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Book Club

Join our hosts as they explore various genres in medical literature either for intellectual sustenance or for joy and entertainment. The ReachMD Book Club will introduce authors and topics to enliven and transform your reading experience. This series features a diverse array of medically-centered genres such as biographies and autobiographies, historicals, and contemporary fiction/non-fiction.

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Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola...

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2016/03/21

Host: John Russell, MD Over the past fifty years, more than three hundred infectious diseases have either newly emerged or reemerged, appearing in territories where they’ve never been seen before. Ninety percent of epidemiologists expect that one of them will cause a deadly pandemic sometime in the next two generations. But which one, and how? In Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond, prizewinning journalist Sonia Shah interweaves history, original reportage,

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Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola...

Book Club ·

2016/03/21

Host: John Russell, MD Over the past fifty years, more than three hundred infectious diseases have either newly emerged or reemerged, appearing in territories where they’ve never been seen before. Ninety percent of epidemiologists expect that one of them will cause a deadly pandemic sometime in the next two generations. But which one, and how? In Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond, prizewinning journalist Sonia Shah interweaves history, original reportage,

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Overcoming the Odds: A Physician's Journey from the...

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2016/02/22

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO On this episode of Everyday Family Medicine, host Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Antonio J. Webb to discuss his book, Overcoming the Odds: From the War on the Streets of Louisiana to the War on Terrorism in Iraq. Dr. Webb is an orthopedic surgeon in residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. He is also a motivational speaker and mentors underprivileged middle and high school students interested in medical careers.

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The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's...

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2016/01/25

Host: John Russell, MD In medical school, Matt McCarthy dreamed of being a different kind of doctor—the sort of mythical, unflappable physician who could reach unreachable patients. But when a new admission to the critical care unit almost died his first night on call, he found himself scrambling. Visions of mastery quickly gave way to hopes of simply surviving hospital life, where confidence was hard to come by and no amount of med school training could dispel the terror of facing

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The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's...

Book Club ·

2016/01/25

Host: John Russell, MD In medical school, Matt McCarthy dreamed of being a different kind of doctor—the sort of mythical, unflappable physician who could reach unreachable patients. But when a new admission to the critical care unit almost died his first night on call, he found himself scrambling. Visions of mastery quickly gave way to hopes of simply surviving hospital life, where confidence was hard to come by and no amount of med school training could dispel the terror of facing

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Should I Fire My Doctor? Eleven Essential Elements to...

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2015/12/28

Host: Thomas C. Wright, Jr., MD Guest: Patricia Sulak, MD Dr. Thomas Wright joins Dr. Patricia Sulak, renowned OB/GYN and author of Should I Fire My Doctor? Eleven Essential Elements to Living Well Aware, to discuss the key principles outlined in her book. Should I Fire My Doctor details the self-induced nature of common health problems today and how patients can take ownership of these issues by applying essential elements of health and happiness, with the potential to

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Should I Fire My Doctor? Eleven Essential Elements to...

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2015/12/28

Host: Thomas C. Wright, Jr., MD Guest: Patricia Sulak, MD Dr. Thomas Wright joins Dr. Patricia Sulak, renowned OB/GYN and author of Should I Fire My Doctor? Eleven Essential Elements to Living Well Aware, to discuss the key principles outlined in her book. Should I Fire My Doctor details the self-induced nature of common health problems today and how patients can take ownership of these issues by applying essential elements of health and happiness, with the potential to

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The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of...

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2015/12/21

Host: John Russell, MD Thought of as the seat of our soul, then as a mysteriously animated object, the heart is still more a mystery than it is understood. Rob Dunn, evolutionary biologist and author of The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, tells the raucous, gory, mesmerizing story of the heart, from the first "explorers" who dug up cadavers and plumbed their hearts' chambers, through the first heart surgeries-which had to be completed in three minutes before death arrived-to heart

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The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of...

Book Club ·

2015/12/21

Host: John Russell, MD Thought of as the seat of our soul, then as a mysteriously animated object, the heart is still more a mystery than it is understood. Rob Dunn, evolutionary biologist and author of The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, tells the raucous, gory, mesmerizing story of the heart, from the first "explorers" who dug up cadavers and plumbed their hearts' chambers, through the first heart surgeries-which had to be completed in three minutes before death arrived-to heart

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The Traumatized Brain: A Family Guide to...

