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Feature Interview (8:30) – Dr. Peter Colosi, philosophy professor at Salve Regina University, explains his “Charity and Clarity” method for defending and explaining unpopular health care ethics.

Also in this episode:

News (00:45) – “Your Surgeon Is Probably a Republican, Your Psychiatrist Probably a Democrat” (https://nyti.ms/2dAsjBX)

Medical Trivia (Answer at 39:00) – Since 1947, the Gallup Polling organization has asked the question, “When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you think doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it?” What percentage of Americans answered “yes” in 1947 and in 2018?

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Feature Interview (13:00) – Infectious Disease and Public Health Specialist Dr. Paul Carson discusses the history of vaccines, how they have changed the health and life expectancy of people around the world, and why people have a moral obligation to vaccinate themselves and their children.

Dr. Carson’s article “Catholic Social Teaching and the Duty to Vaccinate“: https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2017.1284914

CDC Vaccine Information: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center

Immunization Action Coalition: http://www.immunize.org/

Also in this episode:

News (1:10) – Newest Shingles vaccine how it works, who should get it, and why it’s more effective and more ethical. Plus, promising research that might signal the possibility of a vaccine that could help end the opioid epidemic (https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/acon-vch120718.php)

Medical Trivia (Answer at 41:00) – What were the two new vaccines that were given to as many soldiers as possible before going over to Iraq for Desert Storm in the early 1990s?

Linacre for Laypeople (40:30) – Dr. Jo Markette talks about the devastating consequences artificial birth control is having on the planet in ways you might not expect (“A Step Toward Ecological Conversion: Protecting the Planet by Pitching the Pill”)

http://journals.sagepub.com/home/lqr

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Feature Interview (10:43) – Dr. Felix Rodriguez, Oncologist from Boynton Beach, Florida, shares the newest advancements in diagnosing and treating cancer. He also shares ways to approach friends or family members who are fighting cancer.

Also in this episode:

News (0:58) – Skin cancer screening and the effectiveness of finding cancer. (4:15) - Cervical cancer screening in women beyond the age of 55 was studied - and we now know it is caused by HPV.

https://www.jaad.org/issue/S0190-9622(18)X0007-3

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/home

Medical Trivia (Answer at 39:20) – What percentage of people, according to the National Cancer Institute, will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime?

Secondary Interview (39:58) – Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, is the primary medical voice critical of transgender medicine. Right now, there is a letter going to the Executive Branch fighting redefying sex as sex and gender identity.

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Feature Interview (12:55) – Dr. Lauris Kaldjian, MD, PhD, from the University of Iowa, Director of Bioethics and Humanities, discusses and unpacks medical errors, patient safety, and how errors may influence the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Lauris has studied and published a series of articles on the topic of medical errors.

Also in this episode:

News (:50) – Physician Burnout, the relationship to medical errors, and what can be done to help those in the medical fields keep from burnout (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.05.014)

(7:00)The BMJ found the 3rd leading cause of death is related to medical errors. (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2139)

Preventive Medicine Tip () –

Medical Trivia (Answer at 39:40) – According to Dr. Robert Pearl, what is the number one fear of physicians?

Linacre for the Laity () – Dr. Joe Casey, MD, MS, MBA, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Creighton University with certification in cancer and talks about Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome and the potential moral dilemma that may arise. (https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0024363918788340)

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Feature Conversation (11:50) – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian born author, an outspoken critic of Stalin and the Soviet Union during World War II, and gave insights into the medical world through his work "Cancer Ward". He won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature for the ethical force the pursued in his writing. This week celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Also in this episode:

News (1:10) – Update on abortion and contraception rates and new studies reveal the relationship between the two. (7:10) What genomic prediction is and the moral implications. (9:30) Dutch are prosecuting a physician who euthanized a patient who did not want to be euthanized.

Medical Trivia (Answer at 34:40) – In the 2016 American Hospital Association annual survey, every day in the United States, one in every how many patients are cared for in a Catholic hospital?

Linacre for the Laity (35:45) – Dr. Jonathan Scrafford, talks about what motivated him to choose working in the OB/GYN specialty and his reflection, "Mirror of Patients": A Reflection on the Honor of Serving as a Male Obstetrician-gynecologist. This work was propted by a time of prayer where Jonathan was meditating on the role of Saint Joseph in the holy family and the privilage of caring for women as they journey through pregnancy, child bearing, and breastfeeding.

