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Ep 127 Bhopal: The 1984 Union Carbide Disaster
Oct 17, 2023On the night of December 2, 1984, a deadly gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India led to what has been described as the world’s worst industrial disaster. In the immediate afte...
Ep 126 Migraine: A Cacophony in Four Movements
Oct 03, 2023“Throbbing, pulsating pain.” “Like a drill boring into your head.” “As though your head is gripped by a vise.” “Stabbing pain hammering through your brain.” There is no shortage of metaphors used to d...
Ep 125 Blastomycosis: How fungus became amongus
Sep 19, 2023Fungal infections don’t often make an appearance on this podcast, but when they do, you know you’re in for a wild ride. In this episode, we explore the rare but potentially deadly fungal infection bla...
Ep 124 The full spectrum of color vision deficiency
Sep 05, 2023There’s no denying that human imagination is a powerful thing. It has led us to create incredible works of art, literature that transports its readers to other realms, technology that revolutionizes t...
Ep 123 Hand, Foot, and Mouth (and Butt?) Disease
Aug 22, 2023Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The dreaded scourge of daycares, kindergartens, even occasionally college campuses, and the topic of this week’s episode. From the multiple viruses that cause HFM...
Ep 122 Asthma: A phlegmy episode
Aug 08, 2023Most of us are familiar with asthma. Maybe you have the disease yourself or maybe a friend, family member, or coworker has it. Or maybe you’ve just watched a tv show or movie featuring a character wit...
Special Episode: Ed Yong & An Immense World
Aug 01, 2023Our final TPWKY book club selection of the season will test the limits of your imagination by asking you to consider what it might be like to smell the world through the nose of a dog or to see flower...
Ep 121 Tularemia: Hare today, gone tomorrow
Jul 25, 2023The CDC’s list of highest priority bioterrorism agents is a short one, with only six pathogens making the cut. Among the more familiar names on the list, such as anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, a...
Special Episode: Deborah Blum & The Poison Squad
Jul 18, 2023Oh, to taste the food of the past. Strawberry jam made from farm-fresh strawberries. Milk straight from the cow. Cookies baked with freshly churned butter and brown sugar. Because that’s how it was, r...
Ep 120 Acetaminophen/Paracetamol: Pain. Killer.
Jul 11, 2023It’s safe to assume that the vast majority of you have a bottle or blister pack of acetaminophen/paracetamol/Tylenol/Panadol in your home medicine cabinet, and an even vaster majority of you have take...