Travel Medicine Podcast

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss the history behind the ubiquitous use of IV fluid in medicine. ALong the way they cover the death of a pope, international infusion bans, cholera pandemics, physician math, thomas latta and direct infusion, old timey medical letters, vascular anatomy, lactated ringers, albumin and world war 2, important typos, fluid selection, balance and cost, the 4-2-...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the latest advances in medicine, with an emphasis on the winners of the IgNoble prize. Along the way they cover shenanigans, the origins of the IgNoble prize, jamais vu and word alienation, medication based word dissociation, smart toilets, the naughty fingerprint, real time health monitoring, nasal symmetry, the puprose of nose hairs, pickin...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh return to their annual airing of spooky medical stories and conditions in our halloween special! ALong the way, they cover the call of the void, electroshock therapy, galvanism, controlled directed seizures, the true story behind freddy krueger, sunds, brugada syndrome, nightmare medicine, chinese voodoo dolls and more! So sit back, relax and prepare for a scar...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh head to the mat to talk about the unique challenges of medicine in the amateur and professional worlds of wrestling! Along the way they cover different wrestling styles, bleeding time per wrestling league, herpes gladiatorum, ringworms, medical etymology, return to play guidelines, molluscum contagiosum, referee responsibilities, ringside medical kits, musculos...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh round up whats new in medical news with everybody's favorite journal club, this time with an emphasis on incremental gains. Along the way, they cover sickle cell and fetal hemoglobin, leqembi, alzheimers pathology and early treatments, diabetic weight loss drugs, ozempic face and more! SO sit back and relax as we dive into the newest research in the medical worl...

Welcome Back to season 10 home audience! To Celebrate a decade of exploring medicine in every way possible, Dr's J and Santhosh will be going back to being basic, but extra in this episode on high blood pressure, aka hypertension! Along the way, they cover soft and hard pulses, ancient egypt, diagnostic poetry, Brights disease, french dietary studies, salt nephritis, the ultimate micromanager, FDR...

In our season 9 Finale, Dr's J and Santhosh wont leave you abandoned as we discuss deserted island medicine! ALong the way they cover safe things to drink at sea, island latrine depth, campfire soap, the secret antibiotic cheat code, arthritis sand, asthma caffeine, baby java infusions, homemade aspirin, seawater and kelp thyroxine, the many medical uses of coconuts, human hair sutures and more! S...

In this penultimate episode of the season, Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the medical news of the week, this time with an emphasis on end of summer self care. Along the way they cover taylor swift, the song of the summer, suprising uses of vitamin D for afib and sunburns, the dangers of vitamin megadoses, medical mnemonics, tooth regrowth, anodontia nail salon cancer and more! SO sit back...

We are 2 weeks from our season finale! Sign up for our mailing list and get your free ebook while there is still time at travelmedicinepodcast.com In this classic episode from the vault, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss Disney Medicine. Along the way, they cover wishing upon a star, Cinderella Dermatosis, how not to clean a fireplace, color coordinating fairy spells with pumpkins, poison apples, the fi...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh discuss the Barbie Movie and the various medical conditions barbie has exhibited over the years. Along the way they cover the aqua song, the problems with barbie measurements in real life, limb proportion ratios, muscular dystrophy, discontinued barbies, cerebral palsy and wheelchairs, lack of digestion and sanitation in barbieland, vitiligo, the king of pop, al...

In this episode Drs J and Santhosh return once again to their series on investigating infectious diseases, this time with an emphasis on e coli. Along the way they cover disease yodeling, pediatric infectious disease, resident disimpactions, german educational degrees, eschericha popularity struggles, meconium, medical etymology, disease families, pathology, when to visit the hospital, the postive...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh dive into their annual comic con coverage and conjectures, exploring the medical conditions and abilities of your favorite pop culture properties! Along the way they cover is it cake, skrull physiology, conan the bacterium, dna repair mechanisms, energy requirements to shapeshift, alien crispr and reproduction, heritable conditions in superheroes, langerhans cel...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up whats new in the world of medical news, this time with an emphasis on the culinary arts. Along the way they cover is it cake, salt substitutes in the elderly, sodium cardiovascular risk, medicated chewing gum, the advantages and disadvantages of gum as delivery device, the safest cutting board to prevent bacteria, how to wash your produce, a...

