Special Episode: Kate Zernike & The Exceptions
When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted in 1999 that they had discriminated against women on its faculty, it sent shockwaves throughout […]
Category: Season 7
Episode 155 Stiff Person Syndrome: A rare disease in the spotlight
Stiff person syndrome, like many rare diseases, does not get nearly the same amount of screen time or name recognition that other, […]
Episode 154 Ask The Erins (Again!)
Five years ago, we asked you all to ask us anything, and you delivered. We answered dozens of listener questions, like how […]
Special Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath & Why We Remember
How is it that we can’t remember where we put our keys or the name of the person we just met, but […]
Episode 153 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: A tick bite gone bad
One day, you’re enjoying a beautiful hike through the tall grass. A few months later, you find yourself in anaphylaxis from a […]
Episode 152 Hemochromatosis: Ironing out the details
For life on this planet, iron is not optional. It is essential. When our iron levels are low, we can get sick, […]
Special Episode: Dan Egan & The Devil’s Element
Phosphorus is an element that wears many faces. Its overuse as a fertilizer has polluted freshwater ecosystems, transforming rivers and lakes from […]
Episode 151 Stethoscope: Lub dub
The stethoscope. It’s iconic. You’re playing Pictionary and you pull the “doctor” card? Easy – sketch a stethoscope. Need a last-minute Halloween […]
Episode 150 Norovirus: Tip of the poop iceberg
“Is it gonna be poop or is it gonna be barf?” It’s the question we all fear during a bout of food […]
Special Episode: Maria Smilios & The Black Angels
In the pre-antibiotic era, tuberculosis was one of the biggest killers humanity ever faced. The specter of the ‘great white plague’ hung […]
