The Paradocs Podcast with Eric Larson

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Episode 057: Men Have More Heart Disease Than Women, Really They Do. A Conversation with Dr. Anish Koka Jul 30, 2019

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February marks the month designated by the American Heart Association as its "Go Red for Women" campaign to raise awareness of the real risk of heart disease in women. Too often, men are seen as the victims of heart attacks and people forget that women can suffer from heart disease as well. In fact, women die more from heart disease than men, right? Well, not exactly. And that's what we discuss in the show.

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Episode 056: Getting Ripped Off by Health Insurance Jul 24, 2019

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Everyone needs health insurance, right? Health insurance keeps you from going bankrupt, right? But what if it ends up costing you more for basic expenses? In this episode, I recount my experience getting a 2000% markup on a laboratory test. I explain how this is a perfect example of so much that is wrong with our health care market.

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Episode 055: Surviving the Zombie Lab Scandal with Dr. Molly Rutherford Jul 19, 2019

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Zombies aren't real, but sometimes they sure seem like it. Especially when it involves medicine and the law. Health Diagnostics Laboratories (HDL) went into bankruptcy after being discovered it was ripping off patients by overcharging them and providing kickbacks to doctors and health organizations for using their services.

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Episode 054: Abortion and Catholic Hospitals with Stephanie Slade Jul 09, 2019

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The topic of abortion seems to have gained more momentum in the news cycle of late with states passing laws relaxing or loosening restrictions on the practice. It feels like the 1973 ruling of Roe v. Wade might actually come before the US Supreme Court. As a physician and hospital, the social and ethical questions that surround abortion are both personal and professional. What is the obligation of institutions to perform abortions? How about the physicians or nursing staff?

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Episode 053: The UK's NHS - Love It or Leave It? Dr. Philip Booth of IEA Jul 02, 2019

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National health care policy is always at the forefront of the political discussion in the US. Democratic candidates are offering their visions of what the US system should look like and point to other countries in the world. One held up is the United Kingdom and its National Health Service (NHS). But is it better than what we have here? My guest today is Philip Booth. He has written on the health care policy in the UK and is able to describe the UK system and how it differs from the US and Europe.

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Episode 052: Bringing Joy to Medicine with Dr. Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever Jun 25, 2019

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Physician wellness has come to the forefront today as health systems deal with ever increasing numbers of physicians dealing with mental illness and even suicide. There is no shortage of explanations nor ways the health systems are trying to fix these docs. Dr. Sanchez Wohlever has personally dealt with burnout and offers her own prescription for solving the problem. Its systematic approach is both simple and personal.

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Episode 051: Managing Your Finances as a Student with the Physician Philosopher Jun 19, 2019

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One of the most important things a young student can do to help their future is to pay attention to finances when he or she is young. This means to focus on minimizing debt, living lean after you get a paying job, and investing a sizable amount of your take home pay to achieve financial independence. Dr. James Turner, aka the Physician Philosopher, is an anesthesiologist and hosts a very popular financial website to help those in medicine to navigate the treacherous waters of finance.

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Episode 050: Psychiatric Hope for Docs: A Discussion with Dr. Marnie McGrath Jun 11, 2019

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Physician burnout and mental health problems have been well documented as has the physician suicide epidemic. Health systems implement wellness programs and have mental health awareness initiatives. However, the wellness programs do a poor job addressing the root causes of burnout and physicians have a hard time getting mental health help because of the professional stigma and inability to be sure that their treatment is truly confidential.

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Episode 049: The Template for a Better Health Care System Jun 06, 2019

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There has been no shortage of ink spilled arguing how we fix our broken US health care system so today I will use the spoken word instead. Fundamentally, we all want the same things from the system: Quality care, Affordable care, and Access to care. The real question is how do we move from here to there? Are there people who have fixed these problems even on a small scale that we can use as guides to work things out? Finally, should we look off shores for solutions to our woes?

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Episode 048: Bringing Markets to Medicine with Health Sharing Ministries. A Discussion with Matt Bellis of Liberty Health Share May 21, 2019

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This podcast has been dedicated to bringing you disruptors to the health care market and today's show features a discussion about health sharing ministries. The ministries work as a substitute to carrying health insurance allowing for people to use the service to pay their medical bills. Individuals pay a "sharing amount" each month which is then aggregated by the ministry amongst its members and sent to those with medical bills.

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