Your Doctor Friends
Discover trustworthy health insights with your new doctor friends! Join Dr. Jeremy Alland, Dr. Julie Bruene and top experts from around the world each week as they demystify common medical questions and discuss trending health topics in a friendly, informative manner.
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YDF Greatest Hits: Is "Multitasking" Possible? - Summer Refresh Edition (with Gloria Mark, PhD)
Feeling tethered to your screens? Doomscrolling much? Have you gotten that little message from your phone, ratting you out, informing you that "you spent an average of XX hours and xx minutes daily of screen time"?? Do you wish you could set some better boundaries with tech/social media/screens in g...
Am I Damaging My Tendons? (with Jill Cook, PhD)
Achilles. Rotator cuff. Patella. Hamstring. They're all structures involving tendons, and you probably either know someone who's injured them, or have experienced the dreaded tendon injury yourself. Aaron Rodgers experienced an acute Achilles tendon rupture on Monday Night Football in September 2023...
Am I "Winning" at Fitness? (V02 max and MORE with Phil Skiba, DO)
Do you remember "Presidential Physical Fitness” testing from youth? Can you name all 6 of the “classic” tests it included? Fun fact: (according to a Feb. 2024 NYT article) Born of Cold War-era fears that America was becoming “soft,” the test was first introduced by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. ...
UPDATE: Is Gun Violence a Public Health Problem? (with Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH)
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, declared this week that gun violence in the US is a public health crisis. Dr. Murthy publicly stated, in a 39-page advisory, that the U.S needs to treat gun violence in the same way we have tackled smoking or car crashes. Deaths caused by guns ros...
Am I Doing Sunscreen Wrong? (with Vidya Shivakumar, MD)
We know we are supposed to wear sunscreen. We know sun exposure can increase our risk for skin cancer. So how do we reconcile our desire for that "desirable summer glow" with the risk of medical harm? Your Doctor Friends get these texts all the time, especially post-summer solstice: "If I wear sunsc...
YDF Greatest Hits: What is Gender Affirming Surgery? (with Loren Schechter, MD)
HAPPY PRIDE, FRIENDS! This week we are re-releasing an episode that makes us proud; when we interviewed the amazing Dr. Loren Schechter to learn about and discuss gender-affirming surgery. The conversation was as helpful and poignant last year as it is now, so we thought it would be smart to give it...
Should I Wear Compression Stockings?
Do your legs swell sometimes? Have you ever considered wearing compression socks? Are you seeing targeted ads on social media or in your inbox from sock companies enticing you to buy their compression stockings? Well, YDF SUPER LISTENER, Amanda M. did! We got a message on Instagram from @akmargie as...
Should I Wear Compression Socks?
Do your legs swell sometimes? Have you ever considered wearing compression socks? Are you seeing targeted ads on social media or in your inbox from sock companies enticing you to buy their compression stockings? Well, YDF SUPER LISTENER, Amanda M. did! We got a message on Instagram from @akmargie as...
Bigorexia: Is it Muscle Building or an Eating Disorder? (with Jason Nagata, MD)
Have you heard of the term, "bigorexia"? It is a form of body dysmorphic disorder, similar in ways to anorexia. Bigorexia is used to describe muscle dysmorphia, a condition exhibited mostly by boys/men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough an...
I Have a Brain Tumor, Can It Be Removed? (with Edjah Nduom, MD)
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BRAIN TUMORS! We try to keep it simple here on YDF, but today it IS brain surgery! We are rounding out Brain Tumor Awareness Month! Building on our conversation last week with Alyx Porter, MD, re: how to know if you could have a tumor, this episode focuses on...