The Curious Clinicians

The Curious Clinicians is a medical podcast that asks "why?". Why do diseases present in certain way

Episodes

Total: 122

[Archive] UMAMI

2024/4/4

In this episode from our archives, originally posted on September 16, 2020, The Curious Clinicians e

86 - Enlarging Alcohol

2024/3/21

The Curious Clinicians are on tap to ask, why does chronic alcohol use cause macrocytosis? Read the

85 - NephMadness 2024

2024/3/5

Welcome to NephMadness 2024! In collaboration with Things We Do For No Reason (TWDFNR), we are exci

The Curious Clinicians examine why the genetic mutations leading to hereditary hemochromatosis might

On this episode from our archive, originally posted on March 15, 2022, The Curious Clinicians examin

The Curious Clinicians investigate the history and mechanisms of how thalidomide caused embryopathy

[Archive] In Vivo Veritas

2024/1/26

On this episode from our archive, originally posted on February 16, 2022, The Curious Clinicians inv

In this episode, we investigate the reasons why we don't (and don't need to) transfuse to normal hem

The Curious Clinicians are currently on a holiday break, but we'll be back with new content in 2024!

81 - Avoiding Malaria

2023/12/6

In this episode, we examine how sickle cell trait protects against malaria, in multiple ways. Read t

Today we reach back into The Curious Clinicians archives, just in time for Thanksgiving. In this epi

80 - A Scleroderma Crisis

2023/11/8

In this episode, we explore why ACE inhibitors treat scleroderma renal crisis so effectively (and wh

79 - Kurious Keto

2023/10/19

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians ask why a ketogenic diet can help control seizures in refrac

78 - Valve Privilege

2023/10/4

For this episode, The Curious Clinicians ask why patients with bioprosthetic heart valves don't requ

On this episode, The Curious Clinicians learn about why hyperthyroidism is associated with atrial fi

On this episode, The Curious Clinicians explore the liver's incredible ability to regenerate after i

[Archive] The Last Breath

2023/8/24

This week, The Curious Clinicians are bringing back an episode from the archive that was originally

75 - Feeling the Burn

2023/8/9

On this episode, The Curious Clinicians investigate why alcohol both causes a burning sensation when

74 - DIFFerent Babies

2023/7/26

On this episode, The Curious Clinicians examine an intriguing question - why are babies protected fr

On this episode, The Curious Clinicians are joined by Dr Christopher Worsham, co-author of a fascina