, stroke, carbon monoxide poisoning), can be from birth/possible genetic link Expressions/nonverbals - apperceptive type Face blindness - associative Dx via imaging and diagnostic tests Shame, anxiety, embarrassment, affects social relationships Tx - treat underlying disorder, if any; coping skills, perceptual training Treatment Treatment focuses on helping the person adapt to recognize people in other ways Coping mechanisms can include teaching the person to study and remember other features, such as hair color, height, and voice Notable people with prosopagnosia Jane Goodall, primatologist Brad Pitt, actor Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder Stats vary but around 3% of the population https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23412-prosopagnosia-face-blindness https://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-common-face-blindness https://www.faceblind.org/research/ https://www.testmybrain.org/#Digital-Lab https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10901275/ Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 14 The Welcome Home and Eclipse of the Heart 1:15:50

6 weeks ago1:15:50

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In this episode we cover: The TV Show Grace and Frankie Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2 The TV show Found Season 1 Episode 2 Sources: Grace and Frankie: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grace_and_Frankie_episodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_and_Frankie https://graceandfrankie.fandom.com/wiki/Season_One Coronary Artery disease: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/155919-overview https://newsroom.heart.org/file?fid=59f3430a2cfac22ba70b5c22#:~:text=The%20coronary%20arteries%20are%20the,blood%20to%20the%20heart%20muscle . https://watchlearnlive.heart.org/?moduleSelect=corart https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/angina-chest-pain/coronary-microvascular-disease-mvd https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/coronary-artery-disease#:~:text=The%20traditional%20risk%20factors%20for,the%20risk%20increases%20after%2055 . Risks and Prevention: https://world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/prevention/#:~:text=Primary%20prevention%20mainly%20targets%20people,also%20apply%20to%20primary%20prevention . Cardioprotective medications: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6946151/#:~:text=Members%20of%20the%20SGLT2i%20class,cardiovascular%20death%20or%20heart%20failure https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6919451/#:~:text=In%20a%20recent%20large%20multicenter,including%20sensitivity%20and%20subgroup%20analyses . https://www.nice.org.uk/news/articles/statins-a-choice-for-more-people-to-reduce-risk-of-heart-attacks-and-strokes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20824230/ https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.atv.0000032033.39301.6a https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.117.031164#:~:text=Dual%20antiplatelet%20therapy%20with%20aspirin%20and%20a%20platelet%20P2Y12,which%20switching%20therapies%20may%20occur . Cardiac Catheterization https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/cardiac-catheterization https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/coronary-angioplasty/about/pac-20384761 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/health-topics/answers-by-heart/what-is-coronary-bypass-surgery.pdf https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001038 Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft https://www.yalemedicine.org/clinical-keywords/totally-endoscopic-coronary-artery-bypass-grafting#:~:text=Totally%20endoscopic%20coronary%20artery%20bypass%20(TECAB)%20grafting%20is%20a%20minimally,to%20traditional%20open%2Dheart%20surgery . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totally_endoscopic_coronary_artery_bypass_surgery#:~:text=Totally%20endoscopic%20coronary%20artery%20bypass%20surgery%20(TECAB)%20is%20an%20entirely,and%20one%20camera%20are%20inserted . Risk Stratification https://www.ccjm.org/content/88/9/502 https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/heart-scan/about/pac-20384686 https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/ct-coronary-angiogram/about/pac-20385117#:~:text=A%20CT%20coronary%20angiogram%20mainly,for%20other%20heart%20conditions%20too . https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/17376-cardiac-positron-emission-tomography-pet https://tools.acc.org/ASCVD-Risk-Estimator-Plus/#!/calculate/estimate/ Cocktail https://www.bargpt.app/ai-cocktail-recipe/eclipse-of-the-heart Found - agoraphobia - character Zeke Wallace - Season 1 Episode 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_(TV_series) https://wholefully.com/the-welcome-home https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/agoraphobia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355987 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/agoraphobia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554387/ https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ps.50.3.407#:~:text=The%20Epidemiologic%20Catchment%20Area%20 (ECA,agoraphobia%20than%20whites%20(2). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steven-Friedman-7/publication/285080641_Clinical_and_sociocultural_differences_in_African_American_and_Caucasian_patients_with_panic_disorder_and_agoraphobia/links/5a7b155e0f7e9bef43c4e431/Clinical-and-sociocultural-differences-in-African-American-and-Caucasian-patients-with-panic-disorder-and-agoraphobia.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032723003348#:~:text=Over%20one%20in%20five%20African,et%20al.%2C%202009 ). Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 13 Brain on Fire and The MMR 1:18:06

