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Epidemiologist Mark Strand, PhD from North Dakota State University gives an update with the latest data on the COVID-19 pandemic including where cases are rising and falling around the United States, lessons we can learn from the first phase of the pandemic around the world, and the most important next steps that can help stop the virus. (Episode recorded 7/31/2020) ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Feature Interview (8:26) – Our specialty focus series continues with Dr. Anthony Oliva, who gives a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to be a general surgeon, how he chose his specialty, and some of the biggest challenges and rewards in his every day practice of medicine. Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:37)– The barber surgeon, one of the most common European medical coordination indispensable to their trade, were called upon for numerous tasks ranging from cutting hair to amputating limbs. The barber surgeons often had a pole in front of their place of work. What TWO colors are classically found on a barber’s pole, and what do they represent? ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Feature Interview (6:22) – Infectious disease specialist Dr. Paul Carson and psychologist Dr. Peter Malinoski talk about the divergent responses to the growing number of mask mandates around the country in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Carson talks about some misconceptions and misinformation about the effectiveness of mask-wearing to prevent COVID-19 spread, and Dr. Malinoski helps us understand the deeper reasons people might be resistant to mandates and how we can respond. Medical Trivia (Answer at 49:22) – On July 17, the website travelandleisure.com listed 16 countries that were allowing Americans to visit. Can you name a) one of the two countries in Europe that Americans may visit, b) he only African country that Americans may visit, c) the only Middle Eastern country where American travel is allowed? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.

Feature Interview (6:22) – Psychologist Dr. Robin Lynn Treptow talks about the life-changing effects of how expectations influence outcomes. She shares her own experiences of having a child with Trisomy 21 and how biases regarding the diagnosis made it difficult for her family to help her child thrive, the reality of how children with Trisomy 21 can develop intelligence and skills, and how we can all help overcome the biases that hold these children back. Ruby’s Rainbow Scholarship https://rubysrainbow.org/ Medical Trivia (Answer at 49:22) – How many chromosome pairs do humans have and what do we call the last numbered chromosome pair instead of referring to that pair by a number? ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Paul Carson, MD and philosopher Anthony Flood, PhD, both from North Dakota State University, talk about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons we’ve learned from the medical and social response to the crisis, and they lay out the arguments they make about necessary and unnecessary precautions in their new paper “COVID-19 Policymaking in a Country Divided: A Path Toward Unity Through Catholic Social Teaching.” CDC Excess Deaths Data: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: http://www.healthdata.org/ Video showing how droplets spread in air after a sneeze: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/video-player/18357411 Japanese study of microdroplets after a sneeze or cough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2azcn7MqOU University of Nebraska demo of masking effects on micro-droplets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbAzUUtqbiU Image of bacterial growth on a petri dish from masked and

Feature Interviews (1:00) – First, the doctors talk to neurologist Dr. Tom Zabiega about how his own view of brain death changed as he started to examine the issue and some of the practical flaws in the brain death tests. Then the doctors talk to philosopher Dr. Pete Colosi talks about lingering ethical issues around the definition and diagnosis of brain death. He explains the difference between death and brain death, how even brain death itself is difficult to diagnose, and how the teachings of the Catholic Church can help families and health care providers honor the dignity of patients with significant brain injuries or who are nearing death. Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:42) – Which of the following endocrine (hormone producing) glands is not influenced directly by the pituitary gland? The adrenal glands, the ovaries, the pancreas, the testicles, the thyroid? ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text li

Public health specialist Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director for the Oregon Public Health Division Communicable Disease and Immunization Program, gives an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic throughout the country, including why we’re seeing another spike in cases, regulations and precautions that can help stem the tide of new infections, and what we might see in the coming months. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Feature Interviews (1:00) – First, the doctors talk to neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Rowe about his own experiences diagnosing brain death, what the criteria are, and what the process looks like in practice. Then the doctors talk to Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, the Director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center, explains why brain death is complicated with modern medical technology, how the current definition of brain death developed, and why each part of the criteria is important to make sure the dignity of the human person is upheld. Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:01) – There are 12 cranial nerves that connect the brain to the skin, muscles, or other organs in the head or neck. Most of them connect to the brainstem. How many of them connect directly to the cerebral hemispheres? ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerR

Feature Interview (5:42) – Our specialty focus series continues with Dr. Bill Williams who gives a behind the scenes look at his work as a rheumatologist and researcher including the most common autoimmune and musculoskeletal diseases he treats and the complicated process of medical research. Medical Trivia (Answer at 49:43) – Alexis Carrel (1873 –1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles A. Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. Because of an event he witnessed and refused to deny - he was scorned by his French colleagues and could get no research positions in France. He moved to the United States where he worked in medical research at the Rockefeller Institute from 1906 until his death in 1944. What did he witness in 1902 that he not only refused to deny happened, but willingly proclaimed? ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org

