Kidney stones: The tiny concretion that causes so much pain
On today's show, I'll be looking at is very common medical problem- kidney stones- a problem so common that about 1 in 10 people in the United States suffer from them over their lifetime. Joining me...
23 Jul 31min
Naegleria fowleri awareness: Kyle Lewis and Heidi LaMeyer
In this September 2013 radio interview, I talk to Jeremy Lewis of Kyle Cares Amoeba Awareness and Heidi LaMeyer of Swim Above Water, about their personal stories with the tragic deaths of their respec...
18 Jul 24min
Cyclospora Flashback: The 2013 Iowa outbreak wth Medical Director and State Epidemiologist, Dr Patricia Quinlisk
In a July 2013 interview on the Tampa-based, Outbreak News This Week radio show, I talk to Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Medical Director and State Epidemiologist, about the large...
18 Jul 7min
Cyclospora outbreak 2026
An active surveillance investigation is underway by the CDC, FDA and state health departments regarding a nationwide surge of cyclosporiasis cases, a parasitic infection. Dozens of states are affected...
14 Jul 13min
Lyme disease, antiphospholipid antibodies and the future of diagnostics?
Current Lyme disease tests look for antibodies produced by the immune system in response to Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria transmitted to humans by infected blacklegged ticks. My guest today says, "The...
10 Jul 24min
Michigan reports rapid rise in Cyclospora
In this newscast, I talk about the rapidly growing cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, especially in the southeast part of the state. I also talk about a little history of the parasite here in the US and...
5 Jul 11min
Antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and the Revenge of the Microbes
In a 2025 WHO report on global antibiotic resistance, they revealed that one in six bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 were completely resistant to standard antibiotic treatments. Between 2018 and...
1 Jul 1h 3min
Alpha-gal syndrome, or Red Meat Allergy
As tick populations grow and their ranges expand, the number of people being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is rising. So what is alpha gal syndrome? Today I want to dive into this serious, p...
24 Jun 18min
