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PodcastDX is an interview based podcast series in a “peer-to-peer supportive format."We have found that many people are looking for a platform, a way to share their voice and the story that their health journey has created. Each one is unique since even with the same diagnosis, symptoms and the way each person will react to a diagnosis, is different. Sharing what they have experienced and overcome is a powerful way our guests can teach others with similar ailments.Many of our guests are engaging in self-advocacy while navigating a health condition, many are complex and without a road-map to guide them along their journey they have developed their own. Sharing stories may help others avoid delays in diagnosis or treatment or just give hope to others that are listening. Sharing is empowering and has a healing quality of its own. Our podcast provides tips, hints, and support for common healthcare conditions. Our guests and our listeners are just like you- navigating the complex

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  1. S21 Ep13: Fatigue in Ehlers Danlos

    Fatigue is more than feeling tired—for many people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), it can mean overwhelming physical and mental exhaustion that affects even the simplest daily tasks. Chronic pain, disrupted sleep, and difficulties regulating heart rate and blood pressure can all...

  2. S22 Ep12: Product Recalls (AGAIN!) and Your Health

    This week we will discuss product recalls and your health. According to WEBMD: A product safety recall happens when a consumer watch group or a manufacturer finds problems with a product. Lots of items can be recalled. Some products that are commonly recalled include: Food products, like meat or...

  3. S22 Ep11: Stage 4 Cancer as an ER Doc

    Our guest today is a physician, author and activist. The topic this week is "Stage 4 Cancer as an ER Doc". Dr. James Maskalyk practices emergency medicine at St. Michael's, Toronto's inner-city trauma hospital, is Associate Professor and award-winning teacher and academic at the University of...

  4. S22 Ep10: Ai and Robotics in Medicine

    This week on PodcastDX, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar joins Lita, Ron, and Jean Marie to discuss AI and robotics in medicine—from surgical robots and rehabilitation technology to hospital automation, patient safety, and the importance of keeping human judgment at the center of care. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar was the...

  5. S22 Ep9: EECP- The Most Underutilized Therapy in Medicine

    Retired U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Jack Clifford joins PodcastDX to share how severe chronic angina once limited even everyday activities and left him facing the possibility of triple-bypass surgery. After researching options and advocating for a referral, Jack began Enhanced...

  6. S22 Ep8: Diary of An Epileptic

    In this episode of PodcastDX, we speak with Allany Muniz, founder of Diary of an Epileptic, about the realities of living with epilepsy beyond what most people see. Allany shares how her diagnosis changed her life and led her to create a platform built on honest storytelling, awareness, and...

  7. S22 Ep7: Memory Villages

    Memory Villages explores the promise and the questions surrounding dementia villages—care communities designed to feel more like neighborhoods than institutions. We discuss how familiar surroundings, routine, meaningful activity, and freedom of movement may support dignity and engagement, while...

  8. Ebola

    In this PodcastDX episode, Lita and Jean Marie unpack Ebola as a severe but not casually spread viral disease, explaining that infection requires direct contact with blood or other body fluids or contaminated materials, not simple proximity or everyday social contact. They outline key facts about...

  9. S22 Ep5: Sunscreen

    In this week's episode of PodcastDX, Lita and Jean Marie break down why sunscreen is about far more than avoiding a bad sunburn—it's everyday cancer prevention. They explain how UV damage happens while driving, walking the dog, or sitting by a window, and why "broad spectrum" protection against...

  10. S22 Ep4: Vagus Nerve Reset

    In this solo PodcastDX episode, Lita introduces the concept of the vagus nerve and explains why it has become such a focus in wellness, neurology, psychiatry, and online health spaces. She describes the vagus nerve's path from brainstem through neck, chest, and abdomen, highlighting its role in...

  11. S22 Ep3: When Seconds Matter

    "When Seconds Matter" is a strong, urgent PodcastDX episode. It is a personal story about emergency response and the critical minutes before help arrives. It's focused on recognizing danger early, calling911 fast, starting CPR, and using an AED when needed. When Seconds Matter explores what to do...

