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**The ZDoggMD Show**

Interviews and live rants on healthcare, depolarizing our divided society, and the non-dual nature of reality. Hosted by UCSF/Stanford-trained physician Dr. Zubin Damania (AKA ZDoggMD).

Latest Episodes:

COVID Update LIVE: Supreme Court, CDC Masks, Tribalism, & More Jan 15, 2022

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Lots to talk about this week, so LET'S DO THIS 🔥. Originally streamed LIVE to Youtube: zdoggmd.com/covid-update-1-14-22

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

00:38 Tribalism, the hive mind & social media

04:44 Alt-Middle & holding beliefs loosely

06:53 Vax on vax violence, friendly fire & today's Twitter storm

15:10 My conversation with Karen Ernst, healthy discourse, seeing the human behind the handle

21:38 New CDC mask guidance, why good people disagree

23:43 Emotions & self reflection

26:25 Fair criticism & acknowledging struggles among public health leaders

29:05 Myocarditis, boosters & college students; safetyism & the liberal education hive mind

31:45 Vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court & the role of moral values

39:37 Social media themes as a religion

44:07 Politicization of public health, guns

47:08 Red church vs blue church, the value of covid testing

53:53 Final thoughts, assuming good intent & establishing a meditative practice

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Vax n' Chill? Jan 10, 2022

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Lately there's been an awakening on the part of hardcore Covidians: Omicron done changed the game, so is it finally time to chill? Here's my take.

Check out the Atlantic op-ed I reference here. And here's a story from San Francisco that illustrates the power of vaccination to stop severe disease and the power of dumb public policy to create hospital staffing shortages nonetheless.

Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/vax-n-chill/

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Omicron & The Endemic Phase of COVID Jan 05, 2022

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Could the Omicron wave be the beginning of the end of this? What the science so far means for mandates, schools, and more.

Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/omicold/

Here's a piece I did previously about shifting from pandemic to endemic illness. Here's the podcast I mentioned that I did with Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Marty Makary on this.

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

00:53 Hospitalization vs.Cases

03:13 Vaccination, Reinfections & Mitigation Measures

09:32 Therapeutics

11:17 Omicron & Kids

11:55 Rogan, Malone & Mass Formation Psychosis

13:10 Real World Outcomes, Mandates & Policy

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Science Vs. Advocacy, Omicron, & More (w/ Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Marty Makary) Jan 03, 2022

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Dr. Peter Attia (host of The Drive), Dr. Marty Makary (Johns Hopkins professor) and I team up to try some serious sense-making in the Age of Omicron.

Check out full show notes and Peter's podcast, The Drive here.

Topics & Timecodes:

Comparing omicron to delta and other mutations [4:15]
Measuring immunity and protection from severe disease—circulating antibodies, B cells, and T cells [13:15]
Policy questions: what is the end game and how does the world go back to 2019? [18:45]
A policy-minded framework for viewing COVID and the problem of groupthink [24:00]
The difference between science and advocacy [39:00]
Natural immunity from COVID after infection [46:00]
The unfortunate erosion of trust in science despite impressive progress [57:15]
Do the current mandates and policies make sense in light of existing data? [1:02:30]
Risks associated with vaccines, and the risk of being labeled an anti-vaxxer when questioning them [1:18:15]
Data on incidence of myocarditis after vaccination with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines [1:26:15]
Outstanding questions about myocarditis as a side effect of mRNA vaccination and the benefit of boosters [1:35:00]
The risk-reward of boosters and recommendations being ignored by policy makers in the US [1:40:30]
Sowing distrust: Lack of honesty and humility from top officials and policy makers [1:43:30]
Thoughts on testing: does it make sense to be pushing widespread testing for COVID? [1:52:15]
What is the end point to all of this? [1:58:45]
Downstream consequences of lockdowns and draconian policy measures [2:05:30]
The polarized nature of COVID—tribalism, skeptics, and demonization of ideas [2:10:30]
Looking back at past pandemics for perspective and the potential for another pandemic in the future [2:20:00]
What parents can do if their kids are subject to unreasonable policies [2:25:00]
Voices of reason in this space [2:28:45]
Strong convictions, loosely held: the value in questioning your own beliefs [2:32:15]

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New Year's Eve 2022 LIVE (2021 in Review, Omicron, & Sense-Making) Jan 01, 2022

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It's been a s**tshow of a year, so let's have some fun, review the year, and do some sense-making, LIVE 🥳

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/new-years-2022/

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A Psychologist Interviews Dr. Z (w/Dr. Rachel Zoffness) Dec 28, 2021

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A little year end mind-bender: psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness interviews ME about all the personal things 🙀

Video version is available exclusively on Locals (so my parents can’t watch 😂), you can watch there for free (just follow the prompts to create a free account).

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School Shooters, Long COVID, Medical Cannabis (w/Dr. Rachel Zoffness) Dec 19, 2021

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A new series called Pain Points with UCSF pain and health psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness where we answer YOUR questions 👍

In this episode: detecting homicidal intent in children, what's up with Long COVID, does cannabis help with pain, emotional intelligence, choosing a therapist, and more. See all our episodes with Dr. Rachel Z here. Grab her outstanding Pain Management Workbook here. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And check out her website here.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/pain-points-1/

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

01:49 Moderna booster blues

03:38 Disclaimers

05:09 Biomedical vs. biopsychosocial factors

08:55 School shooters: what makes a kid a killer?

13:06 Passive vs. active ideation

16:07 Role of parents & teachers

20:54 Characteristics for screening, red flags; Role of classmates

31:48 The bully vs. the bullied; Epidemic of anxiety/depression in teens

41:32 Teaching kids emotional intelligence (EQ)

44:27 Tea kettling; Teens & the prefrontal cortex development

55:18 Marijuana & pain management

1:00:52 Cannabis research; the power of placebo

1:15:36 Biopsychosocial components of pain, COVID and beyond

1:18:03 Long COVID; stigma & effects on health

1:27:54 Endurance pacing; setting goals

1:31:40 Choosing a therapist; benefits of therapy

1:39:07 Therapy for all

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The Joe Rogan/Dr. Peter McCullough Interview, Explained Dec 17, 2021

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This Rogan interview with hydroxychloroquine advocate Dr. Peter McCullough is generating a LOT of buzz and considerable confusion.

So here's an examination of each one of Dr. McCullough's claims along with ways we all might better evaluate science and health information.

Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/peter-mccullough/

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Zen Dogg, Live: COVID Update & More Dec 13, 2021

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A little Sunday live easy listening: Q+A and Zen Roundz 🙏

Video: zdoggmd.com/covid-update-12-12

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Fix Healthcare With A Comic Strip? (w/Dr. Peter Valenzuela) Dec 08, 2021

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Family physician, healthcare leader and author Dr. Peter Valenzuela’s new book “Doc-Related” uses art, humor, and clinical and leadership wisdom to highlight challenges in healthcare and propose real solutions.

We dive into patient experience vs. patient satisfaction, the challenges of the electronic health record, billing and coding, the Great Resignation how we need meaning/relationships/positive emotions/accomplishment in our work, leadership communication, price transparency in healthcare, quality metrics, malpractice, and more. Get the Doc-Related book here, check out Peter’s website here, and check out his wife’s awesome wines here.

Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/doc-related/

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Lots to talk about this week, so LET'S DO THIS 🔥. Originally streamed LIVE to Youtube: zdoggmd.com/covid-update-1-14-22

A new series called Pain Points with UCSF pain and health psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness where we answer YOUR questions 👍

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