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Join our hosts as they explore various genres in medical literature either for intellectual sustenance or for joy and entertainment. The ReachMD Book Club Series will introduce authors and topics to enliven and transform your reading experience. This series features a diverse array of medically-cent…

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    A Look into a Clinician's Perspective on Psychiatry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Guest: Ronald Pies, MD Does psychiatry want to become almost exclusively focused on biology and medication? We'll hear Dr. Pies' perspective on psychiatry as he speaks about his book, titled Psychiatry at the Crossroads: Can Psychiatry Find the Path to a Truly Humanistic Science? Tune in with Dr. Andrew Wilner and Dr. Ronald Pies, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at State University of New York Upstate Medical University and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.

    Spare Parts: The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Paul Craddock, PhD Beginning in the mid-16th century up until present day, medicine has evolved tremendously. How did transplant surgery play an important role in doing so? Dive into the teachings with Dr. Paul Craddock, author of the book titled, Spare Parts: The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery, as he joins Dr. John Russell to dissect the surprising history of modern medicine.

    The Whole Body Reset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM For older adults, losing weight can be an almost impossible task…which then begs the question: have we been giving the wrong advice? And can stopping age-related weight gain and muscle loss be done in six simple steps? To find out, Dr. John Russell speaks with nutritionist and exercise physiologist Ms. Heidi Skolnik, co-author of The Whole Body Reset.

    The Whole Body Reset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM For older adults, losing weight can be an almost impossible task…which then begs the question: have we been giving the wrong advice? And can stopping age-related weight gain and muscle loss be done in six simple steps? To find out, Dr. John Russell speaks with nutritionist and exercise physiologist Ms. Heidi Skolnik, co-author of The Whole Body Reset.

    Lifelines: A Physician's Fight for Public Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Leana S. Wen, MD, MSc From immigrant child to public health leader, emergency physician and medical expert Dr. Leana Wen sits down with Dr. John Russell to share her journey. Together, they'll discuss the personal experiences that have framed her career.

    Lifelines: A Physician's Fight for Public Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Leana S. Wen, MD, MSc From immigrant child to public health leader, emergency physician and medical expert Dr. Leana Wen sits down with Dr. John Russell to share her journey. Together, they'll discuss the personal experiences that have framed her career.

    Fevers, Feuds, & Diamonds: Exploring the Ebola Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Paul Farmer, MD, PhD Dr. John Russell meets with Dr. Paul Farmer, the Chair of Global Health at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Partners in Health, to review past pandemics and outbreaks while discussing things we can do as a community to lower the risk of these events.

    Fevers, Feuds, & Diamonds: Exploring the Ebola Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Paul Farmer, MD, PhD Dr. John Russell meets with Dr. Paul Farmer, the Chair of Global Health at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Partners in Health, to review past pandemics and outbreaks while discussing things we can do as a community to lower the risk of these events.

    Long Walk Out of the Woods: A Physician's Story of Addiction, Depression, & Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Adam Hill, MD Dr. John Russell is joined by Dr. Adam Hill, author of “Long Walk Out of the Woods,” to discuss depression among healthcare professionals and address trauma faced in the medical field.

    Long Walk Out of the Woods: A Physician's Story of Addiction, Depression, & Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Adam Hill, MD Dr. John Russell is joined by pediatric oncologist Dr. Adam Hill, author of “Long Walk Out of the Woods,” to discuss depression among healthcare professionals and address trauma faced in the medical field.

    Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, & Mysteries of Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Rose George Dr. John Russell is joined by Rose George, the author of the book “Nine Pints," to take an in-depth look into everything we know about blood.

    Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, & Mysteries of Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Rose George Dr. John Russell is joined by Rose George, the author of the book “Nine Pints," to take an in-depth look into everything we know about blood.

    COVID-19 Essays from the Front: The First Six Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Christopher Haines, MD, MA The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the field of medicine. To better understand the science behind this virus while putting this pandemic into historical perspective, Dr. Christopher Haines shares his experiences caring for patients during the pandemic and describes what drove him to write his book: COVID-19 Essays from the Front: The First Six Months.

    COVID-19 Essays from the Front: The First Six Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021


    Host: John J. Russell, MD Guest: Christopher Haines, MD, MA The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the field of medicine. To better understand the science behind this virus while putting this pandemic into historical perspective, Dr. Christopher Haines shares his experiences caring for patients during the pandemic and describes what drove him to write his book: COVID-19 Essays from the Front: The First Six Months.

