How the Medical Boards are Fleecing America’s Doctors with Chuck Kroll Today’s episode strikes right to the heart of the reason I started this podcast – the injustice of maintenance …
Value Based Care Provides Neither Value Nor Care with Dr. Eric Bricker Health care, according to today’s guest Dr. Eric Bricker, is filled with euphemisms. One you hear a lot …
What Was Life with Small Pox Like in the Revolutionary War with Michael Troy. Today, we depart from our pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 to discuss what was easily the number one …
Vaccine Passports are a Dumb and Dangerous Idea Although the idea of vaccine passports have been floated about for at least half a year, the concept has really begun to …
Out of Network? No Problem. Reimbursify to the Rescue. One gigantic headache that both patients and health care providers face is getting reimbursed for out of network claims. If a …
COVID Variants on the Way? It is now a year into the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic where we began locking down the United States. Churches, restaurants, health care facilities, general retail, schools, …
Mistrust in Medicine Due to Colonialism in Central Africa with Dr. Sara Lowes Trust is essential in medicine. Not only between a doctor and patient but between a community and …
Eggplants and Aquaculture with Dann Reid Today is a departure from a direct discussion of the medicine or the US medical system. We delve into food. Food, is medicine in …
Navigating Marriage in Medicine with Dr. Kate Mangona One thing few outside of medicine realize are the unique challenges doctors face in their personal relationships. Marriage, especially to someone without …
Birthing a Business with Hysterectomies with Dr. Richard Rosenfield Entrepreneurs are funny creatures. Some seem to be born to innovate and create businesses. Others, like today’s guest, create new businesses …
Understanding PCR in COVID-19 with Kevin McKernan One thing you can be certain of with COVID-19 is that there is no shortage of controversy. Whether it is lockdowns, treatment, vaccines, …
Blazing a New Path in Women’s Health Dr. Diana Bitner describes herself as a survivor. As an OB/GYN, she had what one would describe as a typical practice. She was …
We’re in the Transitional Phase of COVID-19, Now What? In his excellent book, From Killer to Common Cold: Herd Protection and the Transitional Phase of COVID-19, Dr. David Graham lays out …
How to Treat Chronic Pain with Melissa Cady, DO Pain. We all experience it. It is as much a part of life as breathing itself. But what is pain? Is …
Does Vitamin D Help Us Fight Infections? A Discussion with Dr. Vatsal Thakkar As COVID-19 continues to rage across the globe, everyone has been trying to figure out how to …
Episode 111: Why You Should Unbundle Your Health Insurance with Katy Talento The most obvious statement we can make about the US health care system is that it’s a mess. …
Episode 110: Birthing Babies and Direct Primary Care with Dr. Nick Tomsen Direct primary care (DPC) is a style of practicing medicine we have discussed many times on the show. …
Episode 109: The COVID-19 Vaccine is Here. What Does it Mean? A Discussion with Dr. Tim Hindmarsh Well, it finally happened, the COVID-19 vaccines have started to arrive and get …
Episode 108: Dealing with Grief for You & Your Patients with Dr. Marcy Larson What does it mean to feel grief? Is it sadness? Anger? Resignation? Unfortunately, life will almost …
Episode 107: Understanding Cancer with Dr. Jason Fung Cancer. It is a word that evokes feelings of fear, pain, hopelessness, and loss. It also brings to mind images of chemotherapy, …
Episode 106: I’m a Doc, Why Do I Need a Medical Liability Mitigation Company with Dr. Jeff Segal It’s been a while since we have discussed medical liability on the …
Episode 105: What is the One Question You Wish You Knew Before Starting a DPC Practice? Direct primary care (DPC) is a movement that is growing quickly in the United …
Episode 104: I’m a Doctor and Spent a Year Without Health Insurance The Story In late Summer of 2019 my wife and I had to make a difficult choice – …
Episode 103: Do Nurse Practitioners Put Patients at Risk? Dr. Rebekah Bernard Since 2010, the number of nurse practitioners in the United States has grown from 109,000 to 290,000. This …
Episode 102: Losing Weight & Fixing Diabetes with Fasting – Dr. Jason Fung The last few years have seen a resurgence in the use of fasting. Fasting is an ancient …
Episode 101: From Killer to Common Cold – Discussing COVID-19 Dr. David Graham returns again this week to discuss his newly published book, From Killer to Common Cold. The book …
