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The ZDoggMD Show

Dr. Zubin Damaniazdoggmd.com
Interviews and live rants on healthcare, depolarizing our divided society, and the non-dual nature of reality. Hosted by UCSF/Stanford-trained physician Dr. Zubin Damania (AKA ZDoggMD).
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Episodes

AMA 32: The Health 3.0 Manifesto

Where we were, where we are, and where we need to go to build a better healthcare system for all of us. This is Health 3.0. zdoggmd.com/health-3 for the shareable video and links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 201910 min

Morning Roundz w/Tom & Z Ep. 12: Those Dang Freeloaders

We're in Vegas talking about dealing with freeloaders (emotional and financial), the poverty trap, and much more. Video available only for Supporters (where this show originally streamed live), link available at zdoggmd.com/podcasting/morning-roundz-12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20191 hr 17 min

Let Our Kids Sleep (w/Dr. Blair Duddy)

There's a 25-year body of evidence that sleep is crucial for teens and adults...yet our culture robs us of it at every turn. Pediatrician Dr. Blair Duddy, MD joins us again to talk about what not nearly enough of us are talking about. If there's a big body of evidence that our teens need more sleep, why does school still start so early? Full video and ways to join The Supporter Tribe at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-248 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 201944 min

AMA 31: Why Dummies Think They're Smart

What happens when you don't know what you don't know? Video and ways to support the show: zdoggmd.com/dunning-kruger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 06, 20199 min

The Tragedy At Hanhemann Hospital

Once again, the worst for-profit corporate healthcare destroys caregivers AND patients. My rant on the closure of Hanhemann Hospital in Philadelphia. zdoggmd.com/incident-report-247 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 04, 201924 min

A Chameleon's Tale (ZDoggMD StoryTime)

It's our brand-new StoryTime series! This episode chronicles a medical school tale of treating a family member...even when they aren't particularly human. Video and more at zdoggmd.com/chameleon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 03, 201916 min

What Does That DNR Really Mean? w/Dr. Fred Mirachi

We routinely misinterpret patients' wishes around medical interventions. Emergency physician Dr. Fred Mirarchi may have a way to fix that. #MedicalStrangerDanger Links to his research, the MIDEO app, the full video interview, and more at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 201944 min

AMA 30: Annual TB Testing Is A Scam

You know that annual TB skin test those administrators keeps hassling you to get under threat of termination? Yeah, turns out they aren't necessary if you're low risk. From the New England Journal of DUH. Send this to your institution's leadership and maybe we can get one more piece of BS busywork off our plate. Links to studies, CDC guidelines, and more at zdoggmd.com/tb-testing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 27, 20196 min

Morning Roundz w/Tom & Z: Ep. 11

The boyz are back in town. #Vegas zdoggmd.com/podcasting/morning-roundz-11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 201928 min

Surviving As An Outlier In Medicine (w/Dr. Doug Farrago)

Dr. Doug Farrago is a direct primary care doctor, inventor, and OG medical satirist who was one of the earliest inspirations for what eventually became "ZDoggMD." We talk about fitting into a conformist system when you just plain don't, inventing the Cryohelmet and other cool things, his work on The Placebo Journal (a humor magazine for healthcare people) and the Authentic Medicine blog, what it's like to be a creative type in the conformist matrix of healthcare, and much more. PS links, full vi...

Jun 25, 201959 min

Morning Roundz Ep. 10: Coming Out Antivax

Tom and Logan join ZDogg up in the Bay Area of California for Morning Roundz. I completely forgot what we talked about, so just listen and enjoy ;-) zdoggmd.com/podcasting/coming-out-antivax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 13, 201943 min

AMA 28: The Turntable Health Story

Fix primary care and you pretty much fix all of medicine. Here's one path to Health 3.0. http://zdoggmd.com/turntable-health-story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 20198 min

Air Ambulances Are Bankrupting Us (And No One Cares)

Price gouging patients at their most vulnerable, it seems the air ambulance industry is long overdue for a reckoning. Links to Dr. Makary's new book, the full video, and more at zdoggmd.com/air-ambulance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 03, 20197 min

Touching The Third Rail: Abortion

Tom and I discuss the response to our earlier video on abortion laws...LIVE. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-243 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 201945 min

AMA 26: Stop Judging Nurses

55% of nurses are overweight or obese compared with 35% of the general population. Is it time we moved beyond judgement and towards real solutions? First we have to understand the root causes. zdoggmd.com/fat-nurses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 20195 min

