This Round‘s on Me: Recent Episodes

Ben Salwen

Ben, a fourth year medical student, discusses interesting medical cases he has encountered in training to be a doctor and humorously explores the concepts, physiology, and medicine surrounding them.

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In this episode, Ben examines the respiratory syndrome named after Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windemere's Fan. Plus, literary references galore, a matching game, and why you should never suppress a cough. 

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In this episode, Ben tells of a mysterious case of a patient who wouldn’t stop bleeding. He also discusses the history and physiology of warfarin and takes you on a brief tour of the biliary tree.

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In this first episode, Ben makes sure that he is not going to lose his medical license and shares his breakdown of HIPAA, a very important and confusing rule, and gives some tips and tricks for sharing medical stories without compromising any confidential patient information or breaking any laws.