Today the guys discuss the career of actress and comedian Mindy Kaling (2:12). Ali and Asif start off  her background and when they first saw her on television. They then talk about her roles in ‘The Office’, ‘The Mindy Project’ and her creating ‘Never Have I Ever’, as well as her book “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?”. Then, Asif tells the unbelievable story about Mindy’s brother pretending to be black to get into medical school in the USA. 

The guys then discuss the diabetes and weight loss medication semaglutide (Ozempiv, Wegovy) (25:14). NB although the gossip pages have alleged Mindy Kaling has used this medication for weight loss, there is NO EVIDENCE that Mindy has used this medication. Asif talks about how the medication works and the evidence for its use in diabetes and obesity. 

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Show Notes:  

• My Favorite Eleven Moments in Comedy: https://publicism.info/humor/hanging/17.html

• Trying to prove reverse racism, Mindy Kaling’s brother uncovered actual racism: https://www.vox.com/2015/4/7/8354457/mindy-kaling-brother-racism

• Mindy Kaling on Why Her Work with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Is So Personal (Exclusive): https://www.etonline.com/mindy-kaling-on-why-her-work-with-the-pancreatic-cancer-action-network-is-so-personal-exclusive

• Velma Season 1 Review: Episodes 1-8:; https://www.ign.com/articles/velma-season-1-review-episodes-1-8

• Mindy Kaling Says it 'Took a Long Time' to Let Go of Losing Weight for 'Vanity Reasons': https://people.com/health/mindy-kaling-says-it-took-a-long-time-to-let-go-of-losing-weight-for-vanity-reasons/

• The awful truth about celeb weight-loss drug Ozempic: https://www.thestar.com/life/fashion_style/2022/12/21/the-awful-truth-about-celeb-weight-loss-drug-ozempic.html

• Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183

• A Big STEP Forward: Semaglutide as an obesity treatment: https://drsue.ca/2021/02/a-big-step-forward-semaglutide-as-an-obesity-treatment/

• Semaglutide for weight loss: https://www.cfp.ca/content/67/11/842

• Managing the gastrointestinal side effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity: recommendations for clinical practice: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00325481.2021.2002616

Today, Ali and Asif discuss the phenomenon of “Nepo Babies” in Hollywood (1:30). They talk about the origin of the term, which was coined by Meriem Derradji, a 25-year-old Canadian tech-support worker while commenting on Maude Apatow from ‘Euphoria’ being the daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann. Then the guys give the audience a quiz, asking if they can guess the famous father of the lead singer of the band ‘Inhaler’. Asif then asks Ali if he has encountered the “Nepo Baby” phenomenon over the course of his entertainment career. They then discuss various ‘Nepo Babies” in Hollywood as well as some quotes from them. Then the guys discuss Type 2 diabetes (37:06). They discuss the differences from Type 1 diabetes and how the incidence is increasing. They then discuss the causes and risk factors for Type 2 diabetes as well as how doctors test for it. Asif then goes over the complications as well as what people can do to help manage the disease. 

 

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Show Notes:  

• Inhaler - Cheer Up Baby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtnEwlMOFbg

• How a Nepo Baby Is Born: https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_camp

• An All But Definitive Guide to the Hollywood Nepo-Verse: https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-nepotism-babies-list-taxonomy.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym

• In defence of ‘nepo babies’ — we know, we know. But hear us out: https://www.thestar.com/life/opinion/2022/12/21/in-defence-of-nepo-babies-we-know-we-know-but-hear-us-out.html

• Which Nepo Baby Said It? https://www.vulture.com/article/nepo-baby-quotes-quiz.html

• Why Allison Williams has the best ‘nepo baby’ comeback: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/hollywood-nepo-baby-stars-adopt-allison-williams-strategy-rcna64514

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/117853-overview

The guys start off by welcoming everyone to 2023 and they also talk about their recent trip to Dubai. They then discuss the career of Celine Dion (4;16). Ali talks about how he heard about her in the 80’s while growing up in Quebec. They talk about her crossover success with her English albums and her mega hits “Beauty and the Beast” and “My Heart Will Go on”. They then go over some little known facts about her life and career. Then Ali asks Asif about Celine’s recent diagnosis of Stiff-Person Syndrome (26:53). Asif talks about the symptoms, cause and how it is diagnosed. He then goes over the treatment and prognosis for the disorder. 

