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Feature Interview (8:30) – Dr. Peter Colosi, philosophy professor at Salve Regina University, explains his “Charity and Clarity” method for defending and explaining unpopular health care ethics. Also in this episode: News (00:45) – “Your Surgeon Is Probably a Republican, Your Psychiatrist Probably a Democrat” (https://nyti.ms/2dAsjBX) Medical Trivia (Answer at 39:00) – Since 1947, the Gallup Polli...

Feature Interview (13:00) – Infectious Disease and Public Health Specialist Dr. Paul Carson discusses the history of vaccines, how they have changed the health and life expectancy of people around the world, and why people have a moral obligation to vaccinate themselves and their children. Dr. Carson’s article “Catholic Social Teaching and the Duty to Vaccinate“: https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2...

Feature Interview (10:43) – Dr. Felix Rodriguez, Oncologist from Boynton Beach, Florida, shares the newest advancements in diagnosing and treating cancer. He also shares ways to approach friends or family members who are fighting cancer. Also in this episode: News (0:58) – Skin cancer screening and the effectiveness of finding cancer. (4:15) - Cervical cancer screening in women beyond the age of 5...

Feature Interview (12:55) – Dr. Lauris Kaldjian, MD, PhD, from the University of Iowa, Director of Bioethics and Humanities, discusses and unpacks medical errors, patient safety, and how errors may influence the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Lauris has studied and published a series of articles on the topic of medical errors. Also in this episode: News (:50) – Physician Burnout, the relationshi...

Feature Conversation (11:50) – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian born author, an outspoken critic of Stalin and the Soviet Union during World War II, and gave insights into the medical world through his work "Cancer Ward". He won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature for the ethical force the pursued in his writing. This week celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth. Also in this episode: New...

Feature Interviews (6:40) – Dr. Ewan Goligher talks about the leagal situation and moral views of euthanasia in Canada. (26:45) - Dr. Westly Ely talks about the legal situation and moral views of euthanasia in the United States. Also in this episode: News (1:00) – Discussion of the editorial that prompted todays interviews about Voluntary Euthanasia- Implications for Organ Doation. https://www.nej...

Feature Interview (10:55) – Dr. Brandon Brown, from the Indiana University School of Medicine and a founding member of Fetal Center at Riley Children’s Health, discusses the amazing advances in treating the youngest patients – babies who haven’t even yet been born. Also in this episode: News (1:00) – Penicillin allergies are not nearly as common as people think (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3402)...

Feature Interview (15:10) – Dr. Steve White, chairman of the Catholic Medical Association Health Care Policy Committee, discusses the latest efforts of CMA physicians to work with national legislators to improve the healthcare system and to develop policy supporting a Culture of Life. Healthcare in America: A Catholic Proposal for Renewal (September 2004) https://www.cathmed.org/assets/files/CMA%2...

Feature Interview (13:00) – Dr. Rafael Rosario, who works with patients at Indianapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, talks about the importance of palliative care that meets the needs and wishes of patients and respects their dignity. Also in this episode: News (1:10) – A new study about how drinking enough water can help prevent urinary tract infections (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaint...

Feature Interview (12:40) – Dr. Tom Zabiega talks about the ins and outs of palliative care – what it is, who it’s for, and why it matters. Plus, he’ll share some concerning trends in treatment and legislation that doctors and patients should know about when they’re making treatment plans. Also in this episode: News (1:05) – Medical School changes – free tuition and 3-year schools Preventive Medic...

Feature Interview (13:00) – Dr. Greg Burke, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Geisinger Medical Center and Co-Chairman of the Catholic Medical Association’s Ethics Committee, talks about why his hospital became the first in the country to offer refunds for unsatisfactory patient care. Also in this episode: Preventive Medicine Tip (00:55) – Why healthy people should get the flu vaccine for the sa...

Feature Interview (15:00) – Solidarity Healthshare co-founder Chris Faddis talks with the doctors about how health-sharing ministries take a different approach to health care coverage, why he founded Solidarity Healthshare, and some of the benefits of this approach for doctors and patients. Also in this episode: News (00:55) – Medication non-compliance trends, why patients don’t take their medicin...

