On Medical Grounds
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About this podcast
On Medical Grounds is a casual, friendly place where you can find an authentic, audible blend of timely scientific and medical knowledge. We talk with experts about their experiences and knowledge, the utilization of new therapies, and challenges within the world of health care. On Medical Grounds also offers Medical Mystery Cases, short case studies presented in the style of your favorite crime or mystery podcasts. Select podcasts offer free CME/CE credits. Visit OnMedicalGrounds.com for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Dr. Douglas Galasko - Alzheimer’s disease: Simple blood test, diagnostic clarity (Part 1) · 43 min · Episode 49Join our host Jane Caldwell for a discussion with Dr. Douglas Galasko, the Associate Director of the UC San Diego Shiley Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Dr. Galasko…
- Dr. Francesca De Simone - Alzheimer’s disease: Simple blood test, diagnostic clarity (Part 2) · 10 min · Episode 50In part 2 of our discussion on Alzheimer's diagnostics, our host, Jane Caldwell, speaks with Dr. Francesca De Simone. Dr. De Simone is Scientific Affairs Manager for Fujirebio…
- How Pharmacists Implemented a Test-and-Treat Program and Transformed Access to Care · 39 min · Episode 48Join our host Jane Caldwell for a conversation with pharmacists Duane Jones and Jennifer Griffin on how a pharmacy test-and-treat program can improve access to care. Duane and…
- Medical Mystery Cases - The Over Exposure · 21 min · Episode 47Andre Bennett, 59-year-old photographer recently returned from Africa, shows up to his doctor with a rash, fatigue, sore throat, and headache. The location of the rash makes this…
- Dr. William Schaffner - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, How A Virus Changed History (Part 3) · 25 min · Episode 46Today is part three of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, How A Virus Changed History. Today we are speaking with Dr. William Schaffner. Dr. Schaffner is a…
- Janice Nichols - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, My Journey After Contracting Polio (Part 2) · 20 min · Episode 45Today is part two of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, My Journey After Contracting Polio. Today we are speaking with Janice Nichols. In 1954, she was one of…
- Dr. Paul Offit - Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, The Continued Path Toward Prevention (Part 1) · 28 min · Episode 44Today is part one of Polio Confidential: Stories from Those Who Lived It, The Continued Path Toward Prevention. Today we are speaking with Dr. Paul Offit about the history of…
- Whooping Cough Is On the Rise - OMG Medical Scoop · 8 min · Episode 43Today we are going to give you the scoop on whooping cough, also known by the less friendly name, pertussis, the infection caused by the crafty and toxin-producing bacteria…
- Bird Flu: Is It the Next Global Pandemic? · 26 min · Episode 42Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Matt Binnicker, Director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic about bird flu. Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have…
- Measles Outbreak: How Do We Contain It? · 27 min · Episode 41Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Jon Temte about the alarming rise in measles infections in the United States. Dr. Temte is Professor of Family Medicine at…
- Climate Change and Health: What Can We Do? · 28 min · Episode 40Today On Medical Grounds, we are speaking with Dr. Mona Sarfaty, founding Executive Director and now Emeritus Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and…
- Everything Leads Back to the ED: STIs, Diagnostics, and Public Education · 31 min · Episode 39Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with return guest Dr. Christopher Colbert, Emergency Medicine physician with the University of Illinois at Chicago, about sexually…
- OMG Presents The Top Medical Stories Of 2023 · 18 min · Episode 38In the words of our host, Dr. Jane Caldwell, "If I were to choose two words to describe medicine in 2023, they would be REMOTE and FAST." New drugs to slow Alzheimer’s…
- A Pharmacist’s Take: Pharmacy Deserts and Patient Care – Part 2 · 19 min · Episode 37Today On Medical Grounds we will be speaking with Dr. Heather Whitley for part two of our discussion. Dr. Whitley is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice…
- A Pharmacist’s Take: Navigating the Diabetes Drug Shortage – Part 1 · 26 min · Episode 36Today On Medical Grounds, we will be speaking with Dr. Heather Whitley. Dr. Whitley is a clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Auburn University…
- Are We Missing Covid? Delayed Viral Loads Impact Testing · 14 min · Episode 35Wondering why you have symptoms but are still testing negative for COVID? Today On Medical Grounds, we are speaking with Dr. Jennifer Frediani. Dr. Frediani is an assistant…
- OMG Medical History - History of Influenza · 9 min · Episode 34Welcome to OMG Medical History, a short podcast from On Medical Grounds where we talk about interesting topics and events in medical history. Today's episode covers the dreaded…
- Medical Mystery Cases - A Bird's Eye View · 11 min · Episode 33Joe Sutter, an 82 year old widower, cancer survivor, and avid bird watcher, collapses at home. His daughter and son-in-law find him on the floor, mumbling, with changes to his…
- Medical Mystery Cases - A Rocky Start · 14 min · Episode 32Little Kemena was born early at 32 weeks via emergency C-section. At first it seemed Paul’s newborn would be okay—then the respiratory therapist asked him to move aside... Using…
- Medical Mystery Cases - A Case of Road Rash · 9 min · Episode 31Join us for another Medical Mystery Case! Can you figure out what is causing Manuel's problem? "I was pulling into the parking lot the other morning and I saw this 18-wheeler…







