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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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Young Doctors and The Perils of Instant Financial...

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2015/08/03

Host: John Russell, MD Physicians are expected to memorize and maintain an enormous amount of clinical information on a wide variety of topics. But when it comes to financial management, it's this particular population that often comes up the shortest. Perhaps the most at-risk individuals within this community are the young physicians just out of training. For this group, having endured anywhere from 8 to 15 years of low wage training, financial disasters are just a few instant

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Young Doctors and The Perils of Instant Financial...

Book Club ·

2015/08/03

Host: John Russell, MD Physicians are expected to memorize and maintain an enormous amount of clinical information on a wide variety of topics. But when it comes to financial management, it's this particular population that often comes up the shortest. Perhaps the most at-risk individuals within this community are the young physicians just out of training. For this group, having endured anywhere from 8 to 15 years of low wage training, financial disasters are just a few instant

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Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was...

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2015/07/27

Host: John Russell, MD In the late 19th century, America’s most popular spectator sport drew thousands of fans, created celebirty athletes, endured scandals for performance-enhancing drugs, and opened doors for immigrants, African Americans, and women. But this sport wasn’t baseball, boxing, or horseracing—it was competitive walking. Dr. John Russell speaks with Matthew Algeo, author of Pedestrianism, about competitive walking’s peculiar appeal and popularity, its rapid demise, and its

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Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was...

Book Club ·

2015/07/27

Host: John Russell, MD In the late 19th century, America’s most popular spectator sport drew thousands of fans, created celebirty athletes, endured scandals for performance-enhancing drugs, and opened doors for immigrants, African Americans, and women. But this sport wasn’t baseball, boxing, or horseracing—it was competitive walking. Dr. John Russell speaks with Matthew Algeo, author of Pedestrianism, about competitive walking’s peculiar appeal and popularity, its rapid demise, and its

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Hunger, Hope & Healing by Sarahjoy Marsh

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2015/07/20

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Up to 24 million Americans of all ages and genders suffer from eating disorders: binge eating disorder, anorexia, and bulimia—linked todepression, they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Yet, only 1 in 10 people with eating disorders receive treatment. Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes author Sarahjoy Marsh to review the steps and stages of recovery from disordered eating patterns including yo-yo dieting, emotional eating, binge eating,

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Hunger, Hope & Healing by Sarahjoy Marsh

Book Club ·

2015/07/20

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Up to 24 million Americans of all ages and genders suffer from eating disorders: binge eating disorder, anorexia, and bulimia—linked todepression, they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Yet, only 1 in 10 people with eating disorders receive treatment. Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes author Sarahjoy Marsh to review the steps and stages of recovery from disordered eating patterns including yo-yo dieting, emotional eating, binge eating,

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in...

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2015/07/06

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Renowned trauma expert Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with trauma survivors. In his book, The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. van der Kolk adds to modern understandings of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He discusses how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in...

Book Club ·

2015/07/06

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Renowned trauma expert Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with trauma survivors. In his book, The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. van der Kolk adds to modern understandings of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He discusses how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness

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Heal Your Heart: The Positive Emotions Prescription...

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2015/07/03

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Stress and other negative emotions contribute to about 25 percent of heart attacks. But recent cutting-edge research shows that positive emotions can cause a chemical change in your body that directly improves your overall cardiovascular health. Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Dr. Michael Miller to discuss his book, Heal Your Heart: The Positive Emotions Prescription to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Dr. Miller is a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine,

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Heal Your Heart: The Positive Emotions Prescription...

Book Club ·

2015/07/03

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Stress and other negative emotions contribute to about 25 percent of heart attacks. But recent cutting-edge research shows that positive emotions can cause a chemical change in your body that directly improves your overall cardiovascular health. Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Dr. Michael Miller to discuss his book, Heal Your Heart: The Positive Emotions Prescription to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Dr. Miller is a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine,

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Caring for the Heart: Mayo Clinic and the Rise of...

Book Club ·

2015/06/22

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. Bruce Fye's unique book, Caring for the Heart: Mayo Clinic and the Rise of Specialization, weaves together three important themes. It describes major developments in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in the twentieth century, explains how the Mayo Clinic evolved from a family practice in Minnesota into one of the world's leading medical centers, and reveals how the invention of new technologies and procedures promoted specialization among

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Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and...

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2015/05/11

Host: John Russell, MD A cure for HIV? Two men, known in medical journals as the Berlin Patients, were cured of HIV in distinct yet related ways. The two patients’ disparate cures came twelve years apart, but Nathalia Holt, an award-winning scientist at the forefront of HIV research, connects the molecular dots of these cases for the first time. Her book, CURED: How The Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science, explores this new field of investigation and

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The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide...

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2015/05/11

Host: John Russell, MD Internationally respected neurologist Frances E. Jensen, M.D. speaks with host John Russell, MD about her book, The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide To Raising Adolescents And Young Adults. This insightful book offers new findings and dispells myths and also provides practical advice for parents and teenagers.

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Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and...

Book Club ·

2015/05/11

Host: John Russell, MD A cure for HIV? Two men, known in medical journals as the Berlin Patients, were cured of HIV in distinct yet related ways. The two patients’ disparate cures came twelve years apart, but Nathalia Holt, an award-winning scientist at the forefront of HIV research, connects the molecular dots of these cases for the first time. Her book, CURED: How The Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science, explores this new field of investigation and

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The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide...

Book Club ·

2015/05/11

Host: John Russell, MD Internationally respected neurologist Frances E. Jensen, M.D. speaks with host John Russell, MD about her book, The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide To Raising Adolescents And Young Adults. This insightful book offers new findings and dispells myths and also provides practical advice for parents and teenagers.

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The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an...

Book Club ·

2015/04/27

Host: John Russell, MD The beginning of AIDS epidemic has been traced to a single event, localized rather precisely in place and time. David Quammen's book, The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest explores these origins. Dr. John Russell's interview with David Quammen explores the real story of AIDS—how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million people.

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The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an...

Book Club ·

2015/04/27

Host: John Russell, MD The beginning of AIDS epidemic has been traced to a single event, localized rather precisely in place and time. David Quammen's book, The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest explores these origins. Dr. John Russell's interview with David Quammen explores the real story of AIDS—how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million people.

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Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr....

Book Club ·

2015/04/06

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. John Russell welcomes author Gerald Imber, MD to talk about his book, Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted, an intriguing biography about the 19th century doctor who invented modern surgery. Halsted was a brilliant and driven physician, but he was also haunted by a lifelong addition to cocain and other pain killers. Despite his internal struggles, he is credited with taking surgery from the horrific, dangerous practice it

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Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr....

Book Club ·

2015/04/06

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. John Russell welcomes author Gerald Imber, MD to talk about his book, Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted, an intriguing biography about the 19th century doctor who invented modern surgery. Halsted was a brilliant and driven physician, but he was also haunted by a lifelong addition to cocain and other pain killers. Despite his internal struggles, he is credited with taking surgery from the horrific, dangerous practice it

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Exercise Will Hurt You: Concussion, Traumatic Brain...

Book Club ·

2015/03/09

Host: John Russell, MD When was it decided that exercise could only be good for you? In his recent book, Exercise Will Hurt You: Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, and How the Dangers of Sports and Exercise Can Affect Your Health, leading neurosurgeon Dr. Steven Barrer calls for a change in the way we think about exercise in the United States. His work arises from an extensive career treating exercise-related injuries, anecdotal experiences from his own personal exercise injuries over

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