In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh take a break from their usual history and science to discuss their summer reading list of medical themed books! Along the way they cover reading rainbow, alternative names for viruses, pizza hut, Hans Zinsa,, Humpty Dumpty and neurosurgery, murine typhus, the transatlantic accent, plagues and generals, doctor to the supernatural, gothic medical horror mystery, genetically engineered tapeworms, futurama and more! So sit back and relax as we discuss our book recommendations for the period we dont release episodes!

Further Reading

Rats Lice and History by Hans Zinsser

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean

The Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean

Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw

Leech by Hiron Ennes

Parasite by Mira Grant

TRansformer by Nick Lane

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In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh round up whats new in the world of medicine, this time with an emphasis on the use of toys! Along the way they cover nostalgic children's shows, toys repurposed to medical equipment, gyroscopes, whirligigs, malaria and paper centrifuges, Lego for anesthesia and medical training, Roahld Dahl and hydrocephalus, model trains, neurosurgery and more! So sit back and relax as we explore the surprising ways toys have contributed to medicine!

Further Reading

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-016-0009

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200721/Lego-could-be-used-to-train-doctors-in-anesthetic-skills.aspx

https://www.aliem.com/idea-series-lego-residents-teach-procedural-skills/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3029661/

https://jfgm.scripts.mit.edu/littledeviceslab/publications-presentations/

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In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh do a literary dive into the works of Charles Dickens!. Along the way they cover his medical documentation, public health works, epidemiology, contribution to the invention of pediatric hospitals, his health and death, the pickwick papers, tuberculosis, Tourette's, torticollis, stroke and aphasia, the nutritional value of gruel and more! So sit back and relax as yes you can have some more medical Dickens!

Further Reading

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/magazine/17wwln_diagnosis.t.html

https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=626114059

https://www.bmj.com/content/2/4955/1553

https://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a2722.full 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3704069/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1884693/pdf/bmj00105-0032.pdf

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In tis episode Dr's J and Santhosh continue their exploration of disease histories, this time with a focus on Lassa fever. Along the way, they cover bollywood lyrics, yogurt drinks, preserved human brains, arena viruses, the roman empire, eponymous disease and their consequences, edible disease vectors, hemorrhagic flu season, disease symptoms and pathology, swollen baby syndrome, natural immunity, global warming and more! So sit back and relax as we gush about hemorrhagic fever!

Further Reading

https://articles.nigeriahealthwatch.com/how-lassa-went-from-a-small-nigerian-town-to-a-well-known-virus/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC286250/#:~:text=Lassa%20fever%20is%20a%20viral,tens%20of%20thousands%20of%20deaths.

https://www.science.org/content/article/deadly-viral-illness-exploding-west-africa-researchers-are-scrambling-figure-out-why

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In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh, with help from friend of the show Dr Ward, look into the medical history and accomplishments of Dr Livingstone. Along the way, they cover the nuances of lackey, minion and henchmen, problems with the way back machine, a return to our newest segment, who charted, Livingstone's inspirations and mentors, medical missions, the scientific method, malaria treatment and problems, morning glories, the dangers of being an influencer, diagnosing the doctors cause of death and more! so sit back and relax as we discover who charted about Africa, i presume!

Further Reading

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5964472/#:~:text=Livingstone%20himself%20was%20regularly%20struck,periodicity%20and%20responses%20to%20quinine.

https://bhhs.bhusd.org/ourpages/auto/2013/12/4/68786481/Livingstone.pdf

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In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh return to their roots and discuss travel and medicine by covering medical missions, with special guest Dr Hamilton! Along the way they cover Peter Parker, Canton Pok Tsai institute, Dr Livingstone, Dr Hamilton's first medical mission, popular destinations, the rise and fall of medical missions golden age, ninja turtles, Nicaragua mission work, what to pack for a medical mission, useful specialties, types of medical missions, ethical quandaries and solutions, creative uses for volunteers and surroundings, and more! SO sit back and relax as we actually talk about traveling medicine!

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In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh round up whats new in the world of medicine in everybody's favorite segment, journal club this time themed around blood sweat and tears! ALong the way, they cover the taste of teeth, the protective abilities of sweat, lyme disease, secret globin, gene banks, diagnostic menstruations, proof of concept studies, endometriosis, uti vaccine, wasabi for food preservation and more! SO sit back and relax as we spill the tea on your bodily fluids!

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Further Reading

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45983-9

https://www.sciforschenonline.org/journals/clinical-laboratory-medicine/JCLM130.php

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.10.22270810v1.full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9458266/

https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.14067

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5030237/#:~:text=AITC%20at%20500%20%CE%BCg/ml,develop%20new%20and%20safe%20foods.

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In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh explore the medicinal practices of the ancient Aztecs! Along the way they cover the codex responsible for our knowledge and how they were obtained, disease as divine punishment being god specific, the flayed god, the water god, anatomical knowledge from human sacrifice, mysterious indigenous diseases of the pre-colombian era, medical specialties in the aztec world, orthopedics, dentistry, cacti and wound care, pterygium, and more! SO sit back and relax as we explore a whole new world of ancient medicine!

Further Reading

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F4FF5AE8E8919AB2E7589248AFB74B1C/S0025727300011455a.pdf/aztec-medicine.pdf  

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In this episode dr's J and santhosh once again perform a roundup of whats new in the world of medicine, this time with an emphasis on things that are sweet or should be lowered! Along the way, they cover the history of artificial sweeteners, sweet and low, microplastics, polymers and cardiac disease, chocolate oral insulin,nanobots, baboons and hypoglycemia, insulin cows, scaled production, government protected farms, removing microplastics, hard v soft water and more! so sit back and relax as we give you the highs and lows of what 's sweet in medicine!

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In this episode, Drs J and Santhosh discuss the aftereffects of the recent solar eclipse on eye health! Along the way, they cover the last airbender, ancient historical eye medicine, solar retinopathy and the sextant, how looking at the sun injures your eye, risk factors, laser pointer injuries, kohl, eclipse glasses and more! So sit back and relax as we discuss blinding you with science!

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Further Reading

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20067866/

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