The Curious Clinicians Podcast

A Medical Podcast That Asks 'Why?'

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The Curious Clinicians Podcast

ACHOO! (The Sunlit Sneeze)

Why can sunlight exposure induce sneezing?

Jun 19•Curious Clinicians Podcast

A Third Circulatory System

Avi recently had an interactive feature published in The New York Times Magazine!

May 28•Curious Clinicians Podcast

Why Comics?

Dr. Grace Farris joins the podcast to discuss graphic medicine and her new graphic memoir, See One, Do One, Teach One: The Art of Becoming a Doctor

May 13•Curious Clinicians Podcast

Why is umami so delicious?

Umami is the flavor of savory deliciousness (it means savoriness in Japanese). Why is it so darn tasty?

Apr 29

One of the Fastest Reactions in the Human Body

Why don't interstitial lung disease patients typically get increased pCO₂?

Apr 9•Curious Clinicians Podcast

Why-roid

Why does an autoimmune antibody stimulate the thyroid in Graves' disease?

Mar 20•Curious Clinicians Podcast

When CRP Goes Missing

Why do patients with active lupus have a low CRP level?

Feb 14•Curious Clinicians Podcast

The Forgotten Factor

Why doesn’t factor 12 deficiency cause bleeding?

Jan 7•Curious Clinicians Podcast