 

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Show Notes:  

• Céline Dion Carpool Karaoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUURLFnr9k 

• Celine Dion Reschedules Spring 2023 shows to 2024, and cancels eight Summer 2023 shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7_mb-zUG30

• Stiff-Person Syndrome: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/stiff-person-syndrome

As a year-end treat, the guys go over their favourite entertainment from 2022… and decide to omit a medical topic. Ali and Asif start off by talking about their  favourite books they read last year. Then they discuss what they listened to last year including music and podcasts. The guys then compare notes on their favourite tv shows and movies from this past year.

 

NB: The pod will be taking the next two weeks off. We will see all of you in the new year!

 

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Today Asif and Ali are pleased to welcome comedian Steve Way, co-star of the hit Hulu show ‘Ramy’ (0:57). They talk about how Steve got into comedy, his influences, and some of the barriers he has faced being a comedian with a disability. Ali then asks Steve about his past employment as a substitute teacher and Steve talks about how much he enjoyed interacting with  and teaching high school students. They then discuss how Steve got his role on ‘Ramy’ and Bella Hadid playing his fiance this season. Ali then asks Steve about his advocacy for patients with disabilities. They then talk to Steve about living with his rare form of muscular dystrophy, Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy, his interaction with health professionals and his diagnostic odyssey. Steve highlights how important it is for health professionals to discuss reproductive issues with patients who have disabilities. 

 

Check out Steve’s 1 hour set at Caveat in NYC on Dec 29! 

 

Then Ali and Asif do deep dive into muscular dystrophy (28:37), specifically the most common form, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Asif goes over the cause, symptoms, prognosis and treatment. Then Asif discusses the rare entity  Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. He then goes over some potential existing gene therapies for muscular dystrophy. 

 

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Show Notes:  

• Steve Way personal website https://www.thesteveway.com/
• 32ND ANNUAL STEVE WAY BIRTHDAY BASH: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/steve-way-12-29-2022
• ‘Ramy’ Actor Steve Way Wonders Why Americans Haven't ‘Rioted’ Over This One Issue: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ramy-steve-way-disability-health-care-2020_n_5d2e3533e4b0a873f6430f2a
• Muscular Dystrophy Canada: https://muscle.ca/
• Muscular Dystrophy Association: https://www.mda.org/
• Collagen VI-Related Dystrophies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1503/
• Cure CMD: https://www.curecmd.org/

Today the guys start of with some (good/bad??) news about the podcast TikTok account. Then the guys discuss their favourite albums from 1992 (5:25). The guys each give their top 10 lists from the year. Then Ali asks Asif about the sometimes controversial topic of circumcision (45:13). Asif talks about the history of the practice and some of the criticisms of it. Then Asif talks about whether there is evidence for health benefits from circumcision and also talks about the risks of the procedure.  He then concludes by stating that most pediatrics groups do not recommend routine circumcision for all newborn males in North America; however if parents are considering the procedure for their child, it is important to discuss the risks and benefits with their doctor. 

