Pulmonary Embolism, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer and Parasites

Pulmonary Embolism, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer and Parasites

From Gross Anatomy by Gross Anatomy Podcast

February 27, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

The episode discusses pulmonary embolism, anaplastic thyroid cancer, and various movie reviews.

We discuss Catherine O’Hara ’s cause of death (pulmonary embolism) and how her organs were mirrored in a rare condition called situs inversus. And, Adam Somner, the AD that Paul Thomas Anderson has thanked all award season, recently died of anaplastic thyroid cancer — so Dr. Cohen answers questions about this rare malignancy. Plus, parasites and Claire Foy, the Robert Duvall movie we need to see, and Dr. Cohen’s latest airplane movie reviews.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Cohen

Topics covered

  • pulmonary embolism
  • anaplastic thyroid cancer
  • situs inversus
  • parasites
  • movie reviews

Keywords

  • Catherine O’Hara
  • pulmonary embolism
  • anaplastic thyroid cancer
  • situs inversus
  • parasites
  • movie reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Paul Thomas Anderson, airplane movie

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