  12. S22 Ep2: Heart, Brain & Immunity: New Clues After a Heart Attack

    After a heart attack, the story doesn't end in the arteries. In this episode of PodcastDX, Lita and Jean Marie explore new science showing how the heart, brain, and immune system talk to each other during and after a heart attack—and how that three-way conversation can either protect the heart or...

  13. S22 Ep1: Blood and Tissue Donation

    This week's episode does not have a guest, we are going to be discussing blood and tissue donations in medicine. ​ The Vital Role of Blood and Tissue Donation in Modern Medicine Blood and tissue donation are indispensable components of modern healthcare, providing life-saving resources for a wide...

  14. S21 Ep20: Colonoscopy and Cancer Screening

    Early colorectal cancer usually causes no symptoms, which means the only way to catch it at a truly curable stage—or even prevent it altogether—is through regular screening, especially colonoscopy. During a colonoscopy, doctors can not only find cancers earlier, when treatment is more effective…

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  15. S21 Ep19: The Shift in Dementia Care from Control to Connection

    Today we're continuing our Medicine in Transition theme with a topic that is deeply personal, professionally important, and long overdue. This episode is titled "The Shift of Dementia Care: From Control to Connection." But we're not doing this one alone. We're joined by a special guest, Jennifer...

  16. S21 Ep17: Cancer Care in Transition

    In this week's episode, "Cancer Care in Transition: Precision Medicine, Immunotherapy, and Patient Choice," we look at how cancer treatment is changing at the exact moment when patients are trying to move from crisis mode into something like a new normal. Precision medicine now uses a person's...

  17. S21 Ep18: The Dark Side of Patient Advocacy on Social Media

    The dark side of advocacy is that the same social media platforms that help health advocates reach millions can also expose them to relentless trolls, coordinated pile‑ons, and even threats to their safety and careers. Studies of physicians and public‑health advocates show that a large...

  18. S21 Ep17: Cancer in Transition, Precision Medicine, Immunotherapy, and Patient Choice

    In this week's episode, "Cancer Care in Transition: Precision Medicine, Immunotherapy, and Patient Choice," we look at how cancer treatment is changing at the exact moment when patients are trying to move from crisis mode into something like a new normal. Precision medicine now uses a person's...

  19. S21 Ep16: Various Types of Dementia

    Various Types of Dementia This week on PodcastDX, we're stepping into the complex world of dementia—not as a single diagnosis, but as a family of conditions that affect memory, thinking, behavior, and independence in different ways. We'll introduce the most common types of dementia, including...

  20. S21 Ep15: Rethinking DX: A Digital DSM and the Roots of Mental Health

    "Rethinking DX: A Digital DSM" looks at how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) quietly shapes almost every part of mental health care—from who gets a diagnosis and insurance coverage to how people understand their own symptoms and identities. In this conversation…

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  21. S21 Ep14: The Next Decade in Medicine

    Over the next decade, medicine won't just add new gadgets—it will change what it feels like to be a patient. In this episode of PodcastDX, we explore how AI as a clinical co‑pilot, stem cells and regenerative medicine, genomics and precision care, wearables, and hospital‑at‑home models could...

  22. S21 Ep13: Patients as Partners: Shared Decision Making in Medicine

    This week we are discussing the rise of a new type of health care where the patients play a vital role in their medical care. Patients as partners in care are at the heart of shared decision making (SDM), a model where clinicians and patients deliberately work together to choose tests and...

  23. S21 Ep12: End of Life in Transition: Earlier Palliative Care, Better Conversations

    At a time when modern medicine is allowing people to enjoy longer, fuller lives, mortality is not always a chief concern. But when a serious illness occurs, the topic becomes unavoidable. This became especially clear during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when hospitals were overrun with...

  24. S21 Ep11: Is Mental Health Care Changing Fast Enough

    This week we discuss the current status of Mental Health Care. Mental health care is changing, but most experts argue it is not changing fast enough relative to the need, especially on access, equity, and workforce. Where change is too slow Unmet need is huge. In the U.S., millions with a...

  25. S21 Ep10: Rehabilitation Reimmagined

    The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into post-injury rehabilitation is transforming recovery paradigms by enabling personalized, adaptive, and efficient rehabilitation pathways tailored to individual patient needs. This podcast reviews the current advances in AI applications that...

