Your Checkup

I was away this weekend, so we’ve put together a short but important episode about identity in chronic illness

This one is good for anyone

Come for the learning, stay for the laughs

With all the talk about cyclospora, we wanted to pitch in with some education for you all!

Happy learning!

Why the heck do we even take medicine?

That’s what we are exploring today. Some people take many, some, none at all, but when it comes to medicines we find there can be lots of misunderstanding.

This one is meant for anyone, even if you don’t take any medicine at all!

Great banter to be had as well, enjoy

We are leveling up of sorts this episode!

We’ve done a skin cancer prevention episode, but we felt the summer time called for a detailed look about HOW skin cancer actually develops

This one may feel meatier than the usual but we promise you will learn a lot!

Today we cover a recent study with an interesting finding

Can lifting weights reduce the risk of heart disease?

Check out this one to find out more!

Big changes are coming! Access to GLP1 medications for some patients with Medicare is improving

On July 1st a temporary government program will go live improving access to medications like Zepbound, Wegovy, and Foundayo, with copays of $50 a month.

We explore this new program, who it is for, and what it means all in this new episode!

We’ve done prior episodes exploring depression, but today we are talking when should one consider using an anti depressant as a tool for their health

We hope to challenge stigma and normalize using medicine as tools when appropriate. Let us know what you think!

Fun (and long so buckle in) episode all about migraines today!

We think this can serve as a nice beginner episode for those just learning about migraines, prevention, and conversation about treatment options as well

Banter to follow!

Because of a new study out of Penn Medicine finding a signal that women on GLPs had a lower risk of getting breast cancer, we wanted to explore more

Today we discuss the top available evidence and more over, why obesity and cancer are thought to be related

Banter to follow

Busy weekend for us! So we had a more conversational episode about recent health “trends” and which of them have merit, and which you and your wallet could afford to ignore. We cover topics like cortisol, gut health, CGMs for non diabetics, and longevity trends

Banter section to follow!