AMA 25: Abortion

This may well trigger pretty much everyone, but let's talk about it (and please listen to the whole thing...there's more nuance than you may think). I released this to the Supporter Tribe on Facebook and the discussion there has been respectful, emotional, and ridiculously productive. Join us: facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Video and more at zdoggmd.com/abortion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 20198 minEp. 25

AMA 24: Moral Injury, The Sequel

We've discussed how "burnout" really isn't. But here's some more I needed to get off my chest. zdoggmd.com/moral-injury-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 20196 min

Morning Roundz w/Tom & Z: Ep. 9 (Flat Earthers)

We're experimenting with Facebook's new "tip jar" called Stars...but more importantly, we talk flat earthers and GoT/Endgame spoilers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 201936 min

They Told Her It Was Just A Wine Headache (w/Dr. Kathy Travnicek)

When Dr. Kathy Travnicek, a 30-something pain doctor, had a sudden severe headache, she quickly learned what happens when a physician becomes a patient in our ridiculously dysfunctional healthcare system. This story will make your jaw drop and offers lessons in how we can, and must, build a more connected Health 3.0. Links and more at zdoggmd.com/podcasting/kathy-headache Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 20191 hr 1 min

WTF Is Palliative Care? (w/Dr. Sunita Puri)

Dr. Sunita Puri is Medical Director for Palliative Care at the Keck Medical Center of USC and author of the remarkable book "That Good Night - Life and Medicine In The Eleventh Hour" — a visceral ride that gives readers a true feel for what palliative medicine and hospice means to a vision of Health 3.0. Video here: https://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-241/ Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://...

May 07, 20191 hr 20 min

How To Fight Back When Antivaxxers Attack (w/Dr. Todd Wolynn)

When pediatrician Todd Wolynn MD found his pediatric practice in the crosshairs of a concerted attack by antivaccine cult members, he decided the fight back and fight back hard. Now he wants to share resources that every healthcare practitioner can use when they are fraudulently attacked and their reputations and livelihoods are threatened. This show streamed live to Facebook supporters and can be accessed in video form now if you are a subscriber. Visit zdoggmd.com/podcasting/antivax-attacks fo...

May 06, 201943 min

AMA 23: Do You Need The Measles Shot Again?

With measles outbreaks right here in the US, many people are asking if they should get revaccinated. The answer? Listen in. Video, links and more at zdoggmd.com/measles-booster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 03, 20195 min

Force Friday RETURNS!

#ForceFriday returns...recorded LIVE! Video and more at zdoggmd.com/force-friday-5-3-19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 03, 201935 min

Morning Roundz Ep. 8: Liz Warren Thinks We’re Racists

This live episode contains ALL the Game of Thrones Ep. 3 and Avengers spoilers so be warned! We mostly focus on a discussion of Elizabeth Warren’s assertion that racist healthcare providers are responsible for worse outcomes in African American women. Video, links, and more at ZDoggMD.com/incident-report-239 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 01, 201949 min

AMA 22: Empathy Is Wrong

They tell us that more empathy is what we need to prevent "burnout" and provide better care for our patients. They're wrong...and here's why. Video, links, and more at zdoggmd.com/empathy-is-wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 20195 min

AMA 21: Co-Sleeping Can Kill

Given the recent Rock 'n Play controversy, what's the best way to keep infants safe during sleep? Video, links, and ways to support the show at zdoggmd.com/sids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 20195 min

Morning Supporter Roundz w/Tom & Z: Ep. 4

It’s the LIVE morning show just for supporters (and on the replay for podcast folks with audio only)! We talk Game of Thrones, that Washington senator and her playing cards, my conversation with the author of House of God, getting my parents back on the show, why I get accused of racism by white people, and much more! https://zdoggmd.com/podcasting/morning-supporter-roundz-4/ for links and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 20191 hr 14 min

AMA 20: Free Will

We feel like there's a little person sitting behind our eyes, pulling the strings and making decisions consciously. We're wrong. Video, links and more here. There’s a general consensus among those in the know that free will is a kind of illusion. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t behave as if we DO have free will. Accountability, who we surround ourselves with, and our ability to know our own mind all contribute to our ability to make wiser “choices”…even if it’s not so much free will but “free...

Apr 19, 20196 min

Nurse Dies After Patient Attack

And she finished her shift. #silentnomore The coroner has now ruled this a homicide. Links and video at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-238 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 20198 min
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