The ZDoggMD Show

Weighing the risk of myocarditis vs. the benefit of vaccinating young people (particularly boys) with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine. Transcript, video podcast, links to the op-ed and more with UCSF hematologist/oncologist and medical evidence specialist Dr. Vinay Prasad: https://zdoggmd.com/vinay-myocarditis Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have absolutely no idea whether putting masks on kids is net helpful or harmful, and here's why. Links to the op-ed, transcript, video, and more from Dr. Vinay Prasad: https://zdoggmd.com/vinay-kids-masking Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two doctors analyze the evidence so far on ivermectin for COVID-19 and Aduhelm (aducanumab) for Alzheimer's. Dr. Vinay Prasad is a UCSF heme/onc doc who specializes in clinical trials and medical decision-making. Video podcast, transcript, links and more: https://zdoggmd.com/vinay-prasad-ivermectin Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deeper dive into the nitty gritty of spiritual awakening.This is the second interview in our series Awakening, Explained with my guest Dr. Angelo DiLullo. Angelo is a practicing anesthesiologist and author of the book "Awake: It's Your Turn."In this episode we discuss the nature of unbound consciousness, the role of inquiry and curiosity in awakening, how "just stop" can be a powerful gateway, the nature of beliefs as a hindrance to awakening, the importance of humility and authenticity on the path, the origins of the sense of "self" in childhood, the nature of non-dual reality/radical intimacy/love, the question “What Is This?” as inquiry, insane comedic interlude featuring constipation/Sesame Street jokes, what are thoughts, how does thought relate to suffering and the creation of a false "self" and much more. Get Angelo's book and download his free meditation app here.The rest of our Awakening, Explained interview series can be found here.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A family doctor and an engineer do what government couldn't: provide amazing care to both rich AND poor. A bright spot lesson in grassroots healthcare reform 👍In this episode we discuss bottom-up direct primary care Health 3.0 solutions that help people in poverty as well affluent individuals—using one group's revenue to help fund the other. Healing Grove Health Center was founded by Dr. Angela Bymaster (a family physician) and her husband Brett (an electrical engineer and entrepreneur) in the heart of one of the more impoverished zip codes in Silicon Valley. In this episode they talk about their faith-based Christian mission and advise on the logistics of how anyone can start a similarly innovative clinic. And check out this report they made on the deleterious effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on the poor. Transcript and Full Video hereHere are some important links as mentioned in the show: Healing Grove Health Center: there are also links to donate & enroll as a concierge patient on the site Echo Clinics: Free consulting to help start faith based charitable clinics St Luke's Family Medicine: This is the concierge/free clinic hybrid model that's been operating for >15 years that the Bymasters based their Healing Grove center on. Jim Eischen Law firm: for legal help with DPC/Concierge compliance issues Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Delta variant vs. vaccines, hospitalizations, children, masks and more, explained by a doctor with precisely 97.5% less drama 👍 Transcript, links, video podcast, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/delta-variant Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The "House of God" and "Man's 4th Best Hospital" author talks about his path integrating medicine and writing, the role and importance of spiritual awakening, and a preview of his new book.Check out his latest book, Man's 4th Best Hospital, here.Full video hereVideo archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wanna know how deep the awakening rabbit hole goes? Are you SURE? 🤯This is the fifth interview in our series Awakening, Explained with my guest Dr. Angelo DiLullo. Angelo is a practicing anesthesiologist and author of the book "Awake: It's Your Turn."In this episode we dive into the stages of realization that can occur POST awakening...and it gets pretty wild and largely awesome.Get Angelo's book, contact him, and download his free meditation app here.The rest of our Awakening, Explained interview series can be found here.Full video with transcript.Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s no surprise that mental and emotional health are directly related to physical disease. Here’s what we can do about it, starting with primary care.Lucy McBride, MD, is a practicing internist in Washington, DC, with two decades of experience. A trusted and recognized voice in patient care, she is also a Bloomberg New Voices fellow, a healthcare educator, mental health advocate and healthcare disruptor working to increase awareness of the intersection of mental and physical health. She is Princeton, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins trained. Learn more about her and sign up for her awesome newsletter here. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, & Instagram.Full video here. Topics & Timecodes:0:00 Intro: Mental health and its connection to overall health6:34 The nature of the mind-body connection12:24 Re-personalized, re-humanized medicine and a patient example from Dr. McBride14:47 The mental health toll from COVID-19, our response to COVID-19 and its impact, and well-intentioned public health messaging that is counterproductive25:30 Healing by owning our human emotions and challenges31:57 Connecting with your doctor as a human through modeled behavior35:42 COVID revealed the vulnerability of our society, how can we re-envision what true well-being means post-pandemic43:29 The role of humor in healthy relationships and how vulnerability creates a space for connection/authenticity50:15 Periodic Table of Human Emotions, helping us understand and define our unfiltered emotions55:16 Extending permission to talk about our emotions to patients, how medical students should reframe their instilled beliefs about primary care, and how these two factors contribute to Health 3.059:43 The nature of authenticity and the resistance it can trigger; how to own being yourself1:14:01 The politicization of COVID-19, locus of control during the pandemic, and a discussion about multiple reasons why some people may still wear masks after getting vaccinated1:21:19 Looking at the risk of Covid restrictions and its impact on kids1:28:39 Lessons learned from Covid, identifying what we can control, and closing thoughtsVideo archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative journalist Marshall Allen teaches us how we can fight back against opaque and predatory medical bills.Learn more about Marshall's work and get his outstanding new book, Never Pay The First Bill, here.Full video with transcript.Topics & Timecodes0:00 Intro: Marshall’s work exposing the abuse of front line healthcare professionals during the early pandemic2:47 Marshall’s work at the Las Vegas Sun exposing the abuse of foreign medical graduates on J-1 Visa programs10:26 “Normalization of deviance” in US healthcare, exposing it with Dr. Marty Makary, and the most amazing hospital experience Marshall’s had14:50 New U.S. hospital price transparency rules and how & why hospitals aren’t complying16:09 Why you should care about healthcare costs even if your employer is “paying,” and how even doctors get screwed when they become patients despite their knowledge of the system19:49 Who is the REAL customer in healthcare and why the big legacy players almost never side with the patient/consumer, the $10,000 COVID test, medical loss ratios and insurance shenanigans, and the epidemic of unnecessary care/surprise bills28:52 Fighting back with a secret weapon: suing in small claims court for unfair medical bills35:35 A case example of small claims victory, and the use of gag orders by health systems to silence patients who win38:39 Self-insured employers are the key to healthcare reform, if they would just act (why you don’t NEED government single payer to cover everyone)43:34 The nature of disruptive innovation in healthcare with winners and losers, parallels to journalism’s disruption by the internet47:28 Demand an itemized bill, always51:39 Centers of Excellence model and how companies adopt it to save money and improve quality while encouraging innovation54:36 Why employers are resistant to change and why they can’t afford to be any longerVideo show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices