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Back to SearchClinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Episode 1318
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello note the uncertain future of the National Science Foundation amid shifting U.S. fun…
1 month ago
Dead shrimp walking
Episode 1317
TWiV explains a study showing that viral DNA load in blood and saliva varied markedly with age, time of day season, sex, and depended on dozens of ge…
1 month, 1 week ago
Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Episode 1316
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by RFK Jr's testimony in front of Congress, surges in rotavirus infe…
1 month, 1 week ago
Jabs for bats
Episode 1315
TWiV explains a study showing that the wildlife trade, including live-animal markets, is a major driver of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, and…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Episode 1314
TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin April 17, 2026
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are dismayed but …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Maybe they're all dementia vaccines
Episode 1313
TWiV reviews evidence that influenza standard and high-dose vaccines reduce risk of Alzheimer's dementia, and spread of deltaviruses by a viral Troja…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Episode 1312
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are aghast at the CDC's decision to no longer test for rabies and mpox and the revi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Jayhawks go viral
Episode 1311
Vincent visits the University of Kansas and speaks with Tony Fehr, Robin Orozco, Juergen Richt and Rob Unckless about their careers and the research …
2 months ago
Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Episode 1310
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello cover if the "five-second" rule for things that fall on the floor apply to surgical…
2 months ago
Maybe they're all cancer vaccines
Episode 1309
TWiV explains why human papillomavirus vaccine-induced immunity can block infection, unlike all other vaccines, and how respiratory viral infections …
2 months, 1 week ago