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January 8, 2022

66 – Burnout

Burnout seems to stalk healthcare workers; between a third and a half of doctors and nurses had symptoms of burnout BEFORE the COVID-19 pandemic. Major...
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November 5, 2021

65 – The Last Breath

How can we medically tell whether or not someone is alive or dead? The answer is much more complicated than you'd think. In this episode,...
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October 4, 2021

64 – A Vicious Circle

During World War II, the US Army launched a seemingly routine experiment to find the ideal way to screen soldiers for tuberculosis. Jacob Yerushalmy, the...
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August 23, 2021

63 – Signals

What does it mean when different physicians disagree about a diagnosis? I am joined by Dr. Shani Herzig as we explore this issue in the...
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March 29, 2021

61 – Etymologies

Words matter. At its best, etymology gives us insight not only into the origins of words, but why they remain so important today, especially in...
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December 24, 2020

60 – Santa’s Salmonella

For a special holiday treat, we’re going to explore two tales of salmonella disease detectives -- the first about Mary Mallon (“Typhoid Mary”) and the...
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