Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??
Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this podcast, I look at the dangers of drinking al...
27 Nov 20209min
Nigeria yellow fever outbreak
In this video, I look at the yellow fever outbreak currently affecting 5 states in Nigeria--Delta, Enugu, Bauchi, and Benue and Ebonyi. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Yellow Fever (...
25 Nov 20209min
Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)
In this short podcast, I look at the situation with vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) in Africa and the Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2).
25 Nov 20208min
Ebola outbreak declared over, Chapare virus human-to-human transmission
In this episode, I look at two of the biggest stories (outside of COVID-19) during the past week. The first is the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared over a...
25 Nov 202011min
Hepatitis A and the Hep A vaccine
In a topic that has not received nearly enough attention-- since 2016, the US has seen the largest person-to-person Hepatitis A virus outbreak in the post-vaccine era. About two thirds of the states h...
18 Nov 202024min
Atrial fibrillation and other heart arrhythmias
An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. It means that your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern. There are many types of heart arrhythmias, w...
17 Nov 202042min
Florida COVID-19 death certificates examined
Are the COVID-19 deaths undercounted, as many believe, or are they overcounted, as others think? My guest today had the opportunity to look at a sample of death certificates in Florida and she is here...
6 Nov 202016min
Chagas disease treatment research with Rick Tarleton, PhD
Chagas disease is a potentially life-threatening parasitic disease that affects up to 300,000 people in the United States and millions in South America. The current treatment regimen is--oral benznid...
5 Nov 202013min
