Ep 76 Chickenpox: There's always a 'but'

Ep 76 Chickenpox: There's always a 'but'

Ah, chickenpox, that pesky old childhood illness. And that’s all it is, right? Just a mild, routine infection that we all used to catch until the vaccine came around? Not quite. In this episode, we learn that, when it comes to the varicella-zoster virus, not everything is as it seems. We explore the complex nature of this virus, how it can make you kinda sick and then how it can make you really, really sick. After that, we dive into the evolutionary origins of this virus and the different infections it causes (spoiler alert: shingles as a viral survival strategy?!). And finally we trace its human history from discovery to vaccine to where we stand with chickenpox and shingles today.

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Ep 175 What’s the deal with raw milk: Part 2

Ep 175 What’s the deal with raw milk: Part 2

Last week, we started this two-parter with a big picture view of pasteurization and the raw milk movement. In this episode, we address the alleged health claims made by proponents of raw milk and dive...

6 Touko 20251h

Ep 174 What’s the deal with raw milk: Part 1

Ep 174 What’s the deal with raw milk: Part 1

Seriously, what’s the deal? Lately, it seems like raw milk has started to pop up more and more frequently in our feeds, with influencers touting the alleged health benefits of raw milk over pasteurize...

29 Huhti 20251h 9min

Special Episode: John Green & Everything Is Tuberculosis

Special Episode: John Green & Everything Is Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, or consumption as it was once known, might conjure up images of huge sanitoriums or writers and artists from the late 1800s (Moulin Rouge, anyone?). But this deadly disease is far from a...

22 Huhti 202556min

Ep 173 Childhood Vaccine Schedule 2: Who’s making the call?

Ep 173 Childhood Vaccine Schedule 2: Who’s making the call?

After last week’s episode, we all know about each of the diseases that we’re protected against thanks to our childhood vaccine schedule here in the US. And after this week’s episode, we’ll understand ...

15 Huhti 202557min

Ep 172 Childhood Vaccine Schedule 1: Let’s give it a shot

Ep 172 Childhood Vaccine Schedule 1: Let’s give it a shot

We’re already back with our first episode of season 8! This week and next, we’re exploring childhood vaccine schedules - what diseases they protect us from, how the schedule is arranged, and who decid...

8 Huhti 20251h 7min

Ep 171 Pregnancy: Act 4

Ep 171 Pregnancy: Act 4

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pre...

1 Huhti 20251h 57min

Ep 170 Pregnancy: Act 3

Ep 170 Pregnancy: Act 3

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pre...

25 Maalis 20251h 55min

Ep 169 Pregnancy: Act 2

Ep 169 Pregnancy: Act 2

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, traumatic birth experiences, and other potentially disturbing topics related to childbirth, pre...

18 Maalis 20251h 46min

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