Decoding your thyroid: A Conversation with an Endocrinologist

Decoding your thyroid: A Conversation with an Endocrinologist

From energy and metabolism to weight and mood, the thyroid influences nearly every part of your health. In this episode, endocrinologist, Dr. Don Morrish, and clinical biochemist, Dr. Josh Raizman, unpack common thyroid disorders, explain what thyroid blood tests really mean, and reveal how clinical laboratories help ensure accurate results.

Can we do this test… post-mortem?

In this episode, Drs. Jennifer Dmetrichuk and Paul Yip gives us a rare view into the forensic realm and the importance of this branch of laboratory medicine. Using the example of trying to determine diabetes-related deaths, Jennifer and Paul discuss the value and challenges with applying biochemistry testing to unique forensic samples and specimens.

Lipids in and out: Managing risk from young to old

Sorry for the hiatus but we are back with a new episode on a topic that everyone can relate to! In this episode, we speak to Dr. Elliot Lass about lipids and everything related to managing lipids as a family physician whether it is using laboratory results or making decisions on lifestyle changes. Drawing from his personal experience, Elliot gives us insight into the importance of balancing risk versus benefits when taking care of patients across all ages, even for routine medical issues like lipids.

Happy National Medical Laboratory Week!

Beyond Clinical Biochemists, Medical Laboratory Technologists and Laboratory Assistants represent the frontline staff in laboratory medicine and are essential to technical operations as they collect blood, process samples, run the tests and report the results. In this special episode to celebrate National Medical Laboratory Week, Michelle Hoad speaks to us about the crisis currently faced by medical laboratories in Ontario and the huge strides she has been able to make in her advocacy work for Medical Laboratory Technologists.

Data, data, data!

In this episode, Dr. Christopher McCudden takes us through the realm of data, informatics and artificial intelligence in medicine outlining the opportunities and challenges of using large amounts of data to improve healthcare. While we tried to limit the amount of technical jargon used, this episode may be more geared towards those with some familiarity with this topic.