#32: "Science as a Collaborative Team Sport" Reflections on RECOVER-TLC

The incomparable science journalist David Tuller (https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/42302) shares how he dissects and reports on medical research. He made a name for himself contesting the method...

10 Touko 20241h 17min

Welcome to The Medicine Cabinet, a series of episodes where I pull out a pill bottle and explain why it might be used in Long Covid. Today we're covering the Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, the two antivi...

6 Touko 202415min

Season 2 is here! It's also episode #13 so for something spooky, let's talk about getting reinfected with the virus that changed your life forever. Today I discuss how my recent reinfection felt, how ...

3 Touko 202451min

In the final episode of Season 1 I discuss my favorite subject, anesthesiology. I explain how anesthesia works, whether it's an injection at the dentist or general anesthesia for major surgery, and di...

26 Maalis 202440min

We doctors are an odd bunch, I will admit, but the medical system is even more odd. It's complicated, it's constricting, and the business of medicine infiltrates the patient-physician relationship. M...

9 Maalis 202446min

Some significant news hit the press this week, with significant backlash. Today I explain the news, the backlash, and how I stay up to date on Long Covid without getting swept up in the response. Emot...

4 Maalis 202448min

America hasn't found a cure or even a treatment for Long Covid. Today I explain why. It's about money, but it's more complicated than just money. Links: RECOVER https://recovercovid.org/ https://www....

10 Helmi 202429min

Congressional support for Long Covid research influences all of us, but can be hard to understand. I researched so you don't have to, and in this episode I tell you what I've learned. On January 18, ...

7 Helmi 202451min