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2015/12/14

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD A traumatic brain injury is a life-changing event, affecting an individual’s lifestyle, ability to work, relationships―even personality. In The Traumatized Brain: a Family Guide to Understanding Mood, Memory, and Behavior after Brain Injury, co-author and neuropsychiatrist Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi explains how traumatic brain injury, whether mild, moderate, or severe, affects the brain. He describes how emotional symptoms such as depression, anxiety, mania, and

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The Traumatized Brain: A Family Guide to...

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2015/12/14

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD A traumatic brain injury is a life-changing event, affecting an individual’s lifestyle, ability to work, relationships―even personality. In The Traumatized Brain: a Family Guide to Understanding Mood, Memory, and Behavior after Brain Injury, co-author and neuropsychiatrist Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi explains how traumatic brain injury, whether mild, moderate, or severe, affects the brain. He describes how emotional symptoms such as depression, anxiety, mania, and

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Stoned: A Doctor's Case for Medical Marijuana

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2015/09/14

Host: John Russell, MD No substance on earth is as hotly debated as marijuana. Opponents claim it’s dangerous, addictive, carcinogenic, and a gateway to serious drug abuse. Conversely, fans claim it as a wonder drug, treating cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, glaucoma, arthritis, migraines, PTSD, and insomnia. In Stoned: A Doctor's Case for Medical Marijuana, palliative care physician Dr. David Casarett investigates with researchers, doctors, and patients around the globe how

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Changing Outcomes: A Financial Recovery Strategy for...

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2015/09/07

Host: John Russell, MD Wealth, or the appearance thereof, is often portrayed in American popular culture not by the allocation of one's assets, but rather the number of assets. As such, the most common mechanism by which healthily employed Americans get into financial trouble is, simply, from owning "too much stuff." Health care professionals, especially those in higher income positions, are particularly susceptible to this problem after experiencing delayed financial gratification for

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Changing Outcomes: A Financial Recovery Strategy for...

Book Club ·

2015/09/07

Host: John Russell, MD Wealth, or the appearance thereof, is often portrayed in American popular culture not by the allocation of one's assets, but rather the number of assets. As such, the most common mechanism by which healthily employed Americans get into financial trouble is, simply, from owning "too much stuff." Health care professionals, especially those in higher income positions, are particularly susceptible to this problem after experiencing delayed financial gratification for

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Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and...

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2015/08/31

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time in the mid 19th century. Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, author of Dr. Mütter’s Marvels, interweaves an eye-opening portrait of nineteenth-century medicine with the riveting biography of a man once described

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Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and...

Book Club ·

2015/08/31

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time in the mid 19th century. Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, author of Dr. Mütter’s Marvels, interweaves an eye-opening portrait of nineteenth-century medicine with the riveting biography of a man once described

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Shocked: Adventures in Bringing Back the Recently Dead

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2015/08/24

Host: John Russell, MD Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has taken on the appearance at times of just another serious complication. In Shocked, author Dr. David Casarett chronicles his exploration of the cutting edge of resuscitation and reveals just how far science has come. Dr. John Russell hosts.

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Shocked: Adventures in Bringing Back the Recently Dead

Book Club ·

2015/08/24

Host: John Russell, MD Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has taken on the appearance at times of just another serious complication. In Shocked, author Dr. David Casarett chronicles his exploration of the cutting edge of resuscitation and reveals just how far science has come. Dr. John Russell hosts.

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Stealth Medicine in the White House: the Secret Heart...

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2015/08/17

Host: John Russell, MD In the 1940's, popular American President Franklin D. Roosevelt developed a serious illness that went undetected by the media and general public. That illness was severe hypertensive heart disease, and unbeknownst to everyone outside the White House, the medical staff may have been hiding its progression to protect the President's image during his last campaign. Did the secrecy cost him his life prematurely, or were treatments too limited at the time to make a

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Stealth Medicine in the White House: the Secret Heart...

Book Club ·

2015/08/17

Host: John Russell, MD In the 1940's, popular American President Franklin D. Roosevelt developed a serious illness that went undetected by the media and general public. That illness was severe hypertensive heart disease, and unbeknownst to everyone outside the White House, the medical staff may have been hiding its progression to protect the President's image during his last campaign. Did the secrecy cost him his life prematurely, or were treatments too limited at the time to make a

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