7 weeks ago1:18:06

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In this episode we cover: Brain on Fire- oth the book and the movie Outlander episodes 405 and 406 Sources: Brain on Fire - book and movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_on_Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_on_Fire_(film) https://www.med.upenn.edu/autoimmuneneurology/nmdar-encephalitis.html#:~:text=Anti%2DNMDA%20receptor%20encephalitis%20is,NMDA%20receptors%20in%20the%20brain . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551672/ https://www.antinmdafoundation.org/the-illness/what-is-anti-nmda-receptor-encephalitis/ Cocktail: https://tipsybartender.com/recipe/brain-on-fire-shot#google_vignette Outlander; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(TV_series) https://www.outlanderanatomy.com/anatomy-lesson-63-measles/ https://ew.com/recap/outlander-season-4-episode-6 / https://www.outlandercast.com/2020/06/contagion-in-outlander.html https://variety.com/2018/tv/recaps/outlander-recap-season-4-episode-6-blood-of-my-blood-1203082938/ Measles: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-measles-vaccination https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/966220-overview?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf https://asm.org/articles/2019/may/measles-and-immune-amnesia https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-feb-21-2025 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(TV_series) https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history-of-measles.html Cocktail: The Mango Mojito refresher (MMR): https://vanillaandbean.com/mango-mojito/ Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 12 The Rabies Shot and The Mind Eraser 1:04:09

8 weeks ago1:04:09

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In this episode we cover: Scrubs Season 5 Episode 20 “My Lunch” The TV show Severance The movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Scrubs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrubs_(TV_series) https://scrubs.fandom.com/wiki/My_Lunch Organ Donation https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/process https://www.organdonor.gov/sign-up/how Rabies: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa043018 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/about/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html Health Department Directories: https://www.cdc.gov/public-health-gateway/php/communications-resources/health-department-directories.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html Cocktail: http://www.idrink.com/v.html?id=47058#google_vignette Severance & Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind - erasing memory to improve function Mind Eraser Cocktail Recipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Sunshine_of_the_Spotless_Mind - 2004 Joel (Jim Carey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) each elect to have memories of each other erased after they breakup - what is the impact of erasing emotional memories - good and bad; are the emotions really erased or just the content of the association - other chars Mary (Kirsten Dunst) and Howard (Tom Wilkinson) and Joel and Clementine finding each other again https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series) Season 1 released 2022 on Apple+, Season 2 2025 Mark (Adam Scott) elects to become a severed employee (medical implant separates work life from home life = Innie vs. Outie) after his wife Gemma dies. Mark wants to figure out what Lumon is up to and why, what happened to former co-worker Petey, and “reintegration” of selves for coworkers Helly, Dylan, and Irving. Memory - https://www.health.harvard.edu/topics/memory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234153/ https://qbi.uq.edu.au/memory/where-are-memories-stored#:~:text=Memories%20aren't%20stored%20in,heavily%20on%20the%20prefrontal%20cortex . Split-brain science - https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/5/1231/2951052 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7305066/#:~:text=Thus%2C%20it%20seems%20that%20in,the%20response%20that%20is%20required . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-neuroscience-of-severance-whats-real-whats-fake/#:~:text=First%2C%20it's%20not%20just%20episodic,the%20issues%20affecting%20our%20world . https://aperture.byu.edu/?p=35 Connection between emotions and memory and how they influence each other https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6198111/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5573739/ https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/neuroscience-says-you-can-improve-your-memory-with-emotion-but-theres-1-important-catch.html Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 11 The Imposter and Appendicitis de Luxe 47:52

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In this Episode We cover: The NPR Podcast Episode and article “Seeing Imposters: When Loved Ones Suddenly Aren’t And Doogie Howser Season 1 Episode 3 “A Stitch Called Wanda” Sources: Capgras The Imposter - https://www.nerdfriday.com/post/51820442120/the-imposter-recipe-by-sabrina-eldredge-of-nerd https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570557/#:~:text=Capgras%20syndrome%20(CS)%2C%20or,someone%20significant%20to%20the%20patient . https://www.lbda.org/blog/capgras-syndrome-in-lewy-body-dementias-lbd-associated-with-anxiety-and-hallucinations/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/capgras-syndrome https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773021223000044 Podcast/article - https://www.npr.org/2010/03/30/124745692/seeing-impo https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773021223000044 stors-when-loved-ones-suddenly-arent Rare disorders - “Delusion of doubles” think loved ones/familiar ones are imposters/impersonators - can come from dementia, TBI, schizophrenia, epilepsy,etc . Delusional misidentification Recognize the face (NOT face blindness), but believe it is not the same person; can also misidentify items; 1920 French psychiatrist Joseph Capgras; impairment of visual system Doogie Howser: https://doogiehowser.fandom.com/wiki/A_Stitch_Called_Wanda https://simkl.com/tv/1707/doogie-howser-md/episode-3/#google_vignette Appendicitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/773895-overview Cocktail: https://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/appendicitis-de-luxe/ Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 10 The Code Blue and IQ 1:07:53

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In this episode we cover: The new sitcom St. Denis And The TV show High Potential Sources: St. Denis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Denis_Medical https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/st-denis-medical/ Studies on Happiness in Healthcare Workers: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-00592-x https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7537441/#:~:text=Previous%20studies%20have%20illustrated%20that,care%20staff%20through%20job%20commitment.&text=Care%20communities%20with%20highly%20committed,and%20choice%20in%20various%20activities.&text=Similarly%2C%20committed%20care%20workers%20are,appropriate%20communication%20among%20care%20communities.&text=It%20has%20been%20reported%20that,higher%20satisfaction%20and%20well%2Dbeing.&text=Higher%20job%20satisfaction%20and%20global,satisfaction%20and%20happiness%20with%20care.&text=However%2C%20little%20is%20known%20regarding,elderly%20people%20with%20severe%20disabilities . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5598781/#:~:text=Decreased%20well%2Dbeing%20of%20health,association%20with%20wellbeing%20and%20happiness . https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-77493-5 How we can improve: https://comphealth.com/resources/improving-physician-well-being https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5628042/ https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/physician_career_satisfaction.html https://kevinmd.com/2023/10/achieving-happiness-practical-strategies-for-physicians.html Cocktail: https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/bottoms-8-themed-cocktails-nurses-week#:~:text=Code%20Blue&text=To%20create%20this%20code%2Dworthy,to%20coat%20lightly%20before%20serving . High IQ/High Potential Intellectual and High Emotional Potential Hulu 2023 - Morgan Gillory (Kristin Olson) has an IQ of 160, considered a high potential intellectual, but is a single mom with three kids working as a cleaning lady before being hired as a consultant for the LAPD Advanced cognitive abilities, photographic memory (recall visual details with high accuracy vs. eidetic memory - see the image) intellectual creativity, detail oriented, high processing speed, sarcasm, visual spatial reasoning/memory Son has high intelligence - genetic link? - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5985927/ Downfall - obsess over problems, insomnia, mind spinning, job/relationship/conversations hard to hold, arrested in past, IQ, Cocktail Recipe ➦ INSHAKER — Inshaker https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14060708/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Potential https://www.simplypsychology.org/eidetic-memory-vs-photographic-memory.html https://www.c2.care/en/high-intellectual-potential/ https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/health-and-biotech/hpi-gifted-zebra-whats-the-scientific-reality-behind-these-terms/ https://collider.com/high-potential-intellectual-real/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_giftedness https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8699491/ Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ Email: medicalmediamixer@gmail.com…

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Ep 9 Forever Young and The Elixir of Immortality 1:22:37

