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Surface Tension
Season 4 Episode 18
Want to know what dangerous wellness trend causes harm with bubbles? Why the treatment for too much oxygen can be more oxygen? And how concentration …
1 day, 11 hours ago
Under the Sink: A Pediatric Poisoning Emergency
Season 4 Episode 17
A toddler is found screaming beneath the kitchen sink, surrounded by spilled household cleaners. Which exposure is responsible—and why can inducing v…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Dead Weight: A Civil War Artifact Toxicology Mystery
Season 4 Episode 16
A three-year-old develops abdominal pain, constipation, profound lethargy, and a sudden seizure after a family gathering. The crucial clue appears in…
1 month ago
Short Circuit : A Medical Mystery of Seizures and Poisoning
Season 4 Episode 15
A routine medication turns catastrophic when a patient's brain loses its brakes. Why won't the seizures stop? What hidden diagnosis is everyone missi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Green Fairy: Psychosis at the Absinthe Bar
Season 4 Episode 14
A notorious green spirit served in a Belle Époque bar. A violent patient hallucinating and fighting invisible enemies. And a medical myth linked to s…
2 months, 1 week ago
Wild Mistake: A Deadly Foraging Mystery
Season 4 Episode 13
A harmless-looking plant gathered for a wilderness dinner. An ancient remedy for madness associated with Heracles. And a flower carrying the same kin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Poisoned Paper: The Prison Contraband Mystery
Season 4 Episode 12
A normal conversation followed by unconsciousness within minutes. A drug abandoned as too dangerous for medicine but reborn on the illicit market. An…
3 months, 1 week ago
Breathless: The Paleolithic Hazard Hiding in Modern Kitchens
Season 4 Episode 11
Want to know what toxin has been killing workers since Paleolithic times—and is hiding in modern kitchens? The ancient Romans called it a widow-maker…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Burning Desire: Insect toxin, aphrodisiac, and poison
Season 4 Episode 10
An animal that poisons without biting or stinging. An infamous aphrodisiac behind centuries of terrible decisions. And a blistering substance used as…
4 months ago
Cold Fire: Poison that can combust in the ER
Season 4 Episode 9
A poison that can burst into flame in the emergency department. Vomit and stool dangerous enough to threaten the medical team. And a possible answer …
4 months, 2 weeks ago