Guest: David G. Lott, M.D. Host: Amit K. Ghosh, M.D. (@AmitGhosh006) About 60,000 Americans have had their vocal cords removed due to disease or trauma necessitating a laryngectomy. Post-laryngectomy, patients are unable to speak, are at risk for aspiration, and many suffer from significant anguish resulting in depression. Fortunately, there are several treatment options available,…
Read MoreTo claim credit for this series, visit: https://ce.mayo.edu/online-education/content/mayo-clinic-talks-podcast-genes-your-health#group-tabs-node-course-default1 Guests: Andrew D. Badley, M.D. (@BadleyAndrew); Matthew J. Binnicker, Ph.D. (@DrMattBinnicker) Host: Denise M. Dupras, M.D., Ph.D. COVID-19. Variants. The future. Does one test fit all? Will the vaccine continue to provide protection against future variants? What makes the Delta variant more transmissible? Join the second episode…
Read MoreTo claim credit for this episode, visit: https://ce.mayo.edu/online-education/content/mayo-clinic-talks-podcast-genes-your-health#group-tabs-node-course-default1 Guests: Matthew J. Ferber, Ph.D. (@Matt_Ferber); Teresa M. Kruisselbrink, M.S., CGC (@T_Kruisselbrink); William C. Palmer, M.D. (@williampalmermd) Host: Denise M. Dupras, M.D., Ph.D. For so long we’ve heard Genetic Testing is coming. Well guess what, it’s here! We have over 25 million people who have chosen to participate in…
Read MoreGuest: Elitza S. Theel, Ph.D. (@ElliTheelPhD) Host: Amit K. Ghosh, M.D. (@AmitGhosh006) Dr. Elitza Theel, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Director of Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester Campus, discusses our immune response to vaccination and natural infection and outlines the different types of antibody assays currently available. Dr. Theel also discusses the concept…
Read MoreGuest: Aaron M. Potretzke, M.D. (@potretzke) Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD) Microscopic hematuria, and less commonly gross hematuria, are conditions commonly seen by the primary care provider. Malignancy is the most ominous cause of hematuria. Fortunately, other causes are much more likely. Since this is a relatively common health condition, when should we investigate…
Read MoreGuest: Edward R. Laskowski, M.D. (@DrEdSportsMed) Host: Sanjeev (Sanj) Kakar, M.D. (@sanjkakar) Daily exercise has so many health and emotional benefits – it can help decrease your blood pressure, promote cardiovascular wellbeing, alleviate stress, and assist with weight loss and blood sugar control. Parkinson’s disease is a condition that affects the central nervous system, and…
Read MoreGuest: Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory, M.D. (@JCGneuro) Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD) Parkinson’s Disease is one of the more common neurodegenerative diseases, in fact, patients with Parkinson’s outnumber those with multiple sclerosis, ALS, and muscular dystrophy combined. It tends to affect older patients, although on rare occasions it can be seen in those under the…
Read MoreGuest: Carol L. Kuhle, D.O., M.P.H. (@clkejd) Host: Anjali Bhagra, M.D. (@anjalibhagramd) Anjali Bhagra, M.D., and Carol L. Kuhle, D.O., M.P.H., discuss the narrative they recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which outlines and highlights the further widening of preexisting gender disparities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What can we do to identify and…
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This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded August, 2021 Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland) Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd) A fourth COVID-19 surge is blanketing the U.S., and the delta variant is the culprit. «Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in…
Read MoreGuest: Steve G. Peters, M.D. Host: Sanjeev Kakar, M.D. (@sanjkakar) No doubt you’ve heard the term “artificial intelligence,” by now; but what is it exactly? How can medicine use AI to improve patient care and outcomes? Will it one day replace doctors’ years of training? Steve Peters, M.D. a pulmonary and critical care medicine consultant,…
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