Podcast

In this episode, Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, reviews the history and controversies of post-infection sequelae, as well as the facts and epidemiology of long COVID.

In this edition, splash pads reduce child drowning risk but boost diarrhea outbreaks; FDA approves Konvomep for benign gastric ulcers; Xifaxan generic may be stalled until 2029 and more.

Dagny Zhu, MD, talks with Trina Spear and Heather Hasson, co-founders and co-CEOs of FIGS Scrubs, about they help female physicians feel confident and perform their best, their initiatives to celebrate healthcare workers and address gender disparities in the medical workforce and more.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Roberta Gebhard, DO, and Pringl Miller, MD, about empowering physicians through education and advocacy, getting the right help to overcome and protect against workplace inequities and more.

In this edition, FDA votes to support approval of ALS therapy; partnership offers military veterans access to psychedelics; epidural steroid injections as alternate pain management options and more.

In this edition, new cannabinoids hold promise for medical applications; Theranica secures $45 million for migraine treatment device and more.

In this edition, germline testing ‘should be considered’ for all patients with lung cancer; phase 3 trial of canakinumab misses endpoint; sexual dysfunction common among women with lung cancer, and more.

In this episode, VTE rate with abemaciclib higher in real-world setting; Enhertu extends progression-free survival in patient subgroup; FDA grants priority review to elacestrant for metastatic disease; and more.

In this edition, blood-based concussion diagnostic tool gets patent; examining the brain’s electrical signals may be key to treating epilepsy, schizophrenia; machine-learning model may predict best antiseizure medications and more.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with hematologist, medical educator and University of Pennsylvania director of the women’s thrombosis and hemostasis program, Ariela Marshall, MD, about fertility advocacy for patients and physicians, navigating the medical system as physician parents and more.