Episode 044: Peace Be With You, Russian Sex Geckos

Nathan Miller and Aline Sandouk return to react and discuss the latest news and info from the world of medicine and medical education.  We say a little prayer for some Russian geckos sent into space for what should have been the time of their lives, but sadly wasn't.  We also applaud the NIH's solution to the ethical dilemmas posed by the use of Henrietta Lacks' so-called immortal cells in research (catch up on that by going back to episode 025).  We talk about resident- and fourth-year suicides and what to do about the problem.  We talk about Dr. Brian Goldman's solution to medical mistakes: talking about them openly.  And yet another innovative use of 3d printing: medication implants.

Listen to Episode 044: Peace Be With You, Russian Sex Geckos.

Listen to more great shows for medical students on The Vocalis Podcast Network.

• Sex Geckos Die In Orbit on Russian Space Project
• NIH Finally Makes Good with Henrietta Lacks' Family
• Why Do Doctors Commit Suicide?
• Doctors Make Mistakes. Can We Talk About That?
• LSU Student Creates 3D Medical Implants

Episode 041: The M1s Are All Right

One week of the semester gone, and M1s Aline Sandouk, Ethan Craig, and Nathan Miller report in on their experiences.  Who's their favorite lecturer?  They won't say, but they seem to be alive, well, and moving right along. Also, the FDA thinks we should regulate the use of feces as a drug. How an extreme athlete who isn't a scientist did what she always does--pushes through the pain--to discover her genetic flaw when no-one else could. A company founded by a medical student with a bioengineering background comes up with a smart, simple, easy way to treat a scourge of childbirth in developing countries--postpartum hemorrhage. And a quick plug for The Discover Fit & Health channel which continues its fine tradition of infotainment programming with "Untold Stories of the ER," featuring a story of a woman who fed her daughter tapeworms to get her ready for that all-important beauty pageant.

Listen to Episode 041: The M1s Are All Right.


Listen to more great shows for medical students on The Vocalis Podcast Network.

• Should We Regulate Poop As A Drug?
• DIY Diagnosis: How An Extreme Athlete Uncovered Her Genetic Flaw
• Touro Med Student Secures $250K Grant for Lifesaving Technology
• Woman Feeds Tapeworms to Daughter on Untold Stories of the ER