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5d ago

Sickfluencers & Cyberchondria on Social Media | Drs. Ina Stephens & Dacre Knight | Ep 221

What happens when real chronic illness meets a social media algorithm that rewards hospital photos, medical devices, and dramatic symptom posts? In this episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein, is joined by Dr. Dacre Knight and Dr. Ina Stephens for a careful, compassionate conversation about chronic illness, illness identity, and the rise of so-called “sickfluencers.” This is not about doubting whether people are sick. The team is clear that pain, fatigue, and dysautonomia are real and physiologic, not imagined, even when tests look normal. Instead they explore a more useful question: how can online communities validate and inform people with hypermobile EDS, POTS, and MCAS without reinforcing fear, excessive symptom monitoring, or the idea that looking sicker makes you more legitimate? Along the way they unpack research on the nocebo effect, cyberchondria, the creator-and-viewer feedback loop that amplifies the most alarming posts, and mass social-media-induced illness seen with tic-like behaviors. They discuss illness identity engulfment and why maintaining multiple identities supports better outcomes, how clinicians should respond when a patient says “I think I have this because I saw it online,” and practical ways to “dose” your media so you leave feeling informed and empowered rather than afraid. Takeaways: Can watching someone else’s symptoms online actually make yours worse? The nocebo effect may be stronger in the most empathetic viewers. What is “cyberchondria,” and how do you search for health information without feeding your own anxiety? Why do hospital photos and medical devices get six times the engagement online? The algorithm may be shaping what illness looks like. Is it possible to accept a diagnosis without letting it become your entire identity? Research on “illness identity engulfment” says it matters more than you think. Why did tic-like movement disorders spread through social media, and what does “functional” really mean? Website: https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bendybodiespodcastInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BendyBodiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BluesteinLinda⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hypermobilitymd.substack.com/Shop my Amazon store ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.amazon.com/shop/hypermobilitymdDr. Bluestein's Recommended Herbs, Supplements and Care Necessities: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/hypermobilitymd/store-start Thank YOU so much for tuning in. We hope you found this episode informative, inspiring, useful, validating, and enjoyable. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to level up your knowledge about hypermobility disorders and the people who have them. Join YOUR Bendy Bodies community at ⁠⁠https://www\.bendybodiespodcast\.com/⁠⁠. YOUR bendy body is our highest priority!⁠⁠ Learn more about Human Content at ⁠⁠⁠http://www\.human-content\.com⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Advertising/Business Inquiries: ⁠⁠⁠sales@human-content.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the Human Content Podcast Network Cozy Earth's biggest sale of the year ends December 3rd. Head to cozyearth.com and use code |Bendy| for 35% off home and sleepwear. That's cozyearth.com, code Bendy. And when they ask at checkout where you heard about them, let them know Bendy Bodies Podcast sent you.Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promo code BENDY AquaTru even comes with a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee or your money back. Take the guesswork out of pure, great-tasting water with this exclusive, podcast-only offer now at AquaTru.com using promo code BENDY. FTC: This video is not sponsored. Links are commissionable, meaning I may earn commission from purchases made through links Want more Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD? Chapters: 00:00 Fear vs Empowerment Online00:19 Show Intro and Guests02:48 Sickfluencers and Big Questions06:12 Symptoms Are Real09:17 What Communities Provide14:29 Clinicians and Online Self Diagnosis17:29 Doctors Must Keep Learning21:18 Algorithms Reward Drama28:24 Mind Body Tools for Healing30:37 Pain Physiology Explained34:06 Nocebo Empathy and Fear Loops38:17 Mind Body Rebalancing39:07 Dopamine And Social Likes41:32 Tech Benefits And Harms42:50 Media Dose And Sources45:18 Tourette Like Social Contagion46:46 Functional Symptoms Explained51:54 Illness Identity In Teens54:33 Parenting Toward Autonomy01:02:08 Cyberchondria And AI Checks01:07:34 UVA EDS Center Updates01:12:30 How To Join Waitlist01:13:45 Final Thanks And Disclaimers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4d ago

