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Travel Medicine Podcast

A Medical show for non-medical people, about history, comedy, travel and all the ways we find medicine wonderful, hosted by Doctors J and Santhosh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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All Episodes

51:08

1204 But Whylenol?

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2025/10/25

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

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54:57

1203 Sacre Achoo! The French Connection

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2025/10/18

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,

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58:45

1202 Halloween Special Part 2: Raise up yer dead

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2025/10/11

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

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46:34

1201 Halloween Special Part 1- Bring out yer dead

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2025/10/04

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

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1:13:30

1129 Fantastic Formularies

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2025/07/12

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

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41:22

1128 Around the World in 80 Plagues: Entamoeba

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2025/07/06

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

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45:55

1127 Journal CLub- Medical Imagineering

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2025/06/21

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

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48:59

1126 Milk: A Raw Deal

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2025/06/14

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh do a body good discussing the history of raw milk and how civilization vastly improved upon it. Along the way, they cover science for spite, Louis Pasteur and his famous revenge beer, nineteenth century infant mortality, Kochs postulates, petty science deathmatch fights, scientist franchise dreams, the definition of pasteurization, Dr Santhosh farmhand upbringing, history of the raw milk moo-vement, bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, the parsifal study, refutations

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47:50

TMP Classics-Spy Hard

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2025/05/17

In this classic episode from season 7 Dr’s J and Santhosh cover the cloak and dagger world of espionage medicine. Along the way they cover Cold War Era soviet medicine, Project Artichoke, Dengue fever, brainwashing, truth serums, anticholinergic syndrome, cyanide pills, hydra agents and henchmen preparedness, and a surprising place to keep an escape kit. So sit back and relax as we debrief you on the secrets of the medical spy world!Sources1)

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41:46

TMP Classics- Around the World in 80 Plagues- Lights,...

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2025/05/03

In this classic episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh cover the bacteria actinomyces and its associated diseases. Along the way, they cover infected Egyptian murals, carmen sandiego, lumpy bumpy jaw, anaerobic bacteria, medical etymology, disrespectful bacteria, unique properties of bully bacteria, antibiotic contributions, bacterial colonization, actinomycosis, insidious infections, sulfur granules, diagnosis, treatment and the possible return of just the tip! So sit back and relax as as we dive into a

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39:38

1125 Popes and Passover

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2025/04/26

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh dive into the recent spate of religious holidays and news to sift for medical tidbits. Along the way, they cover the history of public health in the church, Pope Francis, the collection of scientific knowledge, variolation, moral objections to vaccination and counterarguments, board certification in the vatican, the pope hospital and personal trainer, passover restrictions on healthcare, kosher medications, healthcare restrictions on shabbat and more! so sit back

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58:05

1124 Great Figures in Historical Medicine

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2025/04/19

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh examine the medical conditions and contributions of some famous historical figures. Along the way they discuss Dr J's upcoming nuptials, Dr Santhosh first foray into episode production, Alexander of Macedon, the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, ancient differential diagnoses, pseudothanatos, guillan barre, timeless treatments, catherine the great and public health initiatives, russian roller coasters, smallpox, escape yachts, vaccination ballets,

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44:15

1123 Journal Club-Brand New Organs

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2025/04/12

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again perform everybody's favorite segment journal club, this time with an emphasis on new organs! Along the way, they cover the travails of aging, the dangers of selling your dna, regenerative medicine, charles lindbergh, stem cells, dolly the sheep, organizer cell construction, bioreactor lymph nodes, itty bitty livers, undiscovered bodily organs, good science book titles, hawk tuah glands and more! So sit back and relax as we discover new ways to get

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1:17:52

1122 Global Health: Med School Edition

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2025/04/05

In this very special episode, Dr's J amd Santhosh discuss actual travel medicine and global health with students and faculty from their alma mater! Along the way, they cover carmen sandiego, choosing a medical travel destination , mobile clinics, navigating state department advisories, Mexican healthcare, class disparity, Indian Healthcare and pay as you go model, personal medical records, Belizean single payer healthcare with limited access, pharmaceutical differences, working professionally with

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42:49

1121 Journal Club-What the Health

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2025/03/29

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh once again round up the latest in medical news this time with an emphasis on some surprising stories related to healthcare. Along the way they cover a peek behind the curtain of our production, cello scrotum, a new form of airline screening, Ro and contagion numbers,, the health benefits of scratching itches, the inflammatory response, permission to eat boogers, new methods to grow teeth, a rant about George Washingtons dentures, transgenic experiments tooth in

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45:16

1120 Journal Club-Merrily Wegovy Along

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2025/03/22

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh do a deep dive and chew the fat on the facts about ozempic, wegovy and the current crop of weight loss drugs. Along the way they cover gila monsters, synthetic insulins, lizard venom salesmen, ozempic and wegovy differences, cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects, ozempic pregnancies, addiction and reward treatment, kidney protection, prevention of brain shrinkage, alzheimers delay ozempic face and more! So sit back and relax as we cover the many faces of

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1:06:50

1119 Around the World in 80 Plagues- Measles

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2025/03/15

In this timely to current events episode Dr's J and Santhosh cover fifth disease, aka measles! Along the way they cover the first four disease, rubella, 90's commercial jingles, persian physician Razes, morbin time, the length of immunity, peter panum and the faroe islands epidemic, medical tongue twisters, koplik spots, the sword in the stone, immune amnesia, measles symptoms, presidential public health actions, us vaccination campaigns, modern day woes with the HHS secretary and more! so sit back

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1:00:31

1118 Not one, Not two, but Multiple Sclerosis

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2025/03/08

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss the discovery and history of multiple sclerosis. Along the way they cover victorian influencers, science fiction appearing disease, eclectic saints, disease journals, charcot and his triad,intention tremor, scanning speech patters, bad impressions of christopher walken, paleopathology, disease directional gradients, unethical experimentation in world war 2, pathology, the mystery of myelination, the etymology of interferons, and more! so sit back as we

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49:32

TMP Classics- Black Lung-...

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2025/03/01

As Dr J continues planning his wedding and recertifying his boards, we present to you another classic episode from the vaults of our early years. New episode next week!In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss coal miners pneumoconiosis, or black lung. Along the way, they cover Zoolander, hard and soft coal, surface mining, black lung resurgence, air pollution bronchitis, mining safety and OSHA, silent killers, lung pathology and scarring, diagnosis, treatment, the longest word in the english

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1:05:42

1117 Around the World in 80 Plagues- Infectious Mono

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2025/02/22

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh round out the month of love with an 80 plgues dedicated to the kissing disease! Along the way they cover paleopathology, flossing for science, the importance of abbreviations, the discovery of Epstein Barr virus, heterophile antibodies, deep kissing, replication and diagnosis of the disease, splenic injury, symptoms duration, treatment and more! So sit back and relax as we plant a big wet kiss of knowledge on you!Further

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