Whooping cough: Why are rates on the rise again?
Whooping cough, or pertussis was one of the most common childhood diseases and a major cause of childhood mortality in the United States in the last century. Before the availability of pertussis vacci...
14 Jan 202212min
Omicron variant: What do we know and don't know with Michael Osterholm, PhD
Mutations happen with viruses all the time and the Omicron COVID-19 variant is the latest and is receiving a lot of media attention. Today is December 1, 2021, a very short time since the first cases ...
1 Dec 202115min
Gonorrhea: An unusual, accidental and non-sexual case with Prof. Felicity Goodyear-Smith
In a recent article published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, the authors report the unusual case of a girl diagnosed with Neisseria gonorrhoeae after bathing in a heavily frequented hot pool ...
21 Nov 202120min
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
