On Medical Grounds

Dr. Yukari Manabe of Johns Hopkins and OMG host Dr. Jane Caldwell discuss the alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, and innovative ways to improve STI testing.  (00:22) Introduction: Dr. Yukari Manabe (01:20) STIs vs STDs (01:35) Major drivers for increases in STIs (02:23) Social distancing and STIs (03:40) Classic STIs of concern (05:29...

A stressed lawyer collapses in court. Not a heart attack...not COVID. Come and test your diagnostic skills with us as we get his lab results and learn more clues to the mystery. Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts...

A college football player has an old shoulder injury and could need another surgery, but that may not be his only problem. Tune in to test your pain management skills. For additional related information and FREE CME, visit www. OnMedicalGrounds.com , listen to the podcast, and click on the CME/CE button for your certificate. Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! Y...

Dr. O’Leary is a pediatric infectious disease specialist and professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado. As director of the Colorado Children Outcomes Network (COCONet), a practice-based research consortium, he and his colleagues focus on identifying barriers to vaccination. Dr. O’Leary is with us today to talk about developing and testing interventions to address barriers to vaccinatio...

Free CME/CE CREDITS (ACCME, ANCC, ACPE)! For credit visit https://www.onmedicalgrounds.com/PremiumContent/Osteomyelitis , view the additional material, click the CME/CE button, and get your certificate. Dr. Adam Bressler is an infectious disease specialist affiliated with Emory Hillandale Hospital and Emory Decatur Hospital. He will be joining us to discuss the role of antibiotic-resistance and ot...

Interested in a local health department perspective on childhood immunizations? Ms. Katie Towns has been the public face of municipal support for a COVID-19 vaccination program. No stranger to vaccination rollouts, she participated in distributing influenza vaccines during the 2009 H1N1 viral outbreak and is here to speak with Jane about childhood immunizations, misinformation, and how the local V...

The guest for our third episode of White Coat Radicals is Dr. Mark Navin, PhD, HEC-C, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Oakland University. His specialty is clinical and public health ethics and bioethics. Dr. Navin is here to speak with Jane about medical ethics, vaccine mandates, vaccine hesitancy, and politicized medicine.  (00:19) Introduction to Dr. Mark Navin (00:47) Vaccine refusal (02:2...

Ms. Melody Butler, BSN, RN, CIC is the founding executive director and president of the Nurses Who Vaccinate organization.  A registered nurse and infection preventionist, she is currently serving as a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. She is here to speak with Jane about the vaccine advocacy community and how to approach colleagues who may be vaccine hesitant.  (00:13) Introducin...

Our guest for this episode is Mr. Todd Haines. Mr. Haines is an emergency department nurse and will discuss his experiences with violence in the workplace, what can be done to support healthcare workers, and the Senate Bill 4182, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. (00:15) Introduction to Mr. Todd Haines (00:53) How often do healthcare worker assaults...

In our new series White Coat Radicals, Jane talks to Dr. Marc Boom, the physician CEO of Houston Methodist, about vaccine mandates, politicized medicine, and the radicalization of medical professionals during the COVID pandemic. (00:13) Introduction to Dr. Boom (01:00) Why support the mandate? (03:21) Why did some employees refuse? (07:30) Town halls (09:46) Lawsuit (12:03) Allowed exemptions (13:...

In our continuing series "What Are We Missing?" host Dr. Jane Caldwell speaks with Dr. David Greenwald, director of clinical gastroenterology and endoscopy at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City about about missing diagnoses in colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. (00:13) Introduction (00:49) Komodo Health study and decreased screening and diagnoses (02:39) Types of screenin...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a preschool teacher experiences symptoms of a respiratory infection but her test results are surprising. What is making this young woman so ill? Tune in to test your diagnostic skills. (00:00) Introduction (00:23) The Case (01:17) The Evidence (02:41) The Return Visit (04:41) The Second Return Visit (05:14) The Diagnosis (06:09) The Preschool Problem (07:12) The Presc...

In this episode, On Medical Grounds host, Dr. Jane Caldwell speaks with Dr. James Januzzi, Hutter Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. They discuss what we’ve missed in cardiac care due to pressures from the COVID pandemic, and what we can do to turn this trend around.(00:00) Introduction to Dr. James Januzzi(00:43) Fewer...

Have you ever wondered why some patients have better access to healthcare than others? Today we’re speaking with Dr. Christopher Colbert, the assistant program director of the emergency medicine residency at the University of Illinois about healthcare disparities that affect access to care and what can be done to address this problem. (00:00) Introduction to Dr. Chris Colbert (01:25) Disparity in...

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A young mother presents puzzling symptoms when she arrives at the ER. Tune in for a few minutes to test your medical diagnostic skills.(00:00) Introduction(00:22) The Case(02:23) The Evidence(03:53) The Diagnosis(04:09) The Return(04:40) Additional Evidence(05:15) New Diagnosis(05:55) But Why?  Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your p...

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lives in so many ways. We have added many safeguards, yet other important practices and routines have fallen by the wayside. One of them - food safety. In this episode, On Medical Grounds host Dr. Jane Caldwell interviews Dr. Ben Chapman, a professor, food safety specialist and head of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State U...

The FDA has authorized two new oral antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19. But what role will these drugs play in the ongoing pandemic? And where did we go wrong in communicating the need, efficacy, and safety of COVID vaccines? Join host Jane Caldwell as she interviews Dr. Scott Ratzan, editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives on Variants, Antiv...

FREE CME - In this episode, On Medical Grounds host, Dr. Jill Sellers interviews board eligible OB/GYN Dr. Laura Hanks on adnexal masses, the importance of proper early assessment and the likelihood of malignancy. Dr. Hanks also explains ROMA (Risk of Ovarian Malignancy) scores and how using this method can help physicians determine the best course of action for their patients.  Visit us at OnMedi...

We're talking vaccine development with the "Mother of DNA Vaccines," Dr. Margaret Liu. This episode takes a deep dive into how different types of vaccines work, how they are developed and what it takes to get approval, with a special focus on the COVID-19 vaccines. It's a must-listen episode for improving patient education on vaccines.  Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more...

In Part 2 of RSV, The OTHER Respiratory Virus, we'll focus on the availability of diagnostic tools, developments on the horizon to protect against the virus and how RSV impacts older adults.  Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts or download our app! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. So...

Lately, it seems that everything health-related is revolving around COVID-19, yet another respiratory virus that is commonly overlooked has raised concerns in the medical community. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is on the rise across the United States and surging in some locations in the South – filling up pediatric hospital wards and posing a serious risk to the children and older adults t...

A family devastated by a rare disease and a sister’s hope to find a cure. In this episode of On Medical Grounds, host Dr. Jill Sellers interviews Heidi Edwards, founder of Sisters' Hope Foundation on her family’s personal struggle with Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia, also known as ALSP. Hear how the loss of four family members to this disease has turn...

What was going through hospital administrators’ minds as it became evident that COVID-19 was becoming a deadly global pandemic? In this episode of On Medical Grounds, find out how Steve Edwards, president and CEO of Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri, leveraged lessons from the past, social media and international connections to prepare for COVID-19’s arrival in his community.  Visit us at OnMedi...

Free CME: Visit https://www.onmedicalgrounds.com/PremiumContent/Hyponatremia , view the additional material, click the CME/CE button, and get your certificate. Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte disturbances that clinicians find in outpatient and inpatient settings. It can be easily detected with a basic metabolic profile test. But once discovered, how do you treat it? Listen in as...