Outbreak News Radio

The treatment of Lyme disease is one of the most contentious issues in medicine with people coming from two very different sides of the topic. In his blog, My thoughts on the future of infectious dise...

26 Aug 201710min

Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials is one of the world's most pressing public health problems. Infectious organisms adapt to the antimicrobials designed to kill them, making the drugs ineffective. P...

26 Aug 20175min

In his blog, My thoughts on the future of infectious disease and medicine, Infectious disease physician, Steven LaRosa, MD writes in one post of 21 infectious disease "pearls" or teaching points conce...

26 Aug 201721min

What's happened to Zika and is the outbreak in the Americas over? Michael Osterholm, Phd, joined me now to look at the "The Story Behind the Story" on Zika in the Americas. Dr Osterholm is the directo...

23 Aug 201710min

Montezuma's revenge - Aztec Two Step - whatever nicknames it may be called, if you've experienced it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Traveler's diarrhea is the most common medical issue that...

23 Aug 201713min

Rates of international travel continue to grow substantially. This increasing globalization in travel increases the risk of travel-related illnesses and other health exposures; therefore, health care ...

20 Aug 201719min

Discussions on North Korea's military arsenal -nuclear and conventional- has been headline news, particularly with threats coming from the Hermit Kingdom of missile launches towards Guam. North Korea'...

17 Aug 201732min

Lyme disease is among the most contentious of topics in health and medicine. How did a bacterial infection turn into one of the the most controversial and virulent medico-political battles in medical ...

16 Aug 201738min