 

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Show Notes:

• Asif’s 1992 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLmQ2vxMbn0&list=PLh7rgup-OZBc2_md6XYzWaSLdduYL8Iya

• Ali’s 1992 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYyRLTveFJQ&list=PLh7rgup-OZBfMDdKmlUWk2dPx-LveGnOf

• Newborn male circumcision: https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/circumcision#table1

• Circumcision Policy Statement: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/130/3/585/30235/Circumcision-Policy-Statement?searchresult=1

• Circumcision: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1015820-overview?icd=ssl_login_success_221127

• Examining Penile Sensitivity in Neonatally Circumcised and Intact Men Using Quantitative Sensory Testing: https://read.qxmd.com/read/26724395/examining-penile-sensitivity-in-neonatally-circumcised-and-intact-men-using-quantitative-sensory-testing

Jay Leno is now at home recovering from serious burn injuries; on today’s episode, Asif and Ali discuss Jay’s career and accomplishments. However to start off, Ali asks Asif about how common burns are and the differences between first, second and third degree burns (1:20). Asif then goes over how to treat burns and the use of hyperbaric oxygen for burns. They then discuss Jay Leno’s career and his early life (and specifically mention that they will NOT be talking a lot about Conan or cars) (15:17). They discuss his early comedy career and how he became the heir apparent to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show”. They then discuss some infamous stories from Leno’s life. Finally Asif asks Ali about Jay Leno’s legacy in comedy. 

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Show Notes:

• Jay Leno's Employee Gives Update On Jay Leno’s Burns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9A4Zm2MY8U

• Jay Leno Had Surgery for Second and Third-Degree Burns: The 'Burns to the Face Are More Concerning': https://people.com/health/jay-leno-had-surgery-for-second-and-third-degree-burns-burns-to-the-face-are-more-concerning/

• Jay Leno Admits Hiding In NBC Executive’s Office Twice: https://www.accessonline.com/articles/jay-leno-admits-hiding-in-nbc-executives-office-twice-142799

• Tenth European Consensus Conference on Hyperbaric Medicine: recommendations for accepted and non-accepted clinical indications and practice of hyperbaric oxygen treatment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147240/

• Leno's testimony is no joke for Jackson's defence team: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/25/michaeljacksontrial.usa

• Joe Rogan Experience #692 - Jay Leno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvdM_u4NZQw

• Jay Leno: Revenge of the Everyman: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/12/jay-leno-revenge-of-the-everyman

On this special episode, Ali and Asif interview the hosts of ‘The Gritty Nurse Podcast’, Amie Archibald Varley and Sara Fung. They start off by asking Amie and Sara their origin stories, how they got into nursing and how they started their podcast. Amie and Sara then discuss the issues of hierarchy and bullying in the culture of nursing. They speak about the success of their podcast and their favorite episodes. They then discuss the current crisis in nursing in Canada and the rest of North America, violence towards health care professionals, and the issue of burnout in nursing. 

 

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• The Gritty Nurse Podcast: https://www.grittynurse.com/

With Elon Musk now having purchased Twitter, the guys devote an episode to Twitter and Comedy and Twitter and Medicine. Asif starts off by asking Ali if there is any positive effects of Twitter on Comedy (0:58); then Asif challenges Ali with the opposite question, namely “has Twitter ruined comedy”? Ali uses the examples of comedians getting canceled (ie Kurt Metzger) and why comedians need to be extra careful on social media. They then discuss how while comedians have to be careful, non-comedians need to be even more careful on social media. Asif then ask Ali about comedians stealing jokes from people on Twitter. Then Ali asks Asif about Twitter and medicine (24:28). Asif starts out with highlighting the good of Twitter and medicine including the ease of access, facilitating collaborations, extending reach and cutting edge information. Asif then asks the question “Would Hippocrates be on twitter”? Ali asks Asif about the credibility of medicine and they discuss how tweets have no conflicts of interest. Asif then discusses how doctors may be tweeting when they should be seeing patients. They then delve into the larger issue of doctors being “unprofessional” on Twitter. Asif talks about the mini-experiment he did asking doctors about whether they get consent beforehand. He then brings up the “medbikini” backlash on Twitter with respect to a vascular surgery article on “professional” behaviour on social media. 

