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Temptation: A neglected tropical disease killing 100,000 a year
Season 2 Episode 15
One of Dr. JP’s greatest fears. A wound that should not be washed with water. And a neglected tropical emergency that kills more than 100,000 people …
2 years, 1 month ago
Murder and Medicine, Part 2: The Murder case that launched modern forensic toxicology
Season 2 Episode 14
Organs that take on a startling green color. Courtroom evidence that helped launch forensic toxicology. And a poisoned patient who refuses to improve…
2 years, 2 months ago
Murder and Medicine, Part 1: The King of Poisons
Season 2 Episode 13
A poison still prescribed as medicine. A substance once crowned the King of Poisons. And an unexpected connection to the first successful antimicrobi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Electric: A Festival Drug Causing brain swelling
Season 2 Episode 12
Pacifiers used in the culture of a party drug. A poisoning that can make the brain swell. And a danger made worse by drinking too much water.
Your pat…
2 years, 3 months ago
Knockdown: The Poison That Kills Rescuers
Season 2 Episode 11
A gas your nose may stop detecting before it kills you. A poison that routinely claims would-be rescuers. And a toxic chemical your own body produces…
2 years, 3 months ago
Miasma: The Hidden Causes of Toxic Lung Injury
Season 2 Episode 10
The everyday route to a chemical tied to popcorn-worker lung. A vitamin ingredient implicated in severe lung injury. And heavy metals that can be inh…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rivalry Gone Awry: Seizures in the Kindergarten Wars
Season 2 Episode 9
An upholstery chemical connected to seizures. Poisoned food used against children during the Kindergarten Wars. And a toxin that even makes toxicolog…
2 years, 4 months ago
Fire in the Rain: Poison, Witch Trials, and Hallucinations
Season 2 Episode 8
A crop disease blamed for mass death. A possible toxic force behind the Salem witch trials. And the natural starting point for modern hallucinogenic …
2 years, 5 months ago
Perilous Waters: The World’s Most Venomous Animal
Season 2 Episode 7
An animal often called the world’s most venomous. A folk remedy involving urine. And an unexpectedly practical role for pantyhose in safer swimming.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Therapeutic Misadventures: A medical misadventure linked to Kafka and Rasputin
Season 2 Episode 6
An intubation that can make a poisoned patient worse. A drug Kafka called a remedy for misery. And a medicine that may have shaped Rasputin’s influen…
2 years, 6 months ago