Cholera: The disease, the Yemen crisis and the vaccine
Since the Haiti cholera outbreak began in October 2010, months after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, more than 800,000 cases have been reported, including about 9500 deaths. Although the numbers have de...
22 Juli 201714min
Lyme disease, Stevia and the quest for better treatments
Lyme disease is a tickborne disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferii in which antibiotics are the standard treatment. However, this type of treatment is not always effective and relapses ...
21 Juli 20179min
Mumps: Why it's seen a resurgence
Visiting Scientist at the University of Guelph, Jason "The Germ Guy" Tetro, joined me to discuss mumps and the reasons it has made a comeback. Jason gives a thorough talk on mumps and talks about why ...
19 Juli 201719min
Gain-of-function experiments
In this Aug. 2013 interview following a correspondence published in the journal, Nature, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University and founder of Virology Blog, Vincent Racaniell...
18 Juli 20179min
Influenza: What is the H and what is the N?
H1N1, H7N9, H5N1--we hear this "alphanumeric" description of various influenza, or flu viruses all the time. In this short clip from an older interview, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Col...
16 Juli 20173min
Hotez measles prediction: 'Something awful is happening in Texas'
The Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr Peter Hotez is concerned about measles in his state of Texas, so much that he is raising the alarm by predicting a...
15 Juli 201710min
Breast cancer Q & A with Dr J. Leonard Lichtenfeld
According to an American Cancer Society annual report, in 2017 there will be an estimated 1.7 million new cancer cases diagnosed and more than 600,000 cancer deaths in the US. Of this total, a quarter...
14 Juli 201721min
Vaccines: How they work and some common misconceptions
There is likely no bigger accomplishment in medicine and public health that has saved so many lives and prevented so much misery over the decades as the introduction of vaccines. In the U.S. alone, be...
12 Juli 201714min