Healthcare at the Midterms, a CVS Divorce, and the NFL’s CTE Problem

Friday, November 6, 2026 In today's episode, Dr. Will Flanary (@drglaucomflecken) & Adam Rose (@adjoro) cover a new JAMA Network Open estimate that 74.5 percent of deceased former NFL players had CTE after correcting for brain bank selection bias. They break down how researchers modeled donation bias and why the finding still cannot estimate risk for living players. They also dig into how the NFL and players association responded and what it means for counseling patients on head injury risk. Plus: they also discuss the 2026 midterm election results in which several doctors won their races, CVS splitting up, a major dialysis trial that stopped early, and more. Coverage Timeline: (00:00) Intro (01:27) CTE Among Former NFL Players (05:30) French ICU Dialysis Trial (09:09) 2026 Midterm Result (13:05) CVS Health Split (14:30) Phone Location Data Have a story, think we missed something, want to say hi, or curious to learn about the Medlines team? Visit www.medlinespod.com or email medlines@human-content.com. Sources & Media Attributions for Today's Episode Available At: www.medlinespod.com/sources Medlines is a Human Content Production
Oct 29

Hormones, Histamine, and Hypermobility with Dr. Tracy Shevell | Ep 220

Why are so many women with hypermobile EDS, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and dysautonomia told their symptoms are “just anxiety,” and how do you tell real anxiety from a body-driven feeling of dread? In this episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein talks with Dr. Tracy Shevell, a board-certified high-risk OBGYN who spent years being dismissed before finding answers for her own complex chronic illness. Dr. Shevell explains how hormonal shifts and mast cell instability can release histamine that physically feels like anxiety, why women are especially vulnerable to having symptoms written off, and the exact language you can use to be taken seriously without being boxed in by an “anxiety” label. She and Dr. Bluestein talk candidly about medical trauma and the PTSD that can linger even after the right diagnosis, how to present a long list of symptoms without overwhelming your doctor, and the signs it’s time to “break up” with a provider. The conversation then opens the door to hormones, perimenopause, menopause, and PMDD, including why estrogen destabilizes mast cells while progesterone calms them, the viral Allegra and Pepcid trial, why hormone therapy must be approached carefully if you have MCAS, and how to actually find a menopause-certified provider. Takeaways: You feel anxious, but it seems to start in your body, not your mind. Could hormones and histamine be the real driver, and how do you explain that to a skeptical doctor? What exact words can you say when a doctor writes you off as “just anxious”? Dr. Shevell offers scripts that can shift the whole appointment. Why do estrogen and progesterone pull mast cells in opposite directions, and what does that mean for your worst symptom days? Why do so many women swear by an over-the-counter Allegra and Pepcid combo for PMDD? It’s a trial, not a treatment, and here’s the difference. Can hormone therapy help if you have mast cell activation, or backfire? Why dose and ratio can make or break it. Want to learn more about Dr. Tracy Shevell?Instagram: @tracyshevellmdWebsite: https://www.tracyshevellmd.com/Want more Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD?Website: https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bendybodiespodcastInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BendyBodiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BluesteinLinda⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hypermobilitymd.substack.com/Shop my Amazon store ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.amazon.com/shop/hypermobilitymdDr. Bluestein's Recommended Herbs, Supplements and Care Necessities: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/hypermobilitymd/store-startThank YOU so much for tuning in. We hope you found this episode informative, inspiring, useful, validating, and enjoyable. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to level up your knowledge about hypermobility disorders and the people who have them.Join YOUR Bendy Bodies community at ⁠⁠https://www\.bendybodiespodcast\.com/⁠⁠.Want to learn more about the UVA EDS Center?For Appointments and Questions: RUVAEDSCenter@uvahealth.orgUVA EDS: https://www.uvahealth.com/healthy-practice/advancing-care-through-ehlers-danlos-clinicUVA EDS FAQ: https://www.uvahealth.com/support/eds/faqUVA Pediatric Integrative Medicine: https://childrens.uvahealth.com/specialties/integrative-healthYOUR bendy body is our highest priority!⁠⁠Learn more about Human Content at ⁠⁠⁠http://www\.human-content\.com⁠⁠⁠Podcast Advertising/Business Inquiries: ⁠⁠⁠sales@human-content.com⁠⁠⁠Part of the Human Content Podcast NetworkGo to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code BENDY_ to get UP TO $300 off today!FTC: This video is not sponsored. Links are commissionable, meaning I may earn commission from purchases made through links Chapters:00:00 Progesterone and Estrogen Tease00:28 Meet the Host and Guest02:09 Dr Chevell Origin Story05:52 Why Women Get Dismissed12:28 Normal Tests and Next Steps16:47 Medical Trauma After Diagnosis21:37 Advocacy Without Alienating38:23 Social Media Health Smarts42:12 Curating Health Info43:08 Vetting Experts and Noise44:53 Hormones Meet Mast Cells47:22 Histamine Hacks for PMDD50:57 HRT and Birth Control53:58 Finding the Right Provider01:03:22 Hope and Book Talk01:08:24 Hypermobility Hacks and Wrap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5d ago

