Dr. Marty Makary and I interview Dr. Amy Baxter about ways we can better alleviate pain (like needle pain) and the prevent the fear and trauma that results.

We actually go deep in this interview on multiple topics related to pain, childhood trauma, the opioid epidemic, medical device challenges, the JPM Health Conference, venture capital, speaking up in healthcare, and much more.

Full video here.

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Nurse ARRESTED For Fatal Error

  • February 6th, 2019
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Once again, we throw a front line caregiver under the bus while our leaders fail to actually LEAD. The tragedy at Vanderbilt. If you are...

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Morning Roundz w/Tom and Z: Ep. 3 (#MeToo, Super Bowl, Single Payer)

  • February 4th, 2019
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We start silly but get WAY serious with talk about the #MeToo movement in medicine, my appearance in a Super Bowl commercial (!!), why physical...

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The Alt-Center Show: Ep. 2

  • February 1st, 2019
  • visibility 1904 Views

It’s our live morning show about stuff… and things…with Tom and Z! In this episode we cover crazy antivaxxers, racism, psychedelics, terrible doctors, communism, and...

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Don’t Believe The Healthcare Hype (w/Dr. Nina Shapiro)

  • January 29th, 2019
  • visibility 2494 Views

How can patients and caregivers cut through exaggerated claims, ignore bad advice, and tell what’s real and what’s not on the internet? Dr. Nina Shapiro,...

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Recognizing & Managing Measles (CME)

  • January 28th, 2019
  • visibility 2477 Views

Measles is back, thanks in part to the antivax industrial complex. Learn how to recognize and manage it, and Facebook supporters and Patreon supporters will...

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The Alt-Center Show w/Tom & Z

  • January 25th, 2019
  • visibility 2333 Views

In this live episode with YOUR comments, Tom Hinueber and I talk about the Cleveland doc who allegedly gave lethal fentanyl doses to his ICU...

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DON’T BELIEVE THE HEALTHCARE HYPE (W/DR. NINA SHAPIRO)

  • January 19th, 2019
  • visibility 2171 Views

How can patients and caregivers cut through exaggerated claims, ignore bad advice, and tell what’s real and what’s not on the internet? Dr. Nina Shapiro,...

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Dr. Peter Attia Raps w/ZDoggMD

  • January 17th, 2019
  • visibility 6675 Views

Two bald docs talk shop!

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Meet Suki, The Siri For Healthcare

  • January 17th, 2019
  • visibility 2681 Views

What if we had an invisible, Alexa-like assistant that functioned like a medical intern, doing the scut and freeing us to be present for our...

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Morning Roundz LIVE with Tom And Z, Episode 2

  • January 16th, 2019
  • visibility 2120 Views

An uncensored live-streamed discussion covering Star Wars, the way we treat people who’ve suffered miscarriages, the difficulty with showing vulnerability, the significance of hobbies, the...

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Could Dress Pant Yoga Pants Save Healthcare?

  • January 14th, 2019
  • visibility 2262 Views

My friend Chris Lindland (founder of Betabrand) wants to change how we dress—and therefore feel and act—at work. In this wide-ranging interview we talk about...

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Morning Roundz LIVE with Tom and Z, Episode 1

  • January 11th, 2019
  • visibility 2155 Views

A completely #NSFW live-streamed discussion of call out culture, the Notorious AOC, flu shot efficacy, inflammation and cardiac disease, the “r” word, and much more....

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