Before we get to the regularly-scheduled show notes, Tony and Avi have a big announcement: They wrote a book! Why Doesn’t Your Stomach Digest Itself? Tales of the Human Body’s Remarkable Resilience is a celebration of the human body’s incredible ability to exist, heal, and endure. Each chapter explores a different resilience feature that keepsContinue reading “Episode 132: Parkinson’s Potpourri (and a special announcement!)”
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Episode 131: A President’s Polio
Did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt truly have polio, or is an alternate diagnosis more likely? Over time, some narratives in medical history become regarded as settled truth, despite being a great deal more nuanced. Saying that Edward Jenner “invented vaccines” or that penicillin was the “first antibiotic” isn’t false so much as it’s incomplete. OnContinue reading “Episode 131: A President’s Polio”
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 ourContinue reading “130 – The Simp with Dr. Roshan Sethi”
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 hypertensionContinue reading “Episode 129: Ironing Out More Platelets”
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 voiceContinue reading “128 – After Shock with Dr. Rana Awdish”