Knock Knock Eye: Federal Student Loan Caps and the Future of Medical School Access

I’m just back from receiving an early career achievement award at the University of Iowa. The hard conversation while I was there was about pediatric ophthalmology, which is in trouble. There are only 15 fellows across the entire country this year. I get into the hidden curriculum that pushes residents away from pediatrics, why practices quietly turn pediatric fellowship grads into comprehensive ophthalmologists, and the new revenue-silo model we’re building at my practice to let pediatric ophthalmologists actually do their job.Then med school tuition. Starting this past summer, federal loans are capped at $50K/year and $200K total, which is well below the $297K median cost of a public med school. I don’t think this forces tuition down. I think it pushes applicants toward private loans or filters admissions toward wealthier students. The AMA opposes the cap, but their framing bothers me. The conversation should be about why tuition is this high in the first place, not just preserving the ability to borrow against it. Takeaways: Only 15 pediatric ophthalmology fellows matched in the entire U.S. this year, leaving the vast majority of academic ophthalmology programs without a fellow. A hidden curricular bias framing pediatrics as “easy” continues to steer residents away from pediatric ophthalmology, even those who entered training interested in it. Will’s practice is piloting a dedicated pediatric ophthalmology revenue silo with purpose-built pediatric lanes to prove that pediatric ophthalmologists don’t need to be subsidized or turned into comprehensive ophthalmologists. The new federal student loan caps ($50K/year, $200K total) leave a nearly $100K gap below the $297K median public med school cost and are unlikely to force tuition down. Student loan burden shapes specialty choice and continues to drive primary care and pediatric shortages. — To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livestream hangouts, and much more! –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.patreon.com/glaucomflecken⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, be sure to check out the newsletter: https://glaucomflecken.com/glauc-to-me/ If you are interested in buying a book from one of our guests, check them all out here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/dr.glaucomflecken If you want more information on models I use: Anatomy Warehouse provides for the best, crafting custom anatomical products, medical simulation kits and presentation models that create a lasting educational impact. For more information go to Anatomy Warehouse DOT com. Link: https://anatomywarehouse.com/?aff=14 Plus for 15% off use code: Glaucomflecken15 As a proud FIGS Ambassador, visit https://WearFIGS.com and use code DrGFIRSTFIGS to shop, stay updated on new launches, and learn more about FIGS advocacy projects. Check out FIGS on social platforms: @wearfigs To learn more about Microsoft Dragon Copilot, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://aka.ms/knockknockhi ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Head to https://cozyearth.com and use my code KNOCKKNOCK for an exclusive 35% off on home and sleepwear through December 3rd! -- A friendly reminder from the G’s and Tarsus: If you want to learn more about Demodex Blepharitis, making an appointment with your eye doctor for an eyelid exam can help you know for sure. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.EyelidCheck.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information. Produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Human Content⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Mechanism, Efficacy, and Future Directions with Dr. Holly Lisanby