Episode 100! What Have We Learned So Far About Medicine? Episode 100 is a momentous achievement for a podcast about medicine where I had only about 3 show ideas in …
Episode 099: Myocarditis in Asymptomatic COVID-19 Isn’t Real with Dr. Rohin Francis Okay, so today’s title to the show is a little provocative. But it’s meant to convey the most …
Episode 098: How the 340B Drug Program to Help the Poor Get Medicine Doesn’t Work Today’s discussion begins way back in the early 1990s when Congress was trying to figure …
Episode 097: Finding Passive Income in Real Estate with Dr. Jeff Anzalone We’re breaking from our discussion of COVID-19 and discussing life after pandemic with finding means of passive income. …
Episode 096: From Pandemic to Endemic – How COVID-19 Will Get There. Following our discussion last week where we discussed the probable lower herd immunity rate threshold for COVID-19, today …
Episode 095: Is Herd Immunity Here for COVID? One of the most commonly used expressions regarding the current COVID pandemic is herd immunity. Policy makers, epidemiologists, and lay people are …
Episode 094: The End of Safe Harbor for PBMs? Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are one of the ‘middle men’ in health care that have recently come under fire for the …
Episode 093: Cutting Generic Drug Prices for Everyone with Zach Zeller of Scriptco One driver of health care inflation in the United States are pharmaceuticals. Although we usually associate rising …
Episode 092: The MOC Shakedown with Dr. Torie Sepah Maintenance of Certification (or MOC) is a requirement by all the specialty boards in the United States that is above and …
Episode 091: COVID, Immunity, and Back to School Now that we’re approaching the half way point of summer it’s time to start thinking about what we’re going to do with …
Episode 090: The History Behind Hydroxychloroquine with Dr. Adam Rodman Hydroxychloroquine is an old medicine and treatment for conditions causing cyclical fevers like malaria. But hydroxychloroquine has been used in …
Episode 089: Primary Care by Text Message with Dr. Brad Younggren What does it mean to have a virtual telehealth doctor’s visit? Can artificial intelligence (AI) and telehealth actually work …
Episode 088: Hand Surgery without Anesthesia with Dr. Randy Lovell Finally an episode without discussing COVID-19 (well a tiny bit maybe). Today I’m joined by my friend and colleague Dr. …
Episode 087: The Deception on Coronavirus from our Leaders We’re back at it again discussing the Coronavirus pandemic. The shutdowns/lockdowns continue in the United States and the tenor of the …
Episode 086: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Ends with Dr. David Graham Now that we are over a month into the variable stay at home orders in the United States for …
Episode 083: Surviving Coronavirus Without Health Insurance Once again, the coronavirus outbreak is dominating the news. Government officials at the federal, state, and local levels have closed down most businesses …
Episode 085: The Nonsensical Response to the CoronaVirus Outbreak The response from state governments in the United States have varied in how they are responding to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). …
Episode 084: The US Bungling of the Coronavirus Outbreak with Dr. Michel Accad Once again, the only news worth reporting and discussing (especially if you’re in health care) is the …
Episode 082: Coronavirus and How We’re Handling It Dominating the news today is the pandemic coronavirus or COVID 19. The viral infection that was believed to start in Wuhan, China …
Episode 081: A Curious Child Abuse Case with Dr. Niran Al-Agba Virtually everyone agrees that children are at risk in society and need extra vigilance. Whether this is done by …
Episode 080: Can You Make Vaccinations Mandatory? Appearance on Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Snarkiness After successfully avoiding the topic of vaccines which I don’t find particularly interesting I …
Episode 079: Health Care Price Transparency without an Executive Order with Dr. Bill Hennessey of Pratter Real health care price transparency is a an elusive goal for many in the …
Episode 078: How to Protect Yourself From an Online Attack with Dr. Todd Wolynn We’re back to medicine again with today’s episode but it probably pertains to anyone with a …
Episode 077: Amash Files – Who is Justin Amash and Can He Win the Presidency? (A Special Patreon Content Release) Today’s episode is a special release from my Patreon only …