MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.

Originally released: December 7, 2017

This week on the show, we're discussing the science behind the fiction of George Malley, the protagonist of the 1996 classic, Phenomenon. Specifically, we ask the question, is there a disease out there that incidentally benefits the human organism? Maybe there is...

Produced by James E Siegler. Music by Hyson, Ars Sonor, and Lee Rosevere. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision-making.

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