MEDICUS - the Podcast by Duke-NUS Medical School

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MEDICUS – the Podcast shines a spotlight on the people whose very ideas are shaping the future of science and medicine. Produced by Duke-NUS Medical School, a landmark collaboration between Duke University and the National University of Singapore, the podcast shares the stories of scientists who are working on the Little Red Dot to transform medicine and improve lives for people in Singapore and around the world. We cover what we know best--from COVID-19 science to neurological conditions and end-of-life care, and from diabetes and heart disease to sleep disorders and cancers. We make the science relevant and easy to understand. Never want to miss an episode? Subscribe to MEDICUS now: https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus/subscribe 

  1. Anatomy of innovation: teaching with purpose

    SEP 30

    Anatomy of innovation: teaching with purpose

    From virtual reality to 3D-printed tonsils and spines and even digitised human cadavers, the classroom of tomorrow is already here at Duke-NUS. But beyond the cool factor, how do these tools and innovations actually help medical students learn—and how does one decide what tech belongs in the curriculum? In this episode, Professor Fernando Bello shares how his TELI team brings these education-enhancing innovations into the medical classroom. He discusses how educators are being equipped to integrate tech purposefully, what makes a tool truly valuable for learning and whether technology is medicine’s greatest friend or its next big risk. Click here to listen in for sharp insights, behind-the-scenes stories and a glimpse into what’s at the forefront of reimagining medical education from one of its leading innovators. What's inside this episode: Why medical education needs more than chalkboards and how technology is changing thatHow the TELI team chooses what belongs in the classroom (and what doesn’t) to avoid chasing the latest shiny tools and gadgetsWhat it takes to teach educators to integrate tech into their classes and how that ripples back to the studentsThe big question: Should we embrace technology or be cautious of it?Episode Credits: Hosted by: Brandon Raeburn Production Team: Brandon Raeburn, Daryl Li, Sean Firoz and Anirudh Sharma To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    40 min
  2. First call: From medical student to emergency doctor

    JUL 3

    First call: From medical student to emergency doctor

    The moment you graduate from medical school, a thousand questions and more rush in.  “Will I be ready?” “What’s life like as a junior doctor?” “Did I pick the right specialty?” These are questions that Dr Jeremy Pong, a Class of 2020 graduate who started his career in the middle of a pandemic, is no stranger to. Now as an emergency doctor at Singapore General Hospital, Jeremy looks back at his first years on the job—from navigating PGY1 to finding his footing (and his passion) in emergency medicine. In this episode, he shares what helped him through the early days, why he stuck with EM, and offers some words of advice for new and future medical graduates. What's inside this episode: What Duke-NUS taught him in and beyond the classroomHow it felt to graduate into a world turned upside downWhy emergency medicine made sense—and stuckAdvice for new and soon-to-be doctors finding their way Episode credits:  Hosted by: Nicole Lim, Senior Editor  Produced by: Brandon Raeburn, Media & Content Specialist  To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    37 min
  3. In the blood: Catching cancer before it strikes again

    MAR 18

    In the blood: Catching cancer before it strikes again

    Cancer recurrence is often deadlier than the original disease, especially when it spreads undetected. Yet for survivors, post-treatment monitoring can be a financial, emotional and mental burden—relying on costly, invasive tests with no guarantees.  But what if detecting cancer was as simple as a blood test?  In this episode, Dr Debleena Ray, the founder of the biotech startup 2Strands Biosciences and a former Duke-NUS post-doctoral fellow, shares how she’s bridging research and entrepreneurship to develop cutting-edge, blood-based tests that will revolutionise cancer monitoring.    What’s inside this episode:  The story behind 2Strands Biosciences and Ray’s vision for the future of cancer detection How her love for science began—and what fuels her passion The leap from academia to entrepreneurship—and the lessons learned Her advice for aspiring scientist-entrepreneurs looking to make an impact Episode credits:  Hosted by: Brandon Raeburn, Media & Content Specialist  Produced by: Sean Firoz, Helmy bin Sa’at and Nicole Lim  To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    39 min
  4. Blue Zone 2.0: In search of the blue tick of long life

    12/03/2024

    Blue Zone 2.0: In search of the blue tick of long life

    Can simply desiring a longer, healthier life help make it a reality? The concept of “manifesting”—the Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024—suggests it might. But as we explore Singapore’s transformation into the world’s first self-made Blue Zone, we find that there’s much more to living longer than just wanting it.   Join us as sociologist Associate Professor Angelique Chan from Duke-NUS’ Centre for Ageing Research and Education peels back the layers of what it really takes to create a society where longer lives, lived in good health, are not just a hope but a reality.  Highlights from the conversation include:  Singapore’s transformation from a young nation-state into a rapidly ageing population An exploration of whether we’re ageing well and with purpose What’s essential to living longer and enjoying life And whether anyone, anywhere can live long and well   Show credits for Episode 13:  Produced by: Brandon Raeburn, Media & Content Specialist; Norfaezah Abdullah, Senior Executive; and Sean Firoz, Manager  To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    41 min
  5. From Asia’s frontline: Managing the ever-present risk of H5N1