    Surrounded by Others & Yet So Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020


    Host: Princy Mathew Guest: J.W. Freiberg JD, PhD Did you know that 47 percent of adults in American are affected by loneliness? And now that the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this health threat, Princy Mathew sits down with Dr. J.W. Freiberg to discuss his book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone and how we can help our patients who suffer from chronic loneliness.

    Surrounded by Others & Yet So Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020


    Host: Princy Mathew Guest: J.W. Freiberg JD, PhD Did you know that 47 percent of adults in American are affected by loneliness? And now that the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this health threat, Princy Mathew sits down with Dr. J.W. Freiberg to discuss his book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone and how we can help our patients who suffer from chronic loneliness.

    Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020


    Guest: William W. Li, MD Can fending off disease really be as simple as changing your diet? Tune in as Dr. William Li, President of the Angiogenesis Foundation and author of the New York Times bestselling book Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself, shares highlights from his book about how different foods affect the body.

    Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020


    Guest: William W. Li, MD Can fending off disease really be as simple as changing your diet? Tune in as Dr. William Li, President of the Angiogenesis Foundation and author of the New York Times bestselling book Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself, shares highlights from his book about how different foods affect the body.

    Mind Medicine: A Physician’s Analysis on How Our Thoughts Affect Our Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020


    Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Hector O. Chapa, MD Tune in to hear Dr. Hector Capa, author of Mind Medicine: A Physician’s Analysis on How Our Thoughts Affect Our Life, discuss the importance of mindfulness and how certain practices can impact our everyday lives.

    Mind Medicine: A Physician’s Analysis on How Our Thoughts Affect Our Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020


    Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Hector O. Chapa, MD Tune in to hear Dr. Hector Capa, author of Mind Medicine: A Physician’s Analysis on How Our Thoughts Affect Our Life, discuss the importance of mindfulness and how certain practices can impact our everyday lives.

    Conquer the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Manage, & Overcome Hoarding

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Elaine Birchall Although hoarding was only recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, understanding what exactly this disorder it and how it impacts approximately 21 million Americans is essential. So to help shed light on this often-overlooked disorder, Dr. Maurice Pickard is joined by Elaine Birchall, co-author of Conquering the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Management, and Overcome Hoarding.

    Conquer the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Manage, & Overcome Hoarding

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Elaine Birchall Although hoarding was only recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, understanding what exactly this disorder it and how it impacts approximately 21 million Americans is essential. So to help shed light on this often-overlooked disorder, Dr. Maurice Pickard is joined by Elaine Birchall, co-author of Conquering the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Management, and Overcome Hoarding.

    Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, & Happiness Through INTUITIVE EATING

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN Fad diets are extremely popular and widely used when it comes to losing weight, yet there’s often no scientific evidence to support them. That’s why Christy Harrison, author of Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through INTUITIVE EATING, is here to dive into diet culture, fads, and intuitive eating.

    Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, & Happiness Through INTUITIVE EATING

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN Fad diets are extremely popular and widely used when it comes to losing weight, yet there’s often no scientific evidence to support them. That’s why Christy Harrison, author of Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through INTUITIVE EATING, is here to dive into diet culture, fads, and intuitive eating.

    Birth Rights & Wrongs: How Medicine & Technology Are Remaking Reproduction & the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Dov Fox Reproductive negligence occurs in three major areas: deprived pregnancy or parenthood, imposed pregnancy, and confounded efforts. Joining Dr. Maurice Pickard to explain each of those areas—and why there’s such a controversy surrounding them—is Dov Fox, a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law where he directs the Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics.

    Birth Rights & Wrongs: How Medicine & Technology Are Remaking Reproduction & the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Dov Fox Reproductive negligence occurs in three major areas: deprived pregnancy or parenthood, imposed pregnancy, and confounded efforts. Joining Dr. Maurice Pickard to explain each of those areas—and why there’s such a controversy surrounding them—is Dov Fox, a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law where he directs the Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics.

    Bottles of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Katherine Eban Joining Dr. Maurice Pickard is award-winning journalist and author of Bottles of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom Katherine Eban, who investigates the health concerns that are beginning to surface on a global scale due to the rise in generic drug use.

    Bottles of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019


    Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Katherine Eban Joining Dr. Maurice Pickard is award-winning journalist and author of Bottles of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom Katherine Eban, who investigates the health concerns that are beginning to surface on a global scale due to the rise in generic drug use.

    Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019


    Guest: Mary Beth Pfeiffer With cases being reported in every state and across 80 countries, Lyme disease has become one of the fastest growing vector-borne illnesses in the world. But have you ever wondered how this global health threat came to be? That’s what journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer investigates in her book, Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, and with the ReachMD team.

