Is Laughter the best medicine? We attempt to answer this and other pressing questions in Doctor Vs Comedian. Dr Asif Doja is a pediatric neurologist and Ali Hassan is a stand up comedian and actor (CBC‘s Laugh Out Loud, Designated Survivor, Goon) who are each fascinated by what the other one does. In each episode, Asif picks a topic for Ali from comedy and entertainment and questions Ali about it. Then Ali picks a topic from medicine and health and grills Asif on that subject. We talk about serious subjects in an unserious way. If you want to hear about comedy, entertainment, health and wellness and don‘t want to have to choose between being entertaining AND informed, then this show is for you.
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of actor Chris Hemsworth. They discuss his background, his early roles and his breakthrough roles in “Star Trek” and ‘Thor” (1:00). Then Asif gives Ali a trivia quiz on all things Hemsworth. Then, the guys discuss how on Chris’ new show “Limitless”, he discusses that genetic testing reveals that he has an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Asif starts off by giving a bit of background on Allzheimers, what causes it and how common it is (15:49). He then talks about how it is diagnosed as well as the treatment and prognosis. Asif talks about the current treatment as well as the promising new drug Lecanemab. Then Ali brings up the testing done by Dr. Peter Attia on Limitless which revealed that Chris has 2 copies of the APOE4 gene which increases his risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 8-10 times.
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Show Notes:
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The BEST of 'Loki' Tom Hiddleston | The Graham Norton Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdwClcDvVao
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Chris Hemsworth Changed His Life After an Ominous Health Warning https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/chris-hemsworth-exclusive-interview-alzheimers-limitless
- Alzheimer disease: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1134817-treatment#d14
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Spirit of the West's John Mann, 57, dies after battle with Alzheimer's: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/spirit-of-the-west-s-john-mann-dead-1.5367381
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Is lecanemab the Alzheimer's drug that will finally make a difference? https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/08/1141396375/lecanemab-alzheimer-drug-researchers-hope
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Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer’s Disease: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212948
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