{"podcast":{"title":"Funny Medicine Podcast","slug":"funny-medicine-podcast-6411675","podcast_index_feed_id":6411675,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/funnymedicinepodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/funnymedicine","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/funnymedicinepodcast/20230602_070652_1946961ccebcb63f04f6b69b49839967.jpg","author":"Julia Brunet and Yvette Gonzalez, D.O.","episode_count":144,"summary":"Funny Medicine Podcast – The Cure for Boring Medical Talk! Get your dose of medicine— but funny! 🤣💊 Join Dr. Yvy and medical researcher Julia Brunet , two science-loving besties who break down medical mysteries, health fads, and the weirdest wellness trends with wit and sarcasm. From anti-aging disasters to bizarre medical history and the latest in medicine and health, they serve up expert insights with a side of sarcasm. Each week, they dissect trending health topics, viral medical news, and those too-weird-to-be-true medical cases—so you learn and laugh along the way. Whether you’re a healthcare pro, a curious hypochondriac, or just here for the comedy, Funny Medicine Podcast is your prescription for hilarious medical banter. 💉 Laugh. Learn. Repeat. 🎧 🎙️ New episodes every Tuesday! Hit Follow for your weekly dose of comedic medicine. 🔎 Search “funny medical podcast” and start streaming now! #MedicalComedy #FunnyMedicinePodcast #HealthHumor #LaughAndLearn","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T04:20:25.357240+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-medicine-podcast-6411675"},"episode":{"title":"Chickenpox Today Is Not the Chickenpox You Remember | Funny Medicine","slug":"chickenpox-today-is-not-the-chickenpox-you-remember-funny-medicine","published_at":"2025-11-18T12:00:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-medicine-podcast-6411675/chickenpox-today-is-not-the-chickenpox-you-remember-funny-medicine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-medicine-podcast-6411675","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/funnymedicinepodcast/2328861","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/212833/2328861/funnymedicinepodcast/2025_11_15_01_20_15_f4041fa8-3b09-4863-b16d-7df8372268d0.mp3","summary":"Chickenpox scars on your nose. Shingles burning along a nerve. Varicella is not a cute childhood phase. In this episode of Funny Medicine Podcast, pediatrician Dr Yvy and medical researcher Julz break down varicella zoster virus, chickenpox, and shingles, from first itchy spots to long term nerve pain. You get real talk on vaccines, side effects, complications, and why public health experts still worry about this virus. You hear: • What varicella zoster virus does in the body • Why kids often bounce back while adults face higher risk • How herd immunity works for chickenpox and why coverage matters • Real numbers on hospital stays and lives lost before and after the vaccine • Why varicella in pregnancy, newborns, and immunocompromised patients hits harder • How shingles shows up years later with burning nerve pain • Home care tips to keep kids more comfortable • When to call a doctor fast We also talk about vaccine myths, social media fear, US school requirements, and recent outbreaks in under vaccinated communities. Expect science, sarcasm, and honest talk from a pediatrician on the front lines and a medical researcher who reads the papers so you do not have to. New here? Subscribe for weekly episodes with science based health, dark humor, millennial parent chaos, and no fearmongering. Watch on YouTube, listen on your favorite podcast app, and share this episode with someone who still calls chickenpox a “harmless childhood bug.” Funny Medicine Podcast: Two Miami moms, one pediatrician, one medical researcher, both obsessed with better health information and lower nonsense levels. Listen or watch • Full video on YouTube, every Tuesday • Audio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, etc. Support the show • Subscribe and turn on notifications • Drop a comment with your…","meta_description":"Chickenpox scars on your nose. Shingles burning along a nerve. Varicella is not a cute childhood phase. In this episode of Funny Medicine Podcast, pediatr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3250,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/funny-medicine-podcast-6411675/episodes/chickenpox-today-is-not-the-chickenpox-you-remember-funny-medicine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-medicine-podcast-6411675/chickenpox-today-is-not-the-chickenpox-you-remember-funny-medicine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}