Raccoon roundworm: The rare and potentially lethal zoonosis
Baylisascaris procyonis is a roundworm found in the small intestines of raccoons. Humans get infected, albeit rarely (30-something cases have been reported; however, it is probably more common than do...
1 Jul 201747min
Antibiotics: Skin infections and the FDA approval of Baxdela
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new antibiotic into the arsenal for treating serious acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Its called delafloxacin and goes ...
1 Jul 20178min
Lyme: Q & A with Paul Auwaerter, MD
Lyme disease expert, Clinical Director for the Division of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Paul Auwaerter joined me to answer questions about Lyme disease diagnosti...
30 Jun 201737min
The ABCs of melanoma
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States and melanoma is the most dangerous type. In fact, Melanoma kills an estimated more than 10,000 people in the US annually. Board-certi...
29 Jun 20179min
A look at the neglected tropical disease, Chagas disease
The parasitic infection, Chagas disease, was first discovered in 1909 by Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated more than 10,000 people die every y...
29 Jun 201720min
Hantavirus: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a severe, sometimes fatal, respiratory disease in humans caused by infection with a hantavirus. Since 1993, some 700 cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome have ...
27 Jun 201710min
Psoriasis: Oral treatment clinical trials
Tampa, FL-based dermatologist and founder of Forman Dermatology and Skin Cancer Institute, Seth Forman, MD joined me on the show to talk about the autoimmune condition, psoriasis. Dr. Forman discussed...
27 Jun 201714min
Blastocystis: The latest research and developments
In 2010, I did an email interview with Blastocystis Research Foundation (BRF) director, Ken Boorom on the parasite Blastocystis hominis and the work done by the BRF. Several years after that, I did an...
26 Jun 201714min
