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Dr. Barbara Golder, a pathologist, lawyer, and ethicist who serves as the editor of the Linacre Quarterly, the official medical journal of the Catholic Medical Association, helps make sense of the constant news and information being published online about the coronavirus. She explains the important things to look for and understand in medical studies, what might signal untrustworthy news sources,...

Feature Interview: Catholic media host and author Teresa Tomeo talks about her new book Conquering Coronavirus and how we can comfort and inspiration from Scripture and the saints to help us overcome fear during the coronavirus pandemic. Also in this episode: Infectious disease specialist Dr. Paul Carson talks about the pros and cons of the “herd immunity” approach attempted in Sweden and whether...

Dr. George Delgado, MD and aerospace engineer Bill Goyette give an update on how the Monte Carlo COVID-19 prediction model is matching up with current data and what this model can tell us about the best possible decisions for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, including when and how to relax lockdown policies. https://covidplanningtools.com/ ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us o...

Palliative care physician Dr. Margaret Cottle from Vancouver, Canada talks about the rise of the euthanasia movement in Canada through misleading rhetoric and legislation. Dr. Cottle talks about the danger of euthanasia for both patients and physicians and how a commitment to radically caring for patients is a better response to suffering at the end of life. "Euthanasia in Canada: A Cautionary Tal...

Epidemiologist Mark Strand, PhD from North Dakota State University gives an update with the latest data on the coronavirus pandemic and discusses how the pandemic in the United States compares to the rest of the world, how we can expect reopening in certain regions to affect the rate of infection, and the lessons he hopes we all learn from living through the COVID-19 pandemic. (Episode recorded 5/...

Oncologists Dr. Felix Rodriguez-Pinero and Dr. Ronald Sobecks talk about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected cancer treatment including what added risks cancer patients have if they get the virus, how cancer patients might suffer from delays in care due to hospital restrictions, and how doctors and patients can start transitioning back to normal care. Websites for patients: http://www.cancer...

All three cohosts, dermatologist Dr. Tom McGovern, family physician Dr. Andrew Mullally, and OBGYN Dr. Chris Stroud, share their own experiences throughout the coronavirus pandemic, how it’s affected their own medical practices and patients, how it’s affected their own faith and families, and how they think it’ll affect the future. ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook:...

Public health specialist Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director for the Oregon Public Health Division Communicable Disease and Immunization Program, gives an update on the coronavirus pandemic, including the latest information and predictions for the virus and what Catholics can expect when public sacraments are reopened. COVID-19 & Sacraments: Spiritual Care in a Time of Pandemic https://thomisticins...

US Senator Todd Young (IN) discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the latest on government plans to respond to the crisis. ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www. RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTun...

Dr. Mike Parker, president of the Catholic Medical Association, explains why, despite all the difficulties of the coronavirus crisis, he thinks there is no better time to be a Catholic doctor and that all Catholics have a unique opportunity right now to be witnesses to the importance of human dignity and hope. http://www.cathmed.org/ Guiding Principles For Catholic Healthcare Professionals During...

Dr. Eustace Fernandes, Chief of Critical Care at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, shares his experience treating patients with COVID-19. Dr. Fernandes explains what doctors on the frontlines are learning about COVID-19 including what parts of the body it affects and what those affects are like, which treatments have been successful, and which people are at highest risk of getting very sic...

Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Kevin Majeres Dr. Kevin Majeres shares practical ways of successfully living with anxiety, especially how we can use moments of stress and anxiety to grow in faith and unite ourselves to God in prayer. More from Dr. Kevin Majeres at www.optimalwork.com Previous episodes with Dr. Majeres: DD #82 - Anxiety and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy https://bit.ly/DD82CBT DD #91 - Anxi...

Dr. Francie Broghammer, Psychiatry resident at the UC-Irvine School of Medicine, talks about the mental health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the overlooked consequences of the crisis including increased anxiety, loneliness, unemployment, and other increased stressors. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text...

Epidemiologist Mark Strand, PhD from North Dakota State University gives an update with the latest data on the coronavirus pandemic and discusses how to understand the changing predictions, what data shows about how likely individuals are to get the virus including those with various pre-existing conditions, and things public health experts and public policy makers will consider as they try to mov...

President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney, PhD and NCBC staff ethicist Dr. Jozef Zalot talk about the importance of ethical treatment being maintained even during time of crisis and what ethical medical practice should consider such as who should and shouldn’t be given a ventilator when they are scarce or how vaccines should be researched and produced. ------ www.redeemerra...

Feature Interview – Dr. Paul Carson, infectious disease and public health specialist, is back with the latest news and numbers about the novel coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Carson talks when we might be able to start relaxing social-distancing enough to visit family or start having non-essential doctor visits and what we’re learning about the virus now that we have more information. (Recorded 4/16/20)...

Dr. Anthony Flood, associate professor of philosophy at North Dakota State University, talks about the human cost of social-distancing: how understanding what it means to be human can help us make sense of why social-distancing is so difficult even when it is necessary. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross C...

Dr. Eustace Fernandes, Chief of Critical Care at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, gives an update on his experiences on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic treating patients suffering from the disease in his own ICU including new treatments they’re trying and what they’re learning about patient care during these extreme circumstances. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Foll...

Dr. George Delgado, MD and aerospace engineer Bill Goyette explain how new predictive models that can account for different variables like weather and seasonal conditions, behavior changes like social distancing, and others to help healthcare providers and policy makers make the best possible decisions for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, including when to start relaxing lockdown rules. https://...

Public health specialist Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director for the Oregon Public Health Division Communicable Disease and Immunization Program, gives an update on the coronavirus pandemic including what infectious disease experts are looking for before they recommend that social distancing can end and how long it might take for those signs to come. Medical Trivia (answer at 48:07) - Early in Holy...

Epidemiologist Mark Strand, PhD from North Dakota State University gives an update with the latest data on the coronavirus pandemic and tells us what we can expect to happen in the next days and weeks with the outbreak around the world. (Episode recorded 4/8/20) ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College t...

Dr. Tim Millea, orthopedic surgeon from Davenport, Iowa, talks about how the quarantine and visitor policies in hospitals are making spiritual ministry difficult in hospitals, and how Catholic doctors, hospital administrators, and priests around the country are working together to make sure suffering patients can receive spiritual care. Linacre Quarterly article “Pastoral care of patients with Ebo...

Dr. Rusty Chavey, president of Emmaus Health and professor at University of Michigan Medical School, talks about his own experience owning a practice and having to manage employees during the coronavirus crisis, and Dr. Chavey’s son son Will Chavey, an MBA student at Harvard University, talks about how he is working with his classmates to help people with small businesses during this pandemic. Ple...

Dr. Paul Carson, infectious disease and public health specialist, is back to help us make sense of the latest guidelines about who should be wearing a mask and what kind of mask is beset for different people. Walsh University Choir – Do Not Be Afraid https://youtu.be/62b-gK37k6k ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Hol...

Dr. Kathleen Berchelmann, a pediatric hospitalist and founder of MyCatholicDoctor, talks about the rise of telemedicine in the response to coronavirus. She covers how telemedicine works, the advantages and disadvantages, and advice for both physicians and patients who are new to using it. http://wrro.streamguys.com/MCD_case.pdf ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @D...