Jul 29, 2025

This week's episode has the cohosts talking about social isolation and earlier death among the elderly population.  

Studies have shown that loneliness is associated with a higher risk of mortality in older adults. For example, one study found that individuals experiencing loneliness at one or more points in time had a...

Jul 22, 2025

Tularemia is a highly infectious disease you get from the bacterium F. tularensis. You can get it from bug bites, infected animals, contaminated water or food, and particles of bacteria in the air. Tularemia can affect your skin, eyes, throat, lungs and intestines. Tularemia should be treated as soon as possible with...

Jul 15, 2025

Our guest for this week is Sara Olson.  Sara (her TikTok name is SKEEETAH) is from the Wolf River area of Wisconsin which just happens to hold the highest concentration of the fungus that causes Blastomycosis. When Sara got Blastomycosis in January 2024, she thought it was 'just the flu'.  With a chest xray, she was...

Jul 8, 2025

When people ask about getting sick on a cruise ship, they’re often worried about norovirus. But what happens if you catch a nasty cold, sprain your ankle, or (even worse) have a serious medical emergency like a heart attack? Rest assured, because cruise ships are well prepared.

Are there doctors on cruise ships?

Of...

Jul 1, 2025

Wastewater monitoring is a valuable, efficient, and robust tool that public health officials can use to guide public health decision making across the nation.

When we turn on the tap or flush the toilet, we often don’t think about where all that water goes.  Wastewater, the used water from our homes, schools, and...