Episode #356: The Rundown (Mattie Rogers' in the hospital, CRISPR, NBA and Achilles injuries, and More)

In this episode of the Barbell Medicine podcast, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki discuss a range of topics including a recent TIA incident involving Olympic weightlifter Maddie Rogers, breakthroughs in CRISPR gene therapy, controversies surrounding Liver King, advancements in diabetes treatment, the rise of Achilles tendon injuries in the NBA, new guidelines for anti-obesity medications, trends in heart disease mortality, and the implications of AI in medical diagnostics.

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• https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2504747
• https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/2025/05/23/the-gene-editing-breakthrough-that-saved-a-babys-life
• https://nypost.com/2025/07/04/us-news/disgraced-influencer-liver-king-fakes-his-own-arrest-in-bizarre-post-i-thought-it-might-be-funny/
• https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/social-media-influencer-liver-king-arrested-in-austin/amp/
• https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2506549
• Meadows 2024
• https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.008
• https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.024
• https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038644
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2485759-heart-attacks-are-no-longer-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us/
• https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.22405
• https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-medical-superintelligence-diagnosis/

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Timestamps:

03:00

Maddie Rogers and Transient Ischemic Attack

11:12

CRISPR Gene Therapy Breakthrough

17:20

Liver King's Controversies

20:00

Cure for Type 1 Diabetes on the Horizon

24:28

Achilles Injuries in the NBA

30:30

Revisiting Anti-Obesity Medications

39:00

Heart Disease: A Shift in Leading Causes of Death

44:10

AI in Medicine: The Future of Diagnosis

54:00

Golf Predictions and Sports Commentary

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