The Medical Detectives is a weekly podcast where medicine meets mystery—told by the very people who’ve lived it. Hosted by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Erin Nance and content creator Anna O’Brien, each episode unravels strange and surprising medical tales from the people who lived through them. Think of it as a detective story—only here, the clues are hidden in blood tests, x-rays, and patient files. From curious, unsolved diagnoses to behind-the-scenes accounts of what really goes on in hospital ...
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Clues For Sleuths Podcasts
Welcome to our podcast, where we dive deep into true crime and explore using real clues to solve the real crime emergency of murder for hire. Join us each episode as we discuss the recent Yudowitz family case and dissect the evidence to find new clues that could help crack the case. From analyzing forensic data to interviewing key witnesses and experts, we leave no stone unturned in our quest for the truth. If you’re a true crime enthusiast or just looking to learn more about the criminal sy ...
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A series of lectures, inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will highlight the University of Edinburgh’s internationally acclaimed medical research and show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors. Conan Doyle drew inspiration for Sherlock Holmes when he was a medical student at Edinburgh and based his character on the Professor of Medicine Joseph Bell, who was known for his meticulous attention to detail. The lectures will show that, just like Sherlock Holmes, tod ...
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Meet Nolan Blackwell, Teen Sleuth - Girl Detective, and her dog Casper. Nolan has a love of all things Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown. Casper has a penchant for mischief. ••• But not all mysteries are hardbound and soon Nolan Blackwell will have to uncover clues and stare down dangers that threaten to reveal more about her past than she may be ready to confront. ••• Fans of Nancy Drew and Scooby Doo will delight in this hilarious, opioid-fueled dive into the world of latch-key children an ...
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The hunt is afoot! Welcome to The Rent-To-Own Podcast – A Sherlock HOMES Hunt! Hosted by real estate pro and market sleuth Kristiin Sabey, with the ever-witty Parker Strong as co-host, this show is your weekly deep dive into the hidden world of rent-to-own deals. Whether you're a total beginner or just tired of hearing the same old real estate advice, this podcast is your magnifying glass for smarter, lower-risk investing. Each week, Kristiin follows the clues—uncovering strategies, red flag ...
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Kathleen's Story: The Mystery Inside Her Heart
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1:33:11On this week's episode, we welcome Kathleen; a razor-sharp narrator of her own medical mystery, whose postpartum idyll was shattered when she went into sudden cardiac arrest on the morning of her 27th birthday. Kathleen's story takes us from therapeutic hypothermia to an implanted defibrillator and after years of unexplained arrhythmias, shocks, ha…
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Sleuth Stories: Gloria Ramirez AKA The Toxic Lady
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48:41In this Medical Detectives Sleuth Story Anna tells Dr. Nance the baffling case of Gloria Ramirez, known as The Toxic Lady. In 1994, Gloria was rushed to a California ER where 27 of the 37 staff members treating her fell ill, some requiring hospitalization, after exposure to her body. Despite autopsies, hazmat investigations, and decades of speculat…
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A healthy 54-year-old mom goes from beach-week brain fog to 103° fevers, crushing fatigue, chest spasms, and organ dysfunction in a matter of days—ping-ponging through a possible UTI, pancreatitis, and pneumonia diagnosis before landing in the sepsis ward with ARDS and sky-high liver enzymes. With cultures negative and answers scarce, an infectious…
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Sasha & Nela's Story: A Life Saving Friendship
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1:26:09Two friends, Sasha and Nella, join us to unravel how years of “it’s all in your head” dismissal, mounting pain, and endless referrals finally led them to a rare-yet-underdiagnosed culprit. In a story powered by patient research and friendship, Sasha’s viral TikTok becomes Nella’s lifeline, guiding her to a diagnosis, a pioneering costal margin reco…
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Get ready for double the mystery and double the disbelief. In this episode of The Medical Detectives, identical twins Claire and Suzanne share a lifetime of parallel symptoms, and a decade of debilitating GI problems, that left doctors baffled. From years of being told it was “just IBS” to being dismissed as psychosomatic, these sisters prove what …
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Michelle's Story: The Patient Becomes the Medical Detective
