The JAFERD Cast
The JAFERD Cast: Your Go-To Medical Podcast with a Dose of ER Doc Snark.Join EM Physician Dr. Mark Pappadakis for The JAFERD Cast, where we demystify medicine with news, insightful analysis, and candid discussions.Tired of confusing medical jargon? Dr.
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Birth Plans, Baby Blues, & Building Your Village: The Baby Chick Guide (feat. Nina Spears) (opens the original)
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Episode 22: Birth Plans, Baby Blues, & Building Your Village: The Baby Chick Guide (feat. Nina Spears) Navigating pregnancy, birth options, and the overwhelming flood of advice can leave expecting parents feeling lost. In this episode of The JAFERD Cast, Dr. Mark Pappadakis sits down with Nina Spears —experienced doula, founder and CEO of The Baby Chick , and author of The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy . Together, they take a deep dive into how expectant mothers and their partners can p
Why Your Prescriptions Cost So Much: Exposing Pharmacy Benefit Managers (feat. Dr. Marion Mass) (opens the original)
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Episode 21: Why Your Prescriptions Cost So Much: Exposing Pharmacy Benefit Managers (feat. Dr. Marion Mass) Ever wondered why your prescription drug prices keep skyrocketing even when cheaper generic options exist? In this episode of The JAFERD Cast, Dr. Mark Pappadakis is joined by pediatrician and healthcare advocate Dr. Marion Mas s to pull back the curtain on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) . Learn how these massive corporate middlemen quietly drive up out-of-pocket costs, restrict vital tr
The Spectrum of Pregnancy Failure: From Threatened Miscarriage to Ectopic Realities (feat. Dr. Tieg Beazer) (opens the original)
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Episode 20: The Spectrum of Pregnancy Failure: From Threatened Miscarriage to Ectopic Realities (feat. Dr. Tieg Beazer) In this episode, Dr. Mark Pappadakis welcomes back Dr. Tieg Beazer , a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) OB-GYN, to unpack the complex, nuanced, and often misunderstood spectrum of early pregnancy loss. From asymptomatic "missed abortions" to the sharp pains of ectopic pregnancies, they break down the critical clinical differences that every patient and provider should know. They d
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