Bloody Minded

Baffled by blood? Confused by coags? Traumatised by TTP? Planning on quitting medical school because you've just finished haem block? Join the fellows of the Bloody Minded Crew as they tour the world of haematology one topic at at a time while procrastinating from their day jobs. Your time is precious, so to maximise your return we look at each topic at a variety of levels so you can tailor your learning. Check out more at www.bloodyminded.com.au

Bloody Minded is a health podcast hosted by Bloody Minded Crew, with 104 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #102

  Episode 102 - Reign in Blood | Heavy Metals in Haematology

  Aug 18, 202632 minS1

  It’s the heaviest matter of haematology as we look at the role of heavy metals in our favourite metalloenzymes. What - you don’t have a favourite metalloenzyme? But nothing else matters?! Anyway, this is no esoteric surgical content, join us as Nick, Cale and Bashar get comfy with the weirder parts of the periodic table and how they apply to less common deficiencies or toxicities in haematology. Look we’ll be honest with you - this is pretty low yield listening but it was fun, and really isn’t that point at the end of the day. Support the show Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

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  Episode #100

  Episode 100 - 100 Not Out | A Bloody History of Haematology

  Aug 4, 202638 minS1

  Four humours in balance, the ancients decreed - so open a vein, let the bad blood be freed. From Galen to Harvey, from humours to genes, From black bile and phlegm to the things on our screens. From PML::RARA to blood counts okay Let’s celebrate our specialty - we’ve come a damn long way Join us as we travel from the first man to see a red cell, to the first to give people arsenic on purpose who was actually well-intentioned! Pour one out for Galen who was confidently incorrect for fifteen centuries but everyone just went with it anyway because it seemed pretty good at the time. We interrupt your scheduled haematinic programming for a historical grab bag and some chat about the podcast as we celebrate 100 episodes and still going strong. TIMESTAMPS 1:49 - Sappy Stuff 7:15 - In the Beginning 9:52 - Leeches 12:57 - Harvey 14:43 - Microscopes 16:08 - Leukaemia 18:11 - Transfusion 20:30 - Anticoagulants 22:55 - Molecular 27:23 - Chemo 29:34 - Transplant 31:07 - Coags 33:07 - CAR-T 35:11 - Wrapup Support the show Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

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  Episode #99

  Episode 99 - It’s the B’s Knees | In The Lab : B12 and B9 (Folate) Testing

  Jul 28, 202625 minS1

  Two vitamins survived the great B-numbering cull to become the tests we order most and trust least. Meet the 80% of your B12 result your cells can't touch, and the antibody that sabotages the very test built to catch it. Join the Bloody Minded Crew as we come to the lab for a second time this season to learn how B12 and folate assays are performed. TIMESTAMPS 0:55 - The boys check out a new lab 2:25 - Episode overview 3:43 - Sample requirements 4:12 - B12 refresher 6:03 - Total B12 assays 9:36 - Caveats in interpretation 14:00 - Active B12 15:59 - MMA and Homocysteine 18:13 - Folate testing 22:18 - Take home messages Support the show Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

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  Episode #98

  Episode 98 - Liver Storage World | Approach to Hyperferritinaemia

  Jul 21, 202628 minS1

  ‘This bad boy can fit so much iron in it’ he said slapping the roof of a badly photoshopped molecule of apoferritin superimposed on a car. Is too much ferritin bad for you? Of course it is - too much is precisely the quantity that is in excess. But most of the time hyperferritinaemia has nothing to do with iron overload. Strap in to your 1992 Honda Civic as the Bloody Minded Crew learn all about ferritin, and why most of the time too much of it has nothing to do with your iron levels at all. Also join Cale specifically as he continues his vendetta against hepatology and their referrals. Timestamps 0:59 - Bashar visits the salon 2:03 - Hyperferritinaemia overview 3:13 - Ferritin vs Iron Overload 6:08 - Signs and Symptoms associated with Hyperferritinaemia 10:50 - Causes of Hyperferritinaemia w/o Iron Overload 16:59 - Hyperferritinaemia w/ Iron Overload 21:30 - Chelation 22:43 - Erythoferrone 24:16 - Summary Support the show Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

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  BONUS - BloodyMinded x THANZ go to ISTH2026

  Jul 20, 202628 min

  It's a BONUS episode today as the Bloody Minded Crew are delighted to partner with the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ). After (correctly) exiling Nick to another country after he suggested yet more coagulation themed episodes, he's returned like Gandalf stronger and more powerful than ever. We cornered THANZ members at the International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2026 meeting to chat about what was keeping them interested. Special thanks to Dr Danny Hsu, Dr Sara Ng, Dr George Mason, Dr Angela Huang, Dr Ibrahim Tohini-Esfahani, Dr Emily Powley, Dr Catherine Neal, Dr Marc Ellis, Dr Charithani Keragala, Hadley Bortz and Danielle Boyle for their contributions. Check out the THANZ website (www.thanz.org.au) and consider signing up if you're an Australian based scientist, clinician, nurse or allied health professional with an interest in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. There will be no show notes for this episode and our regular programming will continue as usual. Support the show Check out show notes, additional references and (sometimes) extra content at www.bloodyminded.com.au

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