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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
332 episodes
🎙The Three Musketeers of Heart Health Ep. 319
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mustafa "Dr. Kurk" Kurkluoglu joins cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren to discuss three mechanisms that affect heart health:Oxidative stress, dangerous charged particles that can damage cellsInflammat...
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Episode 319
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21:57
🕗Healthcare Histories Make Moot Modern Medical Mysteries Ep. 318
Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to talk about how we can learn a lot about medicine by knowing our history. The duo discuss how the history of healthcare, including smallpox inoculation in the 1800s, can inform us of the ben...
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Episode 318
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🎙How Healthy Lifestyles Increase Lifespan Ep. 317
Dr. Michael Greger joins Dr. Michael Koren to discuss his life's work spreading nutritional knowledge. Dr. Greger talks about how a change in diet and lifestyle helped add 31 years to his grandmother's prognosis and how this event convinced him...
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🕗Building Community By Sharing Knowledge Ep. 316
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss how clinical research sites like ENCORE Research Group and medical information companies like MedEvidence can build and give back to communities by sharing what they know. Dr. Koren explains tha...
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🎙What's On the Horizon for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)? Ep. 315
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common inherited kidney disease. Those with PKD have a 50% chance of passing it on to their children and have progressively worse kidney function as they age. World-known PKD researcher Dr. Fouad Cheb...
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Episode 315
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🕗 The Link Between Poverty and Obesity in the U.S. Ep. 314
Over the past 100 years, the poorest Americans have shifted from being underweight to becoming the group most likely to be overweight. Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to explore some of the social determinants of health underlying this t...
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Episode 314
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🎙A Dose of Canadian Healthcare Ep.313
Dr. Michael Koren sits down with Dr. Allan Rosenfeld, a Canadian physician specializing in occupational medicine. The two doctors explore some of the realities of Canadian healthcare by moving through Dr. Rosenfeld's career in family practice, ...
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Episode 313
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🕗 Science, Sales, Scams and Scienceploitation Ep. 312
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to introduce the concept of "scienceploitation." He explains that many marketing tactics in the health and supplement industry are disguised as scientific claims. For example, phrases like "supports immune...
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Episode 312
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🎙Breaking Into the Clinical Research Job Field Ep. 311
Dr. Michael Koren hosts Brian Achille, the Chief Operating Officer of the Certified Clinical Research Professionals Society (CCRPS). Brian draws a distinction between doing clinical research casually and doing it professionally. The distinction...
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Episode 311
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🕗Kidney Disease and the Links to Heart Health Ep. 310
Cardiologist Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss how kidney disease can offect other body systems, including the heart. The doctor explains that people with kidney dysfunction have significantly higher risks for cardiovascular problem...
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Episode 310
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🎙Real Stories From Research Participants Ep.309
Surveys show that 97-99% of participants who participate in one clinical research study would sign up for another. We wind out why in this episode, recorded in front of a live audience. Dr. Michael Koren and Nalini Jones, CCRC are joined by thr...
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Episode 309
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🎙Waking Up to the Dangers of Insomnia Ep. 308
Dr. Mitchell Rothstein joins Dr. Michael Koren to wake us up to the dangers of insomnia. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder affecting approximately 30% of adults and is characterized by poor sleep on at least three nights a week for three mont...
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Episode 308
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🕗Understanding Biomarkers in Modern Medicine Ep. 307
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to explain biomarkers, which he describes as biological indicators that may mark the presence of disease. Researchers are increasingly looking at biomarkers for their potential in early detection of diseas...
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Episode 307
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🎙Building a Community Through Clinical Trials Ep. 306
Steve Satek joins Dr. Michael Koren to share his journey from bench researcher to founding his own community clinical trial site. The entrepreneur describes how he pioneered embedding clinical research directly in Chicago neighborhoods to form ...
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Episode 306
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🕗 Even Harvard Docs Find the Healthcare System Difficult to Navigate Ep. 305
Dr. Koren joins Kevin Geddings to reflect on his conversations with Harvard Medical School classmates at his class reunion. He recounts stories of these Harvard medical doctors struggling to navigate the healthcare system despite their medical ...
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Episode 305
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🎙 The Whole-Person Approach to Diabetes Care Ep. 304
Dr. Michael Koren interviews Lavern Dowell, an advanced registered nurse practitioner who specializes in diabetes care. They discuss her approach to treating the whole person and how mental health can impact everything from diet and exercise to...
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Episode 304
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🎙 Modern Medicine is Transforming Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treatment Ep. 303
Dermatologist Dr. Michael Bernhardt joins Dr. Eric Schramm to discuss hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a debilitating skin condition that affects skin creases such as the armpits and groin. HS is an inflammatory condition that can be misdiagnosed...
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Episode 303
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🕗 Making a Difference Through Clinical Trials Ep. 302
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss the motivations of clinical trial veterans who repeatedly participate in medical research studies. Dr. Koren shares that these participants consistently cite the desire to "Make a Difference" as...
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Episode 302
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🎙 The Liver: Common Causes of Complications, Cirrhosis, and Cancer Ep. 301
Dr. Nikhil Kapila joins Dr. Michael Koren on this live MedEvidence! presentation. Dr. Kapila, a liver disease specialist, explains why we can't live without our liver. The doctors review what the liver does, what can cause damage to the liver, ...
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Episode 301
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🕗 Knowledge is Power, hsCRP and Heart Disease Risk Ep. 300
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss how Knowledge is Power - especially when it comes to medicine. The doctor explains how diagnostic tests like high sensitivity C-reactive protein (HSCRP) empower physicians and patients by giving...
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Episode 300
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🕗 Ever wondered why there's so much advertising around AFib? Ep. 299
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss why atrial fibrillation (AFib) receives so much attention in advertising compared to other services hospitals provide. The cardiologist explains the financial incentives for hospitals and device...
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Episode 299
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🎙Inside the Inflammatory Cascade: Understanding Psoriasis Ep. 298
Dr. Michael Bernhardt, a dermatologist and clinical researcher, joins Dr. Erich Schramm to discuss the revolutionary advancements in psoriasis treatment over the past two decades. The doctors discuss how psoriasis is an inflammatory disease mor...
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Episode 298
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🎙Migraines: Navigating The War Zone Ep. 297
Doctor Carolyn Tran joins Neurologist Steven Toenjes to discuss migraines. Migraine is a complex brain disease affecting one in five women and one in ten men, with treatments ranging from traditional medications to cutting-edge therapies target...
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Episode 297
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🕗 Beyond mRNA: Novavax Gets FDA Approval Ep. 296
The FDA has granted full approval to Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, providing an alternative to mRNA vaccines that works through a different mechanism using proteins and adjuvants. Despite being four years into the pandemic, COVID-19 remains a sig...
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Episode 296
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🕗 Oral COVID Vaccines: A New Frontier Ep. 295
Dr. Michael Koren shares exciting news about the revival of an oral COVID vaccine study previously halted by government spending cuts. The non-mRNA vaccine trial represents an important alternative approach that apparently received priority sta...
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Episode 295
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