The Curious Clinicians

The Curious Clinicians

The Curious Clinicians is a medical podcast that asks "why?". Why do diseases present in certain ways? What are the mechanisms of treatments we use? Why does the human body function as it does? Join us to explore these questions and many more.

Episodes

May 28, 2025 28 mins

This week, Tony shares another "fresh case" physiology question: Why don't we all get spontaneous HIT? 

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Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student (soon to be resident) Giancarlo Buonomo is our producer.

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This week, Avi shares new insights on the topic of episode 61: alpha-gal! We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?

You can read the show notes here!

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Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student (soon to be resident) Giancarlo Buonomo is our producer.

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March 27, 2025 33 mins

This week, Hannah dives into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain?

You can read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student (soon to be resident) Giancarlo Buonomo is our producer.

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March 12, 2025 30 mins

This week, Tony brings us a fresh case straight from morning report! Join  the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why do patients with methemoglobinemia have an oxygen saturation fixed at 85%?

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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February 19, 2025 21 mins

We're on a gram negative run! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why does Pseudomonas smell like grapes?

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student Giancarlo Buonomo is our producer. 

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January 29, 2025 34 mins

Producer Giancarlo Buonomo is back! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why do we worry about Pseudomonas infection in diabetic patients?

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Medical student Giancarlo Buon...

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January 8, 2025 26 mins

Welcome back to the Curious Clinicians! In today's episode, Tony asks an important question: "Why don’t we administer insulin orally?"

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December 25, 2024 30 mins

Happy Holidays from the Curious Clinicians! In today's episode, Avi shells us about a fascinating question: "Why do lobsters live so long?"

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Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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December 11, 2024 29 mins

In today's episode, Hannah asks the question: "Why do we 'automatically' form antibodies to ABO blood type antigens that are not our own?"

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Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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November 27, 2024 15 mins

Join us as we revisit our annual Thanksgiving episode, in which we answered the question: "Does tryptophan in turkey really cause a food coma?"

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November 13, 2024 23 mins

For our 100th episode this week, the Curious Clinicians take a look back at some of our favorite old episodes. Take a trip down memory lane with us and get some spaced repetition of our favorite learning points along the way. Thank you so much for listening to our show!

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

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October 30, 2024 33 mins

This week, the Curious Clinicians come to you LIVE from the CHEST 2024 conference explore a breathtaking topic: How could you live with only one lung?

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

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October 16, 2024 31 mins

Before our 100th episode, we are rebooting some favorite early episodes! In episode 89, we asked the question: Why don't elephants get cancer?

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Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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October 6, 2024 33 mins

This week, the Curious Clinicians meet Dr. Jessi Gold to talk about an important, and often undiscussed question in medicine: "How Do You Feel?" Dr. Gold's new book, out 10/8, covers the mental and physical costs of caring for others as a medical professional. More information about her book can be found here

Regular episodes will return with our final pre-100th episode reboot on 10/16 and a special live episode on 10/30! Thank ...

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October 2, 2024 22 mins

This week, the Curious Clinicians explore the mechanism behind-- and against-- a common prescribing cascade: Why does gabapentin cause edema?

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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September 18, 2024 26 mins

Before our 100th episode, we are rebooting some favorite early episodes! In episode 24, we asked the question: Why is fever beneficial?

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Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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September 4, 2024 20 mins

Before our 100th episode, we are rebooting some favorite early episodes! In episode 25, we asked the question: Why can furosemide improve pulmonary edema from heart failure almost immediately?

Read the show notes  here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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Dr. Mike Todorovic, medical educator and science communicator extraordinaire, joins The Curious Clinicians to discuss the Na+/K+ ATPase pump ("the most important enzyme in the human body") and his approach to digital medical education.

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

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August 7, 2024 23 mins

This week, the Curious Clinicians return to the topic of episode 72, "Bringing up Beethoven" with a surprising news update and new perspectives on a 200 year old tale!

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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July 24, 2024 34 mins

This week, the Curious Clinicians give a 'hot take' on a common symptoms: why do hot flashes occur?

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

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