  26. S21 Ep9: The Gut Brain Revolution: Why One System Can't Be Treated Alone

    The gut–brain revolution is about treating the digestive system and the nervous system as one integrated network instead of two separate organs that happen to share a body. The gut–brain axis is a bidirectional communication system: the brain influences digestion, motility, and gut sensation…

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  27. S21 Ep8: Promising New Cancer Screening Methods

    Promising new cancer screening methods are pivoting toward multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood tests (liquid biopsies) and AI-enhanced imaging, which aim to detect multiple cancer types from a single, non-invasive sample, often before symptoms arise. These technologies, including the…

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  28. S21 Ep7: Chronic Illness Isn't Rare Anymore: Why The System Is Trying To Catch-up

    Chronic illness is now the norm, not the exception, and our healthcare system is scrambling to keep up. ​In this episode, "Chronic Illness Isn't Rare Anymore: Why The System Is Trying To Catch Up," we dig into why so many adults are living with at least one chronic condition, how the current…

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  29. S21 Ep6: From Survival to Quality of Life: Why Outcomes are Being Redefined

    FROM SURVIVAL TO QUALITY OF LIFE: WHY OUTCOMES ARE BEING REDEFINED THE FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN MEDICINE For decades, medicine measured success through a singular lens: survival. Did the patient live? Did the procedure work? While these metrics remain important, healthcare is undergoing a profound...

  30. S21 Ep5: Ai in Medicine Tool Partner or Problem

    *:first-child]:mt-0"> AI in medicine is best understood as a powerful tool and a conditional partner that can enhance care when tightly supervised by clinicians, but it becomes a problem when used as a replacement, deployed without oversight, or embedded in biased and opaque systems. Whether it...

  31. S21 Ep4: Medicine in Transition: Why Healthcare Looks Different tThan a Decade Ago

    Medicine has transitioned due to massive tech adoption (Electronic Health Records EHRs, Artificial Intelligence AI, Telehealth), shifting patient expectations (consumerism, convenience), the rise of value-based care, new treatments (precision medicine), and increased focus on population health…

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  32. S21 Ep3: A Stem Cell Primer

    ​ This week we discuss stem cells. Having great therapeutic and biotechnological potential, stem cells are extending the frontier in medicine. Not only replace dysfunctional or damaged cells, the so-called regenerative medicine, stem cells may also offer us new perspectives regarding the nature…

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  33. S21 Ep2: Functional Fitness

    This week we will discuss the topic of "functional fitness" With the new year upon us many people want to add fitness or getting healthy as goals and we are here to help! Functional fitness is a simple, effective way to keep your body moving and reduce restlessness. It focuses on exercises that...

  34. S21 Ep1: Why New Year Resolutions Often Fail

    By the end of the first week of the new year, nearly 77% of New Year's resolutions have already failed (Norcross, 1988). That's discouraging—but it doesn't mean you should stop trying. It means most of us are setting resolutions in ways that don't work. You aren't weak or lazy. More often, the...

  35. S20 Ep20: The Lymphatic System

    The lymphatic system, or lymphoid system, is one of the components of the circulatory system, and it serves a critical role in both immune function and surplus extracellular fluid drainage. Components of the lymphatic system include lymph, lymphatic vessels and plexuses, lymph nodes, lymphatic...

  36. S20 Ep19: Pancreatic Cancer

    This week we are talking about Pancreatic cancer. This is a type of cancer that begins as a growth of cells in the pancreas. The pancreas lies behind the lower part of the stomach. It makes enzymes that help digest food and hormones that help manage blood sugar. The most common type of pancreatic...

  37. S20 Ep18: Diabetes Type 1 & 2

    This week we discuss diabetes mellitus, a group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar (glucose). Glucose is an important source of energy for the cells that make up the muscles and tissues. It's also the brain's main source of fuel. The main cause of diabetes varies by type. But…

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  38. S20 Ep17: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome MCAS

    Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is when you have unexplained episodes of severe symptoms like swelling, diarrhea, vomiting, flushing and itching. Unlike allergies that happen with a specific exposure, MCAS episodes happen without a clear trigger. In some cases, mast cell activation can cause...

