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 Outdated, obsolete, not worth […]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 […]
Special Episode: Dr. Emily Monosson & Blight
We really don’t give fungi the credit they deserve. Over the years of this podcast, we’ve covered only a handful of fungal […]
Episode 157 Retinoids Part 2: …how it’s going
That same little bottle of retinol serum sitting on your bathroom counter – how does it work? Does it actually work? Those […]
Episode 156 Retinoids Part 1: How it started…
That little bottle of retinol serum sitting on your bathroom counter – what do you know about its history? This week, we’re […]
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 […]
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 […]
