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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
303 episodes
🎙Why Being in a Clinical Trial May Reduce Your Medical Risk Ep. 290
Dr. Michael Koren sits down with Dr. Murali Ramaswamy to explore the concept of Research as a Care Option. They compare this with the misconception of research as a treatment option to reveal how clinical trials provide structured environments ...
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Episode 290
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16:30
🕗How Tariffs May Impact Your Medical Costs Ep. 289
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss how tariffs could significantly impact pharmaceutical prices. They talk about how barriers to import may affect both prescription and especially over-the-counter medication prices. They move ont...
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Episode 289
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🎙COPD Causes, Symptoms, and Modern Treatment Approaches Ep. 288
On this episode, recorded in front of a live audience, Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren is joined by pulmonologist Dr. Mitchell Rothstein to discuss Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is obstruction of the lungs, making it hard to...
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Episode 287
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45:21
🕗 John Lennon's Last Concert Highlights Research Ethics Ep 287
Dr. Michael Koren Join Kevin Geddings to reflect on the evolution of medical research ethics from the troubling practices at Willowbrook Hospital in the 1970s to today's patient-centered approach. He connects this progression to John Lennon and...
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Episode 287
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🕗Cholesterol Report from the American College of Cardiology Ep. 286
Dr. Michael Koren shares insights from his presentation at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago about a groundbreaking oral PCSK9 inhibitor that could lower cholesterol by 80% when combined with a statin. The development repres...
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Episode 284
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🎙Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatric Care Ep. 285
Psychiatrist Dr. Rachna Saralka joins Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren to explore the emerging field of artificial intelligence in psychology. They discuss the promise and shortfalls of using AI in this field, and the need for hard data and...
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Episode 285
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22:22
🕗The Final Four of Pharmaceuticals: Basketball Championships Can Teach Us About Drug Development Ep. 284
On this Monday Morning Minute, Dr. Michael Koren draws parallels between the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament and the clinical research process. He explains that in medicine, researchers start with literally 10,000 potential molecules, whi...
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Episode 284
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🎙Ghana to Florida; Emergency Room to Home Ep. 283
Judith Abbey, DNP, shares her journey from medical student in Ghana to healthcare entrepreneur in Florida, where she founded On the Go Drip, a mobile IV therapy service delivering treatments directly to patients' homes. Dr. Michael Koren asks h...
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Episode 283
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34:52
🕗 Single-Pill Solution Could Reduce Cholesterol by 80% Ep. 282
Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss progress in the world of cholesterol management. Dr. Koren explains the importance of getting cholesterol - especially LDL cholesterol - under control and the potential benefits to ...
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Episode 282
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🎙The Internet is a Weird Place Ep. 281
On This week’s episode, Dr. Michael Koren Interviews local media entrepreneur Randall Thomas, host of PB and Jax. They discuss how “The Internet is a Weird Place.” They examine the algorithms, platforms, and biases that make up our experience o...
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Episode 281
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28:11
🎙When the Teleprompter Gets Blurry: Ken Amaro's Wake-Up Call Ep. 280
Ken Amaro, a former broadcaster with 42 years of experience and current Jacksonville City Councilman for District 1, joins Eric Ross, RN. Ken shares his decade-long journey with Type 2 diabetes from diagnosis through management and lifestyle ad...
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Episode 280
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🕗 A "Healthy Look" at Clinical Trial Participation Ep. 279
On this week's Monday Morning Minute, Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to answer the question "can I participate in clinical trials even if I'm not sick?" They discuss how having "healthy participants" is critical for some clinical trials...
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Episode 279
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7:14
🎙 Community Health Initiatives with Jacksonville's Chief Health Officer Ep. 278
In this episode, Dr. Michael Koren is joined by Dr. Sunil Joshi, the Chief Health Officer of the city of Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Joshi runs through five health initiatives to lower the premature death rate in the city and county. The doctors...
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Episode 278
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40:29
🕗 Gastric Bypass Results Without the Surgery? Ep. 277
This week Dr. Koren Joins Kevin Geddings for the Monday Morning Minute to talk about a clinical research procedure to resurface a part of the digestive system that contributes to obesity and diabetes. This program is currently being studied in ...
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🎙Beyond Cholesterol: Inflammation And Heart Disease Ep. 276
Dr. Trevor Greene joins Dr. Michael Koren to discuss the effects of inflammation on the cardiovascular system. The two cardiologists talk about biomarkers that have increasing importance: including liporprotein(a) and hsCRP. The doctors finish ...
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Episode 276
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38:12
🕗 Medical Devices: Beyond Pills and Vaccines Ep. 275
Most pills are taken daily, and many vaccines protect for around a year, but could medical device products last even longer? In this episode of the Monday Morning Minute, Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings and explains what medical devices ...
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Episode 275
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🎙 Journavx (Suzetrigine): The Future of Pain Medication Ep. 274
Anesthesiologist Dr. Todd Bertoch speaks with Dr. Michael Koren in this exciting episode about the a new pain medication, Journavx (suzetrigine), which was just approved by the FDA in January, 2025. The doctors discuss this breakthrough pain ma...
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Episode 274
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21:43
🕗 Alcohol Warning Labels: Helpful or Harmful? Ep. 273
Kevin Geddings talks with Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren about the health risks and benefits of alcohol, which continue to be significant topics of discussion in health circles. This episode delves into a late Biden-era proposal for alcohol war...
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Episode 273
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🎙The Dual Role of Clinicians as Researchers Ep. 272
Rheumatologist Dr. Manish Jain joins Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren as they discuss how performing clinical trials can help physicians become more holistic and knowledgeable, and how the process can result in better care for patients. In this c...
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Episode 272
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26:58
🎙 Patents and the Physician Inventor Ep. 271
Dr. Dan Schlager, who started his career as an ER physician, joins Dr. Michael Koren to talk about his life path as a physician inventor who transformed emergency response through an innovative GPS technology. Dr. Schlager also talks about othe...
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Episode 271
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36:23
🕗 The Crucible of Evaluation Ep. 270
Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings as they explore the history and significance of clinical trial integrity over the last 50 years. Dr. Koren brings up the story of Dr. David Baltimore, who's test results on viruses were questioned and who'...
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🎙 Medical Insurance and Medicare Ep. 269
On this episode, Medicare and insurance expert Andy Stansfield joins Dr. Michael Koren to review the differences between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Andy reveals the intricacies of Medicare's components - Parts A, B, C, and D -...
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Episode 269
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39:41
🎙 Keystone Habits to Fight Obesity Ep. 268
In this episode, Obesity, Lifestyle, and Pediatric Specialist Dr. Randolph Nunez joins Cardiologist and Clinical Researcher Dr. Michael Koren as they discuss the approaches to managing obesity, particularly in children and adolescents. Dr. Nune...
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Episode 268
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🕗 Chief Superbowl Predictions Couldn’t Beat a Clinical Trial Ep. 267
On this week’s MedEvidence Monday Minute, Dr. Michael Koren and Kevin Geddings discuss the superbowl and how the predictions around the outcome - based on past experiences - were no substitute for knowing how the actual game would turn out. The...
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Episode 267
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🎙 The Snowball Effect of Chronic Cough Ep. 266
Join Pulmonologist Dr. Mitchell Rothstein and Allergist and Immunologist Dr. Steve Dorman as they explore the violent activity that can project particles at 100 miles an hour out of your mouth: coughing! The doctors explain the varied approache...
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Episode 266
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