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What's the difference between sadness and depression?

Is It Serious? - December 01, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes
May is mental health awareness month. Everyone deals with moments of sadness but how do you know when it's something deeper? Dr. Jean Luc Neptune and Dr. Mark Lewis normalize talking about depression and mental health and offer some useful skills and resources for dealing with sadness a...

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What do medical TV shows get wrong?

Is It Serious? - November 24, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes
Hospital romances and dramatic defibrillator saves are good for television ratings but they can be cringe worthy for real doctors. JL & Mark have fun debunking medical show myths and misuse of props. The details matter! But don’t look too closely at our logo. Our stethoscope is apparent...

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Can you tell us about your personal cancer experience?

Is It Serious? - November 17, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes
Families matter. Medical histories provide clues and details that can help you understand your own health journey. Dr. Mark Lewis shares his personal cancer story and how he gained crucial information from his father and his uncles' experiences. Tweet us your questions @marklewismd or ...

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What was your experience with your father's cancer?

Is It Serious? - November 10, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes
We go off format as JL talks about being his father's caregiver during his journey with cancer. JL shares lessons learned by taking us through several reality checkpoints and providing listeners with some practical healthcare hacks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

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How can I be my own health advocate?

Is It Serious? - November 03, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes
Do you feel like you don't have a voice in your own healthcare? Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune talk about ways to take a stand for yourself. No one knows you and what you want for yourself better than YOU! Communicating your health concerns and goals clearly to your doctor help...

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What is personalized medicine?

Is It Serious? - October 27, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes
Not to be confused with concierge medicine, personalized medicine uses genetic or biomarker information to determine treatment. In oncology, this leads to more precise care. Emerging in other medical specialties as well, personalized or precision medicine is providing more in-depth care...

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Why? A response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Is It Serious? - October 20, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes
Recording our weekly episode was overshadowed by the emotion that we all felt in response to the senseless shooting in Uvalde, Texas. As parents and citizens, Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. J.L. Neptune grapple with the impossible feelings of loss and grief over these young children and their t...

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How much Ambien is too much Ambien?

Is It Serious? - October 13, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes
Getting to the root of sleep struggles might take longer than popping a pill, but good sleep hygiene and bedtime habits are a healthier solution. Relying on Ambien or other sleep medicines for an extended period of time can have long-term side effects. JL and Mark talk about sleep and s...

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Lighthouse Coffee

Venturing Out - October 12, 2022 15:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A podcast offering powerful stories, practical advice, and helpful resources for entrepreneurs

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Symphony Candle Co.

Venturing Out - September 23, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Join us in the enriching story of this Waco, Texas-based candle company. Their story of how entrepreneurship meets passion through their natural, hand poured and luxury candles is genuinely inspiring and educational.

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Is there such a thing as a medical error?

Is It Serious? - September 22, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes
The prosecution of Radonda Vaught, a nurse from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has caused a lot of controversy in the medical world. The American Nurses Association fear that it "sets a dangerous precedent" of "criminalizing the honest reporting of mistakes." Dr. Mark Lewis and D...

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Who's hosting who?

Is It Serious? - September 01, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes
A special episode where Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune chat with Matt Zachary on his show, Out of Patients. They discuss how their paths have crossed to create podcast magic as well as random emergency landings in Salt Lake City. Plus, Mark does his best Trainspotting re-enactm...

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Can you help me understand this mRNA vaccination stuff?

Is It Serious? - August 25, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes
“mRNA” has emerged into the global vocabulary without a true understanding of what it is and how it works. Mark and JL explain it all in a fun and informative way. They use Legos as visual imagery to explain mRNA, DNA and the human genome.  Tweet us your questions @jeanlucneptune or @m...

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Can I be fat and healthy?

Is It Serious? - August 18, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes
Mark Lewis, MD and Jean Luc Neptune, MD tackle the sensitive subject of weight. What exactly are the measures of health? While we often assume that being overweight is a sign of being unhealthy, we rarely think that someone who is thin can be out of shape. With the current obesity epide...

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Should I look at my medical records?

