Episode 65 Sweating Sickness: Ready, Sweat, Go!
Here’s a pop quiz for all of you: what disease makes you sweat profusely, run a slight fever, develop body aches and […]
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Episode 64 Rubella: Timing is Everything
For many of us, rubella has simply come to mean the R in MMR, the routine childhood measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. […]
COVID-19 Chapter 14: Virology, Take 2
The fourteenth installment of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19 dives into what we’ve learned about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that […]
Episode 63 Poison Ivy: It’s Just Us
Our first crossover episode this season with Dr. Matt Candeias of In Defense of Plants stars everyone’s favorite irritating plant-originated substance: urushiol! […]
COVID-19 Chapter 13: Vaccines, Take 2
We’re back with another episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19. This time, our subject matter is the one […]
Episode 62 Leishmaniasis, Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
The neglected tropical disease known as leishmaniasis is really more of a collection of diseases caused by a variety of parasites transmitted […]
COVID-19 Chapter 12: Control, Take 2
That’s right, we are rebooting our Anatomy of a Pandemic series in which we cover various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic that […]
Episode 61 Typhoid: There’s Something About Mary
Your long wait is finally over – the season four premiere of This Podcast Will Kill You has arrived! And to mark […]
Episode 60 Giving birth to “The Pill”
Well, TPWKY listeners, it has been a heck of a year, and it’s not even over yet! But one thing has come […]
Episode 59 Thalidomide: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
The story of thalidomide is often employed as a cautionary tale – why testing a drug’s safety during pregnancy is crucial or […]
