Defunct Doctors Podcast

About Defunct Doctors Podcast

Defunct Doctors is a podcast about rare, curious, and intriguing medicine. Every week, Dr. Lynne Kramer and Dr. Helen Shui will talk casually about a grab-bag of stories and topics: from exotic diseases to rare genetic conditions, from historical oddities to fascinating advancements, from hero doctors to despicable doctors, from amazing survival stories to disheartening medical failures. They will delve into unique aspects of medicine - the strange, the unusual, and the amazing. Dr. Lynne Kramer is a defunct developmental pediatrician who spent ten years out of the clinic raising her kids. Dr. Helen Shui is a partially defunct surgeon who is out of the clinic and the operating room, but still has a desk job. They both love things that are fascinating, especially in medicine.

Publisher

Lynne Kramer

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2024

Latest episode

5 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Dec 2024

   Farewell Friends

   Host Dr. [Last Name], a re-credentialed doctor, shares her journey of returning to work in the clinic after a hiatus, offering a hopeful perspective on reviving her podcast.

2. 

   20 Sept 2024

   Deadly Skeeters of the East

   Ripped from the headlines! In late August, Massachusetts was alerted to a health scare when four individuals were diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis or “Triple E.” What is this disease and how can humans prevent themselves from becoming infected? Lynne will tell you all about it this week on the pod. Also, introducing the Doctor Recommended segment - this week: Wonder Drug (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588497/wonder-drug-by-jennifer-vanderbes/) by Jennifer Vanderbes Music by Helen Shui and Caplixo. Cover art by Lynne Kramer. defunctdoctorspodcast.com Sources: Eastern Equine Encephalitis (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557692/) by Cecilia Banda; Debopam Samanta Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: A Scoping Review of the Global Evidence (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/vbz.2020.2671) by  Tricia Corrin, Rachel Ackford, Mariola Mascarenhas, Judy Greig, and Lisa A. Waddel Clinical and Neuroradiographic Manifestations of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199706263362604) by Robert L. Deresiewicz, M.D., Scott J. Thaler, M.D., Liangge Hsu, M.D., and Amir A. Zamani, M.D. Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Mosquitoes and Their Role as Bridge Vectors (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294553/) by Philip M. Armstrong and Theodore G. Andreadis Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus — United States, 2019 (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6902a4.htm?ref=blog.augurisk.com) by Nicole P. Lindsey, MS; Stacey W. Martin, MS; J. Erin Staples, MD, PhD; Marc Fischer, MD Current Year Data (2024) (https://www.cdc.gov/eastern-equine-encephalitis/data-maps/current-year-data.html) via the CDC As eastern equine encephalitis spreads, a neurologist explains how to stay safe during this latest outbreak of the ‘triple E’ virus (https://theconversation.com/as-eastern-equine-encephalitis-spreads-a-neurologist-explains-how-to-stay-safe-during-this-latest-outbreak-of-the-triple-e-virus-237924) by Daniel Pastula Massachusetts will begin spraying for mosquitos after first human case of EEE diagnosed (https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-spraying-mosquitos-eee/) by Laura Haefeli Massachusetts arbovirus update (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-arbovirus-update) via Mass.gov Mosquito control and spraying (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/mosquito-control-and-spraying) via Mass.gov Human Exposure to Mosquito-Control Pesticides --- Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia, 2002 and 2003 (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5421a1.htm) via the CDC DEET (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET) via Wikipedia Find the Repellent that is Right for You (https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/find-repellent-right-you) via the EPA Please contact me with questions/concerns/comments at defunctdoctorspodcast@gmail.com (mailto:defunctdoctorspodcast@gmail.com). @defunctdoctorspodcast on Instagram and TikTok (also Facebook, Threads, & YouTube)

3. 

   6 Sept 2024

   Fetus in Fetu

   Lynne’s specialty, developmental pediatrics, is all about how infants and children develop and is closely related to neurology in many cases. So, when she read about a case of an infant with a head circumference too big for the baby’s age, it took her right back to her clinical training. However, the cause of the enlargement was not what she expected. This week, Lynne will discuss the unusual phenomenon in which one fetus absorbs another. Special note: Dr. Helen Shui is truly a doctor, but is working under a pseudonym for privacy reasons. Dr. Lynne Kramer is using her real name. Music by Helen Shui and Caplixo. Cover art by Lynne Kramer. Sources: Intracranial Parasitic Fetus in a Living Infant: A Case Study with Surgical Intervention and Prognosis Analysis (https://amjcaserep.com/abstract/full/idArt/944371) by Xuewei Qin, Xuanling Chen, Xin Zhao, Bo Wang, Lan Yao, Hongchuan Niu Teaching NeuroImage: Intraventricular Fetus-in-Fetu With Extensive De Novo Gain in Genetic Copy Number (https://www.neurology.org/doi/pdfdirect/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201578) by Zongze Li, MD, Li Ma, MD, PhD, Yuanli Zhao, MD, PhD, and Chunde Li, MD Girl, 1, is found to have a FETUS growing in her skull that was once her twin sister (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13620831/twin-surgically-removed-skull-China-fetus.html) by  Maiya Focht Fetus in fetu: Review of the literature over the past 15 years (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615300208) by Lindsey M. Prescher, William J. Butler, Tyler A. Vachon, Marion C. Henry, Thomas Latendresse, Romeo C. Ignacio Jr. Fetus in fetu – a rare developmental anomaly (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318304643#bib0009) by Della Harigovind, Harish Babu SP, Sunil V Nair, Nazim Sangram Fetus in Fetu: Lessons Learned from a Large Multicenter Cohort Study (https://scholar.cu.edu.eg/sites/default/files/hebataher/files/fetus_in_fetu__lessons_learned_froma_largemulticenter_cohort_study_1_-_1.pdf) by Heba M. A. Taher et. al. Fetus-in-fetu (https://thefetus.net/content/fetus-in-fetu-4) by Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD Kay Caldwell, RDMS Patricia Dix, MD Monochorionic Diamniotic Twin Gestations (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323445481001601) by Karin M. Fuchs, Mary E. D'Alton Monochorionic Twins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochorionic_twins) via Wikipedia Embryology, Week 1 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554562/) by Yusuf S. Khan; Kristin M. Ackerman. Embryology, Week 2-3 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546679/) by Baryiah Rehman; Maria Rosaria Muzio. Teratoma (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22074-teratoma) via Cleveland Clinic Data Table of Infant Head Circumference-for-age Charts (https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/html_charts/hcageinf.htm) via CDC Website Please contact us with questions/concerns/comments at defunctdoctorspodcast@gmail.com (mailto:defunctdoctorspodcast@gmail.com). @defunctdoctorspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), Threads, YouTube, and TikTok Follow Lynne on Instagram @lynnedoodles555

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Spotify

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5 ratings

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