African sleeping sickness: A short Q&A with an ID physician
Transmitted by the bite of the tsetse flu (Glossina spp.), African trypanosomiasis, of sleeping sickness is a serious infection caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei. Altho...
27 Sep 20186min
Sepsis awareness with Dr Amy Sprague
September is Sepsis Awareness Month and according to the CDC, 1 in 3 people who die in a hospital have sepsis. 250,000 Americans die from sepsis each year. Joining me to talk about sepsis diagnostics,...
20 Sep 20186min
Undocumented immigrants and the import of infectious diseases: A real health security risk to the US?
George Mason University economics professor, Dr Walter Williams recently published an op-ed suggesting that illegal or undocumented immigrants are a source of infectious diseases in the country. Senio...
17 Sep 20187min
Outbreak News This Week: Monkeypox, Florida mosquito-borne viruses
With the unusual, in fact, first time the viral disease monkeypox was reported not once but twice in England this past week, I thought it would be good to learn more about the disease. Professor Emeri...
16 Sep 201849min
Sleep apnea in African Americans: Prevalent and undiagnosed according to study
Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that is associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and other chronic health disorders. Up to 90 percent of individ...
14 Sep 201810min
Leptospirosis: Risk, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Leptospirosis is a disease spread by animal urine. People get infected when they come in contact with urine of infected animals or with urine-contaminated water, soil, or food. We've seen recent news ...
12 Sep 201813min
Sleep apnea: Symptoms, diagnosis and the CPAP machine
Sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, have become a significant health issue in the United States. It is estimated that 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, with 80 percent of the cases of ...
12 Sep 201818min
Chagas disease: UTEP professor discusses research and involving community
A professor at the University of Texas-El Paso is reaching out to the community there to help with research on Chagas disease and its vector, the kissing bug. Joining me to talk about Chagas, kissing ...
11 Sep 201810min
