- 302
- Episodes
- 118
- Transcribed
- 266
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About The Dose
A weekly look at the health news that matters to you. Dr. Brian Goldman brings you the best science from top experts in plain language. He cuts through the BS and confusion to give you a dose of smart advice that you won’t find anywhere else. New episodes every Thursday.
- Publisher
- CBC
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
118 of 302 episodes have a transcript.

5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Egg freezing is on the rise! Is it right for you?

29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ketamine and mental health: Fact vs. fiction

22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can AI tell me if I have breast cancer?
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Egg freezing is on the rise! Is it right for you?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They might feel crampy. Sometimes they have breast tenderness or headaches, things like that. Sometimes people notice that their emotions are a little bit heightened. Those would be the most common things. The actual egg retrieval procedure itself, of course, any procedure in health care has risks. […]
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- Caitlin Dunne
- Monika Hooper
- Amber Simpson
- Lynora Saxinger
- Nishta Saxena
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 65 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 201 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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