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Best podcasts about Leslie P Lundt

Latest podcast episodes about Leslie P Lundt

Focus on Cancer
Does Your Patient’s Anxiety Point to Pancreatic Cancer?

Focus on Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2009


Guest: Benjamin Griffith, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What is the connection between anxiety and pancreatic cancer? Certainly, patients can develop problems with anxiety after a cancer diagnosis. But pancreatic cancer seems to have the curious characteristic of anxiety as a presenting symptom. The age at which anxiety presents itself may be a clue as to whether you're looking at mental illness or a possible cancer diagnosis. Dr. Benjamin Griffith, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Virginia and the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, explains to host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
The Role of Neurosurgery for Patients With Refractory Depression

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2009


Guest: Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Increasingly, depression is viewed a systems-level disorder. For patients who are refractory to the all traditional therapies, surgery on the brain may be answer. What are the benefits, and how is psychosurgery different than it was 50 years ago? Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Aviva Abosch, director of the Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery Program, and assistant professor in the department of neurosurgery, at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
New Treatment Techniques for Paranoia

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2009


Guest: Daniel Freeman, PhD, DClinPsy Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How prevalent is paranoia and what are the latest strategies clinicians can use to treat patients with paranoia? Dr. Daniel Freeman, a Wellcome Trust Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss this 21st century fear. New techniques are designed to reduce distress and encourage people to talk about their paranoia.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
Smoking, Cessation, and the Dual Risks of Suicide

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2009


Guest: John Hughes, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr. Leslie Lundt's guest, Dr. John Hughes, professor of psychiatry, psychology and family practice at the University of Vermont, whose research is primarily focused on tobacco use, explains why suicide is linked to both smoking and stopping smoking. They discuss the variables that may explain this, as well as the medications available to help patients to stop smoking and their effect on depression. How can clinicians best help their patients?

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
Treating Psychosis in Adolescents

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2009


Guest: Robert Findling, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD When schizophrenia first presents in the teen years, patients often have a particularly poor prognosis. What are the best treatments for adolescents? Which medicine is best? Dr. Robert Findling, the Rocco L. Motto, MD, Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, talks with host Dr. Leslie Lundt about the long-term effects of medications and new research into treatment of early-onset schizophrenia.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
Practical Advice for Treating Bipolar Patients

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2009


Guest: Monica Basco, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What are the most successful methods of treating bipolar patients? Dr. Monica Basco, associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss her work with treating bipolar patients. Learn the best tools for increasing treatment adherence, recognizing prodromal symptoms and preventing relapse.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
Pre-Op Bariatric Surgery Psychological Workup

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2008


Guest: David Sarwer, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Understanding the psychosocial aspects of treating morbid obesity may help us improve the success rate of these patients postoperatively. Dr. David Sarwer, the director of clinical services at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, explores the psychological workup of the pre-op bariatric surgery patient with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurosarcoidosis

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2008


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David R. Spiegel, MD Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease most commonly affecting lung, lymph nodes, eyes and skin. Neurosarcoidosis is not an infrequent complication. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. David Spiegel, associate professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the consultation-liaison service at Eastern Virginia Medical School, to review the diagnosis and treatment of neurosarcoidosis.

Book Club
Bringing Spirituality Into the Hospital

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2008


Guest: Marc Galanter, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Medicine and spirituality have always been linked, we have struggled as a profession with how to introduce spirituality and religion into the general hospital setting. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt discusses such a program with Dr. Mark Galanter, professor of psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, and author of Spirituality and the Healthy Mind: Science, Therapy and the Need for Personal Meaning.

Focus on Cancer
Communicating Difficult News To Patients: How to Do It Better

Focus on Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2008


Guest: Alan Astrow, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD All the technology and advances in medical science hasn't changed the most difficult thing we do as physicians - relay emotionally charged diagnostic and prognostic information to our patients. How can we do a better job? Communication skills do not automatically improve with increasing physician experience. Dr. Alan Astrow, the director of the division of hematology and medical oncology at Maimonides Cancer Center in New York City explains how we can break bad news to patients in a more effective and supportive way.

Book Club
Bringing Spirituality Into the Hospital

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2008


Guest: Marc Galanter, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Medicine and spirituality have always been linked, we have struggled as a profession with how to introduce spirituality and religion into the general hospital setting. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt discusses such a program with Dr. Mark Galanter, professor of psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, and author of Spirituality and the Healthy Mind: Science, Therapy and the Need for Personal Meaning.

