Enterovirus D68, Acute flaccid myelitis and some of the research
Enteroviruses are the cause of a number of infections including hand, foot and mouth disease, the common cold and most recently, the condition called Acute flaccid myelitis or AFM. What are enteroviru...
8 Des 201813min
Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-2-18
On today's show I look at two topics that are big--one in Africa and one here in the United States--and that's the Ebola outbreak in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and t...
2 Des 201850min
Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-2-18
On today's show I look at two topics that are big--one in Africa and one here in the United States--and that's the Ebola outbreak in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and t...
2 Des 201850min
Chickenpox outbreak in an Asheville school: A 'viral exchange center'
News of North Carolina's largest chickenpox outbreak since the vaccine was available 23 years ago was reported in an Asheville school, which has grabbed a lot of attention recently. Closer to home, a ...
26 Nov 20188min
Infant botulism and honey pacifiers
The Food and Drug Administration and the Texas Department of Health recently issued health alerts after four infants were hospitalized with botulism after using pacifiers containing honey. While essen...
26 Nov 20187min
Medical history: 1918 influenza pandemic, Yellow fever in the US in the 18th and 19th centuries
On this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I put together a show on two of the most important and interesting topics in medical history--the 1918 influenza pandemic and the yellow fever outbreak in the Uni...
22 Nov 201850min
Naegleria fowleri and the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness
The Outbreak News This Week Radio Show is prerecorded every Thursday and airs Sundays at 1 pm ET in the Tampa Bay area and worldwide streaming. I don't typically put out the podcast of the show until ...
17 Nov 201849min
Bernie Sanders single payer health plan vs. the Canadian system: Some significant differences
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has been the most outspoken advocate for a single payer health care system in the US, or a "Medicare for all" system. In fact, he is frequently citing the Canadian syste...
16 Nov 201810min
