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130 – The Simp with Dr. Roshan Sethi
The Curious Clinicians were thrilled to have Dr. Roshan Sethi, a practicing radiation oncology physician, television and film screenwriter, director, producer and novelist on the show. Roshan’s incisive, hilarious, insightful, and extraordinarily honest debut novel The Simp, which takes a hard look at the underbelly of Hollywood culture, was published in July 2026. In our…
Episode 129: Ironing Out More Platelets
Why does iron deficiency cause thrombocytosis? The differential for thrombocytopenia, or low platelets, is a classic. Are all the cell lines down? Usually bone marrow suppression due to anything from leukemia to Lyme disease. Is there new, severe thrombocytopenia and anemia? Make sure to rule out a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA). Is there portal hypertension…
128 – After Shock with Dr. Rana Awdish
Hannah and Avi sat down with Dr. Rana Awdish, a pulmonary/critical care physician and author of a powerful new memoir about her recovery from critical illness called After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness. In our conversation with Rana, we discussed what it truly means to heal, how she found her authorial voice…
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