Focus on Nutrition and Nutrition Science
Substance Abuse, Obesity, and Bipolar Disorder

Focus on Nutrition and Nutrition Science

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2008


Guest: Roger McIntyre, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Substance abuse, obesity and bipolar disorder are major public health problems. They frequently co-occur, but what is the relationship between substance abuse and obesity in bipolar disorder? Dr. Roger McIntyre, associate professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto and head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his surprising research findings.

Focus on Global Medicine
Improving Innovation in US Healthcare

Focus on Global Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2008


Guest: John Kao, MD, MBA Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr. John Kao, author of the recent book Innovation Nation, says that the US spends more on astrology than astronomy, that we suffer from societal anosognosia. He joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what other countries are doing to improve innovation in their healthcare and science sectors.

Book Club
Coping Strategies for Patients Growing up With Chronic Illness

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2008


Guest: Laurie Edwards Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Better technology and treatments mean that people with serious childhood illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and type one diabetes are reaching adulthood in unprecedented numbers. That means they are also struggling with college, relationships, fertility and employment. Laurie Edwards, a health journalist and author of Life Disrupted, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss these issues.

Book Club
Coping Strategies for Patients Growing up With Chronic Illness

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2008


Guest: Laurie Edwards Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Better technology and treatments mean that people with serious childhood illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and type one diabetes are reaching adulthood in unprecedented numbers. That means they are also struggling with college, relationships, fertility and employment. Laurie Edwards, a health journalist and author of Life Disrupted, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss these issues.

Focus on Children's Health
The Most Important Meal of the Day: What Should Children Eat for Breakfast?

Focus on Children's Health

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2008


Guest: Marlene Schwartz, MS, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Studies show that people who eat breakfast have better overall nutrition, improved cognitive functioning and are less likely to be overweight. What should we advise our pediatric patients to eat for breakfast? Up to 50% of school-aged children eat cereal for breakfast. How much nutritional value is present in cereal? How best can we advise parents on feeding their children? Dr. Marlene Schwartz, deputy director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, describes her research into children's nutrition with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Book Club
Alice Stewart: The Woman Who Knew Too Much

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2008


Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How much do you know about the woman who first identified the cancer-causing effects of X-rays in pregnancy? British physician Dr. Alice Stewart was persecuted professionally and financially for her unpopular research. Dr. Gayle Greene, Professor of Literature and Women’s Studies at Scripps College, Claremont, California and author of The Woman Who Knew Too Much, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss Alice Stewart’s life.

Focus on Sports Medicine
A Review of Performance-Enhancing Nutritional Supplements In Sports

Focus on Sports Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2008


Guest: Christine Rosenbloom, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Athletes, always looking for an edge, are experimenting with a litany of products touted as performance enhancers. What are our athletic patients sampling these days? Will these items give them the extra boost they crave? Dr. Christine Rosenbloom, professor of nutrition at the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia State University, breaks down the latest evidence on performance-enhancing nutritional supplements. Dr. Leslie Lundt hosts.

Book Club
Alice Stewart: The Woman Who Knew Too Much

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2008


Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How much do you know about the woman who first identified the cancer-causing effects of X-rays in pregnancy? British physician Dr. Alice Stewart was persecuted professionally and financially for her unpopular research. Dr. Gayle Greene, Professor of Literature and Women’s Studies at Scripps College, Claremont, California and author of The Woman Who Knew Too Much, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss Alice Stewart’s life.

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging
Treating Patients as They Approach End of Life

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2008


Guest: Dennis McCullough, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD In the later stages of life, patient care often requires a different approach. How can a physician help geriatric patients and their loved ones through the last stations of life: decline, prelude to dying, dying and grieving? Dr. Dennis McCullough, associate professor of community and family medicine at Dartmouth School of Medicine and practicing geriatrician for 30 years, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explain ‘slow medicine.' Dr. McCullough discusses a forward approach to planning, understanding a patient's comfort with risk vs. safety, as well as building and using a team.

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Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging
'Slow Medicine': A Compassionate Approach to Caring for our Elders

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2008


Guest: Dennis McCullough, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr. Dennis McCullough embodies the Tibetan wisdom 'make haste slowly.' How can we navigate caring for our elders with compassion and understanding? Dr. Dennis McCullough has been an in the-trenches family doc and geriatrician for 30 years. He serves as a faculty member in the department of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. He is author of the book My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing 'Slow Medicine,' the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Loved Ones. What exactly is slow medicine? Tune in for host Dr. Leslie Lundt's conversation with Dr. McCullough to find out.