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In this episode we cover the documentary: Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever Sources: Forever Young Cocktail: https://www.totalwine.com/cocktail-recipes/forever-young Mormonism - https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/mormon-beliefs-explained-cec/index.html LDS is one sect of Mormonism; Book of Mormon vs. Bible, christianity, missionary work, abstinence from coffee, alcohol, premarital sex, historically against LGBTQIA+ and non-white members Spiritual Crisis - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/202008/spiritual-depression Alienation from community, family, children, “midlife crisis” Work-Life Balance - https://www.mhanational.org/work-life-balance https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6617405/#:~:text=Epidemiological%20studies%20have%20shown%20the,mental%20health%20status%2C%20hypertension%2C%20and Heart disease, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, poor sleep, substance use, high blood pressure, general poor health (diet, exercise, fresh air) Suicidal Ideation - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/suicidal-ideation Relationship with son Talmadge - Parental Enmeshment https://www.attachmentproject.com/psychology/enmeshment/family/#:~:text=For%20children%2C%20enmeshment%20can%20lead,comply%20with%20their%20family's%20wishes . Overcompensation for loss of other children/marriage/family/community Trauma from childhood - alcoholic father https://adultchildren.org/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6436308/ Moving toward healing the relationship with father and son - plasma exchange, photo shoot, involvement in longevity movement Addictive personality and replacement addictions - religion - work - health - some controversy regarding replacement addiction https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/do-you-have-addictive-personality-traits-video Metformin: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6779524/ Human Growth Hormone: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/growth-hormone/art-2004573 5 Rapamycin: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00258-1/fulltext Plasma: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/important-information-about-young-donor-plasma-infusions-profit#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20proven%20clinical,the%20body%20and%20difficult%20breathing . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6694331/#:~:text=Age%20is%20the%20primary%20risk,that%20derive%20from%20these%20observations . Gene therapy: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10017145/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5240576/#:~:text=After%208%20weeks%20of%20treatment,two%20years%20after%20gene%20transfer . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2852878/#:~:text=In%20a%20previous%20study%2C%20we,increased%20muscle%20mass%20and%20strength . Global life expectancy: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303775/global-life-expectancy-by-region-country-historical/ Blue zones: https://www.bluezones.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_zone What we can do to extend life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_extension https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/longevity-lifestyle-strategies-for-living-a-healthy-long-life#:~:text=What%20you%20eat%20has%20a,repair%20or%20replace%20damaged%20cells . Cocktail: https://www.twistedalchemy.com/blogs/cocktail-recipes/elixir-of-immortality?srsltid=AfmBOorpjWBnzyLlpE0EM6QPwKdZY4LCD1iBO0sDRvHXHdJHKKyJ_m8m Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ…

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Ep 8 The Fly Girl and The OPV 1:32:00