Feature Interview (13:20) – Health coverage expert Kevin Burns, from The DeHayes Group, an Independent Insurance Agency in Fort Wayne, IN, explains the history of health insurance, the various kinds of health insurance coverage, trends in the industry, and what patients and doctors need to know to get the best coverage for the best care. Also in this episode: News (00:40) – 1) World Medical Associ...

Feature Interview (13:00) – What does “Board Certified” really mean? Dr. Les Ruppersberger, past-president of the Catholic Medical Association and a recently retired OB/GYN from Philadelphia talks about what patients need to know about their doctors’ board certification and the best ways to really know if a doctor is good or not. Also in this episode: News (1:00) – Health benefits of saunas (https...

Feature Interview (13:00) – Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum discusses his passion for healthcare reform and his new plan to help Americans get the healthcare they need with the freedom to choose what they determine is best for them. Also in this episode: News (1:05) – New guidelines for diagnosing and managing concussions in children (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/artic...

Feature Interview (07:15) – Dr. David Usher, a family physician and diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine talks about the latest in weight loss research and science and dispels some myths about the best and worst approaches to losing weight. (51:00) – Fr. Jacob Meyer, pastor of St. Monica parish in Mishawaka, IN, shares his story of weight-loss triumph and how he lost over 200 lbs. wi...

Feature Interview (12:00) – Dr. Robin Smith, founder of Stem for Life and Vice President of the STOQ Foundation’s Scientific Committee in the Vatican’s Council for Culture, discusses the Vatican’s efforts to help promote live-saving medicine and how ethical approaches to stem-cell research and regenerative medicine have proven more successful than others. Also in this episode: News (00:45) – CDC R...

Feature Interview (12:00) – Heart Disease expert Dr. Michael Farkouh discusses the latest research into the causes, treatments, and prevention of heart disease including how alcohol affects the risk of heart problems, the dangers of people living in big cities, how screen time can increase your risks for heart disease, and even how misguided government can be hurting you. Then he gives some import...

Feature Interview (12:00) – Bioengineer and Dominican Fr. Nicanor Astriaco, OP, PhD, STD discusses advances in gene editing technology and how it’s allowing scientists and doctors to cure deadly diseases and birth defects. He also touches on some of the ethical concerns that arise from the new technology and the ethical difference between therapeutic and elective edits. Also in this episode: News...

Feature Interview (11:55) – Gastroenterologist Dr. Saad Jazrawi explains the science behind gluten sensitivity, the difference between sensitivities, allergies, and other digestive diseases, and how changes in diet can affect health. Also in this episode: News (00:50) – How music education can help children learn in other subjects (https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00103) and new research in the...

Feature Interview (11:30) – Neurosurgeon and dementia researcher Dr. Martin Bednar discusses Alzheimer’s Disease including symptoms, causes, treatment, and prevention. Then he gives some advice for caregivers and family members of people suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia and on how the dignity of patients can be honored. Also in this episode: News (00:55) – Are e-cigarettes helping smokers q...

Feature Interview (15:00) – Brendan Rhatican, who recently completed his first year of medical school at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, gives an insider view of the triumphs and trials of a first-year medical student. Also in this episode: News (00:55) – How writing before bed, even just a to-do list, can help you fall asleep (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xge0000374) and how rubbi...

Feature Interview (15:00) – Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and chairman-elect of the USCCB Committee on Doctrine, addresses the role the Catholic Church plays in healthcare and the misconception that Catholic teaching requires providers to “discriminate” against non-Catholic patients. Also in this episode: News (00:55) – “Gender and Graduate Medical Educati...

Show Notes – Episode 28 – Screen Addiction Feature Interview (15:00) – Psychiatrist, Sister Marysia Weber, R.S.M., D.O., a Religious Sister of Mercy, discusses the growing problem of internet and screen addiction. Also in this episode: News (00:55) – Reflections on Ireland repealing their pro-life amendment this Spring , but then some good news about pro-life legislation in the United States in Ar...

Feature Interview (13:15) – Bioethicist Fr. Ryan McCarthy discusses embryo adoption and the ethical questions Catholic theologians are considering about how we might ethically respond to the crisis created by leftover embryos from in vitro fertilization. More info: Fr. Ryan McCarthy’s Book: What to Do with the Least of Our Brothers?: Finding Moral Solutions to the Problem of Endangered Embryos (ht...