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A true scientific pause-resister that traces a remarkable scientific breakthrough (the isolation of endorphins in the brain) as dedicated scientists race - not only with their fellow scientists - but against time and the profit hungry giant pharmaceutical companies. This audiobook chronicles the fascinating discovery of endorphins, the body's natural painkiller.

When molecular biologist Becky McClain raised urgent alarms about biosafety lapses at her biotech lab at Pfizer, she expected concern—not retaliation. Instead, her warnings about dangerous, genetically engineered viruses that were handled without following standard safety protocols were met with hostility, intimidation, and ultimately, devastating illness after a workplace exposure changed her life forever.

Nine million Americans are touched by aneurysms during their lifetimes. This is one story of love. Brainstorm is the candid and powerful memoir of the author's harrowing experience of an aneurysm and his road to recovery. It is a journey of love and devotion and a clash of medical beliefs and countercultures.

In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman's uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world.

The Business of AI in Healthcare Podcast is presented by Robert Kaiser. It brings together business leaders and other forward thinkers to discuss how best to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, increasingly complex healthcare industry.

The Headache Godfather traces the life of Seymour Diamond, MD, who was born in 1925, the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Slovakia, in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Diamond revolutionized the practice of headache as a medical specialty when he opened the United States' first private headache practice, the Diamond Headache Clinic, in 1974. It quickly became a headache haven for sufferers from around the world.

On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with 24 leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in children. When Dr. Judy Mikovits finished her presentation the room was silent for a moment, then one of the scientists said, "Oh my God!" The resulting investigation would be like no other in science.

G. Wayne Miller has dramatically and meticulously reconstructed an amazing true story: how a group of renegade Minnesota surgeons, led by Dr. Walt Lillehei, made medical history by becoming the first doctors to operate deep inside the human heart.

Oncology Voice Network (OVN) Podcast brings the real-world voices of oncology drug development to life. Hosted by Dr. Kirk Shepard and Dr. Ramin Farhood, the series features candid conversations with leaders and innovators across the oncology ecosystem. Each episode explores real-world experiences, lessons learned, bold ideas, challenges, and best practices and solutions from pharmaceutical executives, academic researchers, patients, patient advocates, and innovation partners—connecting the voices that drive oncology drug development forward. At its core, the show reflects the mission of the...

An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a comatose brain surgery patient whom doctors have declared a "vegetable." Twenty years ago all of them would have been given up for dead, with no realistic hope for survival. But today...

Welcome to "Drug Diaries," the podcast exploring pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and biotechnology. Host Kaushik Trivedi, with over two decades of industry experience, shares his expertise. Kaushik has worked with IQVIA, Cognizant, Wipro, and more, and holds degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry, marketing, and advertising. Kaushik's expertise spans: - Data-Driven GTM & Customer Engagement - CRM, Marketing Cloud, SFE, & Commercial Analytics - AI/ML/NLP in Life Sciences - Population Health Management - IoT & Connected Devices - Content Production & MLR Approval - R&D, Clinical, Pharmacovigilance,...

Can You Hear Me? is a podcast about hearing loss, how it affects people, how it’s treated, and how science is working to better understand its widespread effects. Through conversations about the current state of the field and interviews with the experts driving progress, host Rishi Pampati approaches hearing loss from various angles. Let it be clear: this isn’t just a podcast about ears.

The world of healthcare is rapidly evolving. Join us in exploring the trends, strategies and innovations that are reshaping the industry. Powered by Taylor Healthcare, the Digital Healthcare Experience is a platform for conversations with leaders on the forefront of the digital healthcare revolution. Watch our videos on YouTube @TheDigitalHealthcareExperience This podcast is your gateway to the latest trends and breakthroughs in digital health. In each episode our hosts from Taylor Healthcare interview top healthcare leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs who are pushing the boundaries of ...

Dr. Bruce Bassi, an addiction physician and biomedical engineer, interviews pioneers and thought leaders in the world of digital mental health. We explore innovative ideas, motivations for key features, technical challenges and future directions in psychiatry technology. We look behind the curtain and see how these creations were made and how they expect them to evolve in the future. Join our podcast discussion here: www.facebook.com/groups/futurepsychiatrypodcast/

Join host Lindsey Smith and other Osmosis team members for a global conversation about improving health and healthcare with prominent figures in education and healthcare innovation such as Chelsea Clinton, Mark Cuban, Dr. Ashish Jha, Dr. Eric Topol, Dr. Vivian Lee and Sal Khan, as well as senior leaders at organizations such as the CDC, National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins University, WHO, Harvard University, NYU Langone and many others.

Bertrand Kiefer, médecin, théologien, éthicien et ex-rédacteur en chef de la Revue Médicale Suisse, anime ce podcast d’entretiens vivants et spontanés avec des penseurs et praticiens — médecins, scientifiques, journalistes, sociologues… Ensemble, ils explorent des sujets allant de la médecine aux grands défis contemporains : climat, IA, Big Tech, santé, inégalités. Chaque épisode part d’une grande question et se conclut par deux interrogations centrales : Quelles sont vos raisons de vivre ? Et qu’est-ce que bien vivre ? Destiné à un public curieux, ce programme ...

Bertrand Kiefer, médecin, théologien, éthicien et ex-rédacteur en chef de la Revue Médicale Suisse, anime ce podcast d’entretiens vivants et spontanés avec des penseurs et praticiens — médecins, scientifiques, journalistes, sociologues… Ensemble, ils explorent des sujets allant de la médecine aux grands défis contemporains : climat, IA, Big Tech, santé, inégalités. Chaque épisode part d’une grande question et se conclut par deux interrogations centrales : Quelles sont vos raisons de vivre ? Et qu’est-ce que bien vivre ? Destiné à un public curieux, ce programme creuse ...

The definitive, inside account of the Trump Administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic from White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah Birx. In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx—a lifelong federal health official who had worked at...

From the authors of the New York Times bestselling Plague of Corruption comes the prescription on how to end the plague infecting our medical community.

The Next Orbit: We Run Toward Healthcare’s Biggest ChallengesThe Next Orbit pulls back the curtain on health data and the infrastructure that powers care delivery. Hosted by Ben Wade, a seasoned healthcare technology leader and Senior Solutions Executive at Leap Orbit, this show goes beyond buzzwords to reveal what it really takes to modernize the systems behind healthcare.Each episode explores the hidden mechanics of public health infrastructure — from interoperability and data governance to ethical AI and provider engagement. Ben sits down with government innovators, policy reformers, ...