The Curious Clinicians

On our latest episode, "Wherefore Iodine?", @AvrahamCooperMD asks: Why was iodine administered prophylactically after Chernobyl? We cover Soviet-era geopolitics, nuclear physics, public health, thyroid physiology, and more! open.spotify.com/episode/0JEHse… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/112…

On our latest episode "Null Neutrophils," @tony_breu asks a fascinating physiologic question:  Why is Duffy Null status associated with lower neutrophil counts? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/111… open.spotify.com/episode/3SdIwp…

On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,' @AvrahamCooperMD asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much? Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/110… open.spotify.com/episode/1u8Sio…

On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,' @AvrahamCooperMD shares a saline-ent question: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much? We touch on ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/110… open.spotify.com/episode/1u8Sio…

This week, @tony_breu shares another "fresh case" physiology question: Why don't we all get spontaneous HIT?  Listen to ‘The HITs Keep Coming’ at the links below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/episode/25R1GO…

Each episode, producer @gbuonomomed puts together a paired show notes blog post. For our latest episode, 'Alpha-gal again', we tackle the question: how could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer? curiousclinicians.com/2025/04/24/epi… open.substack.com/pub/thecurious…

On our latest episode, Alpha-gal Again, we share new insights on how alpha-gal could potentially be used to treat cancer! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/episode/1GpKRe…

This week, @AvrahamCooperMD shares new insights on the topic of a previous episode: alpha-gal! We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/episode/1GpKRe…

Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain aka petrichor? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/107… open.spotify.com/episode/4eDFrI…

This week, we dive into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain? And why does fresh rain smell so good? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/episode/4eDFrI…

We're on a gram negative run! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why does Pseudomonas smell like grapes? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/105… open.spotify.com/episode/0dKChk…

Our latest episode 'A Pseudo-truth?' is live! Producer @gbuonomomed is back to explore whether diabetic foot infections truly are at higher risk for having pseudomonas. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/104… open.spotify.com/episode/6N81KD… #MedTwitter

Why don't we (yet) have oral insulin? In our latest show notes blog post, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers are working to make an oral insulin option possible (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)! curiousclinicians.com/2025/01/09/epi… thecuriousclinicians.substack.com/p/oral-argument

Why don't we (yet) have oral insulin? In our latest episode, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers are working to make an oral insulin option possible (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/103… open.spotify.com/episode/1DEtYN…

Why do lobsters not age like humans do? What marine species can live >10,000 years? Which two invertebrate species are potentially biologically immortal? We answer these questions and more in our latest show notes blog, 'Long Lives the Lobster' open.substack.com/pub/thecurious…

'Long Lives the Lobster' is posted and available! We think you'll have swimming time listening to it... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/102… open.spotify.com/episode/6fYmIr…

Why do we make high levels of antibodies against ABO blood groups even without having been exposed before? Read our latest show notes blog post to find out! thecuriousclinicians.substack.com/p/automatic-abo curiousclinicians.com/2024/12/11/epi…

More of a visual learner? You can watch our latest episode, ‘Automatic ABO’! Why do we make high levels of antibodies against ABO blood groups even without having been exposed before? youtu.be/mpeTuK1rzXI?si…