In this special holiday episode Dr's J and Santhosh discuss diseases of the red, white and blue! Along the way they cover the founding of the country, old timey fireworks, poorly made sound effects, lockjaw, spore forming bacteria, tracking holiday injuries, revolutionary war fatalities, explosives as disease vector, antitoxin, Tdap, gender injury disparity, the circulatory system, raynauds, the f...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the latest in medical news in research in everybody's favorite segment, journal club! Along the way, they cover thanks for signing up, digital heart tattoos, actuation v arrythmia, prion disease and treatments, long covid and diabetes drugs, randomized trials, new antibiotics and more! So sit back and relax as we bring you whats new in the w...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh take a breath and explore the history of medical oxygen! Along the way they cover common hospital items, our new mailing list and free 80 plagues booklet, dephlogisticated air and Joseph Priestly, The Lunar society, scientific conferences, medical etymology, the pneumatic institute and evolution of oxygen dispersal, mass commercialization and grifting of oxygen...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform their biweekly roundup of whats new in medical news, this time with an update on several vaccines. Along the way they cover family feuds, spiderman, respiratory syncytial virus, developmental challenges, maternal transfer, mosquito boxes, malaria vaccines, ebola, compassionate use protocol, Ervebo, ebola vaccine candidates, time between shot a...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh, along with visiting medical macgyver Ward discuss medical conditions in performing arts. Along the way, they cover Rodgers and Hammerstein, la boheme and rent diseases, sweeny todd and cannabalism conditions, Next to Normal, pharmacology in song, caregiver fatigue, stress and the immune system, covid and live theater, health economics, performance specific inj...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the latest in medical news making the rounds on the internet in everybody's favorite segment, Journal Club! Along the way they cover Dr Santhosh turn in the captains chair, peanut patches for allergies, death cap mushrooms, fungal poisoning antidotes, imaging dye alternate uses, pediatric shark teeth, exploding toothpaste, biofilms, james bo...

In this extra long holiday weekend episode, Dr's J and Santhosh, along with Space Pharmacist Eleanor O Rangers debate the 7 most important drugs in all of medicine! Along the way, they cover statins, the 4 S study, good v bad cholesterol, the secret history of bayer, Napoleonic war blockades and aspirin, the first mass market drug, insulin jacob jingleheimer schmidt, e coli insulin farms, alexande...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the latest in medical news in everybody's favorite segment, journal club! Along the way they cover rules of bear interaction, hibernation and blood clots, astronaut rest equivalents, large language models and depression screening on social media, ai therapy chat bots, premature baby skateboards and more! so kick back and relax as we teach you...

In this episode. Dr's J and Santhosh explore the health needs of long haul drivers. Along the way, they cover stimulant medication abuse, forbidden and restricted long haul medications, livestock transmitted infections, drowsy driving, disqualifying medical conditions and their thresholds, stress testing, the mallampati score, sleep apnea, vision and hearing requirements, hypertension definitions...

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh welcome back former cohost and emergency medicine Dr Ward to discuss wilderness medicine. Along the way, they cover Costa Rica, adventure travel groups, getting older, arbitrary ways to specify back anatomy, foosh injuries, saddle injuries, unstable fractures, unconsidered dangers, field management of spinal fractures, creative problem solving, cross functional...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh cover the myriad ways music lyrics and instruments can affect your health. Along the way, they cover new fake tv pilot trucker doc, ancient greece, pulmonicas, copd karaoke, music as pain control, the importance of playlists, cardiac response, german folk songs, toe tapping parkinsons, and more! So tune in and relax as we sing the praises of music in medicine Fu...

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the medical news of the week, this time with a focus on bacteria in everybodys favorite segment, journal club! Along the way they cover secret words, uti vaccines, UPEC, fun journal descriptions, new antibiotic evasion techniques by bacteria, random screams, bacterial bunkers, thieving from bacterial hosts, plasmids and pokemon, dna origami,...