Book Club
Insomniac: A Doctor's Personal Journey

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What is it like to be a patient with insomnia? To be told it’s your fault, to just rela, or to take any one or combination of a myriad of medications? Dr. Gayle Greene weaves together her personal experience with insomnia and the latest sleep science from her book Insomniac with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Book Club
The Longevity Bible: 8 Essential Strategies for Keeping Your Mind Sharp and Your Body Young

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Guest: Gary Small, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr Gary Small is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a leading expert on memory and aging, joining host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, The Longevity Bible.

Focus on Sports Medicine
Race Across America: A Psychiatrist's Extraordinary Journey

Focus on Sports Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: George Bifano, DO How do you envision yourself at age 65? Retired? Playing golf? Working full time? Bicycling across the country in less than a week? Psychiatrist Dr. George Bifano broke the record in the Race Across America. He chats with host Dr. Leslie Lundt about his experiences, which have motivated many to increase their own extracurriculars.

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging
Successful Aging in a High-Tech World

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Guest: Gary Small, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What are the greatest challenges as we age? Will healthcare and lifestyle improve concurrently? In one of the first conferences of its kind, the UCLA Center on Aging presented a one-day symposium featuring a discussion among national academic and industry leaders about the interface between new technology and aging. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt examines this intersection with Dr. Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging, and a leading expert on memory and aging.

Book Club
Insomniac: A Doctor's Personal Journey

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What is it like to be a patient with insomnia? To be told it’s your fault, to just rela, or to take any one or combination of a myriad of medications? Dr. Gayle Greene weaves together her personal experience with insomnia and the latest sleep science from her book Insomniac with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging
The Longevity Bible: 8 Essential Strategies for Keeping Your Mind Sharp and Your Body Young

Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Guest: Gary Small, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr Gary Small is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a leading expert on memory and aging, joining host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, The Longevity Bible.

Book Club
The Longevity Bible: 8 Essential Strategies for Keeping Your Mind Sharp and Your Body Young

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2008


Guest: Gary Small, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr Gary Small is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a leading expert on memory and aging, joining host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, The Longevity Bible.

Focus on Children's Health
Eating Disorders and Sexuality in Boys

Focus on Children's Health

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2008


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Diann Ackard, PhD When we hear that a patient has an eating disorder, we almost always think of a female. Yet adolescent boys do have disordered eating. Might knowing the risk factors help us target our interventions? Eating disorders expert Dr. Diann Ackard joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt as they discuss gender differences in eating disorders.

Focus on Global Medicine
The Bone Setter of Ghana

Focus on Global Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2008


Guest: Victor Elinoff, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD What happens to someone who breaks their hip when there is no orthopedic surgeon to provide care? In many third-world countries, where medical caregivers are few and far between, how do people find treatment for their medical problems? Traditional healers may be part of the answer. So what can we learn from this group of caregivers? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Victor Elinoff, to discuss his work in Ghana.

Focus on Cancer
How and Why Has Cancer Become So Common?

Focus on Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2008


Guest: Devra Davis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD In America and the UK, one out of every two men and one of every three women will develop cancer in their lifetime. How did a disease that was once so atypical become so ordinary? Author and researcher Dr. Devra Davis joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss why cancer may be so common.

Book Club
The History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: a Retrospective with Author Aine Collier

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD “A mysterious epidemic, hitherto unknown, which had struck terror into all hearts by the rapidity of its spread, the ravages it made, and the apparent helplessness of the physicians to cure it.” This 16th century writer was discussing syphilis. Author Aine Collier joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explore the history of sexually transmitted disease and the early treatments used to combat them.

Book Club
Birth Control Through the Ages: a Historical Tour

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Rarely do we encounter an issue in medicine as divisive as contraception. Author Aine Collier from the University of Maryland discusses the history of birth control with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Book Club
The Humble Little Condom: A History, by Aine Collier

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Aine Collier, EdD The history of the condom is a fascinating saga of sex, money, science, and politics. Professor Aine Collier chats with host Dr. Leslie Lundt about her book, The Humble Little Condom.

Book Club
Revolution In Mind: Freud's Beginnings and the Creation of Psychoanalysis

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: George Makari, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Sex, conflict, ids and egos – our guest today has authored “The Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis” which instructs us in the history of this movement and how innovators like Freud and Jung can be viewed through the lens of their cultural times. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes the Director of the Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Cornell Weill Medical College, George Makari, MD to discuss his latest book.

Focus on Women's and Men’s Health
Birth Control Through the Ages: a Historical Tour

Focus on Women's and Men’s Health

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Rarely do we encounter an issue in medicine as divisive as contraception. Author Aine Collier from the University of Maryland discusses the history of birth control with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Book Club
The Humble Little Condom: A History, by Aine Collier

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Aine Collier, EdD The history of the condom is a fascinating saga of sex, money, science, and politics. Professor Aine Collier chats with host Dr. Leslie Lundt about her book, The Humble Little Condom.

