Head lice activity is up in the US in the time of the pandemic
Lice Clinics of America (LCA) reported last week that they saw a significant increase in head lice activity through their network of clinics in the US in April and May during the COVID-19 pandemic. J...
13 Jul 202016min
NEWS TALK: Coronavirus Q & A
This episode of NEWS TALK with BRANDON & BOB featured insight from Outbreak News Today's Robert Herriman, discussing COVID-19, good vs. bad coronavirus testing, understanding terms like "viral load," ...
28 Jun 202021min
COVID-19 strikes war torn Yemen
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports that the coronavirus has taken a hold upon Yemen saying "Unfortunately, it is no longer anything but obvious that the virus is circulating widely across the whol...
21 Jun 20209min
SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies isolated: Developing a treatment, Aid in vaccine design
Earlier this week, scientists with The Scripps Research Institute announced the discovery of antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2 ...
18 Jun 20208min
Dr. Robert Desowitz: Infectious Disease Storyteller
Robert Desowitz, PhD was a scientist, researcher and you may know him best as the author of several very informative and entertaining books like New Guinea Tape Worms and Jewish Grandmothers and Who B...
18 Jun 202016min
Genetically modified mosquitoes coming to the Florida Keys?
In this clip from the NEWS TALK with Brandon & Bob on YouTube, we look at the recent EPA approval of Oxitec's genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquito for release in the Florida Keys. What is it an...
13 Jun 20207min
Outbreak News Update: Robert Herriman talks about the brain eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri
On the recent episode of NEWS TALK with Brandon and Bob, I spend a few moments reminding the public about the swimming risks in warm, fresh water and the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri.
7 Jun 20206min
Coronavirus chat on NEWS TALK with Brandon and Bob
In this clip from the NEWS TALK with Brandon and Bob show, we discuss a myriad of issues concerning the COVID-19, or coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic like where to get your information, what data is ...
3 Jun 202024min
