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Bitten: When the Antidote Is More Dangerous Than the Bite
Season 3 Episode 2
An antidote once deadlier than the venom it treated. A bite that can masquerade as appendicitis. And a patient whose worsening symptoms demand a care…
1 year, 8 months ago
Hangover: The January Emergency Doctors Dread
Season 3 Episode 1
A condition that floods emergency departments in January. A severe withdrawal syndrome once nicknamed the Jitterbug. And a time when Veterans hospita…
1 year, 8 months ago
Blizzard: The Silent Killer in Winter Storms
Season 2 Episode 23
A colorless, odorless, tasteless killer. A winter exposure that can fool a standard oxygen monitor. And stolen car parts that may make the danger wor…
1 year, 9 months ago
Winter Holiday Special: Mistletoe, Snow Spray, and Hidden Hazards
Season 2 Episode 22
A festive tea made from a poisonous holiday plant. Artificial snow that is unsafe to inhale. And an alcohol-related emergency in someone who may not …
1 year, 10 months ago
Amnesia: The Sea-Lion Toxin That Affects Humans
Season 2 Episode 21
A neurologic disease shared by sea lions and humans. A marine toxin that inspired a horror film. And a compound once explored as a deworming treatmen…
1 year, 10 months ago
Out of This World: The Party Drug Hiding in Grocery Stores
Season 2 Episode 20
A party drug enjoyed since 1799. A social-media trend that can mean hundreds of doses a day. And an intoxicant sold openly in the grocery store.
Your …
1 year, 11 months ago
Halloween Haunted House: A Toxic Threat in the Fog
Season 2 Episode 19
A toxic hazard hiding inside a haunted-house effect. Outbreaks that have sickened thousands of people, many of them children. And a link between extr…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bad Seed: Poisonous Jewelry and a Cold War Assassination
Season 2 Episode 18
Homemade jewelry with a lethal secret. A poison that affects some people far more than others. And a tiny object used to assassinate Eastern European…
2 years ago
Hazardous Hike: Ancient execution poison found on hiking trails.
Season 2 Episode 17
A phrase that fills toxicologists with dread. The poison ancient Athens used for execution. And a mysterious illness caused by eating quail.
Your pati…
2 years ago
Pill Paradox: A common pain reliever with an antidote sketched on a cocktail napkin
Season 2 Episode 16
A common over-the-counter medicine that can kill pets. A toxicology treatment graph first sketched on a cocktail napkin. And a barbiturate coma used …
2 years, 1 month ago