The 8 Best Medicine Podcasts

Podcasts are a great way to quickly and easily stay in touch with the cutting edge in any given industry or field while you cook dinner or drive to work — and medicine is no exception. Whether you’re a medical student, doctor, or just someone interested in medical history and science, you’ll be in great hands with these best healthcare podcasts. Covering everything from emergency medicine to pharmacology, primary care, and medical ethics, these medical education podcasts offer expert insights into critical issues and developments in the healthcare field. Every week you’ll hear deep conversations with top scientists, fascinating stories, and the latest news you should be paying attention to. So if you're looking for the best podcasts for medical students, or just some interesting medical podcasts, look no further than this list, curated with recommendations from the Podyssey community of podcast listeners.

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Last Updated: Dec 28th, 2021

  • 1. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

    Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

    +329 FANS

    Most Recommended Episode

    Vagina Shaming

    48:35 | Aug 29th, 2020

    3 RECOMMENDATIONS

    For millennia, people with vaginas were told that there was something wrong with them (if they were even spoken about at all). Their vagina smelled wrong, looked wrong, it was too wet or not wet enoug...Show More

  • 2. Coronacast

    Coronacast is a podcast that answers your questions about coronavirus. We break down the latest news and research to help you understand how the world is living through a pandemic.

    +1 FAN

    Latest Episode

    Is retirement bad for you?

    22:28 | Jan 20th

    Last year Norman made the shocking statement that people shouldn’t retire because it’ll be bad for their brains. After an influx of requests, we’ve looked at the evidence not only when it comes to bra...Show More

  • 3. Bad Batch

    Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dol...Show More

    +99 FANS

    Most Recommended Episode

    The Cure to Everything | 1

    42:52 | Oct 23rd, 2019

    5 RECOMMENDATIONS

    We’ll try anything to help our loved ones who are experiencing pain. John and Elaine both turn to a new medical treatment to help their mothers. But for one of them, it will go horribly wrong. Suppo...Show More

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  • 4. The Peter Attia Drive

    Expert insight on health, performance, longevity, critical thinking, and pursuing excellence. Dr. Peter Attia (Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD) talks with leaders in their fields.

    Peter Attia, MD

    +102 FANS

    Most Recommended Episode

    Qualy #9 - The importance of exercise for brain health

    09:29 | Aug 20th, 2019

    3 RECOMMENDATIONS

    Today's episode of The Qualys is from podcast #02 – Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.: the performance and longevity paradox of IGF-1, ketogenic diets and genetics, the health benefits of sauna, NAD+, and more. T...Show More

  • 5. FoundMyFitness

    A podcast about health, science, nutrition, aging, and fitness.

    Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

    +123 FANS

    Most Recommended Episode

    Fasting Q&A with Dr. Rhonda Patrick and Mike Maser

    49:47 | Jan 9th, 2019

    3 RECOMMENDATIONS

    This episode features a Q&A session with Dr. Rhonda Patrick. The questions were sourced from social media followers of both FoundMyFitness and also Zero Fasting Tracker, a convenient mobile app used w...Show More

    AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.
  • 6. The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

    Raise your health IQ with a fun and inspiring plant-based podcast from nutrition experts at The Physicians Committee. "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll, who lost 280 pounds, is frequently joined by Dr. Neal Barnard and others to motivate and e...Show More

    Physicians Committee

    2 FANS

    Latest Episode

    Food Is Medicine: Reversing Diabetes and Chronic Disease in Native Communities

    46:28 | Jan 20th

    Chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression are devastating Native American communities—but a powerful movement rooted in tradition, plant-based nutrition, and food sovereig...Show More

  • 7. 林氏璧孔醫師的日本旅遊 新冠病毒討論會

    這個節目主持人有雙重人格。 日本開國,恢復免簽自由行。旅遊部落客林氏璧霸氣回歸帶你玩日本! 前台大感染科孔醫師,幫你解說新冠病毒,疫情,疫苗的種種。 有事請聯絡:linshibi@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting

    林氏璧

    Latest Episode

    251223 懷念我的老媽 孔媽媽遊日本

    17:32 | Dec 22nd, 2025

    整理老媽的照片中,我忽然發現,老爸去世後這幾年,老媽和我們走過日本好多地方呀!可以出一本孔媽媽遊日本的寫真集了~~ 老媽是國中地理老師,作育英才近30年。11年前老爸過世後,老媽終於有時間和空閒多多走訪之前教了一輩子只在書上看過的地理地點,行萬里路。歐洲,中國,日本都留下了她的足跡。 我們每年在長假時幾乎都會帶著老媽三代同堂一同去日本渡假。這些年一起走過了: 1.東京目黑川和新宿御苑的櫻花 2...Show More

  • 8. The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

    Supercharge your learning and enhance your practice with this Internal Medicine Podcast featuring board certified Internists as they interview the experts to bring you clinical pearls, practice-changing knowledge, and bad puns. Doctors Matthew Watto,...Show More

    The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

    +12 FANS

    Latest Episode

    #512 Sleep Optimization and CBT for Insomnia with Ashley E. Mason, PhD

    2:11:39 | Jan 19th

    What Dreams May ComeBreeze through your next visit for insomnia. Learn how to comfortably approach insomnia and optimize sleep. We touch on specifics such as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia ...Show More

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