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Ep 50 Antibiotics: We owe it all to chemistry!
Season 3
Fifty episodes. That’s fifty (sometimes) deadly viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, and poisons. And don’t forget the fifty quarantinis to accompany each! What better way to celebrate this moment…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
COVID-19 Ch 11: Modeling
Season 3
The eleventh episode of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series has arrived, and just in time. Have you found yourself trying to sift through headlines claiming “this model predicts that” and “that model pr…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Ep 49 Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Triple EEEk!
Season 3
In 2019, eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, made headlines in much of the US as cases skyrocketed compared to previous years. But why is this disease so fea…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 Chapter 10: Schools
Season 3
In the tenth episode of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19, we continue our exploration of the diverse impacts of this pandemic by taking a look at how education and schooling has been affe…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 Chapter 9: Economics
Season 3
Episode 9 of our Anatomy of a Pandemic is here, and this week we’re stepping outside our public health sphere to examine COVID-19 from an entirely different perspective, that of an economist. Pandemi…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Ep 48 Botulism: Why are you the way you are?
Season 3
You don’t look surprised to see this in your podcast feed - or is that just the botox? This week we’re taking a tour of the wonderful world of Clostridium botulinum and the toxin it produces, at once…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 Chapter 8: Disparities
Season 3
In the eighth episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series focusing on COVID-19, we discuss how this pandemic will likely lead to a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable populations around th…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 Chapter 7: Spillover
Season 3
Coming at ya with our seventh episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on the ongoing COVID-19 situation. So far in the series, we’ve discussed aspects of the virus’s biology, clinical disease, ep…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Ep 47 Schistosomiasis: A Snail's Pace
Season 3
It’s back to your regularly scheduled programming this week with an episode on schistosomiasis (aka bilharzia), that scourge both ancient and modern. We kick off the episode by walking you through th…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
COVID-19 Chapter 6: Mental Health
Season 3
Welcome to Chapter 6 of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series exploring the world of COVID-19. If you have made it this far in the series, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the information …
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago