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There is a particular kind of fear that arrives when the brain is involved. People can face heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, and even cancer with a grim determination, but when the doctor begins to speak about the brain, something changes in the room. The atmosphere tightens. The future feels less predictable. The questions become more personal, more intimate, and often more frightening, because the brain is not only an organ that keeps us alive. It is the place where our sense of self seems to live.

Joseph S. Galati, MD, has decades of experience researching and studying the effects of poor eating habits. After witnessing so many patients with metabolic syndrome, he authored Eating Yourself Sick: How to Stop Obesity, Fatty Liver, and Diabetes from Killing You and Your Kids to raise awareness of the health issue that’s sweeping across the US.

If you are tired of being tired and your brain insists on running a late night talk show the moment your head hits the pillow, Boring Bedtime Stories To Put YOU To Sleep Fast: 18 Stories to Help You Quieten Your Mind and Fall Asleep is here to save your sleep and your sanity. This hilarious yet calming collection of extremely uneventful stories is written with one mission in mind. To relax your mind so completely that you drift off before you even remember what the story was about.

Up My Nursing Game is an educational nursing podcast for curious and driven acute, emergency, and critical care nurses who seek a deeper understanding of clinical subjects and want to broaden their understanding of patient care in the hospital setting. No boring lectures here! Join Annie, RN, as she delivers high-value content, including interviews with members across the healthcare team that address common clinical questions, share unique perspectives, and covers what was missed in nursing school. *UPDATE* While Annie takes a little break from creating new episodes, feel free to enjoy all the...

Despite advances in health care, infectious microbes continue to be a formidable adversary to scientists and doctors. Vaccines and antibiotics, the mainstays of modern medicine, have not been able to conquer infectious microbes because of their amazing ability to adapt, evolve, and spread to new places. Terrorism aside, one of the greatest dangers from infectious disease we face today is from a massive outbreak of drug-resistant microbes.

Evil Democrats (but I repeat myself) have taken up the megaphone to declare that Donald Trump has dementia and must be removed via the 25th Amendment. We examine the evidence. It turns out that The Donald is much smarter than the average bear, and is in fact a master strategist.

Michael Jewett is a pioneer of cell-free biotechnology. Instead of using living microbes as factories, he uses their internal molecular machinery to make valuable proteins, medicines, diagnostics, and other chemicals. Jewett recently used the technique for vaccine production in an approach that could produce up to 150,000 doses from one liter. He believes cell-free biotech could democratize the production of essential medicines, improve water safety, and help convert atmospheric carbon into useful products, among other promising possibilities. “It’s just-add-water biotechnology,” Jewett ...

Episode SummaryIn this deeply moving episode of Amplify: Elevating Patient Voices, we sit down with Charles Cook—a two-time deceased donor transplant recipient who received a life-saving heart transplant in 2016 and a kidney transplant in 2017. Charles shares his extraordinary journey—from being diagnosed with a genetic heart condition at 17, to surviving a massive stroke, to enduring years of recovery and ultimately facing end-stage heart failure. His story is one of resilience, faith, and an unshakable commitment to “keep banging”—his personal mantra for overcoming life’s ...

In this episode of CIPI Connections, Jordan Olson, MD, FCAP, and Meredith Herman, DO, share practical insights and lessons learned from real-world digital pathology adoption. They also discuss the new Digital Pathology 101 Guide, created by the CAP's Digital & Computational Pathology Committee.Download the Digital Pathology 101 Guide: https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/digital-pathology-topic-centerSubscribe to CIPI Connections on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Plastic is everywhere — in our packaging, our clothing, our oceans, and increasingly, our bodies. But how much is it actually costing us in terms of human health? In this episode, host Matteo Simonetti sits down with Alistair Brown, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Planetary Health, to unpack a landmark study quantifying the global health burden of plastic across its entire lifecycle. The paper, by Megan Dini and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, estimates that the plastic lifecycle was responsible for 83 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2016 ...

In this guest episode of The Heartbeat Debrief, Devin sits down with a colleague from the mobile stroke world to talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention in healthcare — morale.From working in tight-knit transport crews to larger hospital units, this conversation breaks down how team dynamics, communication, and small everyday actions directly impact not only workplace culture, but patient care outcomes.Together, they explore what morale actually looks like in real life — beyond buzzwords and forced team-building — and why strong unit cohesion can make the ...

En este episodio, nuestra invitada es Catalina (Cathy) Gibbons, quien desempeña una doble función en la comunidad, sirviendo tanto a jóvenes como a familias en todo el condado de Crawford. Cathy es Educadora de Extensión para ISU Extension and Outreach y también es una Paraprofesional Bilingüe y Coordinadora de "Care for Yourself" para Crawford County Community Health.Cathy nos informa sobre los programas que son ofrecidos de parte de estas dos agencias para toda la comunidad.Si gusta mas información, por favor vea las paginas siguientes para cada agencia:https://...

Is insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes really a one-way street? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge that assumption with a safer, medically supervised framework for reducing insulin and insulin-stimulating medications—by addressing the physiology that drives their need in the first place.We break down the core metabolic tug-of-war between dietary carbohydrates, insulin resistance, and hepatic glucose production, explaining why an insulin-resistant liver continues to release glucose even when insulin levels are already high. From there, we outline the first critical step: ...

Eating disorders are becoming more common in younger kids, and the early signs are often easy to miss. Small changes in eating, routines or behavior can build over time and turn into something more serious. In this episode of Hope and Will, we talk with Dr. Anna Tanner and Ellen Ewing. Ellen shares her daughter’s experience, from noticing that something was off to getting a diagnosis after years of uncertainty and starting treatment. Dr. Tanner explains that eating disorders can show up in different ways and are not always obvious. She talks through common warning signs, the different types ...

Hou P et al., PNAS - This study combines kinetic assays and X‑ray crystallography to show how 8‑oxo‑guanosine triphosphate (8‑oxo‑rGTP) is incorporated by RNA polymerase II and how its pairing geometry with template bases (dC vs dA) differentially alters incorporation efficiency, extension, and proofreading, thereby introducing transcription‑coupled RNA damage. Key terms: RNA damage, 8-oxo-rGTP, RNA polymerase II, transcription fidelity, oxidative stress. Study Highlights:Pol II incorporates 8‑oxo‑rGTP efficiently opposite dC with kinetics comparable to GTP, whereas ...

Are you a dentist who accidentally created a second full-time job as a marketing coordinator? In this episode, Mark Thackeray breaks down the "Who Not How" concept by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy.Learn why your $500/hour production time is too valuable to spend on Facebook ads and SEO. Discover how to transition from an "operator" to a "visionary" by finding the right experts to handle your practice growth.Highlights:The hidden cost of DIY marketing.Defining your Unique Ability.The "Vacation Test" for your business.Why expertise is the ultimate shortcut to success....Want Marketing Help? ...

In dieser Folge beantwortet Urologe Priv.-Doz. Dr. Alexander Friedl eure Fragen aus der Blasencommunity. Themen: Urinteststreifen Restharn Farbe des Urins Blut im Urin Scheidenpilz vs. Harnwegsinfekt Chlamydien Harnröhrenentzündung

Send us Fan MailGarland Surgical's flagship product, the TriActiv Hip (formerly known as the MaltaHip), replaces the ball-and-socket geometry that has defined hip arthroplasty for 120 years with a cylindrical bearing system inspired by the biomechanics of the ankle joint. Simon Mifsud, CEO of Garland Surgical, explains how this design virtually eliminates dislocation risk and reduced wear by 75 percent in accelerated testing.Mifsud walks through how the cylindrical design achieves its stability advantage — larger contact area, linear reciprocating motion that avoids cross-shear of the ...

Thanks for checking the show notes on this extra special episode! First thing: I'm nominated for an award! Please Vote for me in this category: Wellness Podcasts Scroll all the way down to the last category! Vote here: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/awards-voting Second thing: On May 16 at 2:00 PM, come and meet me and Connecting to Cure at Telescope Studio in Los Angeles for an afternoon centered on conversations about living with IBD. In addition to a live About IBD podcast recording, this will be a true community event where we will learn more about the ways IBD affects the lives of ...

What if the way we talk about breast cancer needs to change? In this episode of The Confidence Doc®, Dr. Rukmini (Vinaya) Rednam sits down with Dr. Loren Rourke, author of Real Talk, Real Hope: Breast Cancer Your Way, to have an honest and empowering conversation about navigating a breast cancer diagnosis. This isn't just medical information — it's about giving women clarity, support, and the confidence to make decisions that feel right for them. In this episode, they discuss: • Why Dr. Loren Rourke wrote Real Talk, Real Hope • What's missing in the current breast cancer conversation ...