Podcast Episodes

92 - When the Cause is the Remedy

Instead of "Why do we...?" this week the Curious Clinicians answer a "Why don't we?" question: why don't we use steroids in acute pancreatitis?

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1 year, 9 months ago

91 - Ancient Antibiotics

The Curious Clinicians answer a fascinating historical perspective: what was the role of antibiotics in ancient society?

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1 year, 9 months ago

90 - Less Sugar, More Blood

The Curious Clinicians answer a sweet question about a new medication: Why do SGLT2 inhibitors cause erythrocytosis?

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1 year, 10 months ago

89 - Tusks & Tumor Suppressors

The Curious Clinicians answer a gigantic oncologic and evolutionary question: Why don't elephants get (as much) cancer?

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1 year, 10 months ago

88 - Shunting a Mismatch

Hold your breath for this one! The Curious Clinicians answer a puzzling pulmonary physiology question: Why can systemic pulmonary vasodilators worsen…

1 year, 11 months ago

87 - Aquagenic Wrinkling

The Curious Clinicians answer an early curiosity question: Why do my fingers wrinkle when I take a bath?

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1 year, 11 months ago

[Archive] UMAMI

In this episode from our archives, originally posted on September 16, 2020, The Curious Clinicians examined why the savory flavor umami is SO DELICIO…

2 years ago

86 - Enlarging Alcohol

The Curious Clinicians are on tap to ask, why does chronic alcohol use cause macrocytosis?

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2 years ago

85 - NephMadness 2024

Welcome to NephMadness 2024! In collaboration with Things We Do For No Reason (TWDFNR), we are excited to promote the start of this amazing medical …

2 years, 1 month ago

84 - History & Hemochromatosis: The Ins and Outs of Iron

The Curious Clinicians examine why the genetic mutations leading to hereditary hemochromatosis might have offered an evolutionarily advantage to our …

2 years, 1 month ago