On Medical Grounds
On Medical Grounds is a casual, friendly place where you can find an authentic, audible blend of timely scientific and medical knowledge. We talk with experts about their experiences and knowledge, the utilization of new therapies, and challenges within the world of health care. On Medical Grounds also offers Medical Mystery Cases, short case studies presented in the style of your favorite crime or mystery podcasts. Select podcasts offer free CME/CE credits. Visit OnMedicalGrounds.com for more information.
Episodes
48 episodes
Medical Mystery Cases - The Over Exposure
Andre Bennett, 59-year-old photographer recently returned from Africa, shows up to his doctor with a rash, fatigue, sore throat, and headache. The location of the rash makes this case seem cut and dry... but is it? Halfway through, his doctor s...
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Episode 47
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21:04
Dr. William Schaffner - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, How A Virus Changed History (Part 3)
Today is part three of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, How A Virus Changed History. Today we are speaking with Dr. William Schaffner.Dr. Schaffner is a Professor of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the...
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Episode 46
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24:39
Janice Nichols - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, My Journey After Contracting Polio (Part 2)
Today is part two of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, My Journey After Contracting Polio. Today we are speaking with Janice Nichols. In 1954, she was one of over 1.8 million children who participated in the Salk polio vaccin...
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Episode 45
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20:02
Dr. Paul Offit - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, The Continued Path Toward Prevention (Part 1)
Today is part one of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, The Continued Path Toward Prevention. Today we are speaking with Dr. Paul Offit about the history of polio, the polio vaccine, and the rise of the modern anti-vaccine mov...
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Episode 44
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28:05
Whooping Cough Is On the Rise - OMG Medical Scoop
Today we are going to give you the scoop on whooping cough, also known by the less friendly name, pertussis, the infection caused by the crafty and toxin-producing bacteria Bordetella pertussis. According to data from the C...
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Episode 43
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Bird Flu: Is It the Next Global Pandemic?
Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Matt Binnicker, Director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic about bird flu. Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have been detected in wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, and back...
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Episode 42
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26:02
Measles Outbreak: How Do We Contain It?
Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Jon Temte about the alarming rise in measles infections in the United States. Dr. Temte is Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. ...
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Episode 41
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Climate Change and Health: What Can We Do?
Today On Medical Grounds, we are speaking with Dr. Mona Sarfaty, founding Executive Director and now Emeritus Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. Dr. Sarfaty is with us to discuss the effects of ...
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Episode 40
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28:28
Everything Leads Back to the ED: STIs, Diagnostics, and Public Education
Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with return guest Dr. Christopher Colbert, Emergency Medicine physician with the University of Illinois at Chicago, about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), diagnostics in the emergenc...
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Episode 39
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30:30
OMG Presents The Top Medical Stories Of 2023
In the words of our host, Dr. Jane Caldwell, "If I were to choose two words to describe medicine in 2023, they would be REMOTE and FAST."New drugs to slow Alzheimer’s progression, mRNA technology used in cancer vaccines, rapid point-of-...
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Episode 38
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18:08
A Pharmacist’s Take: Pharmacy Deserts and Patient Care – Part 2
Today On Medical Grounds we will be speaking with Dr. Heather Whitley for part two of our discussion. Dr. Whitley is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. She...
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Episode 37
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18:31
A Pharmacist’s Take: Navigating the Diabetes Drug Shortage – Part 1
Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Heather Whitley. Dr. Whitley is a clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. She is a board certified pharmaco...
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Episode 36
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26:10
Are We Missing Covid? Delayed Viral Loads Impact Testing
Wondering why you have symptoms but are still testing negative for COVID?Today On Medical Grounds, we are speaking with Dr. Jennifer Frediani. Dr. Frediani is an assistant professor at the Nell Hodgson's Woodruff School of Nurs...
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Episode 35
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OMG Medical History - History of Influenza
Welcome to OMG Medical History, a short podcast from On Medical Grounds where we talk about interesting topics and events in medical history. Today's episode covers the dreaded flu, also known as influenza, Plu, the Cough of Pernithus, and a pe...
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Episode 34
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9:16
Medical Mystery Cases - A Bird's Eye View
Joe Sutter, an 82 year old widower, cancer survivor, and avid bird watcher, collapses at home. His daughter and son-in-law find him on the floor, mumbling, with changes to his vision. Using lab results and patient presentation, can you figure o...
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Episode 33
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10:47
Medical Mystery Cases - A Rocky Start
Little Kemena was born early at 32 weeks via emergency C-section. At first it seemed Paul’s newborn would be okay—then the respiratory therapist asked him to move aside... Using lab values and patient presentation as clues, can you figure out w...
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Episode 32
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Medical Mystery Cases - A Case of Road Rash
Join us for another Medical Mystery Case! Can you figure out what is causing Manuel's problem?"I was pulling into the parking lot the other morning and I saw this 18-wheeler parked at the far end of the lot. My first patient that day, s...
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Episode 31
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8:46
Women and Heart Disease: Are We Still At A Loss?
“Because what happens is that the symptoms in men are presumed to be the gold standard. And the symptoms in women are considered atypical. Well, they’re not atypical. They’re typical for women. And we then have to define what is specific to wom...
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Episode 30
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16:00
Positive Results in Alzheimer’s: Are We Now Pushing the Right Buttons?
Dr. Curtis Schreiber is the medical director at the Missouri Memory Center and was a principal investigator of a Phase III study for donanemab for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Many of his patients were enrolled in the trial an...
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Episode 29
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25:03
SPECIAL EPISODE - Personalized Vaccines Combat Melanoma
Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Jeffrey Weber of Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health. He is senior investigator of a phase two clinical trial for an mRNA melanoma vaccine. This vaccine has signif...
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Episode 28
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22:52
The Need for Diabetes Screening (FREE CME/CE)
Free CME/CE credits for physicians, nurses, and lab professionals! Click here to get your certificate.Join us as Jane talks with Dr. Jay Shubrook, a diab...
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Episode 27
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22:03
Diabetes: Identifying and Educating High-Risk Individuals (FREE CME/CE)
Free CME/CE credits for physicians, nurses, and lab professionals! Click here to get your certificate.One in three people in the U.S. have prediabetes and ...
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Episode 26
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21:06
STIs Are Back: Innovative Testing Is Needed
Dr. Yukari Manabe of Johns Hopkins and OMG host Dr. Jane Caldwell discuss the alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, and innovative ways to improve STI testing. (00:22) In...
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Episode 25
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