Medicine Made General
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Decisions Your Loved Ones Shouldn’t Have to Guess | Medicine Made General
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Would your loved ones know what to do if they had to make medical decisions on your behalf? For National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, Dr. Ivy...
Ep 10. Sleep: The Other Vital Sign | Medicine Made General
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep is foundational to good health, but many people aren’t getting enough. In this episode of Medicine Made General, Dr. Charlene Gamaldo breaks d...
Ep 9: Your Guide to Cold & Flu Season | Medicine Made General
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It can be hard to distinguish symptoms from a common cold, the flu, or even COVID-19, but it’s important to know they aren’t treated the same way....
Ep 8: Making Sense of Dementia | Medicine Made General
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s normal aging vs. dementia? In this episode of Medicine Made General, Dr. Ravi Gupta goes into detail on what the term “dementia” means, h...
Ep 7: Alco-Holidays: A Practical Approach to Drinking Smarter | Medicine Made General
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays are a time of celebration — and for many people, a time of heavier drinking. In this episode of Medicine Made General, addiction medici...
Ep 6: Living Well With — or Preventing — Type 2 Diabetes | Medicine Made General
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common and often preventable conditions seen in primary care. In this episode of Medicine Made General, Dr. Nisa Ma...
Ep 5 Part 2: The Power of the Patient Voice in Cancer Care | Medicine Made General
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does listening to patients transform cancer care? In part two of Medicine Made General’s conversation on cancer survivorship, Johns Hopkins rese...
Ep 5 Part 1: Caring for the Whole Person: Through Cancer & Beyond | Medicine Made General
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medicine Made General, Johns Hopkins cancer survivorship researcher Claire Snyder, PhD, MHS, joins hosts Dr. Bimal Ashar and Kati...
Ep 4: Comics & Compassion: Support at Every Stage of Illness | Medicine Made General
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is palliative care — and how is it different from hospice? In this episode of Medicine Made General, Johns Hopkins palliative care phy...
Ep 3: Inside GLP-1s: How They Work, Who They Help & What to Expect | Medicine Made General
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are generating major buzz for weight loss — but what’s fact, what’s fiction and what do they really do...
Ep 2: More than Hot Flashes: Debunking Menopause Myths | Medicine Made General
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many people think menopause is just hot flashes and mood swings — but there’s a lot more to the story. In this episode, Dr. Tina Zhang, a Johns Ho...
Ep. 1: Vitamins & Supplements: Should You Be Taking That? | Medicine Made General
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of Americans take daily vitamins or supplements — but are they really helping? In our very first episode, Dr. Bimal Ashar, a Johns Hopkins ...