Help! Make it Make Sense with Dr. Toni and Dr. Aimee
Do you get overwhelmed by science? Does it mystify or scare you? Have you ever wondered if scientists are normal people and why they use so much freakin’ jargon when they talk? You’re not alone! In this podcast, you’ll enter the world of science through conversations between two friends who happen to be a med peds doctor (internist and pediatrician) and an immunology professor. They will talk through the most recent and crazy headlines and help you separate the nuggets of truth from the B. S.!Relax, pop in your ear buds, and listen to conversations about science that will surprise, delight, and inform you.Dr. Aimee Bernard is a PhD in immunology with expertise in science communication, community science outreach, and medical education. Dr. Toni Eyssallenne is an MD, PhD double boarded in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics with expertise in global and public health, health equity, and medical education. Both have been actively working in their fields for over 15 years and are dedicated to improving access and understanding to population level questions about science and medicine.
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Send us a Text Message. Dr. Toni and Dr. Aimee yuck it up about allergies after getting tons of questions that were really great! We discuss why allergies exist, how annoying they are, why antibiotics dont work, why immunotherapy might or might now work, why pollen won"t kill you but shellfish could, the peanut aller
Send us a Text Message. Yay we get a chance to talk to Dr. Aimee about her career journey! She hilariously explains why she decided not to be a doctor, Dr. Toni is still laughing. She takes us through how she evolved into the amazing scientist-teacher that she is despite her high school biology teacher giving her som
Send us a Text Message. Due to some requests, we are dedicating the next two podcasts to our career journeys and Dr. Toni goes first. Shout out to Dr. Toni"s mom who got her a subscription to some animal cards as a child to influence her learning. Shout out to Dr. Toni"s dad who believed she could do more than take car
Send us a Text Message. Prompted by an advisory from a person in power in the south, Dr. Aimee and Dr. Toni chat about how that is literally not possible while we catch up since we hadn"t talked in awhile. We review some pearls on how to decipher scary information and again review your risk tolerance which is personal
Send us a Text Message. Spurred by an outbreak in Philadelphia December 2023 and continuing into 2024 with some pockets of infection in Colorado we wanted to re-release our previous podcast on measles for those of you who are concerned! Breaking news! Measles outbreak in Ohio has prompted us to talk a little bit about
Send us a Text Message. Today we have two amazing leaders in mental health discussing the issues of holiday anxiety after experiencing the collective trauma of Covid and other global and local tragedies. Do we gather? Do we stay in solitude? How can we be authentic and still preserve the relationships that matter the