Episode 13: Update 1

02/19/16 • 6 min

2 Docs Talk: The podcast about healthcare, the science of medicine and everything in between.

After a few of our previous episodes we got some great questions from a few of our listeners. In this brief update, we answer questions about our episodes on medical marijuana, breast cancer screening and concussions.

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Episode 12: The Rising Problem of Opioid Abuse

Opioid abuse is at an ever increasing high in the U.S. with overdose being a significant cause of death.

What role do physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and the drug users themselves play in this epidemic. We examine these questions and more in this episode on the opioid problem in the United States.

Resources:

Drug Overdose Deaths by State

Draft CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Specific Populations and Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

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Episode 14: Bugs and Drugs

This week we started talking about bugs and drugs, or infections and their treatments and we got into Clostridium difficile infection and fecal transplants. Because when it comes to this topic, we are all middle school boys. We can't not talk about it.

In all seriousness, C. diff can be a devastating disease and the success of this treatment is beyond exciting. As Kendall likes to remind us, though, we have to watch out for the law of unintended consequences.

World Health Organization Survey on Antibiotic Use

Great Explainer Video About C. Difficile and Fecal Transplant

Freeze-dried poop for weight loss (I told you so)

Everything You Don't Want to Have to Know About Norovirus from the CDC