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    Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Host: Codyanne Murtaugh Guest: Mary Beth Pfeiffer With cases being reported in every state and across 80 countries, Lyme disease has become one of the fastest growing vector-borne illnesses in the world. But have you ever wondered how this global health threat came to be? That’s what journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer investigates in her book, Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, and with the ReachMD team.

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    The Locum Life: A Physician’s Guide to Locum Tenens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019


    Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" To get a detailed picture of physicians’ personal experiences with locum tenens work, Dr. Matt Birnholz speaks with a very special guest: Dr. Andrew Wilner. Not only is he the author of The Locum Life: A Physician’s Guide to Locum Tenens, but he’s also one of ReachMD’s esteemed hosts!

    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: When Mass Hysteria Strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Hysteria is nothing new, but looking at how the spread of misinformation affects this disorder is a new concept. Providing an update to a blog he wrote back in 2012 entitled An Explanation for Mass Hysteria that was also featured in his book Bullets and Brains, Dr. Andrew Wilner dives into the contemporary problem of mass hysteria.

    The Locum Life: A Physician’s Guide to Locum Tenens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019


    Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" To get a detailed picture of physicians’ personal experiences with locum tenens work, Dr. Matt Birnholz speaks with a very special guest: Dr. Andrew Wilner. Not only is he the author of The Locum Life: A Physician’s Guide to Locum Tenens, but he’s also one of ReachMD’s esteemed hosts!

    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: When Mass Hysteria Strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Hysteria is nothing new, but looking at how the spread of misinformation affects this disorder is a new concept. Providing an update to a blog he wrote back in 2012 entitled An Explanation for Mass Hysteria that was also featured in his book Bullets and Brains, Dr. Andrew Wilner dives into the contemporary problem of mass hysteria.

    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: The (Disregarded) Value of Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" As physicians, we know that vaccines help protect people from preventable diseases, but somehow this message is getting lost among our patients. With more parents than ever choosing to skip the needle, Dr. Andrew Wilner dives into the 16th chapter of his book, Bullets and Brains, where he discusses the widespread benefits of vaccines and how they not only protect your patients’ children, but all of us.

    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: Houston, We Have a (Health) Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" As a follow-up to the Microgravity: A New Risk Factor for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension essay he wrote back in 2012, Dr. Andrew Wilner investigates whether there have been any updates on the 27 astronauts who had significant microgravity exposure.

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    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: The Challenge of Healing After a Headshot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Even with quick thinking and timely action, the chances of a neurosurgeon being able to do more than taking out the bullet, administering antibiotics, and stopping the bleeding isn’t likely, and surviving a bullet to the brain can unfortunately be just the beginning of a patient’s struggles. Focusing on the title story of his book Bullets and Brains, Dr. Andrew Wilner discusses the serious aftermath congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords experienced while recovering from a headshot.

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    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: The (Disregarded) Value of Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" As physicians, we know that vaccines help protect people from preventable diseases, but somehow this message is getting lost among our patients. With more parents than ever choosing to skip the needle, Dr. Andrew Wilner dives into the 16th chapter of his book, Bullets and Brains, where he discusses the widespread benefits of vaccines and how they not only protect your patients’ children, but all of us.

    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: Houston, We Have a (Health) Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" As a follow-up to the Microgravity: A New Risk Factor for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension essay he wrote back in 2012, Dr. Andrew Wilner investigates whether there have been any updates on the 27 astronauts who had significant microgravity exposure.

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    Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: The Challenge of Healing After a Headshot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Even with quick thinking and timely action, the chances of a neurosurgeon being able to do more than taking out the bullet, administering antibiotics, and stopping the bleeding isn’t likely, and surviving a bullet to the brain can unfortunately be just the beginning of a patient’s struggles. Focusing on the title story of his book Bullets and Brains, Dr. Andrew Wilner discusses the serious aftermath congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords experienced while recovering from a headshot.

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    Bits from "Bullets and Brains": Taking the Sting out of Scorpion Venom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Up until 2011, there was no FDA-approved antivenom for scorpion stings—until a very concerned pediatrician created one that came with seemingly miraculous results. Dr. Andrew Wilner breaks down this overlooked health threat and the development of its antivenom, which he explores in his book of essays called Bullets and Brains.

    Bits from "Bullets and Brains": Taking the Sting out of Scorpion Venom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019


    Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, Author of "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" Up until 2011, there was no FDA-approved antivenom for scorpion stings—until a very concerned pediatrician created one that came with seemingly miraculous results. Dr. Andrew Wilner breaks down this overlooked health threat and the development of its antivenom, which he explores in his book of essays called Bullets and Brains.

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