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Join Mathews Sajan and Javin Patel, two undergraduate students with a passion for medicine, as they explore the latest news in medicine, medical conditions, interesting research papers, and the culture of the healthcare world. This podcast will focus on i

Javin Patel and Mathews Sajan


    • Nov 12, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Why It's So Hard To Cure Cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 4:50


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://youtu.be/h2rR77VsF5c

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    The History of Plastic Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 5:08


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.premierveinandvascular.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-cosmetic-procedures https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/services/services-a-z/plastic-surgery/facial-reconstruction-and-face-transplants/history-of-plastic-surgery/ https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/birth-plastic-surgery

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    What is a Coma?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 4:40


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coma/symptoms-causes/syc-20371099 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coma/ https://youtu.be/7KquuVq2Pok

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    The History of Clinical Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 5:03


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149409/ https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-site/history

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    Multiple Mini Interviews: What I Wish I Knew

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 5:17


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    The Discovery of Statins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 5:09


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Statin-History.aspx https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X1701200801 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/statins/

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    Casper Test Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 5:03


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    The Development of Antipsychotics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 5:43


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.bap.org.uk/articles/chlorpromazine-the-first-antipsychotic/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802385/ https://www.bmj.com/content/334/suppl_1/s7

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    How To Get Into a Research Lab Without Ever Meeting The Professor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 6:31


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    The Discovery of DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 6:05


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397/ https://www.yourgenome.org/stories/the-discovery-of-dna/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012160604008231

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    Medical School Secondary Applications: What I Wish I Knew

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 4:52


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    The History of Anesthesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 4:54


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/medical-milestones-discovery-anesthesia-timeline https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/history-of-anesthesia/ https://wfsahq.org/about/history/history-of-anaesthesia/

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    Medical School Primary Applications: What I Wish I Knew (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 5:18


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    From Variolation To Vaccination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 5:23


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.reidhealth.org/blog/history-of-vaccines https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.611 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1400472111 https://www.immune.org.nz/vaccines/vaccine-development/brief-history-vaccination https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-history/developments-by-year

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    Medical School Primary Applications: What I Wish I Knew (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 5:16


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    The History of Organ Transplants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 5:27


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/patients/about-transplantation/history/ https://unos.org/transplant/history/ https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/history https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8682823/

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    Medical School Primary Applications: What I Wish I Knew (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 5:15


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    The History of Medical Imaging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 5:24


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.mtmi.net/blog/history-of-radiology

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    Missing Heritability and GWAS Studies Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 7:01


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    The Discovery of Antibiotics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 4:45


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html

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    Why SHOULD You Become a Doctor?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 4:53


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    Applying To Residency Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 5:45


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.nrmp.org/intro-to-the-match/how-matching-algorithm-works/ https://www.aafp.org/students-residents/medical-students/become-a-resident/applying-to-residency.html https://students-residents.aamc.org/understanding-application-process/how-apply-residency-positions

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    Why SHOULDN'T You Become a Doctor?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 6:06


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    The Effects of Space on the Human Body

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 7:38


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau8650 https://www.nasa.gov/twins-study

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    Does Intermittent Fasting Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 4:38


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114833

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    Different Types of Combined Medical Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 5:17


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/considering-combined-degree-md-phd-md-mba-md-mph-md-jd

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    Why You Might Want to Choose a Nontraditional Premed Major

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 6:10


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    The Medical School Application Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 5:25


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    MD vs DO: What's the difference?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 5:09


    Sources: https://www.healthline.com/health/difference-between-md-and-do?c=284585374100#takeaway https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/md-vs-do-admissions-what-are-the-differences https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Advance-Data-Tables-2022-FINAL.pdf https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2021/03/nrmp-match-results-in-6597-new-do-residents/

    The Pros and Cons of a Gap Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 5:15


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    My MCAT: What Worked and What Didn't

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 5:28


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    Medical Malpractice in the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 5:24


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2628513/

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    MCAT Musculoskeletal System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 4:58


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    The Condition In Which You Can Sweat Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 5:01


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481423/ https://rarediseases.org/gard-rare-disease/hematohidrosis/

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    MCAT Immune System Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 5:24


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    The Condition In Which Your Hand Acts On Its Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 5:15


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.healthline.com/health/alien-hand-syndrome#treatment https://n.neurology.org/content/91/11/527 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059570/

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    MCAT Immune System Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 5:45


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    The Allergy to the Cold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 4:52


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/urticaria-cold/ https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6131/cold-urticaria https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cold-urticaria/symptoms-causes/syc-20371046

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    MCAT Nervous System Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 5:41


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 4:44


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sleep/recurrent-hypersomnia/treatments.html https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/kleine-levin-syndrome/ https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Kleine-Levin-Syndrome-Information-Page https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461852/

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    MCAT Nervous System Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 4:57


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    The Human Tree Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 5:18


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851455/ https://dermnetnz.org/topics/epidermodysplasia-verruciformis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1131981-treatment#showall

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    MCAT Cardiovascular System Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 5:33


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    Joined at Birth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 4:46


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/conjoined-twins https://www.seattlechildrens.org/conditions/conjoined-twins/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/conjoined-twins/symptoms-causes/syc-20353910

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    MCAT Cardiovascular System Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 4:40


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    This Condition Turns Tissue Into Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 5:57


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva/#causes Case Study: https://mss-ijmsr.com/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva-stoneman-syndrome-a-rare-skeletal-dysplasia/

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    MCAT Cardiovascular System Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 4:49


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    The Ability To Remember Any Day In Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 5:00


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160125-the-blessing-and-curse-of-the-people-who-never-forget https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hyperthymesia#vs-eidetic-memory

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    MCAT Physiology of the Respiratory System

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 5:00


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

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    Jumping Frenchman of Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 5:01


    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/jumping-frenchmen-of-maine/

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    MCAT Anatomy of the Respiratory System

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 5:10


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