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Feature Interview (14:30) – Medical student Brendan Rhatican is back to tell us about his second year of medical school: what he’s learning, how things have changed, how he having a family with school and studying, and more. Plus he share his new project to help Catholic medical professionals make tough ethical decisions the Catholic Medical Conscience App. Catholic Medical Conscience App: https:/...

In this second part in their series on the opioid crisis, Drs. McGovern and Mullally talk with psychiatrist Dr. Cynthia Hunt who is responsible for the Catholic Medical Association’s Substance Abuse Task Force. She discusses clinical aspects of substance abuse disorder, the mental and spiritual effects of addiction, and how treatment can give hope. Medical Trivia (Answer at 38:00) – There are 24 m...

In this first of a two-part series, Drs. McGovern and Mullally trace the history of the Opioid Crisis including what is an opioid drug, information about addiction, available data on current opioid use, and factors that have contributed to the way opioid drugs are being abused today. Medical Trivia (Answer at 40:30) – If you look at the amount of opioids it takes to cause a fatal overdose, swallow...

Feature Interview (14:30) – The Doctors are joined by Dr. Jeffrey Berger, Medical Director of The Guest House, which specializes in addiction treatment for Catholic clergy and men and women religious. Dr. Berger shares his 35 years of experience treating addiction to shed light on what we know and what we don’t know about medical marijuana, including how marijuana works, typical affects, the poten...

Feature Interview (11:45) – Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN 3rd District) talks about the state of healthcare legislation on the national level and his own attempt to help bring down healthcare costs with the Healthcare Competition Act of 2019. Also in this episode: Background Info – Physician Assisted Suicide and the American Medical Association (https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/physician-ass...

Feature Interview (10:15) – Dr. William Stigall, pediatric intensive care physician and bioethicist at University of Dallas, shares arguments against using contraception based on scientific evidence including differences in how hormones work in male and female bodies, what studies show about how contraception negatively affects relationships between men and women. Also in this episode: Background...

Feature Interview (10:15) – Pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Berchelmann, founder of MyCatholicDoctor.com, talks about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). She helps us distinguish between personality differences and clinical ADD/ADHD, signs to look out for in your own life or your children’s lives, treatments possibilities, tips for parents about behavior intervention, and more. https://myca...

Feature Interview (10:15) – President-elect of the Catholic Medical Association and physician burnout expert, OBGYN Dr. Mike Parker, joins the doctors to talk about the crisis of physician burnout and what healthy, effective medical practice should look like. “It’s Not Burnout, It’s Moral Injury” by ZDoggMD (https://youtu.be/L_1PNZdHq6Q) Also in this episode: Background Info (01:00) – Physician Bu...

Feature Interview (10:15) – Dr. Elliot Bedford, Director of Ethics Integration at St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, talks about some real-life examples of ethical dilemmas that have come up in Dr. Stroud’s OB/GYN practice. Also in this episode: Background Info (01:00) – Do Women Regret Giving Birth When the Baby is Doomed to Die? (https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2019/01/47802/) Perinatal Hosp...

Feature Interview (13:30) – Our very own Dr. Tom McGovern shares his expertise as a MOHS surgery and skin cancer specialist, covering what we need to know about risk, prevention, and treatment during Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Also in this episode: Background Info (01:00) – PD-1 Blockade with Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma (https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1805131) Randomi...

Feature Interview (13:35) – Margaret Rogers, a clinical mental health counselor from Panama City, FL, joins the doctors to bring some light to the darkness of the topic of sexual abuse of children, sharing her own experiences with treating victims and how they can find healing. Also in this episode: Background Info (00:35) – Darkness to Light: End Child Sex Abuse (https://www.d2l.org/) Full Text o...

Feature Interview (15:25) – Freshman U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) joins the doctors to talk about some of the problems in our current healthcare system, how he tried to fix healthcare for his own employees as a business owner, how he’s trying to use that experience to guide healthcare legislation now as a senator. Also in this episode: Background Info (00:45) – Ten Health Care Principles for Cat...