In this episode of Psychiatry Boot Camp, Dr. Mark Mullen welcomes Dr. Holly Lisanby for a comprehensive, evidence-based review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Dr. Lisanby traces the mechanism of action from its historical roots in chemically induced convulsive therapy through modern neuroimaging findings, covering the roles of neurotransmitter release, functional connectivity change, anticonvulsant properties, and neuroplasticity, before explaining why the rapidity of ECT's antidepressant response makes neurogenesis an unlikely primary driver. She also introduces the research program she founded developing magnetic seizure therapy (MST), describes the CREST trial demonstrating non-inferior efficacy to right unilateral ECT with significantly less memory loss, and explains why this finding points to the seizure as the primary therapeutic mechanism.The conversation moves systematically through the full clinical picture and Dr. Mullen and Dr. Lisanby share personal accounts of lives transformed by ECT framing the episode as both a clinical primer and an argument for why no psychiatrist should practice without access to this treatment.Takeaways: ECT has an exceptionally broad therapeutic spectrum and is among the most rapidly acting anti-suicidal interventions in psychiatry. Acute ECT courses should be dosed to wellness using measurement-based care with standardized rating scales rather than a fixed number of treatments; stopping too early after initial improvement substantially increases relapse risk. Cognitive side effects are meaningfully modifiable: right unilateral electrode placement combined with ultrabrief pulse width produces the least memory impairment without sacrificing efficacy, and switching from unilateral to bilateral should be considered after six treatments without response. After an acute ECT course, relapse rates without maintenance treatment approach 75%; the PRIDE trial demonstrated that combination pharmacotherapy (venlafaxine plus lithium) with symptom-titrated algorithm-based maintenance ECT (the STABLE protocol) sustains remission more effectively than medications alone. The CREST trial established that magnetic seizure therapy is non-inferior to right unilateral ECT in antidepressant efficacy with significantly less memory loss, providing the strongest evidence to date that the therapeutic mechanism is the seizure itself, not the applied electric field. References: Right Unilateral Ultrabrief Pulse ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 1 of the PRIDE Study Electric field strength and focality in electroconvulsive therapy and magnetic seizure therapy: a finite element simulation study Magnetic seizure therapy of major depression Safety and feasibility of magnetic seizure therapy (MST) in major depression: randomized within-subject comparison with electroconvulsive therapy Confirmatory efficacy and safety trial of magnetic seizure therapy versus right unilateral ultra-brief electroconvulsive therapy in depression (CREST-MST): a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial in Canada and the USA Antidepressant-induced neurogenesis in the hippocampus of adult nonhuman primates Relief of expressed suicidal intent by ECT: a consortium for research in ECT study ECT in bipolar and unipolar depression: differences in speed of response ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE Electroconvulsive therapy augmentation in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: a prospective, randomized study Efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive therapy in depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy (SNT): A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Antidepressant and cognitive effects of twice- versus three-times-weekly ECT Continuation pharmacotherapy in the prevention of relapse following electroconvulsive therapy: a randomized controlled trial A Novel Strategy for Continuation ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 2 of the PRIDE Study Effects of pulse width and electrode placement on the efficacy and cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy Chapter: 00:00 ECT Overview00:19 Meet Dr Lisanby01:22 ECT Works Fast03:02 Lives Saved Stories06:14 Training Access Matters07:03 How ECT Works10:16 Magnetic Seizure Therapy12:46 MST Evidence Trials14:25 Neuroplasticity BDNF16:56 What ECT Looks Like20:11 Who ECT Helps25:28 How Effective Is ECT27:54 Maintenance Strategy37:35 Safety Side Effects43:45 Stigma And Next Steps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22

Infections, Vaccines, and GLP-1s for Hypermobility with Dr. Ina Stephens | Ep 219

If an infection triggered your mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), Sjögren’s, or dysautonomia, can treating that infection reverse it? In this episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein and Dr. Ina Stephens answer a listener questions. Dr. Stephens explains molecular mimicry and how a virus like Epstein-Barr can set off autoimmune conditions such as Sjögren’s in genetically predisposed people, and why killing the infection does not undo that autoimmune cascade. The conversation then moves into one of the most charged topics in the chronic illness world: vaccines. She shares an evidence-based view on the shingles vaccine, flu shots, and COVID boosters, who should be cautious, and why reaching for ibuprofen after a shot can blunt your immune response (reach for acetaminophen instead). Finally, Dr. Bluestein and Dr. Stephens dig into GLP-1 medications like tirzepatide and semaglutide, and the surprising, still-anecdotal reports that microdoses as low as a fraction of the weight-loss dose may calm refractory MCAS, inflammation, and pain. This episode offers practical, hopeful information for anyone told there’s “nothing you can do.” Takeaways: If an infection set off your Sjögren’s or MCAS, can treating it make the condition disappear? The answer reframes what “healing the trigger” really means. How can a common virus like Epstein-Barr switch on an autoimmune disease years later? Molecular mimicry may be the hidden link. Should you get the shingles vaccine if you have EDS? A vaccinologist explains why postherpetic neuralgia pain is worth preventing. Why might that ibuprofen after your flu shot actually work against you? One painkiller can blunt the immune response you’re trying to build. Had a bad reaction to a COVID vaccine that flared your symptoms for good? Here’s who Dr. Stephens says should skip the booster, and who shouldn’t. Want to learn more about the UVA EDS Center? For Appointments and Questions: RUVAEDSCenter@uvahealth.orgUVA EDS: https://www.uvahealth.com/healthy-practice/advancing-care-through-ehlers-danlos-clinicUVA EDS FAQ: https://www.uvahealth.com/support/eds/faq UVA Pediatric Integrative Medicine: https://childrens.uvahealth.com/specialties/integrative-health Want more Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD?Website: https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bendybodiespodcastInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BendyBodiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BluesteinLinda⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hypermobilitymd.substack.com/Shop my Amazon store ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.amazon.com/shop/hypermobilitymdDr. Bluestein's Recommended Herbs, Supplements and Care Necessities: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/hypermobilitymd/store-start Thank YOU so much for tuning in. We hope you found this episode informative, inspiring, useful, validating, and enjoyable. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to level up your knowledge about hypermobility disorders and the people who have them. Join YOUR Bendy Bodies community at ⁠⁠https://www\.bendybodiespodcast\.com/⁠⁠. YOUR bendy body is our highest priority!⁠⁠ Learn more about Human Content at ⁠⁠⁠http://www\.human-content\.com⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Advertising/Business Inquiries: ⁠⁠⁠sales@human-content.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the Human Content Podcast Network Cozy Earth almost never does 30% off, and they're doing it right now through the 11th. Go to ⁠cozyearth.com⁠, use code |Bendy|, and get 30% off home and sleepwear. Cozyearth.com, code |Bendy|. Go to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code BENDY_ to get UP TO $300 off today! FTC: This video is not sponsored. Links are commissionable, meaning I may earn commission from purchases made through links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1d ago

