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Andrew & Betsy Becker

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Medical Q&A with Andrew Becker, PA-C, ATC, EMT-B, CWS

04/29/2024

Issue #21 - Genetic Therapy

We're back, and with a special guest! Our oldest daughter, Bel, joins us on this episode to talk through her senior thesis on genetic therapy. She would love any feedback you have (through instagram is probably easiest) as she prepares to turn in final edits!

50 min
07/27/2022

Issue #20 - Big Pharma

After a very long absence, we're back! It won't take you long to note that this was actually recorded back in the spring and it's not so much that we have been MIA as it is that it's just taken forever to get it edited and uploaded. . In this episode we talk Big Pharma, prescription discount programs, insulin & inhalers, our own experience with costly medications during pregnancy, and what is behind the crazy prices for some of our most widely used and necessary medications.

41 min
03/16/2022

Issue #19 - Exemption Denied

We're a whole TWO MONTHS late in uploading this episode, but it's an important update that we need to give before moving forward. As the title suggests, Andrew's exemption was rescinded and he was fired from the hospital that he's worked at for almost 8 years because he refused to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing (which only the unvaccinated were subject to, btw). We also talk about scotch, giving thanks, fighting dragons, singing Psalms, and Knight's Fest!

28 min
01/14/2022

Issue #18 - Mandate Update

We're back! After a nearly two month hiatus, we're back with an update on the verdict from the hospital on Andrew's vaccine status. We also talk a bit about the various viruses that are circulating at the moment, including Omicron, Influenza A, and RSV.

30 min
11/24/2021

Issue #17 - Thanksgiving Special

In this episode we bring our 4 kids into the 'studio'! If you want to hear a lot of giggling and kid-versions of what Andrew does, as well as everyone telling all their favorite wound stories, give this one a listen!

37 min
11/18/2021

Issue #16 - Vaccine Mandate

In this episode, we talk about what the recently announced vaccine mandate at the hospital means for Andrew. We talk religious exemptions, science behind the mandates, medical ethics, patient autonomy, and what we're doing in the face of another job loss.

1h 1m
11/11/2021

Issue #15 - Concussion Care

What *is* a concussion? Do you have to hit your head to get a concussion? Is it the same thing as a TBI? How do you treat it? What are laws surrounding possible concussion for student athletes? Why do we have our kids (specifically sons) play sports that have high concussion risks? How do you treat a concussion? Listen in as Andrew answers all these questions!

40 min
10/29/2021

Issue #14 - Wounds

Leech therapy, maggots for debridement, silver as an antimicrobial, and hyperbaric medicine! This week we talk wound care - one of Andrew's specialties.

1h 5m

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Medical Q&A with Andrew Becker, PA-C, ATC, EMT-B, CWS

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Andrew & Betsy Becker
Years Active

2021 - 2024
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21
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