  39. S20 Ep16: Lung Cancer

    Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. It's caused by harmful cells in your lungs growing unchecked. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation and targeted drugs. Screening is recommended if you're at high risk. Advances in treatments have caused a...

  40. S20 Ep15: Home Eye Safety

    Did you know that about half of all eye injuries happen right at home? Home activities that can injure your eyes include: Cleaning. Chemicals like bleach in household cleaning products cause 125,000 eye injuries each year. Home Improvement. Screws, nails and hand tools can launch into the air—and...

  41. S20 Ep14: Change the Outcome with Nutrition & Exercise

    This week we discuss changing the outcome of your health with nutrition & exercise. Our guest today is Dr. James Thompson, the author of Fearless Wellness and a passionate advocate for transformational change. He completed medical training 35 years ago and has dedicated my career to empowering...

  42. S20 Ep13: Dangers of Impaired Driving

    This week we discuss the dangers of impaired driving. Impaired driving poses significant dangers, leading to thousands of fatalities and injuries each year due to reduced coordination, judgment, and reaction times. Definition and Causes Impaired driving occurs when an individual operates a…

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  43. S20 Ep12: Falls Prevention

    Falls are a threat to the health of older adults and can reduce their ability to remain independent. However, falls don't have to be inevitable as you age. You can reduce your chance of falling or help a loved one prevent falls. There are proven ways to reduce and prevent falls, even for older...

  44. S20 Ep11: BiPolar Revisited

    Due to a scheduling glitch we are doing a rerun today of an episode Paris Scobie did with us earlier this year. Paris is a Mental Health Speaker, Host of the top 1% globally ranked podcast, Live Well Bipolar, & Best-Selling Author of her memoir, Crooked Illness: Lessons From Inside & Outside...

  45. S20 Ep10: PodcastDX

    This week we discuss strategies autistic adults can use as employees. Temple Grandin PhD is our distinguished guest this week. Her website gives a great explanation of her theory on how best to prepare autistic children for a more independent life and active social integration through employment....

  46. S20 Ep9: Bartonella

    Bartonella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. It is the only genus in the family Bartonellaceae. Facultative intracellular parasites, Bartonella species can infect healthy people, but are considered especially important as opportunistic pathogens. Bartonella species are transmitted by vectors...

  47. S20 Ep8: Haemophilus influenzae H-Flu

    This week we are not featuring a guest, but will be discussing Haemophilus influenzae, or H. influenzae, a kind of bacteria. It can cause bacterial infections ranging from mild (such as bronchitis) to severe (such as septic arthritis). Treatment includes antibiotics but you may also require...

  48. S20 Ep8: Haemophilus influenzae H-Flu

    This week we are not featuring a guest, but will be discussing Haemophilus influenzae, or H. influenzae, a kind of bacteria. It can cause bacterial infections ranging from mild (such as bronchitis) to severe (such as septic arthritis). Treatment includes antibiotics but you may also require...

  49. S20 Ep7: Worrisome Diseases That Won't Go Away

    Several preventable diseases are experiencing a resurgence due to declining vaccination rates. These include: Diphtheria: A bacterial infection that can lead to a thick membrane in the throat and respiratory failure. Tuberculosis: A bacterial infection that can affect the lungs and other organs....

  50. S20 Ep6: Understanding POTS with Dr. Diana Driscoll

    This Week on PodcastDX: Understanding POTS with Dr. Diana Driscoll This week we are honored to welcome none other than Dr. Diana Driscoll, a world-renowned authority on the autonomic nervous system. An optometrist and Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), Dr. Driscoll is...

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PodcastDX is an interview based podcast series in a “peer-to-peer supportive format."We have found that many people are looking for a platform, a way to share their voice and the story that their health journey has created. Each one is unique since even with the same diagnosis, symptoms and the way each person will react to a diagnosis, is different. Sharing what they have experienced and overcome is a powerful way our guests can teach others with similar ailments.Many of our guests are engaging in self-advocacy while navigating a health condition, many are complex and without a road-map to guide them along their journey they have developed their own. Sharing stories may help others avoid delays in diagnosis or treatment or just give hope to others that are listening. Sharing is empowering and has a healing quality of its own. Our podcast provides tips, hints, and support for common healthcare conditions. Our guests and our listeners are just like you- navigating the complex

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