12 weeks ago1:32:00

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In this episode we cover: Simone Biles: Rising - Netflix 2024 and Call the Midwife Christmas Specials from 2013 and 2016 The Fly Girl Spritzer using Black Girl Magic wines - https://www.mcbridesisters.com/blogs/eat-drink/cocktail-recipe-fly-girl-spritzer?srsltid=AfmBOopqq5eAw0oOZBjYHlyhHAVlM3GebvzMwJPbzWvXvAbVOsWwxksl Simone Biles: Rising - Netflix 2024 https://www.netflix.com/title/81700902 Black excellence overcoming trauma/hardship vs. media focusing solely on trauma as a definition aspect of the Black experience Summer 2020 Tokyo Olympics drama - context: COVID-19, no crowd, no family, daily testing and worry about infection The “Twisties” - https://time.com/7004666/what-are-the-twisties-gymnastics-cause-treatments-simone-biles-condition/ https://www.snexplores.org/article/simone-biles-twisties-gymnastics-olympics-explainer Baseline danger of the sport, no protective equipment, feeling “in jail in my body, deaf”, add the speed and power of her athleticism Try not to die “Invisible” problem 1 ½ yrs before returned to full training Optimal anxiety - https://www.healthline.com/health/yerkes-dodson-law#stress-performance-bell-curve Social negativity and media pressure before, during, and after Abandoning team, loser, quitter, making excuses, “doesn’t feel like it,” a failure, a drop out, a disappointment, life lessons not to give up Pressure, mental, and physical stress For team, for the country, other countries rooting for her Still won Bronze on Balance Beam Male response vs. female response differential? History of gymnastics in the USA Older athletes until Nadia Comenici and the Karoli Era of training Kerri Shrug Push through injury - long term effect Sexual abuse scandal Trauma response Limited diversity Youth and diversity in the sport vs. other sports https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5064419/womens-gymnastics-ages-simone-biles-olympics https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Events/24olympics/diversity.pdf First american black woman to complete was in 1992 and 1996 - often in the shadows of white competitors First american black woman to win a gold - 2012 https://www.suzansong.com/fieldnotes/the-resistance-amp-repair-of-simone-biles Retirement due to career ending injury vs. on own terms Work-life balance for athletes Mental health Courage, certainty vs. doubt, emotional/mental strength, confidence, fear, trust in self and abilities, trust in coaches, in equipment Post-competition depression - adrenaline Sports psychology - https://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/specialize/sports#:~:text=Sport%20psychology%20is%20a%20proficiency,with%20sports%20settings%20and%20organizations Positive self talk, visualization, optimal levels of anxiety Social support Limits on social media, interviews, etc History of trauma Foster care, mother’s substance abuse, separation from 3 siblings Adoption by grandparents 2020 and 2024 GOAT controversy When is it enough 5 skills named after her, only one has been able to be performed by another athlete Skill level difficulty - can make mistakes and still outrank others perfect performances First “true competition” in Rebecca Andraje from Brazil - good sportsmanship - tension and competition but also cheering each other on Expectations to always win, then always finding fault - if not performance than in appearance, relationship, attitude, etc Call The Midwife: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_the_Midwife https://callthemidwife.fandom.com/wiki/Christmas_Special_2016 https://callthemidwife.fandom.com/wiki/Christmas_Special_2013 https://callthemidwife.fandom.com/wiki/Timothy_Turner Polio: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/306440-overview?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/why-polio-is-making-comeback https://www.cdc.gov/polio/about/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/polio/site.html https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 RFK: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/health/robert-f-kennedy-jr-polio-vaccines.html Cocktail: https://www.milehighmitts.com/orange-thunder/ https://www.thrillist.com/recipe/campari-organge-cocktail-recipe Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QDS9PZ…

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Ep 7 Shades of Pink and Pink for a Cure 1:08:22

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In this episode we cover: - The Power by Naomi Alderman (book) and series on Amazon Prime - It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told) Book by Dr Karen Tang - The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism, Book by Jen Gunter - Our Bodies Ourselves, Book by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective Sources: Cocktail: Shades of Pink https://empressgin.com/cocktail/shades-of-pink/ The Power by Naomi Alderman (book) and series on Amazon Prime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_(Alderman_novel) 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_(TV_series) 2023 Amazon Prime https://screenrant.com/the-power-season-2-updates-everything-we-know/ Violence against women - child abuse, sex trade/human trafficking, intimate partner violence https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/ https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/statistics https://www.ijm.org/our-work/violence-women-children Oppression - social, political, financial, physical, spiritual https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/discrimination/womens-rights/ Women’s health - “sterilization” of the power, understanding women’s health and organ development, clinical trials https://publichealthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40985-017-0060-9 https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/11/10/sterilization-women-and-girls-disabilities https://www.aamc.org/news/why-we-know-so-little-about-women-s-health Women and rage https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/arts/television/tv-female-rage-beef.html Women as sexual beings, lesbianism Women as allies - awakening The Power in each other Men as allies Reversal of social roles Intersex https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16324-intersex Movie only covers about half of the book; chaos and the corruption of power Author mentored by Margaret Atwood (Handmaid's Tale) Health Literacy: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5175428/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10826516/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0884217515302197 https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2016/10/health-literacy-to-promote-quality-of-care https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1494879/ The Wellness Industry: https://www-2.rotman.utoronto.ca/insightshub/healthcare-life-sciences/patriarchal-wellness-industria https://www.businessinsider.com/rina-raphael-gospel-of-wellness-alternative-medicine-supplements-natural-organic-2022-10 Our Bodies Ourselves: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Bodies,_Ourselves https://ourbodiesourselves.org/history-legacy#:~:text=Since%201970%2C%20Our%20Bodies%20Ourselves,women%20who%20have%20read%20it . Cocktail: https://www.lovebakesgoodcakes.com/pink-for-cure-cocktail-cookingforacure/ Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Visit our Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer…

