Body of Work
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThey’ve done their research so you don’t have to.
Body of Work is an exploration of health topics in the news and important matters facing science with experts from Baylor College of Medicine. Scientists, physicians and specialists from diverse disciplines discuss the impact of hot-button issues on healthcare, research, community and education.
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For Heaven’s Sake: The Science of Hoping for a Miracle
November 18, 2019 16:20 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBTrevor M. Bibler, Ph.D. is a clinical bioethicist with a background in religious studies and philosophy. Dr. Bibler performs clinical ethics consultations at Houston Methodist Hospital. He teaches a variety of audiences and conducts research in clinical bioethics, religion and medicine, and philosophical ethics. His current research focuses on the ways religious worldviews—especially worldviews that include ideas related to miracles—influence clinical medicine. See below for mor...
For Heaven’s Sake: What is a Clinical Bioethicist?
October 28, 2019 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBTrevor M. Bibler, Ph.D. is a clinical bioethicist with a background in religious studies and philosophy. Dr. Bibler performs clinical ethics consultations at Houston Methodist Hospital. He teaches a variety of audiences and conducts research in clinical bioethics, religion and medicine, and philosophical ethics. His current research focuses on the ways religious worldviews—especially worldviews that include ideas related to miracles—influence clinical medicine. See below for mo...
Facing Concussions Head On: CTE Research
October 07, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MBHarvey Levin, Ph.D., is a professor and research scientist at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he researches the chronic effects of traumatic brain injuries. See below for more of Dr. Levin’s research Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Translation Traumatic brain injury: networks and neuropathology Mental State Attributions and Diffusion Tensor Imaging After Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
Cell Wars: The Rise of Immunotherapy
September 16, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBMalcolm Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of molecular and human genetics, pediatrics and medicine and Founding Director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more information on the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy: https://www.bcm.edu/centers/cell-and-gene-therapy See below for more of Dr. Brenner’s research: Adoptive Cell Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and T-C...
Global is Local
August 26, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBSharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D.,is a professor of medicine in gastroenterology and director of Baylor Global Health at Baylor College of Medicine. She is also a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. An advanced gastrointestinal endoscopist by training, Dr. Anandasabapathy’s research focuses on developing new technologies for the diagnosis of early gastrointestinal cancer. For more information on Baylor Global Health: https://www.bcm.edu/global-health See bel...
Outbreak: A Tale of Vaccines in 2019
August 05, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes - 48.3 MBPeter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.,is the founding dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a professor in the departments of pediatrics and molecular virology & microbiology. He is a health policy scholar in Baylor’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development. For more information on the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine...
Nothing but a Number: Our Aging Physicians
July 15, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBTodd Rosengart, M.D.is professor and chair of the department of surgery and a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a professor of heart and vascular disease at the Texas Heart Institute and current president of the national Society of Surgical Chairs. For more information on the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine: https://www.bcm.edu/departments/surgery See below for more of Dr. Rosengart’s...
Hooked: America's Opioid Crisis
June 23, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MBThomas Kosten, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, pharmacology, immunology and rheumatology and director of the Division of Alcohol and Addiction Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. His professional interests include developing medications and vaccines for addictions and pharmacology. For more information on Baylor College of Medicine’s department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences: https://www.bcm.edu/departments/psychiatry-and-behavioral-sciences/progra...
Spit It Out (Part 1): The Reality of At-Home Genetic Testing
June 02, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 51.4 MBAmy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., is a professor of biomedical ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. Her professional interests include ethical and policy issues raised by emerging technologies, research ethics, informed consent and confidentiality. For more information on Baylor College of Medicine’s clinical genetic testing program: https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/genetics See below for some of the resear...
Spit It Out (Part 2): Privacy and Prejudice
June 02, 2019 05:00 - 22 minutes - 40.5 MBAmy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., is a professor of biomedical ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. Her professional interests include ethical and policy issues raised by emerging technologies, research ethics, informed consent and confidentiality. For more information on Baylor College of Medicine’s clinical genetic testing program: https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/genetics See below for some of the resear...
Introducing Body of Work
May 21, 2019 21:10 - 41 seconds - 709 KBGenetic testing. The opioid epidemic. Vaccinations. People have more than a few opinions on these hot topics. But what sometimes gets drowned out in all the talk is an authentic, professional and scientific opinion. That’s where we come in. Welcome to Body of Work. Check back soon for episode 1, where we talk with bioethicist Dr. Amy McGuire about genetic testing.