    08/20/2024

    From Asia’s frontline: Managing the ever-present risk of H5N1

    In Episode 12 of MEDICUS – the podcast, we sit down with immunologist Rukie de Alwis from Duke-NUS’ Centre for Outbreak Preparedness, and virologist Erik Karlsson from the Institute Pasteur in Cambodia, to discuss the threat of bird flu, in particular H5N1, to Southeast Asia. While many headlines talk about the outbreak of H5N1 in cows, a variant of the virus has been circulating in Southeast Asia for quite some time. That virus may not infect cows, but it has on occasion jumped into humans with devastating effects. And what might happen if the two meet? is anyone’s guess. We discuss how H5N1 is impacting countries in Southeast Asia, why we need to keep an eye on the variant spreading in cows and what is being done—and what should be done—to tackle pandemic influenzas like H5N1. And amid all the talk about influenza, we also find out what keeps our guests awake at night. For more stories from Duke-NUS, why not check out our magazine, MEDICUS: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus This show was produced by Norfaezah Abdullah, Senior executive, and Nicole Lim, Senior editor at Duke-NUS. To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    37 min
  6. Restoring humanity in the age of AI

    05/08/2024

    Restoring humanity in the age of AI

    In Episode 11 of MEDICUS – the podcast, we sit down with Devanand Anantham, who leads the new SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute, to take stock of how far medicine has come, the potential of AI and why it is high time we reframe our conversations about health.  Take for example Mrs Tan. The retiree likes nothing more than to spend hours tending to her garden, but recently her knee has been giving her a lot of pain, robbing her of the joy and serenity she enjoyed so much while gardening. To fix her knee pain, a knee replacement surgery is the best intervention. It will alleviate the pain. But will it give her the range of motion required to squat comfortably as she pulls out weeds and turns the soil? To connect holistically with people about their wellbeing means to think about more than  just their physical health, Anantham argues. And that's where our humanity comes in, where we draw on our shared understanding of the world and what is important to us. No multiple choice questionnaire analysed by AI can—at this point—divine what we truly want as most of the time what we want is pain and discomfort alleviated, but what we need is to be able to bend our knees fully and enjoy the time we have. Show notes: Music from: Jay Varton (via iStock.com Epidemic Sound library) Produced by: Nicole Lim, Senior editor at Duke-NUS For more stories in this issue of MEDICUS, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus/2024-issue-2   To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    30 min
  7. From burnout to balance: How to adopt a sustainable fitness routine

    02/07/2024

    From burnout to balance: How to adopt a sustainable fitness routine

    In Episode 10 of MEDICUS – the podcast, we went on a search for a scientist who has woven fitness into his work and family life routine so well that it looks effortless to find out how he does it. With January over, we’re already one month into the New Year, so the pressure to maintain any new or continuing fitness commitment is steadily growing. So, we sat down with Sven Petersen, a principal research scientist with the Laboratory for Translational and Molecular Imaging at Duke-NUS, who talked about his relationship with exercise and how it saved him during one of his darkest times. He also tells us how having a young family has helped him gain a more flexible view of his priorities—without foregoing his much-needed workout fix—and just before we let him go, we put this volunteer fitness coach on the spot with a few quick-fire questions to help inspire anyone along their fitness journey. Spoiler alert: running comes up more than once!    Show notes: Music from: Bird Creek (via YouTube Studio Audio Library) Produced by: Nicole Lim, Senior editor at Duke-NUS For more stories in this issue of MEDICUS, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus/2024-issue1  To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    17 min
  8. Collaborations that click: the secret behind the perfect research partnership

    10/23/2023

    Collaborations that click: the secret behind the perfect research partnership

    In Episode 9 of MEDICUS – the podcast, we’re talking to two scientists about what makes for a perfect collaboration. In modern translational science, new breakthroughs more often that are the product of a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaboration. And these collaborations are at their most successful when it is not just the expertise that is complementary but when the people within the team gel well. So, in this episode, two researchers who worked on a project that could make a significant impact on the lives of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, tell us how in this project, everything—even a pandemic lockdown—helped turn this into the perfect collaboration. [to insert player] Sharing their story are: ·       Dr Vaidehi Krishnan, a principal research scientist with Duke-NUS Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme and member of the Ong Sin Tiong laboratory focusing on understanding the basic pathophysiology of human malignancies in order to improve the management and treatment of patients with cancer; and  ·       Dr Florian Schmidt, then a bioinformatician and post-doctoral fellow with the Laboratory of Systems Biology and Data Analytics at the Genome Institute of Singapore, and now a senior computational biologist at ImmunoScape   Show notes: Music from: Silent Partner (via YouTube Studio Audio Library) Produced by: Nicole Lim, Senior Editor For more stories in this issue of MEDICUS, and others, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus To discover more scientific insights and personal stories from Singapore with impact on the world, go to: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus

    13 min
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MEDICUS – the Podcast shines a spotlight on the people whose very ideas are shaping the future of science and medicine. Produced by Duke-NUS Medical School, a landmark collaboration between Duke University and the National University of Singapore, the podcast shares the stories of scientists who are working on the Little Red Dot to transform medicine and improve lives for people in Singapore and around the world. We cover what we know best--from COVID-19 science to neurological conditions and end-of-life care, and from diabetes and heart disease to sleep disorders and cancers. We make the science relevant and easy to understand. Never want to miss an episode? Subscribe to MEDICUS now: https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/medicus/subscribe 

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