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/lqr

D. Scrafford, Jonathan. (2018). “Mirror of Patients”: A Reflection on the Honor of Serving as a Male Obstetrician-gynecologist. The Linacre Quarterly. 85. 202-203. 10.1177/0024363918780301.

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Feature Interviews (6:40) – Dr. Ewan Goligher talks about the leagal situation and moral views of euthanasia in Canada. (26:45) - Dr. Westly Ely talks about the legal situation and moral views of euthanasia in the United States.

Also in this episode:

News (1:00) – Discussion of the editorial that prompted todays interviews about Voluntary Euthanasia- Implications for Organ Doation. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1804276

Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:45) – Name the next disease after small pox that will likely be eradicated from planet earth?

https://www.nejm.org

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Feature Interview (10:55) – Dr. Brandon Brown, from the Indiana University School of Medicine and a founding member of Fetal Center at Riley Children’s Health, discusses the amazing advances in treating the youngest patients – babies who haven’t even yet been born.

Also in this episode:

News (1:00) – Penicillin allergies are not nearly as common as people think (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3402)

Preventive Medicine Tip (8:40) – Latest guidelines for diet and exercise

Medical Trivia (Answer at 36:45) – What is the first (and only) human disease eradicated from the world through medical efforts?

Linacre for the Laity (39:15) – Dr. Donna Harrison talks about the ethical challenges of treating ectopic pregnancies and how new treatment technologies can help doctors and patients approach the problem (“Treatment of an Ectopic Pregnancy: An Ethical Reanalysis,” Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 85, August 2018)

http://journals.sagepub.com/home/lqr

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Feature Interview (15:10) – Dr. Steve White, chairman of the Catholic Medical Association Health Care Policy Committee, discusses the latest efforts of CMA physicians to work with national legislators to improve the healthcare system and to develop policy supporting a Culture of Life.

Healthcare in America: A Catholic Proposal for Renewal (September 2004) https://www.cathmed.org/assets/files/CMA%20Healthcare%20Task%20Force%20Statement%209.04%20Website.pdf

Also in this episode:

News (01:30 – Do higher ranking medical schools really make better doctors? (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3640)

Medicine You Need to Know (07:15) – New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics about spanking

Medical Trivia (Answer at 41:15) – What do the Staff of Moses with the Bronze Serpent, the Staff of Asclepius, and the Cadduceus have in common?

Navigating the Healthcare System (47:10) – Explanation of Benefit Forms (EOB)

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Feature Interview (13:00) – Dr. Rafael Rosario, who works with patients at Indianapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, talks about the importance of palliative care that meets the needs and wishes of patients and respects their dignity.

Also in this episode:

News (1:10) – A new study about how drinking enough water can help prevent urinary tract infections (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4204) and do Vitamin D supplements really help seniors prevent fractures and falls?

Movie Review (6:40) – Dr. McGovern shares his thoughts on the movie Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer

Medical Trivia (Answer at 41:00) – In the 1986 movie, Star Trek: The Voyage Home, the crew of the Starship Enterprise finds its way back to late 20th century San Francisco. While Trying to rescue a crew member from Mercy Hospital, Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy (disguised as physicians) have the following conversation while trying to get to Mr. Chekov, who is in an operating room.

Kirk: Out of the way…

Shore Patrolman: Sorry, Doctor, I have strict orders…

Dr. Gilian Taylor: [Gillian moans in pain]

McCoy: My God, man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention. Now, out of the way! Get out of the way!

So – what did Dr. McCoy say she had – in lay terms?

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Feature Interview (12:40) – Dr. Tom Zabiega talks about the ins and outs of palliative care – what it is, who it’s for, and why it matters. Plus, he’ll share some concerning trends in treatment and legislation that doctors and patients should know about when they’re making treatment plans.

Also in this episode:

News (1:05) – Medical School changes – free tuition and 3-year schools

Preventive Medicine Tip (6:55) – Breastfeeding intervention to make it easier for moms and babies

Medical Trivia (Answer at 37:50) – According to a 2013 Publication in the Mayo Clinical Proceedings: What percentage of married physicians are married to other physicians? What percentage of married physicians are married to other medical professionals (including other physicians)? What percentage of physician spouses work outside the home?

Linacre for Laity (40:00) – Linacre editor Dr. Barbara Golder talks about how she combines her love for medicine with her love for writing in her mystery series The Lady Doc Murders.

http://www.ladydoclawyer.com/

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