Episode 165 Fish Tongue Parasite: Parasite Appreciation Hour
Okay everyone, think about your tongue. Maybe move it around a bit, check in with it, consider what it means to you. […]
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Episode 164 Rift Valley Fever: Ruminating on ruminants
Hemorrhagic virus? Check. Deadly disease? Check. Mosquito-borne? Check. Affected by animal movement, human activity, and environmental change? Check. Rift Valley Fever has […]
Episode 163 Circadian Rhythm: Live from Perth, Australia
We are coming at you with our very first live episode from Perth, Australia! Here at the 2024 Australian Institute of Occupational […]
Special Episode: Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg, Lee Mordechai & Diseased Cinema
Everyone’s got a favorite disease movie. What’s yours? Does it feature zombies like 28 Days Later (2002), or is it more grounded […]
Episode 162 Allergies Part 2: Shots, pills, & pens
Yes, the world may be out to get us with allergens around every corner, but we’ve got some tricks up our sleeve […]
Episode 161 Allergies Part 1: Pollens, nuts, & bugs
Sometimes it seems like the world is out to get us: bees in our garden, pollen in the air, nuts in our […]
Special Episode: Philip Eil & Prescription for Pain
In February 2012, Paul Volkman was sentenced to four consecutive terms of life imprisonment for his role in illegally prescribing and dispensing […]
Ep 160 Appendicitis: Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone?
For decades, it seemed like the appendix would go the way of 8-track players, pagers, and the phonograph. Outdated, obsolete, not worth […]
Ep 159 Scabies: Tiny but Mite-y
Among the many conditions that creep under your skin and make scratching irresistible, scabies alone holds the honor of being called simply […]
Episode 158 Scarlet Fever: You’ve changed
A mere 150 years ago, uttering the words “scarlet fever” was enough to strike fear into the hearts of many, especially parents […]