This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in May 2022
Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)
The widespread availability of at-home COVID-19 tests have made it easier for people to know if they have the virus, and to take measures to protect themselves and others. But there is a downside ... Show More
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Vascular Medicine Series: Lymphedema Challenges and Successes
<p>Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.</p>
<p>Guests: William J. Casey III, M.D. and Andrea L. Cheville, M.D.</p>
<p>There are numerous reasons a patient may develop swelling of an extremity. One of the less common reasons, but often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed is lymphedema. What is ly ... Show More
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Common Foot Disorders "Agony of De-Feet"
<p>Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.</p>
<p>Guest: Martin G. Ellman, D.P.M.</p>
<p>We don’t really appreciate our feet until they hurt and then we become extremely aware of every step we take. Plantar fasciitis, bunions, metatarsalgia; all foot disorders which can result in foot pain ... Show More
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May 2020
Is the Virus Getting Worse?
Last week, researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory released alarming news: At least one variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 had significantly mutated to become more contagious. If true, this would have major implications. A new variant could, for example, hamper e ... Show More
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COVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant
<p>Infectious disease experts Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, and Carlos del Rio, MD, join JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, for a discussion of the newly emerged Omicron variant, the potential for a 2021-2022 "twindemic" with flu, and the latest COVID-19 clinical updates. Rec ... Show More
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Jan 2022
COVID-19 Rapid Testing (Jan. 8, 2022)
<p>How reliable are at-home COVID-19 tests? Are there shortcomings to “testing out” of vaccine mandates? IDSA members Dial Hewlett, MD, FIDSA of the Westchester County Health Department and Nira Pollock, MD, FIDSA of Boston Children’s Hospital join us to discuss the latest on COV ... Show More
32m 39s
Mar 2020
Why did the USA fail in its initial coronavirus response?
‘It’s a failing, let's admit it’ says top health official, Dr Anthony Fauci. He’s talking about the fact that it took a month for a working coronavirus test to be rolled out around the country, while other countries were testing thousands of people. How was this allowed to happen ... Show More
23m 51s
May 2021
Can the most vaccinated nation stop Covid?
Covid-19 is, once again, spreading in the Seychelles. In just a few months, the country has managed to vaccinate most of its people against the virus. But a recent rise in the number of cases has many scratching their heads. What went wrong – if anything at all?Host: Victoria Uwo ... Show More
15m 31s
Dec 2020
Episode 145: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 3 – Structural Inequities and the Pandemic’s Winter Surge
In this episode of Clinical Problem Solvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine, we sit down with Ed Yong, an award-winning journalist and science writer with The Atlantic, to discuss the structural inequities amplified by COVID-19 as well as the social concerns associated with the impendin ... Show More
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