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AI in Medicine: Friend or Foe? - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen explains how AI is already being used in healthcare, from helping find polyps during colonoscopies to speeding documentation. She also covers t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Digital Health: The New Wild, Wild West - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen unpacks the fast-growing world of digital health, from Apple Watch and smartphone apps to telehealth and new hospital tech that can improve car…
8 months ago
Healing After Pet Loss: A Personal Tale - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen shares a deeply personal episode on the human-animal bond after the loss of her family’s lovebird, Saki, exploring why pet grief can feel so pr…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Grandmothers Rule: Menopausal Mammals Revisited - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen Nickell revisits menopausal mammal, this time with brand new context: new research from Uganda’s Ngogo chimpanzees shows some chimps experience…
9 months ago
GLP-1: Not Just a Weight Loss Med - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen takes a look at GLP-1 receptor agonists, best known for weight loss and diabetes. She explores the rapidly expanding list of conditions these m…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Countdown of Karen's Top Ten Episodes of 2025 - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen counts down her top 10 Itchy & Bitchy moments of 2025, from smarter New Year’s resolutions and promising UTI vaccines on the horizon to updated…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Oh, Snap! Osteoporosis! - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen shares her personal journey with osteoporosis. What distinguishes it from osteopenia? How are DEXA T-scores interpreted? Why does early screeni…
10 months, 1 week ago
Red Light Under My Christmas Tree? - Itchy and Bitchy
Karen breaks down red light therapy (photobiomodulation) and where it actually helps: smoothing signs of aging, supporting hair regrowth, calming acn…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Holiday Heart Doesn't Mean a Happy Heart (RERUN) - Itchy and Bitchy
Family nurse practitioner Karen re-airs a timely episode on “holiday heart syndrome,” the spike in alcohol-triggered arrhythmias (often AFib) that ca…
11 months, 1 week ago
Surprising Update on Healthcare Self Advocacy! - Itchy and Bitchy
After listening to an episode of Itchy and Bitchy, a woman pushed for further testing and caught grade 1A ovarian cancer early—requiring only surgery…
11 months, 3 weeks ago