 

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Show Notes:

• Elon Musk tweets 'Comedy is now legal on Twitter' after takeover, asserts 'bird is freed': https://www.firstpost.com/world/elon-musk-tweets-comedy-is-now-legal-on-twitter-after-takeover-asserts-bird-is-freed-11532591.html

• Twitter courted comedians, then the opposition: https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/30/17621870/comedy-twitter-james-gunn-dan-harmon-jokes

• Is Social Media Ruining Comedy? https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/social-media-ruining-comedy

• Here’s the original ‘Zola’ Twitter thread that told the movie’s true story    : https://nypost.com/2021/03/31/heres-the-zola-twitter-thread-that-told-the-movies-true-story/

• Kurt Metzger controversy continues, but Inside Amy Schumer isn’t canceled: https://www.avclub.com/updated-kurt-metzger-controversy-continues-but-inside-1798251054

• Daily Show's Trevor Noah under fire for Twitter jokes about Jews and women: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/mar/31/trevor-noah-backlash-highlights-jokes-jews-women

• Comedian Amber Ruffin Says 'Cancellations' in Comedy 'Aren't Sticking' Because People 'Move On: https://people.com/tv/amber-ruffin-says-cancellations-in-comedy-arent-sticking-because-people-move-on/

• Seinfeld actor lets fly with racist tirade: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/22/usa.danglaister

• How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html

• Did #MeaslesTruth Create a New Form of Twitter Communication? https://www.symplur.com/blog/measlestruth-create-new-form-twitter-communication/

• Would Hippocrates be on Twitter? https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/213/11/hippocrates-would-be-twitter

• Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025547/#B4-jcm-07-00121

• Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Hematologist-Oncologists on Twitter: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2598091

• Public Concern About Monitoring Twitter Users and Their Conversations to Recruit for Clinical Trials: Survey  https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(19)32587-X/fulltextStudyhttps://www.jmir.org/2019/10/e15455/

• Virtual colleagues, virtually colleagues—physicians’ use of Twitter: a population-based observational study: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/7/e002988

• A medical journal apologized after an article prompted health professionals to post images of themselves in bikinis: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/cnn10/medbikini-backlash-and-apologies-trnd/index.html

• RETRACTED: Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among young vascular surgeons

• Use social media? Memorize these vital 12 words: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/use-social-media-memorize-these-vital-12-words

This past month was breast cancer awareness month and in the last episode we did the entertainment part, with an interview with musician and Bif Naked (who is herself a breast cancer survivor). Today we will be doing a deep dive into breast cancer. Asif starts out by mentioning that a lot of the main points for the episode today were informed by a conversation with Dr. Tulin Cil, breast surgical oncologist from the University of Toronto. Ali starts off by asking how common breast cancer is and what the main symptoms are. They then discuss the age it occurs and what the risk factors are for developing it. Asif specifically discusses the genetic risk factors and how “dense” breasts can predispose you to breast cancer. Asif then talks about how it is diagnosed and treated, as well as the prognosis, which is much better for those diagnosed early. They then discuss some “hot button” topics in breast cancer, including lowering the age of screening to 40, as well as the issue of prophylactic mastectomy. 

 

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Show Notes:

• Breast Cancer: https://cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-types/breast

• 400,000 fewer mammograms performed during pandemic, Ontario Medical Association says: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-400000-fewer-mammograms-performed-during-pandemic-ontario-medical/

• David Jacobs: Not screening for breast cancer in women under 50 is costing lives: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/david-jacobs-not-screening-for-breast-cancer-in-women-under-50-is-costing-lives

• The Impact of Organized Screening Programs on Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis for Canadian Women Aged 40–49 and 50–59: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/8/444

• Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality (UK Age trial): final results of a randomized, controlled trial: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S1470-2045(20)30398-3/fulltext

• Alberta lowers age for women to be screened for breast cancer: https://globalnews.ca/news/9206883/alberta-breast-cancer-screening-age-lowered/

• My Medical Choice, By Angelina Jolie: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html

• Preventive Surgery to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/risk-and-prevention/preventive-surgery-to-reduce-breast-cancer-risk.html