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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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The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of...

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2015/02/09

Host: John Russell, MD Dr. John Russell welcomes author Deborah Blum to talk about her book, The Poisoner's Handbook. In early twentieth-century New York, poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Science had no place in the Tammany Hall-controlled coroner's office, and corruption ran rampant. However, with the appointment of chief medical examiner Charles Norris in 1918, the poison game changed forever. Together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler, the duo set the justice

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Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness

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2014/12/22

Host: John Russell, MD An award-winning memoir that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Only days earlier, she had been leading an exciting life at the beginning of her promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now

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The Other Talk: A Guide to Talking with Your Adult...

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2014/09/22

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD It's a common rite of passage for parents to have "The Talk" with their kids about the beginning of life (aka the birds and the bees). But as parents age, the "Other Talk" focusing on their later years of life is equally important. Yet this discussion between parents and adult children is frequently neglected, leaving both parties with no contingency plans or options after a health crisis hits. In The Other Talk: A Guide to Talking with Your Adult Children

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Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me

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2014/09/16

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Personal recognition of mental illness can be frightening for many people, but there are added implications for those in the world of fine arts, where the lines between creative genius, artistic license, and erratic brain health become blurred. Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Ellen Forney, author of the graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Darkly funny, intensely personal, and visually dynamic, Forney's graphic memoir provides a

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Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me

Book Club ·

2014/09/16

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Personal recognition of mental illness can be frightening for many people, but there are added implications for those in the world of fine arts, where the lines between creative genius, artistic license, and erratic brain health become blurred. Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Ellen Forney, author of the graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Darkly funny, intensely personal, and visually dynamic, Forney's graphic memoir provides a

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The Diabetes Breakthrough: Dr. Osama Hamdy on his...

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2014/08/27

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Obesity and sedentary activities have contributed to an epidemic of diabetes mellitus in the US. Is there an answer that is not simply a "fad" diet? Joining host Dr. Maurice Pickard to address this important question is Dr. Osama Hamdy, Medical Director of the Weight Management Program at Joslin Diabetes Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hamdy is co-author of Diabetes Breakthrough: Better Health in Just 12 Weeks.

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The Diabetes Breakthrough: Dr. Osama Hamdy on his...

Book Club ·

2014/08/27

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Obesity and sedentary activities have contributed to an epidemic of diabetes mellitus in the US. Is there an answer that is not simply a "fad" diet? Joining host Dr. Maurice Pickard to address this important question is Dr. Osama Hamdy, Medical Director of the Weight Management Program at Joslin Diabetes Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hamdy is co-author of Diabetes Breakthrough: Better Health in Just 12 Weeks.

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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a...

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2014/07/25

Host: John Russell, MD A New Orleans hospital, after Hurricane Katrina, was surrounded on all sides by several feet of water. The power was out, and as time went on without restoration of basic operations, rumors began circulating of the hospital being overrun by looters. It was a period of total chaos with breakdowns in institutional leadership, compromises in patient care, and in some cases, clinical decisions with deadly consequences. Dr. Sheri Fink, author of Five Days at Memorial:

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Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way...

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2014/07/23

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes award-winning journalist Katy Butler. In her book, Knocking on Heaven's Door, she speaks for the twenty-four million Americans who are helping their parents through their final years. Ms. Butler's memoir and investigation reports on the modern complications of technology, medicine, and business toward the process of dying. Knocking on Heaven's Door helps encourage readers to have the difficult conversations with loved ones

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Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical...

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2014/07/17

Host: John Russell, MD Strange Medicine is an account of the practice of medicine throughout the ages that highlights the most bizarre treatments, medical blunders, and odd medical behavior that seem to do more harm than good. Author Nathan Belofsky joins host Dr. John Russell to discuss a variety of medical oddities across the timeline of history.

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Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical...

Book Club ·

2014/07/17

Host: John Russell, MD Strange Medicine is an account of the practice of medicine throughout the ages that highlights the most bizarre treatments, medical blunders, and odd medical behavior that seem to do more harm than good. Author Nathan Belofsky joins host Dr. John Russell to discuss a variety of medical oddities across the timeline of history.

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The Witch in the Waiting Room: A Physician...

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2014/07/17

Host: John Russell, MD Have your patients shared with you paranormal experiences? Have there been unexplained medical mysteries resolved? Sharing case studies and analyses from respected medical journals, Dr. Robert Bobrow researches various instances that do not fit into the normal lexicon of medical diagnoses. He encourages health care providers to be aware of unexplainable phenomena in order to experience opportunities to advance science. Tune in to listen to host Dr. John Russell

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The Witch in the Waiting Room: A Physician...

Book Club ·

2014/07/17

Host: John Russell, MD Have your patients shared with you paranormal experiences? Have there been unexplained medical mysteries resolved? Sharing case studies and analyses from respected medical journals, Dr. Robert Bobrow researches various instances that do not fit into the normal lexicon of medical diagnoses. He encourages health care providers to be aware of unexplainable phenomena in order to experience opportunities to advance science. Tune in to listen to host Dr. John Russell

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The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the...

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2014/07/15

Host: John Russell, MD Host Dr. John Russell chats with author Thomas Goetz about his recent book, The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest To Cure Tuberculosis. The book chronicles the lives of two men: Robert Koch, great German scientist, who convinced the world of the germ theory of disease; and Arthur Conan Doyle, trained physician and author of Sherlock Holmes stories. The Remedy traces the history of tuberculosis, the people who brought its diagnosis, etiology,

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On the Art of Caring

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2014/05/05

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes author, Richard Colgan, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In this second interview, Dr. Colgan highlights the importance of developing the personal skill sets beyond the technical skills taught in medical school and residency, such as communicating with patients, having empathy, and being respectful. Download and listen today!

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On the Art of Caring

Book Club ·

2014/05/05

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes author, Richard Colgan, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In this second interview, Dr. Colgan highlights the importance of developing the personal skill sets beyond the technical skills taught in medical school and residency, such as communicating with patients, having empathy, and being respectful. Download and listen today!

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Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why

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2014/05/05

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why wirtten by Scott Weems, PhD examines the internal process of how the brain and the mind operate in interpreting humor. Dr. Weems will also review humor as an exercise for the brain, the psychological and intellectual benefits of humor and what happens physiologically. Dr. Weems' career began as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as communications officer in Kodiak, Alaska. His travels then took him to

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Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why

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2014/05/05

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why wirtten by Scott Weems, PhD examines the internal process of how the brain and the mind operate in interpreting humor. Dr. Weems will also review humor as an exercise for the brain, the psychological and intellectual benefits of humor and what happens physiologically. Dr. Weems' career began as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as communications officer in Kodiak, Alaska. His travels then took him to

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Advice to the Healer: On the Art of Caring

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2014/04/25

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD The healing professions have an ancient and venerable tradition of service, honor, and humanism that is often communicated from teacher to student in anecdotes and bits of wisdom told quickly in passing. In his book, Advice to the Healer: On the Art of Caring, Dr. Richard Colgan, Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, expertly gathers together this type of valuable information in one place. Joining host Dr

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Advice to the Healer: On the Art of Caring

Book Club ·

2014/04/25

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD The healing professions have an ancient and venerable tradition of service, honor, and humanism that is often communicated from teacher to student in anecdotes and bits of wisdom told quickly in passing. In his book, Advice to the Healer: On the Art of Caring, Dr. Richard Colgan, Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, expertly gathers together this type of valuable information in one place. Joining host Dr

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