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52:33When a healthy, outdoorsy vegan develops burning foot pain after a bout of COVID-19, months of sleepless nights, dead-end appointments, and dismissive doctors follow, until Michelle turns herself into a one-woman research lab. In this episode, Anna and Erin unpack her rare diagnosis and how DIY experiments led to answers. Join the conversation! Hav…
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Dana & Ivan's Story: Watching Your Child Disappear
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1:12:10When 16-year-old Ivan suddenly lost weight, slept through class, and found that eating hurt, doctors called it “disordered eating”—but Dana’s gut said something else. In this gripping, hopeful conversation, a midnight ER dash, blue lips, and a blaring heart monitor lead to the scan that changes everything. You’ll hear how bias can derail care, how …
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Elizabeth's Story: The Generational Mystery
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1:32:59In this powerful episode of Medical Detectives, Elizabeth traces an intergenerational medical mystery. This story starts not with our guest, but with her mother, whose lifelong health concerns gave a clue into Elizabeth's own medical mystery. After years of labels (hypothyroidism, PCOS, “degenerative disc disease,” postpartum depression) and a cruc…
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A healthy 33-year-old runner and new mom develops sudden, stabbing chest pain after childbirth that’s dismissed for years as reflux. What follows is a 12-year odyssey of sporadic esophageal spasms, misreads, and missed chances, culminating in dangerous malnutrition before a textbook barium swallow finally confirms the mystery diagnosis. Join the co…
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Zoe's Story: 24 Hours from Paralysis
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1:20:30Zoe’s story is a masterclass in “collect the dots so you can connect the dots.” After years of migraines, numbness, GI chaos, and escalating sciatica, her symptoms were brushed off as “stocking-and-glove neuropathy,” weight, or stress. Her symptoms crescendoed to saddle anesthesia, leg tremors, and urinary trouble, which were the red flags doctors …
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Sleuth Stories: The Nuclear Whistleblower
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53:42Introducing our new series, Sleuth Stories, spotlighting the medical investigators who solved some of the biggest medical mysteries in history. In this premiere, we follow Dr. Alice Stewart, the physician-epidemiologist who studied a rise in childhood cancer, and eventually used her findings to change the world. Join the conversation! Have a medica…
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Re Release: Chan's Story - The Mystery of the Protruding Eye
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52:08This is a re release of a past episode, but we will be back next week with brand new content! On this episode of The Medical Detectives, we sit down with the incredible Chan, known to many as @chanplante on TikTok, to hear her harrowing medical journey from an invisible illness to a visible one. Chan takes us through the baffling medical experience…
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Katie & Steve's Story Part 2: The Wife Who Wouldn't Give Up
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1:21:48A love story becomes a masterclass in advocacy. In this gripping part two, Katie takes us inside life with a rare brain disease, and shows how fierce care, ingenuity, and impossible choices collide with a messy healthcare system. You’ll hear the moments that test a marriage, what really happens at end of life, and how one night’s escalation changes…
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Katie & Steve's Story Part 1: The Wife Who Wouldn't Give Up
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52:53In this two-part episode of The Medical Detectives, Katie shares the story of her husband Steve’s long and heartbreaking journey toward a diagnosis. Katie takes us back to the early days of their relationship, painting a vivid picture of Steve as a strong, vibrant man devoted to protecting North Carolina’s water systems and to the people he loved. …
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Emily's Story: Diagnosed by a Podcast
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1:05:51In this episode of Medical Detectives, Emily shares her staggering 17-year diagnostic odyssey, starting at age 17 with a seemingly mild ankle sprain that never fully resolved, and winding through years of dismissals, generic compression socks, and contradictory specialist visits. Through her story, we uncover the compounding harm of miscommunicatio…
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Catherine's Story: The Cost of a Cure
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1:27:45This emotionally powerful episode of The Medical Detectives follows Catherine, a devoted mother and academic, as she shares the gripping journey of seeking answers for her young son George’s mysterious motor delays. What begins as a typical birth story slowly unravels into a harrowing diagnostic odyssey marked by missed milestones, medical gaslight…
