Decoding Baby DNA – Newborn Whole-Genome Sequencing & Predictive Health

Today we tackle the future of newborn whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and how reading a baby’s entire DNA at birth could revolutionize predictive health and preventive medicine.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• 00:00 Intro & studio upgrades

• 02:15 How traditional newborn metabolic screening works vs. WGS

• 05:40 What is whole-genome sequencing, and why it matters

• 10:30 Real-world wins: SCID, G6PD deficiency & more

• 15:20 Ethical genomics: consent, overdiagnosis & data privacy

• 20:05 Cost, equity & who pays for baby DNA testing

• 24:45 The global rollout: UK’s 100k pilot, GUARDIAN Study & BabyDetect

• 29:00 Future outlook: universal genomic screening & public health impact

• 33:15 Listener Q&A & how to reach us

Why you’ll love it: Get clear, jargon-free insights into genomic newborn screening, pediatric genomics, and the controversies around genetic privacy, ethics, and health equity all delivered in an engaging, informative tone (comedy comes in the studio!).

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Get ready for inked insights in our latest episode of Funny Medicine Podcast! We are back with a new camera and teleprompter setup to dive into the world of tattoos. We’ll trace tattoo history across cultures, unpack the chemistry of tattoo ink, and explain why your immune cells can’t quit that pigment. Discover how tattoos mark grief and identity, and explore medical frontiers like radiation therapy markers, biosensor electronic tattoos, and tattoo delivered vaccines. We also cover real-talk risks: bacterial infections, allergic reactions, and why laser removal can be tricky and spotlight 2025 trends from micro-line minimalism to AI designed ink.

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AI Therapy: Your Robot Shrink Will See You Now? 🤖🛋️

Julz flies solo this week on Funny Medicine Podcast (get well soon, Yvy!) to tackle the biggest curveball in mental health: AI therapy chatbots. From the first “therapist” ELIZA in 1966 to today’s ChatGPT-powered mood coaches, we unpack the promise of 24/7 access, budget-friendly check-ins, and data-driven pep talks, and the peril of privacy breaches, fake empathy, and real-world horror stories (yes, we’re looking at you, Belgian AI tragedy).

🚀 Why listen?

• Learn how therapy chatbots are reshaping mental health care
• Discover the benefits of AI therapy: anytime support, lower costs, habit-forming nudges
• Hear jaw-dropping case studies where chatbots failed catastrophically
• Debate the ethics of AI in mental health and global regulation moves
• Peek at the future hybrid care model blending bots + human pros

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