C. diff awareness
November is C. diff awareness month and the Peggy Lillis Foundation is out there leading the charge building awareness by educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping policy. Joining me tod...
17 Nov 202139min
Salmonella and Food safety with Trevor Craig
There are a number of multistate salmonella outbreaks currently being investigated by federal and state health officials--in salami sticks, in seafood, and of course onions. Here to discuss the bacter...
10 Nov 202115min
Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea
Cryptococcus gattii is a fungus that lives in the environment in primarily tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world but also in some temperate regions such as British Columbia and some parts of th...
28 Okt 202111min
Valley Fever with John Galgiani, MD
Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced--the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development Act (FORWARD Act) of 2021. The legislation, introduced by members of the Congr...
22 Okt 202125min
Plasmodium vivax: The Global burden is obscure and insidious
There are five Plasmodium species that cause malaria with the vast majority of reported cases being due to Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium vivax is the second most common reported cause of malaria. ...
14 Okt 202116min
Rabies Q & A: A World Rabies Day Livestream Special
World Rabies Day is celebrated annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease. 28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis Past...
28 Sep 20211h 30min
Naegleria fowleri & the host immune response
Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic amoeba which is a single-celled living organism. It can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The amoe...
17 Sep 202123min
Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. James Galvin
Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Million of these people are right here in the US. Lewy body dementia is the third most common cause of dementia, e...
15 Sep 202128min