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🎙️ Welcome to another episode of Rent to Own – the podcast that helps you navigate the world of creative real estate, one deal at a time. Today we’re digging into the nuts and bolts of how to structure the terms in a rent-to-own deal. This is where a lot of new investors get stuck—or worse, make mistakes that cost them later. We’re talking about ho…
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Tracy's Story: When the Doctor Becomes the Patient
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57:08In this episode of The Medical Detectives, we sit down with high‑risk OB‑GYN Dr. Tracy. When her own health takes a puzzling turn, she must become her own Medical Detective. What starts as vague aches, mysterious rashes, and alarmingly low blood counts quickly spirals into a whirlwind of conflicting opinions: one specialist chalks it up to a routin…
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In this deeply moving episode of The Medical Detectives, Dr. Nance sits down with Linda, speaking on behalf of her daughter, Rachel Yaffe. When Rachel was a freshman in college she had unexplained aches that were labeled as psychosomatic by doctors. Years later she is given a diagnosis that changes her life. Linda recounts every heartbreaking misst…
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Kara's Story Part 2: Burning From the Inside Out
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1:46:07In this intense two-part episode of The Medical Detectives, what began as a routine backpacking trip among Arkansas oaks quickly spiraled into a baffling medical mystery. A misdiagnoses of UTI, strep and “pink eye,” a terrifying drop into sudden blindness, and delirium, and a desperate race against time in under-equipped rural hospitals. Kara’s raw…
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🎙️ Welcome back to Rent to Own – the podcast that breaks down real estate strategies that actually work, especially in the world of creative deals. In this episode, we’re shifting gears and talking about something just as important as finding the property: finding the right tenant buyers. If you’ve ever wondered how to attract people who are seriou…
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Kara's Story Part 1: Burning From the Inside Out
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59:29In this intense two-part episode of The Medical Detectives, what began as a routine backpacking trip among Arkansas oaks quickly spiraled into a baffling medical mystery. A misdiagnoses of UTI, strep and “pink eye,” a terrifying drop into sudden blindness, and delirium, and a desperate race against time in under-equipped rural hospitals. Kara’s raw…
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Kerry's Story Part 2: The Invisible Scars
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1:01:57This episode is the finale of our very first two-part case. Kerry was a fearless hockey player who felt invincible when her cough started, but what began as a minor inconvenience spiraled into a terminal diagnosis. Tune in, stay hopeful, and get ready to come back next week for part two—you won’t believe where this rabbit hole goes. Interested in b…
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Kerry's Story Part 1: The Invisible Scars
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1:02:21This episode lays the groundwork for our very first two-part case. Kerry was a fearless hockey player who felt invincible when her cough started, but what began as a minor inconvenience spiraled into a terminal diagnosis. Tune in, stay hopeful, and get ready to come back next week for part two—you won’t believe where this rabbit hole goes. Have a m…
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Robin's Story: From Dizzy to Dead in 27 Days
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1:32:53Robin always knew her mom as a vibrant, fiercely independent nurse who seemed invincible, until one spring day when a sudden bout of dizziness and confusion sent her spiraling into a whirlwind of tests, missteps, and sleepless nights. In this episode, Robin shares the harrowing two-week odyssey of watching her once-formidable mother slip from lucid…
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Krystina's Story: 10% Chance of Survival
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1:12:28After a scheduled C-section, Krystina experienced escalating postoperative complications that ranged from losing her taste to fever and extreme pain. Her condition rapidly deteriorated, leading to an emergency transfer, an induced coma, and a fight for her life. Krystina only had a 10% chance of survival, but as she was being put into an induced co…
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Welcome to the very first episode of The Rent-to-Own Podcast - A Sherlock Homes Hunt! In this kickoff episode, Kristiin Sabey breaks down what rent-to-own really means in the world of real estate — who it’s for, how it works, and why it might be the smartest path to homeownership for some buyers. Whether you're a renter dreaming of owning your firs…