Book Club
Revolution In Mind: Freud's Beginnings and the Creation of Psychoanalysis

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: George Makari, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Sex, conflict, ids and egos – our guest today has authored “The Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis” which instructs us in the history of this movement and how innovators like Freud and Jung can be viewed through the lens of their cultural times. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes the Director of the Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Cornell Weill Medical College, George Makari, MD to discuss his latest book.

Book Club
The History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: a Retrospective with Author Aine Collier

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD “A mysterious epidemic, hitherto unknown, which had struck terror into all hearts by the rapidity of its spread, the ravages it made, and the apparent helplessness of the physicians to cure it.” This 16th century writer was discussing syphilis. Author Aine Collier joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explore the history of sexually transmitted disease and the early treatments used to combat them.

Book Club
Birth Control Through the Ages: a Historical Tour

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008


Guest: Aine Collier, EdD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Rarely do we encounter an issue in medicine as divisive as contraception. Author Aine Collier from the University of Maryland discusses the history of birth control with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Book Club
Science and Nonbelief: a Discussion on Religion's Place in Scientific Communities

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008


Guest: Taner Edis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Richard Dawkins is famous for saying science supports religious nonbelief, but many good scientists, such as Francis Collins, are religious and strongly oppose Dawkins's position. Where do you stand on this question? Physics professor and author Taner Edis, PhD discusses his book, Science and Nonbelief with host Dr. Leslie Lundt on the ReachMD Book Club.

Book Club
Will Science Replace Religion?

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008


Guest: Taner Edis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Why is the US more religious than Western Europe? Why does stem-cell research stir up so much controversy? ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes author Taner Edis, PhD to discuss his book, Science and Nonbelief.

Book Club
A Physician's Chronicle of His Intern Year

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008


Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How does the process of training to become a physician change us and our preconceptions of doctoring and medicine? And how has our understanding of that process shifted over time? Cardiologist and author Dr. Sandeep Jauhar joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his career as a physician writer and his chronicle of a grueling time, Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation (2006, Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Book Club
A Physician's Chronicle of His Intern Year

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008


Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How does the process of training to become a physician change us and our preconceptions of doctoring and medicine? And how has our understanding of that process shifted over time? Cardiologist and author Dr. Sandeep Jauhar joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his career as a physician writer and his chronicle of a grueling time, Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation (2006, Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Book Club
Will Science Replace Religion?

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008


Guest: Taner Edis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Why is the US more religious than Western Europe? Why does stem-cell research stir up so much controversy? ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes author Taner Edis, PhD to discuss his book, Science and Nonbelief.

Book Club
Science and Nonbelief: a Discussion on Religion's Place in Scientific Communities

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2008


Guest: Taner Edis, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Richard Dawkins is famous for saying science supports religious nonbelief, but many good scientists, such as Francis Collins, are religious and strongly oppose Dawkins's position. Where do you stand on this question? Physics professor and author Taner Edis, PhD discusses his book, Science and Nonbelief with host Dr. Leslie Lundt on the ReachMD Book Club.

Book Club
Amalia's Tale: A Poor Peasant, an Ambitious Attorney, and a Fight for Justice

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2008


Guest: David Kertzer, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD We all know that sometimes the answers to today’s problems can be found in the past. Our guest today will take us to 19th century Italy where we will have a glimpse into a dark page of social and medical history. At one time, up to 10% of European men had syphilis – its victims were rumored to include Beethoven, Van Gogh, Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Flaubert. But the syphilis epidemic had another side that hasn’t gotten much attention. Dr. David Kertzer of Brown University has written a detailed account of how one Italian woman contracted syphilis from an infant. He joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, “Amalia’s Tale”.

Book Club
Amalia's Tale: A Poor Peasant, an Ambitious Attorney, and a Fight for Justice

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2008


Guest: David Kertzer, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD We all know that sometimes the answers to today’s problems can be found in the past. Our guest today will take us to 19th century Italy where we will have a glimpse into a dark page of social and medical history. At one time, up to 10% of European men had syphilis – its victims were rumored to include Beethoven, Van Gogh, Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Flaubert. But the syphilis epidemic had another side that hasn’t gotten much attention. Dr. David Kertzer of Brown University has written a detailed account of how one Italian woman contracted syphilis from an infant. He joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, “Amalia’s Tale”.

