September 15, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 58 Guinea worm: (Almost) Ancient History You’ve heard about smallpox, and you’ve learned about rinderpest. Now it’s time to meet what may be the third disease to ever […]
September 1, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 57 Herpes: Stop the STIgma The harm caused by herpes simplex viruses (HSV) 1 & 2 often arises not from the pathology of the viruses themselves but […]
August 18, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 56 Sickle Cell Disease: Invisible Illness, Enduring Strength Neglected and ignored by the medical establishment throughout most of its history, sickle cell disease remains one of the most common (and […]
August 4, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 55 Rocky Mountain spotted fever: The tick must be destroyed! Despite what its name might suggest, the story of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) takes us far beyond the jagged, snow-capped peaks […]
July 21, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 54 Wake Up and Smell the Caffeine Are you one of the billions of people around the world who starts your day with a freshly brewed and deliciously aromatic […]
July 7, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 53 Radiation: X-Ray Marks the Spot “I have discovered something interesting, but I do not know whether or not my observations are correct.” With these words, Wilhelm Röntgen […]
June 23, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 52 Rinderpest: Moo Cows, Moo Problems The second disease ever to be eradicated, rinderpest could be the most devastating and notorious infection you never knew existed. Though its […]
May 26, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 51 The Path of Most (Antibiotic) Resistance No story of antibiotics would be complete without the rise of resistance. As promised in our last episode, this week we dive […]
May 12, 2020January 9, 2024Season 3 Episode 50 Antibiotics: We owe it all to chemistry! Fifty episodes. That’s fifty (sometimes) deadly viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, and poisons. And don’t forget the fifty quarantinis to accompany each! What […]
May 4, 2020January 9, 2024COVID-19 COVID-19 Chapter 11: Modeling The eleventh episode of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series has arrived, and just in time. Have you found yourself trying to […]