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DD #189 - BONUS: More COVID-19 Vaccine Questions and Answers Dec 11, 2020

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BONUS: Vaccine expert Dr. John Grabenstein goes into more details about potential COVID-19 vaccines including how effective they might be, ethical concerns about how some of the vaccines are made, how we know the vaccine will be safe, and more. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #189 - COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Answers to Ethical and Practical Questions Dec 11, 2020

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Feature Interviews (00:45) – Jozef Zalot from the National Catholic Bioethics Center explains the ethical concerns around the development of the various COVID-19 vaccines, what the Catholic Church has taught about receiving vaccines with ethical problems, and which of the COVID-19 vaccines Catholics should try to get for themselves. “Points to Consider on the Use of COVID-19 Vaccines” from National Catholic Bioethics Center https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e3ada1a6a2e8d6a131d1dcd/t/5fd11df4fb49ea12ba12a59b/1607540212284/NCBC+Vaccine+Statement.pdf (18:13) Vaccine expert Dr. John Grabenstein explains where things currently stand in the COVID-19 vaccine process, including which vaccines are closest to approval, what the data says about how well they work, what the distribution process will be like, and when we can expect a vaccine to be available and who should get it. Be sure to check out the rest of the interview with Dr. Grabenstein on the Bonus Episode next up in the feed! Other suggested listening: Bioethics on Air Ep. 42: Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine – Is it Ethical?: https://soundcloud.com/user-458215614/ep-42-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-is-it-ethical Bioethics on Air Ep. 43: Further Ethical Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccines: https://soundcloud.com/user-458215614/ep-43-further-ethical-perspectives-on-covid-19-vaccines Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:30) – The term ‘warp speed’ comes from the Star Trek series of television shows and movies. A Warp Speed of Warp Factor 1 has always meant what speed? Bonus question, according to creator of Star Trek (and also in many of the episodes and movies) what Warp Factor is equivalent to Infinite Speed - being in all places at the same time? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #188 - COVID-19 Holiday Surge Dec 04, 2020

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Feature Interviews (1:33) – Steve Minnis, President of Benedictine College in Atchison, KS shares how his students and campus community came together to control an early-semester outbreak and the measures they took to keep COVID-19 off-campus the rest of the term. Then (13:55) infectious disease specialist and public health consultant Dr. Paul Cieslak and critical care pulmonologist Dr. Eustace Fernandes give a comprehensive update on the COVID-19 pandemic including why cases are rising, whether deaths are really decreasing, what doctors are learning about the virus and how to treat it, and what we can expect in the coming months. Top 3 Takeaways: 1. It’s possible to go back to college safely. 2. A Catholic ethical approach is good for everyone. 3. Science alone can’t drive policy, it must be paired with a good value system. Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:52) – As of data available December 2, 2020, which two states currently have the highest and lowest number of hospitalized COVID patients - on a per capita basis. Data given in hospitalizations per million? As a hint, they rank in the lower half of states for population density. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #187 - Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, and Treatment Hope Nov 25, 2020

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Feature Interview (2:47) – Co-host Dr. Chris Stroud is an OBGYN who specializes in NaPro Technology and ethical treatments for reproductive health issues. In this episode he talks about the difficulties of infertility, why the secular obstetrics field often overlooks real solutions for couples, and the various options for people who are looking for help without compromising their faith. He also talks about pregnancy loss and miscarriage, how we should value every life, and simple treatments that might save babies. Suggested websites: https://onemoresoul.com/ https://www.creightonmodel.com/ https://ccli.org/ https://sacredheartguardians.org/ https://soundcloud.com/user-546435917/dd-27-embryo-adoption Medical Trivia (Answer at 46:02) – The average woman of child-bearing age must bear 2.1 children so that the next generation has as many people as the current generation. This number takes into account life expectancy, so that countries with shorter life expectancies require a higher fertility rate to replace their population. Out of 200 ranked countries and territories in 2018, how many were replacing themselves? And the 2018 World fertility rate was 2.4 children per woman. Niger had the highest fertility rate and South Korea the lowest. What were the recorded fertility rates in 2018 in these two extreme countries? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #186 - Specialty Focus: Radiology Nov 20, 2020

