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Episode #356: The Rundown (Mattie Rogers' in the hospital, CRISPR, NBA and Achilles injuries, and More)
In this episode of the Barbell Medicine podcast, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki discuss a range of topics including a recent TIA incident involving Olympic weightlifter Maddie Rogers, breakthroughs in CRISPR gene therapy, controversies surrounding Liver King, advancements in diabetes treatment, the rise of Achilles tendon injuries in the NBA, new guidelines for anti-obesity medications, trends in heart disease mortality, and the implications of AI in medical diagnostics.
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- https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2504747
- https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/2025/05/23/the-gene-editing-breakthrough-that-saved-a-babys-life
- https://nypost.com/2025/07/04/us-news/disgraced-influencer-liver-king-fakes-his-own-arrest-in-bizarre-post-i-thought-it-might-be-funny/
- https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/social-media-influencer-liver-king-arrested-in-austin/amp/
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2506549
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- https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.008
- https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.024
- https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038644
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2485759-heart-attacks-are-no-longer-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us/
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.22405
- https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-medical-superintelligence-diagnosis/
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Timestamps:
03:00
Maddie Rogers and Transient Ischemic Attack
11:12
CRISPR Gene Therapy Breakthrough
17:20
Liver King's Controversies
20:00
Cure for Type 1 Diabetes on the Horizon
24:28
Achilles Injuries in the NBA
30:30
Revi
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