Feature Interview (12:10) – Louis Brown, J.D., Executive Director of Christ Medicus Foundation and former HHS Office of Civil Rights official, joins the doctors to talk about why our current healthcare system falls short, the problems with many of the proposed solutions, and what a healthcare system based on Catholic principles would look like. Also in this episode: Background Info (00:45) – Docto...

Feature Interview (10:25) – Dr. Barbara Golder, pathologist, lawyer, and mystery writer talks about the use of medicine in detective stories, how evidence-based medicine works in real life, and whether some of the most famous sayings from Sherlock Holmes are really accurate. http://www.ladydoclawyer.com/ Also in this episode: Background Info (00:25) – What is “evidence-based” medicine? Evidence-Ba...

Feature Interview (10:25) – Endocrinologist Dr. Craig Stump is back to talk about some of the health benefits of fasting including how our bodies respond to the absence of food, how fasting is different from starvation, who is and isn’t a good candidate to try long-term fasting patterns, and some best practices for people who want to make fasting a regular part of their lives. Intermittent Fasting...

Feature Interview (11:10) – Dr. Kathleen Berchelmann, founder of the brand-new Catholic telemedicine service MyCatholicDoctor.com, talks about the advantages of remote medical services and how it can help people find a doctor whose values match their own. Also in this episode: News (00:50) – Most recent study of the rising use of telehealth (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/use-o...

Feature Interview (10:05) – Dr. Francie Broghammer, Psychiatry resident at the UC-Irvine School of Medicine, talks about the rise of suicide rates around the world, what's behind it, and what we can do about it. Also in this episode: News (00:35) – CDC Reports of Suicide Statistics and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0607-suicide-prevention.html) World Health Organization Suic...

Feature Interview (10:05) – Psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at, UC-Irvine School of Medicine, and co-author of A Catholic Guide to Depression to help us understand the often life-draining and seemingly hopeless disease of depression. The Catholic Guide to Depression by Aaron Kheriaty, MD with Fr. John Cihak, STD (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1933184760/ref=cm_sw_r_t...

All three Docs come together for this episode to talk about what it’s like to be pro-life doctors, why their hopeful about the future of the pro-life movement, and share some clips from Dr. McGovern’s trip to the 46th annual March for Life in Washington, DC. Medical Trivia (Answer at 34:00) – What was the result of each of the two pregnancies associated with Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton – the two...

All three Docs come together for this episode to talk about the state of the medical profession, physician burnout, and why they still recommend that people pursue a vocation as a doctor. We also hear from 4 college students throughout the show about how they decided to pursue a career as a medical professional. Medical Trivia (Answer at 37:00) – According to the American Association of Medical Co...

Feature Interview (9:00) – Endocrinologist Dr. Paul Hruz talks about “Endocrine Disruptors,” chemicals in our environment that may be causing unwanted physical and health changes. Also in this episode: News (00:35) – How are the ingredients in personal care items affecting young boys and girls? (https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dey337) Are Essential Oils Endocrine Disruptors? (https://endocrinenews....

Feature Interview (11:10) – Nik Nikas, president and general counsel for The Bioethics Defense Fund, talks about the intersection of law and morality, especially in light of recent abortion debates, and shares some tips for how to promote moral laws. http://bdfund.org/ Also in this episode: News (00:30) – Explainer: What New York’s new abortion law does and doesn’t do (https://www.americamagazine....

Feature Interview (11:30) – Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Camarata talks about the relationship between the mind and the brain: is the mind part of the brain, does the brain use the mind, or does the mind use the brain? The Mystery of the Mind by Wilder Penfield (PDF) (http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC1878586&blobtype=pdf) Life After Death: The Evidence by Dinesh D’Souza (https://www...

Feature Interview (10:45) – Endocrinologist Dr. Craig Stump from the University of Arizona Medical Center addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about testosterone levels and addresses some myths and facts about low T. Also in this episode: News (02:00) – How does marketing and advertisement for testosterone affect men’s perception of their health? (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.201...

Feature Interview (12:30) – Dr. Elliot Bedford, Director of Ethics Integration at St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, talks about the ethics of reproduction and how to apply it to new technologies like egg harvesting and artificial wombs. Also in this episode: News (00:45) – Companies suggest young women avoid infertility later in life by freezing their eggs (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egg-freez...