Xenotransplantation, using animal organs in humans, may sound like science fiction, but it’s quickly becoming a reality. Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers your questions about the progress we have made using pig organs in humans and explores what this breakthrough could mean for the future of medicine.
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Oct 7
Can Tiger Balm Help With Aches and Pains?
Does tiger balm, that intense-smelling ointment that we rub into our muscles to relieve aches and pains, actually do anything? We get to the bottom of that on this week’s Paging Doctor Gupta. Plus, can already being on an antibiotic protect you from someone else’s pneumonia? This ... Show More
15m 26s
Oct 3
Beyond the Headlines of MAHA With the FDA
Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with Dr. Marty Makary, U.S. FDA Commissioner to dig beyond the headlines of this Administration’s latest efforts to “Make America Healthy Again.” This conversation took place on Friday, September 26th, 2025. Our show was produced by Jennifer Lai, with a ... Show More
29m 49s
May 2023
CRISPR | The Future of Genetic Engineering
In this episode, Dr Matt and Dr Mike discuss how humans realised that bacteria could fight off viruses using sequences in their DNA called, CRISPR. Today, CRISPR technology is being used to cure cancer and investigate the cause of genetic disease.
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1h 22m
Oct 2024
The Future of Humanity? How CRISPR Could Change Life Forever
The Future of Humanity? How CRISPR Could Change Life Forever" - In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking world of CRISPR and genetic engineering, technologies that promise to reshape our future. Discover how CRISPR's precision editing could eliminate genetic diseases, enhan ... Show More
15m 44s
Feb 2025
Episode 112: Bio-printing Breakthroughs: The Art of Creating Organs
Our latest episode of the podcast with Dr. Kamil ElKhoury, MIT Innovator under 35, and Forbes Middle East 30 under 30. In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking world of 3D organ bioprinting. We discuss the process of development of biocompatible organs and the process of 3D ... Show More
31m 13s
Jul 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine: Part 2
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD] Guest: Jason D. Greenwood, M.D., M.S. Artificial intelligence is currently one of the most commonly discussed topics, but how does it relate to the practice of medicine? According to a recent publication in the Journal of the American Boar ... Show More
21m 48s
Oct 2024
Is Radical Human Life Extension Possible?
In 1900, the average US life expectancy was 47 years old. That's the current age of Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds, and Shakira. But extraordinary advances in medicine and public health have surged lifespans in the US and throughout the world. The average American currently lives to ab ... Show More
55m 46s
Aug 25
How AI could generate new life-forms | Eric Nguyen
If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen reveals how AI has upended the rules of biology, potentially creating a future where disease is cured with personalized medicine, extinct species are resurrecte ... Show More
13m 5s
Apr 2025
Episode 120: Gender Perspectives in Kidney Care with Dr. Farah Wehbe
Join us in this interesting episode with Dr. Farah Wehbe, Advanced Nephrology Fellow at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver as she discuss herpublication in #CJASN—“Sex and Gender in Science, Medicine, and Nephrology: Where Are We and Why Does It Matter?” In this epis ... Show More
29m 4s