Is It Serious? - August 11, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes
The 21st Century Cures Act made it mandatory to release scans and lab results to patients as soon as they are ready. Often, this means that they get released to patients before their doctors have seen them. While JL and Mark believe that patients should own their data, there are many se...

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What's up with all these drug ads on tv?

Is It Serious? - August 04, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes
Throwing a football through a tire swing and crooked carrots are not subtle metaphors. Drug ads have taken over our televisions with 45 of the 60 seconds filled with the long list of potential side effects. Have they made us educated consumers or a doctor’s worst nightmare? Tweet us yo...

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What’s Up With All These Drug Ads on TV?

Is It Serious? - August 04, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes
Throwing a football through a tire swing and crooked carrots are not subtle metaphors. Drug ads have taken over our televisions with 45 of the 60 seconds filled with the long list of potential side effects. Have they made us educated consumers or a doctor’s worst nightmare? Tweet us yo...

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Who are you anyway?

Is It Serious? - July 28, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes
Mark Lewis M.D. and JL Neptune M.D. share the defining moments that informed their decision to become doctors. As they get to know each other, they talk about their grueling medical school journeys, the tragic stories of their fathers' cancers, and little tidbits about their Scottish, H...

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How do genetics and the environment play a role in our health?

Is It Serious? - July 21, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes
Nature versus Nurture; one of the oldest debates in the social sciences. Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune tackle this conversation from a 21st century lens. With more information about DNA and global environmental changes, there are even more reasons why someone might wonder, "Wh...

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Why don't we talk about physician burnout?

Is It Serious? - July 14, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes
Physician burnout is on the rise and there are many barriers and reasons why providers do not talk about it. Dr. JL Neptune and Dr. Mark Lewis pull back the curtain on the pressures and demands that cause the burnout as well as the reasons why doctors and other healthcare workers often ...

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How has marijuana affected your practice?

Is It Serious? - July 07, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes
Is marijuana addictive? Should it be prescribed for cancer patients? How are doctors educated about marijuana? Dr.Mark Lewis and Dr.Jean Luc Neptune talk about these questions and more through the lenses of oncology and addiction medicine. They cover the need for physician training and ...

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Do you take my insurance?

Is It Serious? - June 30, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes
This should be a basic question with a yes or no answer but the American insurance system is so complicated and buries both patients and providers in paperwork. Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune share their frustrations and insights along with tips and tricks. Plus, don't miss the...

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Why is a colonoscopy so important?

Is It Serious? - June 23, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes
45 is the new 50! Colon cancer screenings are for everyone and yet, people still find it difficult to talk about. Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune share their own colonoscopy experiences and talk candidly (and even with some humor) about what to expect from both the prep and the ...

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How do doctors approach dying?

Is It Serious? - June 16, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes
Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune talk about how one of their most sacred responsibilities as doctors is to be brutally honest with their patients about what they can do and what they can't. They also share what we all can do to be as prepared as possible. They discuss the importa...

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Established & Co.

Venturing Out - May 30, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A podcast offering powerful stories, practical advice, and helpful resources for entrepreneurs

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Cory Dickman

Venturing Out - May 23, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Cory Dickman meets with the Venturing Out team to discuss his entrepreneurial ventures and impact on the Waco, Texas community.

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Oso Launch

Venturing Out - May 16, 2022 06:41 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Kathy Carr gives insights to Baylor's Oso Launch organization aimed at providing support and education to student entrepreneurs

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Two shows at once!

Is It Serious? - March 16, 2022 04:00 - 25 seconds
We're dropping two episodes during our premiere week. Meet our doctors and learn all about them and also enjoy the first episode about drug ads. Then, join us weekly for all new episodes! Tweet us your questions @jeanlucneptune or @marklewismd oremail us at [email protected] orc...

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Welcome to Is It Serious?

Is It Serious? - March 03, 2022 05:00 - 1 minute
Welcome to “Is It Serious?,” a conversational podcast where two top doctors pull back the curtain on the American healthcare system and answer all of your health concerns, one question at a time. Hosted by Jean Luc Neptune, MD and Mark Lewis, MD, both highly accomplished physicians and ...

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Erectile Dysfunction

Is It Serious? - February 24, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes
The doctors cover the variety of medical issues that may accompany this common dilemma. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.