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Ep 6 Bug Juice and The Fuzzy Navel 1:08:26

14 weeks ago1:08:26

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In this episode we cover: The movie “Bug” and The documentary Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons Sources: Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3920274/plotsummary/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(2006_film) Delusional Parasitosis: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1121818-overview Scabies: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1109204-overview Lice: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/225013-overview Bedbugs: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1088931-overview Myiasis: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1491170-treatment Cutaneous larva migrans: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1108784-overview?_gl=1*kyvssb*_gcl_au*MTYwMjM5MTE3OS4xNzI5MDEzODQ5 https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1108784-overview?_gl=1*kyvssb*_gcl_au*MTYwMjM5MTE3OS4xNzI5MDEzODQ5 Bug Punch Mocktail: https://brooklynactivemama.com/bug-punch-halloween-mocktail-drink/ Midori Bug punch https://www.acouplecooks.com/midori-sour/ Cocktail: Fuzzy Navel https://www.liquor.com/recipes/fuzzy-navel/ Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons - Amazon Prime October 2019 Documentary https://www.morgellonsmovie.org/ https://www.today.com/health/joni-mitchell-health-morgellons-rcna136955 https://www.mayoclinic.org/delusional-parasitosis/art-20044996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5811176/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3047951/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/illness-anxiety-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20373782 Delusions of parasitosis vs. hypochondriasis/illness anxiety disorder https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/pests/dp.html Reported symptoms: low grade flu symptoms, swelling, headaches, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog, painful sores/lesions, “pop rocks under the skin,” colored fibers/filaments embedded under the skin’s surface, sensory sensitivity on/under the skin, itching Dr. Felman - derm w/6mos psychiatry - non-believer; talk about how to be a better patient, attends conference and sees research, still believes it to be psychosis Orap - medication for delusions - https://www.drugs.com/mtm/orap.html Cindy Casey Holman, RN & husband Charles - patient and advocates Harry Quinn Schone, PhD, medical historian, author of Contested Illnesses in Context Disease responsibility/agency over illness, met with suspicion, distrust, derision https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/denying-the-grave/201906/how-should-we-treat-contested-illnesses Timothy Berger, MS dermatologist and John Koo, MD psychiatrist and dermatologist Internet-associated disorder, “group organized itself,” compared to Agent Orange and Bosnian War nuclear bullets https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/ https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/world/radiation-from-balkan-bombing-alarms-europe.html “Matchbox” evidence, folie a deux, folie a famille https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2919794/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2824986/ Edward Hu, former federal attorney, patient and brother Brian Hu, MD - family conflict over symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment Nerve pain, word finding difficulty, tremors, gross motor issues, gastrointestinal issues, electrical interference, wash with a scraping stone, improved with antibiotic treatment Ginger Savely, DNP, Lyme specialist, recommends antibiotic treatment Burning hairs off face with a lighter Patient using DDT for treatment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT Mary Leitao - coined term Morgellons in 2002 after son had symptoms and she was accused of Munchausen by Proxy; research from Sir Thomas Browne (1690) Connection to Lyme - spirochetes Raphael B. Stricker, MD internist and Melissa McEltroy Fesler, NP and Marianne Middleveen, MDES - long term doxycycline for Lyme is safe? Theory: Fibers are made of collagen and keratin, overproduced in mass quantities Similar to Bovine Digital Dermatitis CDC Task Force, $600,000, Kaiser Permanente, and 4 years; research flawed due to definition of research? Large local population with morgellons Mental health impact - isolation, distress, abandonment, disbelief, desperation, 800x more likely to commit suicide? Somatoform disorder, psychosomatic disorder vs. somatopsychic disorder Spirochetal infection can cause psychiatric symptoms Bipolar, anxiety, depression comorbid Syphilis was considered psychosomatic until research Guy with 60 billion worms in his groin Confirmation bias or exclusionary bias; fact vs. emotion/belief in psychology The way of treating certain pain syndromes in psychology (AMPS/fibromyalgia) Music Credits: Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay Website: https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/ Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/MedicalMediaMixer…

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Ep 5 The Revolution and The Insomniac 1:06:39

15 weeks ago1:06:39