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This week on The Medical Detectives, we share Hailey’s decades-long ordeal with sudden, terrifying “stuck throat” episodes—from rural Yukon ERs and improvised home remedies, to the social anxiety of hiding her symptoms, until a late-night trip, a can of Coca-Cola, and a specialist referral finally pointed her to the right diagnosis. Along the way, …
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Join us for the weekly mystery! Welcome to the Rent-To-Own Podcast - A Sherlock HOMES Hunt Hosted by Kristiin Sabey and Parker StrongBy Kristiin Sabey
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Kalla & Ivy's Story: Fighting to Breathe
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1:18:03Trigger Warning: Discussion of infant medical crisis and loss. When baby Ivy couldn't breath doctors said it was normal, but Kalla’s instincts told her something was terribly wrong. Dismissed repeatedly, she fought through fear and isolation to uncover a rare genetic disorder that explained Ivy’s muscle spasms and respiratory failure. Discover how …
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Tracy's Story: The Blistering Truth
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1:07:15This week Anna and Erin welcome Tracy, whose years long struggle with bone-deep exhaustion, persistent sore throats and sudden blood blisters led her on a winding odyssey from GPs to specialists, with inconclusive tests and tough treatments at every turn. In our “Diseases That Need a Rebrand” series, we’re asking you to help us rename this mysterio…
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Trevor & Angela's Story: The Wife vs. The White Coat
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1:16:53This week on The Medical Detectives, Erin and Anna tackle their first-ever male patient story, delivered by the one person who never stopped believing him: his wife, Angela. From childhood Guillain-Barré and a hidden battle with addiction to a whirlwind romance and marriage, Trevor’s life derails when relentless vomiting and mysterious “unexplained…
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Chelle's Story: The 35 Year Headache
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1:01:46For nearly 35 years Chelle lived with daily headaches, nausea, numbness, and overwhelming pressure in her head—symptoms repeatedly dismissed as anxiety or depression. But when her child’s medical crisis taught her to trust her instincts, she finally pushed for answers. In this episode, Chelle shares her decades-long journey of misdiagnosis, self-do…
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In this deeply emotional and eye-opening episode of Medical Detectives, we sit down with Rita, whose medical mystery spanned nearly a decade of pain, misdiagnosis, and dismissal. From being a young mother and nurse with a sudden onset of terrifying symptoms to being told she just needed candy or mental health care, Rita’s story highlights the devas…
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Leah's Story: The Vampire Diagnosis
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1:23:16Leah grew up never seeing a real doctor, but learning from her homeopath mom how to listen to her body. As an adult, she was told she was allergic to the sun, iron, and bread. But when she landed in the ER on her 40th birthday, vomiting, in unbearable pain, and with purple urine, doctors were perplexed. Every test was coming back negative, and all …
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Bethany's Story: En Pointe & in Pain
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1:21:38In this extraordinary episode of The Medical Detectives, we meet Bethany, a former professional dancer whose body, once built for movement, began betraying her in small, painful ways that no one could explain. What started as stiffness and toe pain evolved into years of misdiagnoses, dismissed symptoms, and being told it was all in her head. Over t…
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In this gripping and emotional episode, we dive into Jill’s extraordinary journey — a story of relentless persistence, unanswered questions, and one life-changing discovery. For over a decade, Jill battled mysterious and increasingly alarming symptoms: unexplained weight gain, drastic changes in her appearance, and a series of concerning medical is…
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Jennifer's Story: The Symptom That Saved Her
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49:03In this gripping episode of The Medical Detectives, we meet Jennifer — a working mom whose life was turned upside down by mysterious and debilitating symptoms. From a racing heartbeat to progressive numbness, poor sight, and immobility, Jennifer's journey highlights the frustrating maze of misdiagnoses she faced. With multiple doctors dismissing he…
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In one of our most intense and eye-opening episodes yet, we sit down with Brianna, whose journey through the medical system took years of misdiagnoses, dismissal, and frustration before she finally got the answers she needed. What started as a mysterious sleep disorder—marked by violent night terrors, hallucinations, and sleepwalking—was repeatedly…
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Simone's Story: The Hidden Illness That Stole Her Organs