Is it those damn phones? Internet “Addiction” & Clinical Pearls

Today, Margaret and Preston return to the topic of internet and screen use, assisted by the framework by the AAP of the “Five C’s of Media Use”. They compare different ages and best practices for screen use, then take it all the way to recommendations for adults! Resources referenced below, plus some additional ones from Margaret. Five C’s of Media Use: https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/media-and-children/center-of-excellence-on-social-media-and-youth-mental-health/5-cs-quick-guide/ Toddlers 5Cs: https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/CoE_5Cs_Toddlers_Final.pdf Young Teens 5Cs: https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/CoE_5Cs_Young_Teens_Final.pdf Older teens 5Cs: https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/CoE_5Cs_Older_Teens_Final.pdf Internet Addiction: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3480687/pdf/CPSR-8-292.pdf PMID scale:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4035908/ Social comparison and problematic social media use: Relationships between five different social media platforms and three different social comparison constructs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886922003701 Watch on YouTube: @itspresro Listen Anywhere You Podcast: Apple, Spotify, PodChaser, etc. — Produced by Dr Glaucomflecken & Human Content Get in Touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠howtobepatientpod.com⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 3

What Medicine Gets Wrong About Disability with Ashira Greenberg & Shauna Ikahihifo

I failed my very first standardized patient encounter in medical school because I saw a 49-year-old woman with abdominal pain and did not order a pregnancy test — immediate fail, well-earned shame, lesson learned — and it turns out that story is actually a pretty good entry point to this episode about what standardized patient education is, what it's missing, and what Ashira Greenberg and Shauna Ikahihifo are doing to fix it. Ashira is a full-time mobility device user and disability advocate who grew up loving hospitals because, as her kid brain correctly reasoned, hospitals are built for people on wheels; Shauna is an autistic woman who was diagnosed at 33 after an 11-year diagnostic odyssey in which she lost the ability to speak for weeks during a burnout episode and was told it was just the worst anxiety her doctors had ever seen. They're co-founders of the disability Special Interest Group within the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), and their Lived Experience Project is specifically about getting neurodivergent and disabled standardized patients into medical training encounters so students hear actual feedback from people who know what it feels like to be on that side of the room — because 42% of medical schools have zero disability content in their curriculum, 80% of physicians don't believe their disabled patients have a good quality of life, 1 in 4 disabled people has no regular PCP, and putting a medical student in a wheelchair for an afternoon and calling it disability education is not the answer. The further I get into my career, the more I believe communication is at least as important as diagnosis, and this conversation made that feel more true than ever. Takeaways: Pain scales are almost unusable for many neurodivergent patients 80% of physicians don't believe disabled patients have a good quality of life The social model of disability reframes the question Simulating disability is not the same as understanding it 1 in 4 disabled people has no regular primary care physician — Want more Ashira Greenberg and Shauna Ikahihifo? https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashira-greenberg/ To Get Tickets to Wife & Death: You can visit Glaucomflecken.com/live We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livestream hangouts, and much more! –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.patreon.com/glaucomflecken⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, be sure to check out the newsletter: https://glaucomflecken.com/glauc-to-me/ If you are interested in buying a book from one of our guests, check them all out here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/dr.glaucomflecken If you want more information on models I use: Anatomy Warehouse provides for the best, crafting custom anatomical products, medical simulation kits and presentation models that create a lasting educational impact. For more information go to Anatomy Warehouse DOT com. Link: https://anatomywarehouse.com/?aff=14 Plus for 15% off use code: Glaucomflecken15 As a proud FIGS Ambassador, visit https://WearFIGS.com and use code DrGFIRSTFIGS to shop, stay updated on new launches, and learn more about FIGS advocacy projects. Check out FIGS on social platforms: @wearfigs To learn more about Microsoft Dragon Copilot, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://aka.ms/knockknockhi ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Head to https://cozyearth.com and use my code KNOCKKNOCK for an exclusive 35% off on home and sleepwear through December 3rd! -- A friendly reminder from the G’s and Tarsus: If you want to learn more about Demodex Blepharitis, making an appointment with your eye doctor for an eyelid exam can help you know for sure. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.EyelidCheck.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information. Produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Human Content⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30