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Feature Interview (9:48) – Dr. Brandon Brown from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Fetal Center at Riley Children’s Hospital gives an inside look at what it’s like to be a radiologist, including why he chose the field, the most rewarding and most difficult aspects of his work, the biggest misconceptions, and how his faith guides his life as a physician. Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:28) – In 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays and took the first X-ray or who else - his wife and her hands to which she exclaimed, “I have seen my death!” By 1900, Thomas Edison’s assistant, a glass-blower named Clarence Dally, was experimenting with X-rays and improving the resolution of them. However, Clarence ending up dying in 1904 from high doses of X-rays, thought initially to be harmless, that led to him progressively losing hair on his hands, developing ulcers on his hands, and then the amputation of both hands, then both forearms, and then both arms - and finally the loss of his life after metastases to his chest. What disease did the X-rays cause on Clarence? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #185 - Specialty Focus: Functional and Integrative Medicine Nov 13, 2020

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Featured Interview (49:12) – Functional medicine specialist Dr. Raul Enad talks about the growing fields of integrative and functional medicine, including how he got interested in the specialty and how it improved his own health, why preventative medicine is important, what research shows are the most important things every person should do for their health, and what Catholics need to know about this branch of medicine to stay healthy body and soul. Suggested Websites https://www.nccih.nih.gov/ https://www.a4m.com/ Medical Trivia (Answer at 49:12) – Worldwide, what is the most commonly deficient dietary supplement people need? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #184 - COVID-19 Winter Forecast Nov 06, 2020

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Feature Interview (7:45) – Infectious disease specialist and public health consultant Dr. Paul Carson and critical care pulmonologist Dr. Eustace Fernandes give a comprehensive update on the COVID-19 pandemic including why cases are rising, whether deaths are really decreasing, what doctors are learning about the virus and how to treat it, and what we can expect in the coming months. ‘A whole lot of hurt’: Fauci warns of covid-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump’s response https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fauci-covid-winter-forecast/2020/10/31/e3970eb0-1b8b-11eb-bb35-2dcfdab0a345_story.html The Great Barrington Declaration https://gbdeclaration.org/ The John Snow Memorandum https://www.johnsnowmemo.com/ Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:42) – On April 14, 2020, the Wednesday after Easter, TSA (Transportation and Security Administration screened 87,534 travelers in American airports. This was less than 4% the number screened (over 2.2 million) on the same date in 2019. During the last week of October 2019, there were just over 15 million passengers screened by TSA. What percent of that 15 million passengers were screened in the last week of October 2020? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #183 - Solitary Confinement and Loneliness: Hurts the Body, Hurts the Soul Oct 30, 2020

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Feature Interview (9:06) – Philosopher and researcher Derek Jeffreys, PhD from University of Wisconsin, Green Bay explains the enormous physical and mental consequences of prolonged solitary confinement. Spirituality in Dark Places: The Ethics of Solitary Confinement by Derek S. Jeffreys https://amzn.to/2G5Zyzj Other work by Dr. Jeffreys: https://jeffreysds.wixsite.com/main/essays Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:59) – In the movie Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne locks a prison guard in the lavatory, locks himself inside the prison’s main office, and broadcasts an aria from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” over the prison P.A. system. He is punished with two weeks of solitary confinement. What did he say he did for much of those two weeks in solitary confinement to keep from going mad? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #182 - Specialty Focus: Oncology Oct 23, 2020

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Oncologist and hematologist Dr. Bill McGarry talks about what it’s like to treat cancer, including why he chose the specialty, the biggest challenges, how cancer treatment and prevention has advanced, and how his faith guides him in his work. He also shares his own powerful story of having cancer twice and how prayer and medicine came together to heal him. Suggested websites for patients: https://www.nccn.org/patients/ https://www.cancer.net/ https://www.cancer.org/ Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:02) – The Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen, among others, noted some tumors with swollen veins that reminded them of a particular animal. The name of this animal in Latin is ‘cancer’. What is the animal? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

DD #181 - Babies with Trisomy: Lives Worth Living Oct 16, 2020

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Feature Interview (12:32) – Tracy Windsor, co-founder of the Be Not Afraid organization, explains why offering support, love, and real treatment options are so important for parents facing a prenatal diagnosis who are often offered abortion as the only option. https://www.benotafraid.net/ “Prenatal Testing and the Denial of Care,” by Bridget Mora https://www.ncbcenter.org/em-openaccess/ethics-medics-february-2018 “Aborting the Wanted Child,” Fr. Paul Sullins https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/01/59909/ Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:10) – In 1959, Dr. Jerome LeJeune and his colleagues published a paper describing their discovery of the first genetic cause of human disease. Down Syndrome was discovered to be caused by the presence of 3 copies of the 21st pair of chromosomes, and the disorder is now also known as Trisomy 21. On June 28, 2007, a cause for his canonization was opened, the last name of the Paris Archbishop that opened the cause is the French word for the total number of chromosome pairs in a human being. What was this Cardinal Archbishop’s last name? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) – 260-436-9598 E-mail – Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

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