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46:05In this gripping episode of The Medical Detectives, we sit down with Simone, whose harrowing medical journey took her from being an active, adventurous athlete to navigating years of misdiagnoses, medical gaslighting, and life-altering surgeries. What started as severe menstrual pain turned into a baffling cascade of symptoms—black tar-like bleedin…
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Kim's Story: The Postpartum Nightmare
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1:18:17In this special international episode, we sit down with Kim from Brisbane, Australia, to uncover a medical mystery that will leave you stunned—especially if you're a mom. Kim’s story is one of resilience, misdiagnosis, and the shocking truth about a rare postpartum condition that nearly left her unable to care for her newborn. After being dismissed…
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Rachel's Story: The Century-Old Mystery Uncovered by AI
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1:02:43In this episode of The Medical Detectives, we dive into one of the most astonishing medical mysteries we've ever encountered. Rachel takes us on a 132-year journey through her family’s unexplained health conditions—joint pain, heart problems, hair loss, and unique facial features—symptoms that spanned five generations without a clear answer. From e…
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Chan's Story: The Mystery of the Protruding Eye
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50:50This week on The Medical Detectives, we sit down with the incredible Chan, known to many as @chanplante on TikTok, to hear her harrowing medical journey from an invisible illness to a visible one. Chan takes us through the baffling medical experiences that followed her COVID-19 diagnosis—unexplained strokes, eye pain, and a frustrating maze of misd…
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Caroline's Story: When Food Turns Fatal
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1:13:54In this deeply moving and inspiring episode of The Medical Detectives, Dr. Nance and Anna sit down with Caroline, a vibrant and determined young woman navigating life with a mysterious syndrome that makes her allergic to most foods. From her early childhood experiences with life-threatening allergies to her diagnosis during college, Caroline shares…
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Kathy's Story: The Case of Mysterious Double Vision
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1:06:17In this shocking episode of The Medical Detectives, Dr. Erin Nance and Anna O’Brien sit down with Kathy to unravel a years-long medical mystery that took her from a diagnosis of ADHD in childhood to a harrowing journey through depression, bipolar disorder, and physical debilitation. Kathy shares her story of navigating a healthcare maze, encounteri…
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Welcome to the very first episode of The Medical Detectives! In this powerful first episode, co-hosts Dr. Nance and Anna flip the script and Dr. Nance interviews Anna about her extraordinary health journey. Anna spent years struggling in her body, before finally deciding to get help, which sent her on a whole other journey trying to crack the myste…
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This week’s episode is an extraordinary journey of resilience, groundbreaking medical innovation, and the power of hope. We welcome Karen, a devoted mother who fought tirelessly for her daughter Mary’s survival, and Dr. Brian Druker, the pioneering physician-scientist who helped develop Gleevec, the revolutionary cancer treatment that saved her. Ma…
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As a continued thank you for listening, here is a performance of Season One of ZOiNKS! performed before a live studio audience. Also, a sneak peek of the first ten minutes of season two, also presented in a live format! MESSAGE US! ---------- ZOiNKS! features Jordan Trovillion as Nolan Blackwell and Trey Tatum as Casper. It is directed by Bridget L…
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From the Creators of ZOiNKS! - Have Monster, Will Travel
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1:25Listen to Have Monster, Will Travel RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/827812.rss "There are very few moments in your life where you can do something radical for someone you love." Meet Riley and Render. Roommates. Best friends. There's just one small hitch. Riley is a young career-focused woman with a little bit of burnout and Render... well, …
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Who's Afraid of a Big Bay Window? (ZOiNKS! Soundtrack)
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4:07from the ZOiNKS! Soundtrack: Who's Afraid of the Big Bay Window? (from Chapter 5: Do Not Enter) Music by: Trey Tatum (Originally Published June 30, 2023) MESSAGE US! ---------- ZOiNKS! features Jordan Trovillion as Nolan Blackwell and Trey Tatum as Casper. It is directed by Bridget Leak, written by Trey Tatum, recorded by Grayson Halonen and is pro…
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