Knock Knock Eye: Is Corporate Medicine Breaking Emergency Care?
This episode starts with something that makes me very angry and ends with something that makes me genuinely happy. First, we talk about what’s happening in Eugene, Oregon, where a nonprofit hospital s...
26 Helmi 39min
Glauc Talk: Why Is My Dog Having Seizures?
This episode starts with TikTok’s updated Terms of Service, specifically the part where apps want to know where you are at all times, and quickly spirals into a much bigger question: did we accidental...
24 Helmi 38min
Knock Knock Eye: Can Penis Size Really Affect Olympic Performance?
We start this episode exactly where you’d expect: Olympic penis drama. From pole vault mishaps to ski jumpers allegedly injecting hyaluronic acid for aerodynamic advantage, we briefly explore how far ...
19 Helmi 41min
Glauc Talk: How Residency Applications Became an Arms Race
This week, Kristin and I unpack what really happened after Step 1 went pass/fail and why medical students are now under more pressure, not less. We talk about how Step 2 quietly became the new make-or...
17 Helmi 38min
Knock Knock Eye: Why Do We Still Require Pre-Op Clearance for Cataract Surgery?
Let’s talk about something deeply unsexy but incredibly important: pre-op clearance for cataract surgery. After watching a colleague get sent to their own primary care doctor for a seven-minute proce...
12 Helmi 36min
Glauc Talk: Should You Trust Chat GPT Health With Your Medical Records?
This episode opens with an extremely serious debate about whether buying a $5,000 air hockey table is financially irresponsible… or medically necessary for eye-hand coordination. From there, we read...
10 Helmi 50min
Knock Knock Eye: What Should You Do If You’re Pepper Sprayed At A Protest?
This episode is a tough one. I start by talking about the killing of Alex Preti and Renee Good in Minneapolis and why it’s been sitting so heavily with me as a physician, a parent, and a human being t...
5 Helmi 32min
What Actually Keeps Your Heart Healthy? with Dr. Stacey Rosen
It’s Heart Month, so we went straight to the top and invited Dr. Stacy Rosen, Volunteer President of the American Heart Association, to help us answer one simple question: What actually keeps your hea...
3 Helmi 58min