Focus on Sports Medicine
The Invention of Aerobics

Focus on Sports Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2007


Guest: Kenneth Cooper, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD In 1968 Dr. Kenneth Cooper introduced a new word and a new concept to the world – aerobics. How did this track star from Oklahoma become one of the most loved and well-known names in American medicine? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Cooper to discuss his long and storied career in medicine.

Book Club
Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: Part 2

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2007


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jennifer Ackerman Jennifer Ackerman reminds us that Don Quixote called hunger "la major salsa del mundo" the world’s best sauce. What have we learned about appetite, hunger and digestion in recent years? Join ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes the author of Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream.

Book Club
Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: Part 2

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2007


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jennifer Ackerman Jennifer Ackerman reminds us that Don Quixote called hunger "la major salsa del mundo" the world’s best sauce. What have we learned about appetite, hunger and digestion in recent years? Join ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes the author of Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream.

Book Club
Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: Part 1

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2007


Guest: Jennifer Ackerman Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD People magazine has said that Jennifer Ackerman is “blessed with a naturalist’s eye for detail and a poet’s soul’. Her book beautifully describes how the body is a system of finely tuned clocks. She weaves cutting edge science with poetic descriptions of the impact that circadian biology has on nearly every aspect of our lives. ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt discusses “Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream” with author Jennifer Ackerman.

Book Club
Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: Part 1

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2007


Guest: Jennifer Ackerman Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD People magazine has said that Jennifer Ackerman is “blessed with a naturalist’s eye for detail and a poet’s soul’. Her book beautifully describes how the body is a system of finely tuned clocks. She weaves cutting edge science with poetic descriptions of the impact that circadian biology has on nearly every aspect of our lives. ReachMD Book Club host Dr. Leslie Lundt discusses “Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream” with author Jennifer Ackerman.

Focus on Diabetes
Role of Sleep in Glucose Metabolism

Focus on Diabetes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2007


Guest: Kristen Knutson, PhD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Glucose regulation is a complicated process governed by many different metabolic factors. Increasingly, we are realizing that even sleep has an important role to play. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Kristen Knutson, whose research at the department of health studies at the University of Chicago focuses on the association between sleep and health, to discuss her work linking sleep duration and diabetes.

Focus on Diabetes
Diabetes and Physical Fitness

Focus on Diabetes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2007


Guest: Jeannee Diaz, RD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD We all know that exercise is crucial in the successful management of diabetes. But how do you actually get patients to do it? Certified diabetes educator Jeanne Diaz, certified diabetes educator and personal trainer, provides practical tips as she discusses diabetes fitness with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry
Overview of Movement Disorders

Focus on Neurology and Psychiatry

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2007


Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joseph Jankovic, MD More than 40 million people are living with a movement disorder, chronic, often painful and debilitating conditions that negatively impact a person's quality of life. These neurological conditions include Parkinson's disease, tics and Tourette's syndrome, tremor, dystonia, spasticity and ataxia among others. Despite the prevalence, movement disorders still go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with some patients visiting more than 15 doctors over the course of five years before receiving a correct diagnosis. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt reviews movement disorders with Dr. Joeseph Jankovic.

Focus on Disaster Medicine and Preparedness
Mass Casualty Triage in New Orleans

Focus on Disaster Medicine and Preparedness

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2007


Guest: Dan Diamond, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Dr. Dan Diamond started the nation’s first state-affiliated medical disaster response team. In this segment, Dr. Diamond talks about his experience treating patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as the director of the mass casualties triage at the New Orleans Convention Center. Dr. Leslie Lundt hosts.

Focus on Sports Medicine
Understanding the Practice of Sports Psychiatry

Focus on Sports Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2007


Guest: Antonia Baum, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD How can an athlete benefit from seeing a Sports Psychiatrist? Learn about this new type of athletic training from Dr. Antonia Baum as she shares the many nuances of her Sports Psychiatry practice.

Book Club
13 Dreams Freud Never Had: The New Mind Science

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2007


Guest: Allan Hobson, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD In this segment we learn from Dr. Allan Hobson, emminent Harvard neuroscientist and author of 13 Dreams Freud Never Had: The New Mind Science. Dr. Hobson talks about psychoanalysis, dreaming, and the latest in associated neuroscience research.

Book Club
13 Dreams Freud Never Had: The New Mind Science

Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2007


Guest: Allan Hobson, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD In this segment we learn from Dr. Allan Hobson, emminent Harvard neuroscientist and author of 13 Dreams Freud Never Had: The New Mind Science. Dr. Hobson talks about psychoanalysis, dreaming, and the latest in associated neuroscience research.