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Ep 170 Pregnancy: Act 3
Season 7
Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pr…
Published on 9 months ago
Ep 169 Pregnancy: Act 2
Season 7
Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pr…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Ep 168 Pregnancy: Act 1
Season 7
Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pr…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Special Episode: Rachel Gross & Vagina Obscura
Season 7
For much of history, female reproductive anatomy has been studied only in the context of or in comparison to male reproductive anatomy. This shows in clinical trial design, in healthcare disparities,…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 167 Viagra/Sildenafil: Raising the bar
Season 7
Has a name brand prescription medication ever shot to notoriety as quickly as Viagra did? Within a few months of its arrival on the market, it seems like everyone knew about the little blue pill, whe…
Published on 10 months ago
Ep 166 Amanita poisoning: Death Cap-tivating
Season 7
In forests, in lawns, in city parks across the world lurks a small, pale, unassuming mushroom whose inconspicuous appearance belies its deadly nature. For within this mushroom dwelsl one of the deadl…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Ep 165 Fish Tongue Parasite: Parasite Appreciation Hour
Season 7
Okay everyone, think about your tongue. Maybe move it around a bit, check in with it, consider what it means to you. Now imagine that your tongue suddenly shriveled up and fell off and that in its pl…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 164 Rift Valley Fever: Ruminating on ruminants
Season 7
Hemorrhagic virus? Check. Deadly disease? Check. Mosquito-borne? Check. Affected by animal movement, human activity, and environmental change? Check. Rift Valley Fever has all the markings of a class…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 163 Circadian Rhythm: Live from Perth, Australia
Season 7
We are coming at you with our very first live episode from Perth, Australia! Here at the 2024 Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition, occupational…
Published on 11 months ago
Special Episode: Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg, Lee Mordechai & Diseased Cinema
Season 7
Everyone’s got a favorite disease movie. What’s yours? Does it feature zombies like 28 Days Later (2002), or is it more grounded in reality, like Contagion (2011)? Does it end with a glimmer of hope …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago