The Curious Clinicians

This week, Avi shares new insights on the topic of episode 61: alpha-gal! We tackle the question:  How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer? You can read the show notes here ! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student (soon to be resident) Gi...

This week, Hannah dives into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain? You can read the show notes here ! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student (soon to be resident) Giancarlo Buonomo is o...

This week, Tony brings us a fresh case straight from morning report! Join  the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why do patients with methemoglobinemia have an oxygen saturation fixed at 85%? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel  here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5...

We're on a gram negative run! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why does Pseudomonas smell like grapes? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student Giancarlo...

Producer Giancarlo Buonomo is back! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn:  Why do we worry about Pseudomonas infection in diabetic patients? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel  here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodde...

Welcome back to the Curious Clinicians! In today's episode, Tony asks an important question: "Why don't we administer insulin orally?" Read the show notes  here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Happy Holidays from the Curious Clinicians! In today's episode, Avi shells us about a fascinating question:  "Why do lobsters live so long?" Read the show notes  here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

In today's episode, Hannah asks the question: "Why do we 'automatically' form antibodies to ABO blood type antigens that are not our own?" Read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Join us as we revisit our annual Thanksgiving episode, in which we answered the question: "Does tryptophan in turkey really cause a food coma?" Read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

For our 100th episode this week, the Curious Clinicians take a look back at some of our favorite old episodes. Take a trip down memory lane with us and get some spaced repetition of our favorite learning points along the way. Thank you so much for listening to our show! Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel  here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Cre...

This week, the Curious Clinicians come to you LIVE from the CHEST 2024 conference explore a breathtaking topic: How could you live with only one lung? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Before our 100th episode, we are rebooting some favorite early episodes! In episode 89, we asked the question:  Why don't elephants get cancer? Read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

This week, the Curious Clinicians meet Dr. Jessi Gold to talk about an important, and often undiscussed question in medicine: "How Do You Feel?" Dr. Gold's new book, out 10/8, covers the mental and physical costs of caring for others as a medical professional. More information about her book can be found here .  Regular episodes will return with our final pre-100th episode reboot on 10/16 and a sp...

This week, the Curious Clinicians explore the mechanism behind-- and against-- a common prescribing cascade: Why does gabapentin cause edema? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel  here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Before our 100th episode, we are rebooting some favorite early episodes! In episode 24, we asked the question:  Why is fever beneficial? Read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Before our 100th episode, we are rebooting some favorite early episodes! In episode 25, we asked the question:  Why can furosemide improve pulmonary edema from heart failure almost immediately? Read the show notes  here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Dr. Mike Todorovic, medical educator and science communicator extraordinaire, joins The Curious Clinicians to discuss the Na+/K+ ATPase pump ("the most important enzyme in the human body") and his approach to digital medical education. Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel  here , and read the show notes here ! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician A...

This week, the Curious Clinicians return to the topic of episode 72, "Bringing up Beethoven" with a surprising news update and new perspectives on a 200 year old tale! Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

This week, the Curious Clinicians give a 'hot take' on a common symptoms: why do hot flashes occur? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Producer Giancarlo Buonomo joins the Curious Clinicians this week to answer a morning report musing: why do we use IV PPIs to treat upper GI bleeding? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of...

Instead of "Why do we...?" this week the Curious Clinicians answer a "Why don't we?" question: why don't we use steroids in acute pancreatitis? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodder...

The Curious Clinicians answer a fascinating historical perspective:  what was the role of antibiotics in ancient society ? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical stude...

The Curious Clinicians answer a sweet question about a new medication:  Why do SGLT2 inhibitors cause erythrocytosis? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student Gi...

The Curious Clinicians answer a gigantic oncologic and evolutionary question: Why don't elephants get (as much) cancer? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student...

Hold your breath for this one! The Curious Clinicians answer a puzzling pulmonary physiology question: Why can systemic pulmonary vasodilators worsen hypoxemia in COPD-associated pulmonary hypertension? Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here , and read the show notes here! Click here  to obtain  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC...