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MedBits

by Javin Patel and Mathews Sajan

Join Mathews Sajan and Javin Patel, two undergraduate students with a passion for medicine, as they explore the latest news in medicine, medical conditions, interesting research papers, and the culture of the healthcare world. This podcast will focus on increasing our understanding of medicine together in a concise format. Check in with us every week to stay up to date and learn a little more in just a few minutes!

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Episodes

  1. Why It's So Hard To Cure Cancer

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://youtu.be/h2rR77VsF5c

  2. The History of Plastic Surgery

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.premierveinandvascular.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-cosmetic-procedures https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/services/services-a-z/plastic-surgery/facial-reconstruction-and-face-transplants/history-of-plastic-surgery/...

  3. What is a Coma?

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coma/symptoms-causes/syc-20371099 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coma/ https://youtu.be/7KquuVq2Pok

  4. The History of Clinical Trials

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149409/ https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-site/history

  5. Multiple Mini Interviews: What I Wish I Knew

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  6. The Discovery of Statins

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Statin-History.aspx https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X1701200801 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/statins/

  7. Casper Test Explained

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  8. The Development of Antipsychotics

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.bap.org.uk/articles/chlorpromazine-the-first-antipsychotic/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802385/ https://www.bmj.com/content/334/suppl_1/s7

  9. How To Get Into a Research Lab Without Ever Meeting The Professor

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  10. The Discovery of DNA

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397/ https://www.yourgenome.org/stories/the-discovery-of-dna/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012160604008231

  11. Medical School Secondary Applications: What I Wish I Knew

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  12. The History of Anesthesia

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/medical-milestones-discovery-anesthesia-timeline https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/history-of-anesthesia/ https://wfsahq.org/about/history/history-of-anaesthesia/

  13. Medical School Primary Applications: What I Wish I Knew (Part 3)

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  14. From Variolation To Vaccination

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.reidhealth.org/blog/history-of-vaccines https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.611 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1400472111...

  15. Medical School Primary Applications: What I Wish I Knew (Part 2)

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  16. The History of Organ Transplants

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/patients/about-transplantation/history/ https://unos.org/transplant/history/ https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/history https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8682823/

  17. Medical School Primary Applications: What I Wish I Knew (Part 1)

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  18. The History of Medical Imaging

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.mtmi.net/blog/history-of-radiology

  19. Missing Heritability and GWAS Studies Explained

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  20. The Discovery of Antibiotics

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html

  21. Why SHOULD You Become a Doctor?

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  22. Applying To Residency Programs

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.nrmp.org/intro-to-the-match/how-matching-algorithm-works/ https://www.aafp.org/students-residents/medical-students/become-a-resident/applying-to-residency.html...

  23. Why SHOULDN'T You Become a Doctor?

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  24. The Effects of Space on the Human Body

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau8650 https://www.nasa.gov/twins-study

  25. Does Intermittent Fasting Work?

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114833

  26. Different Types of Combined Medical Programs

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/considering-combined-degree-md-phd-md-mba-md-mph-md-jd

  27. Why You Might Want to Choose a Nontraditional Premed Major

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  28. The Medical School Application Process

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  29. MD vs DO: What's the difference?

    Sources: https://www.healthline.com/health/difference-between-md-and-do?c=284585374100#takeaway https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/md-vs-do-admissions-what-are-the-differences https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Advance-Data-Tables-2022-FINAL.pdf...

  30. The Pros and Cons of a Gap Year

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  31. My MCAT: What Worked and What Didn't

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  32. Medical Malpractice in the United States

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2628513/

  33. MCAT Musculoskeletal System

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  34. The Condition In Which You Can Sweat Blood

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481423/ https://rarediseases.org/gard-rare-disease/hematohidrosis/

  35. MCAT Immune System Part 2

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  36. The Condition In Which Your Hand Acts On Its Own

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.healthline.com/health/alien-hand-syndrome#treatment https://n.neurology.org/content/91/11/527 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059570/

  37. MCAT Immune System Part 1

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  38. The Allergy to the Cold

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/urticaria-cold/ https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6131/cold-urticaria https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cold-urticaria/symptoms-causes/syc-20371046

  39. MCAT Nervous System Part 2

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  40. Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sleep/recurrent-hypersomnia/treatments.html https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/kleine-levin-syndrome/...

  41. MCAT Nervous System Part 1

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  42. The Human Tree Disease

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851455/ https://dermnetnz.org/topics/epidermodysplasia-verruciformis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1131981-treatment#showall

  43. MCAT Cardiovascular System Part 3

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  44. Joined at Birth

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/conjoined-twins https://www.seattlechildrens.org/conditions/conjoined-twins/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/conjoined-twins/symptoms-causes/syc-20353910

  45. MCAT Cardiovascular System Part 2

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  46. This Condition Turns Tissue Into Bone

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva/#causes Case Study: https://mss-ijmsr.com/fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva-stoneman-syndrome-a-rare-skeletal-dysplasia/

  47. MCAT Cardiovascular System Part 1

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  48. The Ability To Remember Any Day In Your Life

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160125-the-blessing-and-curse-of-the-people-who-never-forget https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hyperthymesia#vs-eidetic-memory

  49. MCAT Physiology of the Respiratory System

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: Kaplan MCAT Biology Review Textbook

  50. Jumping Frenchman of Maine

    Thanks for tuning in! Here are the sources from this episode of MedBits: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/jumping-frenchmen-of-maine/

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join Mathews Sajan and Javin Patel, two undergraduate students with a passion for medicine, as they explore the latest news in medicine, medical conditions, interesting research papers, and the culture of the healthcare world. This podcast will focus on increasing our understanding of medicine together in a concise format. Check in with us every week to stay up to date and learn a little more in just a few minutes!

HOSTED BY

Javin Patel and Mathews Sajan

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