General Medicine and Primary Care

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

After the American College of Surgeons and the Surgeon General's suspension of non-emergent surgeries and procedures, Dr. Matt Birnholz explains the new guidelines and their impact on patients.

Published April 2, 2020

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

In the absence of a vaccine or antivirals against COVID-19, controlling its transmission through social distancing has been an essential strategy. And to prove it, a team from the University of Western Australia conducted research using a simulation city which implemented social distancing versus a city without it. Dr. Matt Birnholz summarizes this study's staggering findings.

Published April 1, 2020

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

The international supply chain of medical equipment and materials has been strained by Asian and European countries already hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why healthcare gear in dire need is now being looked at from a different perspective by university research teams. Listen in as Dr. Matt Birnholz sheds light on innovative ways PPE is being manufactured by Georgia Tech.

Published April 1, 2020

Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Guest: Felicia Cosman, MD

How can factors like nutrition, alcohol intake, and physical activity impact our patients’ bone health? Find out what the top research over the past decade on osteoporosis is saying on these topics and more with Dr. Felicia Cosman, Coeditor in Chief of the Osteoporosis International journal and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.

Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Guest: Felicia Cosman, MD

Here to bring to light highly sited articles over the past decade from the leading journal in osteoporosis that address the way we approach patients living with osteoporosis and the different treatment options we can use to help them is Dr. Felicia Cosman, Coeditor in Chief of the Osteoporosis International journal and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.

Host: John Russell, MD

Social distancing is surprisingly not a new concept in the United States. As our country geared up for World War I in 1918, social gatherings and parades to support the military were at an all-time high. But as feelings of patriotism spread at these events, so too did influenza. Join Dr. John Russell as he recounts The Tale of Two Cities: Philadelphia and St. Louis and how the spread of influenza was dramatically different between the two cities due to the actions each took to mitigate risk.

Published March 28, 2020

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Emerging reports are painting a far more complex picture of clinical presentations for COVID-19 than previously thought, stemming to exceptionally high viral loads in nasal cavities. How will this affect the risk profile for otolaryngologists performing essential ENT procedures?

Published March 27, 2020

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Healthcare workers face a new threat beyond the difficult prospects of overrun hospitals, PPE shortages, and incidental spread of the virus to their loved ones. As the pandemic escalates, shifting perceptions and moods from the public have put some clinicians in the crosshairs.

Published March 27, 2020

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Strategies of self-isolation from caregivers treating patients with COVID-19 are taking an emotional toll, cutting them off from their support networks at a time when workplace stress is at an all-time high. But the alternative, to many, is unthinkable.

Published March 27, 2020

Host: Joshua Sharfstein, MD

Guest: Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD

For many, COVID-19 has revealed an anxiety-ridden world of unknowns. Protecting our mental health is just as important as protecting our physical health in this pandemic. But how can we find comfort if we’re inundated with scary messages and physically cut off from people we love? Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana of the Center for Health Security talks to Dr. Josh Sharfstein about caring for ourselves and for vulnerable populations like frontline healthcare providers, friends, and neighbors in quarantine, and those with underlying health conditions like anxiety or depression.

Published March 23, 2020