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MedEvidence! Truth Behind the Data
Welcome to the MedEvidence! podcast, hosted by Dr. Michael Koren. MedEvidence, where we help you navigate the real truth behind medical research with both a clinical and research perspective. In this podcast, we will discuss with physicians with extensive experience in patient care and research. How do you know that something works? In medicine, we conduct clinical trials to see if things work! Now, let's get to the Truth Behind the Data. Contact us at www.MedEvidence.com
Episodes
403 episodes
The Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Hidden in Plain Sight
Dr. Michael Koren sits down with a clinical trial participant named Walt to talk about lipoprotein(a), also called Lp(a). At a community health event, Walt discovered he had hight levels of Lp(a), which puts him at an increased risk of heart at...
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Episode 390
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14:54
Gene Editing Study For Familial High Cholesterol
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss a new concept in cholesterol treatment: gene editing. Dr. Koren talks about a new study, just opening in the United States, that is the first of its class. This study explores gene editing to ta...
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Episode 389
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5:26
What is Gout and How is it Treated?
Rheumatologist Dr. Manish Jain joins Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren to break down what gout is, why it can be one of the most painful forms of arthritis, and why it can affect far more than the big toe. Dr. Jain explains gout's metabolic underp...
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Episode 388
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Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, and Stroke. What You Should Know
Dr. Michael Koren and Dr. Ravi Pande present What You Should Know about Strokes, including how high cholesterol and blood pressure can increase your risk. In this episode, recorded in front of a live audience, the two doctors discuss the BE FAS...
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Episode 387
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44:46
Liver Fats Domino Effect
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss the Fatty's Liver's Domino Effect; the concept that a fatty liver can cascade into serious liver problems, including a need for a liver transplant. The duo also discusses the FibroScan, a non-in...
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Episode 386
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5:28
The Rising Role of AI in Healthcare
Dr. Robert Pearl joins Dr. Erich Schramm to discuss the burgeoning role AI will play in the American healthcare system and how doctors may be able to leverage the systems to spend more time with patients who need interventions and achieve bette...
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Episode 385
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53:03
Reaching Maximum Potential
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss an eventful weekend, focusing on the passing of singer, songwriter, and pianist Neil Sedaka. The doctor talks about how a teacher early in the musician's life changed his trajectory and that tea...
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Episode 384
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4:15
The Triangle Method for Metabolic Syndrome
Dr. Gagandeep Singh joins Dr. Michael Koren to discuss his triangle approach, which combines the talents of a medical doctor, a nutritionist, and a trainer to tackle the medications, diets, and exercise changes needed to make a difference in me...
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Episode 383
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Olympic Coverage Was Fragmented, Clinical Research Coverage Is Not
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to contrast the fragmented NBC coverage of the Winter Olympics to the more comprehensive level of attention and care granted by clinical research staff. The doctor expresses woe at the lack of a national "...
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Episode 382
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6:19
Dissolving Mysteries Around Electrolytes
Endurance training coach Owen Shott joins cardiologist Michael Koren to discuss electrolytes. The two experts discuss the role of electrolytes in the body and in the commercial marketplace. They review what electrolytes are, the major electroly...
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Episode 381
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Loving Low Cholesterol
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to talk about the heart. They discuss the origins of Valentine's Day and how high cholesterol can affect the cardiovascular system, including the heart. Then Dr. Koren transitions into talking about new in...
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Episode 380
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6:56
Beyond Blood Sugar, How Science Tackles Obesity and Diabetes
Dr. Erich Schramm and Dr. Michael Koren lead a presentation on diabetes and obesity in front of a live audience. The doctors talk about the role willpower plays, how ultra-processed foods hijack our brain, and what a healthy diet looks like. Th...
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Episode 379
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35:47
Taking the Pressure off of Blood Pressure Medication
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to talk about what the Super Bowl can teach us about medicine. The doctor discusses on how players get two weeks off to prepare (and heal) for the Super Bowl. He then relates this to a growing trend in inv...
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Episode 378
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6:57
Lp(a) Goes Beyond “Good” and “Bad” Cholesterol
Dr. H. Jackson Downey sits down with MedEvidence!™ to give the low-down on keeping your lipoprotein(a) numbers down. Lipoprotein little a, also called
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Episode 377
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Turning Complexity Into Care
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to relate his latest reading - the biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," J. Robert Oppenheimer - to medicine. He shares the sentiment that science is the practice of making the complex understandab...
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Episode 376
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7:42
FibroScan, Explained
Dr. Mitchell Rothstein goes over the FibroScan, a liver scanning technology that produces fast and cheap measurements of liver fat content and fibrosis. Dr. Rothstein reviews what the FibroScan is, how it works, the process of getting a FibroSc...
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Episode 375
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Taking Control of Your Health in Anxious Times
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to offer the solace of taking control of your medical future in these uncertain times. The doctor reminds listeners that when news is stressful and chaotic, doing things that impact you and your life can h...
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Episode 374
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Fighting Childhood Obesity
Dr. Erich Schramm joins Kevin Geddings to discuss a new study which aims to lower the incidence of childhood obesity. Somewhere around 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese, and this condition greatly increases the risks of serious health con...
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Episode 373
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Value-Based Insurance Design and the Focus on Patient Cost
Dr. A. Mark Fendrick joins Dr. Michael Koren to discuss his life and legacy promoting value-based insurance design (VBID). VBID is the idea is that procedures which are neccecary should cost patients less than thsoe that are optional, and is se...
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Episode 372
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27:33
Phase One Clinical Volunteers Drive Safer Medicines
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to explain what "Phase 1" means in the context of clinical research. The doctor talks about how phase 1 is the first time a new investigational treatment is used in a person, but that there is an enormous ...
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Episode 371
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9:28
Mental Health, Sex, Porn, And Intimacy Across A Lifetime
Dr. Noelle Pomeroy, PhD, joins Dr. Erich Schramm to discuss mental health, particularly from the perspective of relationships. The two discuss the value of therapy and the importance of talking with an expert in areas that are new to us, and th...
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Episode 370
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41:50
Atrial Fibrillation Beyond Blood Thinners
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss atrial fibrillation. This heart condition is caused by rapid, irregular heartbeats originating in the upper chambers and is a critical risk factor for strokes. Dr. Koren talks about the current ...
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Episode 369
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Schizophrenia, Psychadelics, and Seeing the Future
Dr. Paul Miller joins Dr. Michael Koren to discuss ongoing research in the field of psychology. Dr. Miller expounds on the complex interplay between genetic predisposition, trauma, and the way the brain misprocesses memory, and the potential ne...
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Episode 368
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Three Easy New Year's Resolutions
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to give some advice on easy-to-accomplish resolutions for the new year. The doctor gives three resolutions:Get an advanced cholesterol Lp(a) checkGet a fatty liver testDo an A...
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Episode 367
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Javonte Maynor is Making Sure You Are Represented in Medicine
Javonte Maynor joins Dr. Erich Schramm to talk about Mr. Maynor's journey from Division I basketball to starting and running a clinical research site. The entrepreneur talks about his passion for clinical research, representation, and how histo...
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Episode 366
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