Pubic Lice: They Don't Call Them Crabs For Nothing
On today's podcast we are going to finish up talking about human lice. On the last podcast we looked at head and body lice and we'll tackle pubic lice or crabs on today's show. It doesn't matter what'...
24 Apr 20189min
Pediculosis: Head and body lice
On today's show we are going to look at some common ectoparasites--lice. According to the CDC, lice are parasitic insects that can be found on people's heads, and bodies, including the pubic area. Hum...
4 Apr 201815min
STD testing with myLab Box co-founder, Lora Ivanova
Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in the US and testing and treatment, if necessary, is important to prevent the spread of disease. Making lab testing more accessible, reliable and affor...
28 Mar 201818min
Trichomonas vaginalis: The sexually transmitted parasite
Trichomoniasis is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection. It is caused by the protozoan parasite, Trichomonas vaginalis. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
27 Mar 20187min
Schistosomiasis: In terms of impact, it's second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease
On today's show, we talk about schistosomiasis. Health authorities say more than 200 million people are infected worldwide and in terms of impact, this disease is second only to malaria as the most de...
14 Mar 201821min
Travel health topics with Dr. Duellyn Pandis
Nurse practitioner and President and CEO of Passport Health of Tampa, Dr. Duellyn Pandis joined me in this interview from last summer to catch up on various topics of travel health and medicine. We di...
12 Mar 201818min
Organ donation: Kidney paired donations, Donate Life Month
In this podcast, I pull out two interviews from the past couple years concerning organ donation. The first interview, from June 2016, I am joined by President and Founder of the Living Kidney Donors N...
12 Mar 201828min
Vaccine law and exemptions
In this January 2017 interview, Professor of Law at UC Hastings College of Law, Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, PhD joined me to discuss the types and issues of vaccine exemption, the role and purposes of the...
11 Mar 201833min
