Travel Medicine Podcast

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh peer deep into the windows of the soul to talk about ophthalmology. Along the way they cover the bangles and forced parodies, the oldest ophthalmology doctor and monument, eye anatomy in the time of ancient Greece, cataract couching in ancient India, the invention of eyeglasses and their european influence, fathering a scientific field, oculists and secret societies in Germany, early textbooks, the history of prosthetic eyes, the creation of an entire new field of surgery and the surprising medical studies behind sunglasses. SO sit back and relax as we attempt not to blind you with science of eyesight!Further Readinghttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17637502/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10939838/#:~:text=Tinted%20lenses%20are%20one%20approach,but%20was%20not%20subjectively%20preferred.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1772912/https://www.warbyparker.com/learn/when-were-contacts-invented#:~:text=Plastic%20Contacts:%20A%20Revolution%20(1936,Contact%20Lenses%20Are%20Refined%20(1970s)Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X/Instagram: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform their biweekly roundup of whats new in the medical world, this time with an emphasis on feel good research. Along the way they cover the intersection of Les Mis and the muppets, fat bear week, ozempic effects on imaging studies, xenotransplantation of the first pig liver, gene manipulation, full metal alchemist, innies v outies, the belly button biodiversity project, greek mythology, peripheral immunity and the nobel prize, the 2025 Ignoble award winners, and more! so sit back and relax as we teach you whats new in medical research!Further Readinghttps://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7514267/v1https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0329983https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100522https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168827825024973Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh take on the talk about Tylenol! Along the way they cover some thoughts about the current health and human services secretary, the accidental discovery of a new fever reducer due to a pharmaceutical mix up, methemoglobinemia, brilliant marketing strategies, brand trivia, the Tylenol murders, the dinosaur link, the actual studies on Tylenol and autism, the memory fallacy, and more! So sit back and relax as we pop a couple chill pills to teach the truth about tylenol!Further Readinghttps://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.202400234https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8654482/https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/the-right-chemistry-the-history-of-tylenolchrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://www.nancywest.net/pdfs/McNeilConsumerHealthcareCompany.pdf

IN this episode Dr's J and Santhosh explore some of the surprising influence and contributions France has made to the medical field. Along the way they cover the French revolution, the beginning of hospital medicine as a specialty, eliminating class barriers in medical practice, the shift away from humoral theory, the creation of health restaurants, the macabre catalyst that drove the new fields of study, empirical medicine and the stethoscope, origins of pathology and research departments, differential diagnosisFurther Readinghttps://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/revolutionary-hospital-medicinehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12964569/https://www.jstor.org/stable/3655283https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1168&context=younghistorianshttps://www.mdpi.com/2409-9252/4/3/18https://hekint.org/2017/01/24/architecture-and-the-french-hospital/#:~:text=Parisian%20hospitals%2C%20like%20those%20in,mattresses%20placed%20in%20the%20corridors.Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh continue their halloween hijinks moving on from the undead to the walking dead as they continue to discuss medicine of the spooky! Along the way, they cover the monster mash, historical Haitian zombies studies, tetrodotoxin, the reason zombies need brains, developing undead immunity and the Z nation, our own zombie senescent cells, Tutankhamun's curse and its medical veracity, the real dangers of opening tombs, cancer fighting curses and more! So sit back, relax and join us as we dig up information on grave diseases!Further Readinghttps://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/primate-diaries/a-natural-history-of-vampires/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/3814375https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC139048/https://www.livescience.com/health/fungus-that-may-have-caused-king-tuts-curse-shows-promise-in-treating-cancerhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/news/does-cellular-senescence-hold-secrets-healthier-aging#:~:text=Senescent%20cells%20are%20unique%20in,and%20related%20dementias%2C%20and%20osteoarthritis.Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh open their 12th season with the much looked forward to Halloween special! Along the way, they cover Young Frankenstein, the disease risks of dead bodies, the morticians guide to the recently deceased, vampire tuberculosis and the mercy brown incident, how decomposition can make the dead appear alive, vampire medical weakness to water, possible medical origins of shapeshifting myths, rabies, porphyria and historical blood drinking, medical phlebotomy and vampire cures, the celtic curseFurther Readinghttps://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/primate-diaries/a-natural-history-of-vampires/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/3814375https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC139048/https://www.livescience.com/health/fungus-that-may-have-caused-king-tuts-curse-shows-promise-in-treating-cancerhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/news/does-cellular-senescence-hold-secrets-healthier-aging#:~:text=Senescent%20cells%20are%20unique%20in,and%20related%20dementias%2C%20and%20osteoarthritis.

In our final episode of season 11, Dr's J and Santhosh once again peruse the pages of proud and perfidious persona as we cover our annual comic book medicine for comicon! ALong the way they discuss the Krakoan age of the Xmen and the mutant pharmacy, drugs that effect longevity, universal antibiotics, vaccine based food, xmen coachella, outside forces effecting drugs, Lazarus anime, time delay medications, Marvels first family, effects of space on gender and memory, medical issues of the fantastic four, and a cosmic comic case study. So sit back and relax as we bring medicine from the page to the real world in this years comic book medicine!Further Readinghttps://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-018-00210-0#:~:text=The%20project%20led%20to%20MucoRice,completed%20in%20IMSUT%20Hospital%2C%20Tokyo.https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-018-00210-0#:~:text=The%20project%20led%20to%20MucoRice,completed%20in%20IMSUT%20Hospital%2C%20Tokyo.https://www.nature.com/articles/d43747-020-00804-y#:~:text=The%20promising%20new%20drug%20is,the%20antibiotic%20is%20rendered%20useless.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg6702https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11440958/Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh dive into the history and pathology of Entamoeba Histolytica...along the way they cover jurassic poops, artisanal infections, paleoparasitology, medical etymology, protozoan life cycles, amebic evil twins, medical kittens, mitochondria like organisms, trophozoite pathology, diagnosis, symptoms zombie nibble cells, and ipecac and more modern treatment and more! So sit back and relax as we teach you all about the flukes of ameoba!Further Readinghttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/441647https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/history-of-entamoebiasis/01D4EA312C2E1ADA29423032756C5539https://sci-hub.ru/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1567134816301575https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.41.10.4745-4750.2003Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform a roundup of whats new in the medical world, this time with an emphasis on some creative engineered solutions to medical issues. Along the way they cover the plural of hiatus, 3d printing cells inside the body, shape shifting drug treatments, italian respirator innovations, snorkeling ventilators, time dosed vaccine delivery, a brief rant about rfk junior and the vaccine commision, mosquito STD's and more! so sit back, relax and learn whats new in medicine!Further Readinghttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt0293https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/forums/topic/charlotte-valve-by-isinnova-for-non-invasive-ventilator/https://news.mit.edu/2025/particles-carrying-multiple-vaccine-doses-could-reduce-need-follow-up-shots-0515https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202501168https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-83242-5Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comBlueSky/Mastodon/X: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: travelmedicinepodcast@gmail.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast