In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh discuss infectious leptospirosis. Along the way, they cover pilgrim squatters, the first Thanksgiving, Squanto’s death, bleeding from the eyeballs, interrogative bacteria, fun names for diseases, cats and rats, incubation period, seasonal plagues, symptoms, treatments and more! So Sit back and give thanks you’re celebrating the holiday and not stuffed with this week’s plague! Sources 1) https://cmr.asm.org/content/14/2/296#sec-1 2) https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0276_article Contact Us! Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro Instagram: @travelmedici ..read more

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh continue their back to basics series by investigating the gallbladder! Along the way they cover biliary colic, predictions about episode contact, German scientists, gallstones and the five F's, the origin of bile, risk factors and ethnic differences for stones, gall sludge, Guinness records, PBC, Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Viking susceptibility, Free dripping fistula technique, bear farms, orphan drugs and more! So sit back as we root through your bowels to unearth organ information! Further Reading https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9742755 ..read more

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 4-2-2 rule, colloid v crystalloid, banana bags and more! so sit back and relax as we infuse with knowledge of iv fluids! Further Reading https://sci-hub.se/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/artic ..read more

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, picking your nose for science and more! So sit back and relax as we learn about this years Ignobel Winners! Further Reading https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12048665/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10 ..read more

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 scare as we delve into your deepest unknown medical fears! Further Reading https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/jaha.117.007837#d3e3805 https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.7178#:~:text=Pharmac ..read more

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, musculoskeletal injuries, banned wrestling moves and more! So sit back and relax as we get ready to rumble with some sports medicine! Further Reading https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2005/06000/wr ..read more

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 world! Further Reading https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2215643 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-converts-novel-alzheimers-disease-treatment-traditional-approval Support Us ..read more

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! So sit back and relax as we make sun sand and surf into medicine! Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+ travelmedicinepodcast.com X/Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro Gm ..read more

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 and relax as we dive into the everybodys favorite segment one more time before the end of the season! Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+ travelmedicinepodcast.com ..read more

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 first cartoon anesthesiologist, the medical degree of Doc, Japanese pufferfish tetrodotoxin, Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, Dwarfism, Medical Etymology, Skeletal Dysplasias, discarded dwarf names, Angl ..read more