Denver pediatrician Dr. Michelle Stanford answers questions about how COVID-19 is affecting and kids, including what the latest data shows about how sick children get and what the biggest risks are, what policies and procedures schools might implement when the school year begins, and what parents need to know about the risks of mental health issues and socialization and learning gaps some children will experience. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Dr. Barbara Golder, a pathologist, lawyer, and ethicist who serves as the editor of the Linacre Quarterly, the official medical journal of the Catholic Medical Association, explains the peer-review process for medical journals, why some papers end up being retracted, and what we can look for to better understand frequent and sometimes conflicting information. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Feature Interview (11:21) – Our specialty focus series continues with Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. Kevin Majeres who gives an inside look at what it’s like to practice psychiatry including why he chose his specialty, what his typical day is like, some of the misunderstandings people have about mental health, and why he thinks Catholic psychiatrists are so important for our world today. Dr. Majeres websites: https://www.optimalwork.com/ https://purityispossible.com/ Find a therapist: https://www.academyofct.org/ Recommended books: Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (John P. Forsyth) The Happiness Trap (Russ Harris) Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation (Daniel J. Siegel) Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (Sue Johnson) Medical Trivia (Answer at 49:33) – The father of American psychiatry signed the Declaration of Independence, was a US Mint Treasurer and Surgeon General of the Continental Army, and there is a medical school named after him in Chicago. Who

Debi Vinnedge, founder of Children of God for Life, talks about the ethics of vaccines and the work that is being done to make sure vaccines are produced without harm to human beings. She explains how campaigns have recently convinced companies to discontinue unethical vaccines and the urrent efforts to ensure an ethical vaccine option is produced for COVID-19. https://cogforlife.org/ USCCB Letter to FDA re: COVID-19 Vaccine: http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/upload/Letter-to-FDA-urging-ethical-COVID-vaccines.pdf Where to send a letter requesting ethical vaccines: Dr. John Shiver, Global Head of R&D Sanofi Pasteur Box 187 Discovery Drive Swiftwater, PA 18370 ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Feature Interview (12:16) –Dr. Adam Osenga gives an inside look at what it’s like to be a chiropractor, including what kind of ailments a chiropractor can help with, the various kinds of treatments he provides, and some of the biggest misconceptions people have about the specialty. Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:18) – Chiropractors, physical therapists, and orthopedic surgeons all care for disorders of the bones, joints, and muscles. Which of these three professional groups has the most representatives - and the least representatives - practicing in the United States? As a hint, there are 9 times as many professionals in the most numerous group compared to the least numerous group. The middle profession has 3 times as many practitioners as the the least numerous group. ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com

Feature Interview (12:11) – Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Camarata gives an inside look at what it’s like to be a neurosurgeon, how he chose his specialty, and the most common diseases and medical issues he treats. Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:39) – The average human brain weighs about 3 pounds or 1.5-2% of body weight. What percentage of the body’s energy supplies (as based on blood flow and oxygen use) does the brain use? ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Dr. Eustace Fernandes, Chief of Critical Care at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, gives an update about on-the-ground treatment of patients with COVID-19. Dr. Fernandes explains the latest about what doctors are learning about the way the virus is spread, how it affects patients, and the most effective treatments, how the ICU has been effected by the phased reopening that’s happening in his own state of Indiana, the emotional toll this experience has had on medical professionals, and what we need to do in the coming weeks to make sure the pandemic continues to slow. ---- www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Oncologist Dr. Felix Rodriguez and epidemiologist Dr. Mark Strand explain some of the factors that contribute to the ethnic disparities in the rate of COVID-19 infections and deaths around the world. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

OBGYN and Doctor, Doctor co-host Dr. Chris Stroud about women’s fertility, natural family planning works with their natural cycle. Dr. Stroud covers the basics of the menstrual cycle, common issues women face throughout their lives, and how different fertility awareness models empower women to know their own bodies and families to plan for children. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Epidemiologist Mark Strand, PhD and infectious disease specialist Dr. Paul Carson, MD from North Dakota State University talk about the stream of misinformation spreading about COVID-19, what separates helpful information from conspiracy or guesswork, and answer some of the most common misconceptions spreading about the global pandemic. ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

Psychologist Dr. Peter Malinoski, president and co-founder of Souls and Hearts ministry, talks about the psychology behind willingness to believe conspiracy theories, the role of fear and insecurity in how we process news and ideas, how faith can help in pursuit of peace and truth, and some tips for how we can best respond to news and theories shared among friends and family. https://www.soulsandhearts.com/ ------ www.redeemerradio.com www.cathmed.org Follow us on Facebook: @DoctorDoctorShow Submit your question(s): Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/Doctor E-mail - Doctor@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS