
Special Episode: Kate Zernike & The Exceptions
When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted in 1999 that they had discriminated against women on its faculty, it sent shockwaves throughout institutions of higher learning across the count...
29 Okt 202455min

Ep 155 Stiff Person Syndrome: A rare disease in the spotlight
Stiff person syndrome, like many rare diseases, does not get nearly the same amount of screen time or name recognition that other, more common diseases do. For many people, Celine Dion’s announcement ...
22 Okt 20241h 23min

Ep 154 Ask The Erins (Again!)
Five years ago, we asked you all to ask us anything, and you delivered. We answered dozens of listener questions, like how we first met, our favorite quarantinis, where we were in our career journeys,...
15 Okt 20241h 20min

Special Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath & Why We Remember
How is it that we can’t remember where we put our keys or the name of the person we just met, but we can recall in excruciating detail the embarrassing interaction we had at the grocery store ten year...
8 Okt 202457min

Ep 153 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: A tick bite gone bad
One day, you’re enjoying a beautiful hike through the tall grass. A few months later, you find yourself in anaphylaxis from a post-hike hamburger. The culprit: a tick bite. In this much-requested epis...
1 Okt 20241h 9min

Ep 152 Hemochromatosis: Ironing out the details
For life on this planet, iron is not optional. It is essential. When our iron levels are low, we can get sick, and when they get really really low, we can even die. But you know what they say, too muc...
24 Sep 20241h 13min

Special Episode: Dan Egan & The Devil’s Element
Phosphorus is an element that wears many faces. Its overuse as a fertilizer has polluted freshwater ecosystems, transforming rivers and lakes from thriving communities to lethal zones devoid of life. ...
17 Sep 202448min

Ep 151 Stethoscope: Lub dub
The stethoscope. It’s iconic. You’re playing Pictionary and you pull the “doctor” card? Easy - sketch a stethoscope. Need a last-minute Halloween costume? Easy - throw a stethoscope around your should...
10 Sep 20241h 18min




