Biting Back at Ticks and Christina Applegate’s Mystery Illness

Friday, October 30, 2026 In today's episode, Dr. Jennifer Lincoln (@drjenniferlincoln) & Eva Johnson cover full phase three results for a Lyme disease vaccine, and Psychiatry Boot Camp host Dr. Mark Mullen pays a visit. They break down a new once monthly olanzapine shot for schizophrenia. Plus: a dementia study built on a 1972 British school reform, why Christina Applegate says her MS diagnosis was wrong, and GLP-1 drugs may affect drinking habits in the UK. Thank you to guest anchor Dr. Mark Mullen! Check out his podcast Psychiatry Boot Camp, available every other Monday on YouTube and all your favorite podcast apps. To learn more, visit psychiatrybootcamp.com Coverage Timeline: (0:00) Intro (1:26) Lyme Disease Vaccine (3:31) Vaccine Safety & History (5:07) Schizophrenia Treatment (8:26) School & Dementia Have a story, think we missed something, want to say hi, or curious to learn about the Medlines team? Visit www.medlinespod.com or email medlines@human-content.com. Sources & Media Attributions for Today's Episode Available At: www.medlinespod.com/sources Medlines is a Human Content Production
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Glauc Talk: Medical School Competitiveness and Why Cookies Become Complicated

It's just me and Kristin rambling today, which means we started on the question of whether a med student bringing cookies to their residents is an act of genuine kindness or a brown-nosing power move, and I had to admit partway through that I definitely have a memory of a rotation where something very similar happened, which Kristin found predictably hilarious and not at all surprising. We get into why medicine is oddly standardized across institutions in a way that basically no other field is, why I genuinely loved morbidity and mortality conference more than almost anything in training because it was like watching the rheumatologist and the cardiologist get into it in real time over a real case, and why M&M conference should absolutely have M&Ms as snacks and I cannot believe this has never happened. We also cover the year's food recall situation (26 so far, up from 18 two years ago, Kristin thought salmonella only came from chicken), play a guessing game about which three food recalls would devastate Kristin, debate whether the Crunchwrap Supreme is the greatest fast food item ever created, and I announce two upcoming awards I'm receiving. Takeaways: Med student competitiveness turns almost anything into a threat The M&M conference is the best educational format in medicine Medicine is uniquely standardized across institutions compared to other fields Food recalls have been climbing year over year 67% of people avoid an entire food category after a single recall — We want to hear YOUR stories (and medical puns)! Shoot us an email and say hi! knockknockhi@human-content.com Can’t get enough of us? Shucks. You can support the show on Patreon for early episode access, exclusive bonus shows, livestream hangouts, and much more! –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.patreon.com/glaucomflecken⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, be sure to check out the newsletter: https://glaucomflecken.com/newsletter If you are interested in buying a book from one of our guests, check them all out here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/dr.glaucomflecken If you want more information on models I use: Anatomy Warehouse provides for the best, crafting custom anatomical products, medical simulation kits and presentation models that create a lasting educational impact. For more information go to Anatomy Warehouse DOT com. Link: https://anatomywarehouse.com/?aff=14 Plus for 15% off use code: Glaucomflecken15 As a proud FIGS Ambassador, visit https://WearFIGS.com and use code DrGFIRSTFIGS to shop, stay updated on new launches, and learn more about FIGS advocacy projects. Check out FIGS on social platforms: @wearfigs To learn more about Microsoft Dragon Copilot, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://aka.ms/knockknockhi ⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- A friendly reminder from the G’s and Tarsus: If you want to learn more about Demodex Blepharitis, making an appointment with your eye doctor for an eyelid exam can help you know for sure. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.EyelidCheck.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information. Produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Human Content⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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