How Evidence-Based Medicine Shapes Patient Care: Episode Rerun

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Kate Kresge

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, 810564, Medicine

4.8 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Allen Sussman—seasoned endocrinologist, educator, and author of Saving the Art of Medicine. With over three decades of experience, Dr. Sussman shares how evidence-based medicine can enhance patient care when it's combined with empathy, open-mindedness, and critical thinking. We explore how research can be misinterpreted, the value of integrating complementary approaches, and how true healing requires more than just following protocols—it requires understanding the person behind the diagnosis. You’ll learn: - How evidence-based medicine influences clinical decisions - The difference between statistical and clinical significance - The value of listening to patients and tailoring care - Why biases in studies must be considered when applying data - How alternative and integrative approaches may complement conventional care This episode is a must-listen for healthcare providers and curious patients alike who want to understand how medical evidence can be both scientific and compassionate. Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide

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0:00.0	Today on the root cause medicine podcast.
0:02.9	Evidence-based medicine is considered scientific.
0:06.9	What does scientific means?
0:08.4	It means that it is trying to be objective.
0:12.2	It is trying to get rid of people and opinions.
0:16.7	It's trying to give the truth.
0:19.2	And if you actually know what science is about, such people as popper and what's called falsifiability,
0:26.4	a study never says what something is.
0:30.2	It says what something can be falsified as not true.
0:34.1	So you're not actually getting the truth.
0:35.7	You're getting more and more things that aren't true, so to speak, and what's going on.
0:41.3	I think it's important to always realize that there is this subjective part to it.
0:46.3	Hello, hello. I'm your co-host for today, Dr. Carrie Jones, and I am so excited to have on Dr. Alan Sussman.
0:53.3	He has over 30 years as a board-certified endocrinologist,
0:58.4	researcher, and professor. He's also the author of saving the art of medicine. Now, given his
1:04.8	vast years as a researcher and an endocrinologist, of course, I had to get in there and pick his
1:09.7	brain. We talked all things research.
1:12.5	We talked about guidelines.
1:14.2	We talked about placebo effect.
1:16.0	We talked about relative risk versus absolute risk.
1:19.1	And then of course, we talked about his book,
1:21.3	saving the art of medicine as he went from an extremely conventional background into
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