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Infectious Science Podcast

The Infectious disease podcast approaches public health threats by
examining the connection between animals, humans, and the
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01/09/2026

New Episode! "Who Owns Health: Systems, Stories, Or Us?"

Send us a text The average primary care visit lasts about 18 minutes. Complex symptoms, multiple conditions, and a maze of electronic forms don’t fit neatly into that window—and neither do the emotions that come with being sick. We sat down with advocates including a medical writer who was part of ACT UP, a sickle cell advocacy leader and a humanities scholar turned epidemiologist to unpack how patients, families, and clinicians can turn limited time into better outcomes with clearer language...

Explore Faith Adjei-Sarpong's work in sickle cell advocacy and health equity with clear language and community trust.

12/05/2025

New Episode! "How Generative AI Can Speed Research, Elevate Care, And Keep Humans At The Center"

Send us a text Curious how AI can make healthcare feel more human instead of less? We sit down with medical writer and AI adoption strategist Dr. Núria Negrão, who went from bench science to building practical ways for clinicians, researchers, and communicators to use generative tools without losing accuracy or empathy. From HIV educations roots to today’s most promising AI workflows, we trace what’s working now and where the next breakthroughs may land. We unpack the real bottlenecks: clini...

Discover how Dr. Núria Negrão uses generative AI to speed research and improve patient care while keeping humans at the center.

11/07/2025

New Episode! "Climate Change and the Rise and Spread of Pathogens"

Send us a text The climate isn’t just warming—it’s reorganizing the rules of biology. We explore how rising temperatures, deforestation, wildfire smoke, and thawing permafrost are reshaping the risk landscape for malaria parasites, heat-trained fungi, spillover-prone viruses, and resilient bacteria. From Kenyan highlands that became friendlier to Anopheles mosquitoes, to urban heat islands that may condition fungi to tolerate our body temperature, to the sobering lesson of Siberia’s anthrax o...

Explore how climate change reshapes the risk of spreading malaria, fungi, viruses, and bacteria threatening global health.

10/24/2025

New Episode! "Botulism: Medicine, Menace, and a Masterclass in Food Safety"

Send us a text Imagine a toxin so potent that a few nanograms can shut down a muscle—and yet, in the right hands, it eases migraines and calms spasms. We take you from the sausage-linked origins of botulism to the science of spores, food safety, infant risks, wound contamination, and the carefully controlled medical use of botulinum toxin. Along the way, we unpack how this anaerobic bacterium survives heat, why improperly canned foods can become dangerous, and what really happens at the neuro...

Public health podcast about emerging diseases, zoonosis, and the One Health approach to educate the public.

09/05/2025

New Episode! "War & Pathogens, How Combat Drives Contagion"

Send us a text War is a vector of disease. The battlefield isn't just a place where bullets fly—it's where pathogens thrive and evolve. Throughout human history, war and disease have been inseparable companions, creating perfect storms of contagion that affect soldiers and civilians alike. Our journey begins in the Boer War concentration camps where measles swept through malnourished populations. We explore how the densely packed, unsanitary conditions created an environment where this highl...

Send us a text War is a vector of disease. The battlefield isn't just a place where bullets fly—it's where pathogens thrive and evolve. Throughout human history, wa…

07/04/2025

New Episode! "Beyond the Sequence: People, Pathogens, and Power Dynamics"

Send us a text The cutting edge of infectious disease control isn't just about vaccines or treatments—it's increasingly about data. Dr. Stephen Molldrem, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities, takes us deep into the world of pathogen genomics and the remarkable ethical questions that emerge when we sequence disease-causing microorganisms. What happens when genetic analysis can potentially reveal who infected whom with HIV? Why do some communities welcome th...

Send us a text The cutting edge of infectious disease control isn't just about vaccines or treatments—it's increasingly about data. Dr. Stephen Molldrem, Assistant …

06/06/2025

New Episode! "From Four Corners to Hollywood: Tracing Hantavirus's Deadly Path"

A hidden killer lurks in the humble dust of forgotten cabins and outbuildings across America. World-renowned virologist Dr. Thomas Ksiazek takes us behind the scenes of the landmark 1993 Four Corners outbreak, where hantaviru...

A hidden killer lurks in the humble dust of forgotten cabins and outbuildings across America. World-renowned virologist Dr. Thomas Ksiazek takes us behind the scene…

05/02/2025

New Episode! "Measles: The Return of a Highly Contagious Disease"

Measles isn't just a childhood rash—it's a potentially devastating illness that can reset your entire immune system. In this eye-opening conversation, our team explores why this ancient virus still demands our attention in 20...

Measles isn't just a childhood rash—it's a potentially devastating illness that can reset your entire immune system. In this eye-opening conversation, our team expl…

04/04/2025

New Episode! "Googling the Flu: How Your Search History Became a Public Health Tool"

What if your Google searches could predict disease outbreaks before traditional surveillance methods? That's exactly what happened during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic when researchers discovered online search patterns matched CDC d...

What if your Google searches could predict disease outbreaks before traditional surveillance methods? That's exactly what happened during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic whe…

03/07/2025

New Episode! "Unwrapping the Past: What Mummies Reveal About Disease Through the Ages"

Unravel the intricate stories behind ancient mummies and their connection to various pathogens in our latest podcast episode of this season. This engaging discussion leads listeners through a fascinating exploration of how th...

Unravel the intricate stories behind ancient mummies and their connection to various pathogens in our latest podcast episode of this season. This engaging discussio…

02/07/2025

New Episode! "Untangling Alzheimer's: From Prevention to Future Treatments"

Unlock the secrets of the brain's most enigmatic conditions with Dr. Mauro Montalbano, our esteemed guest from the University of Texas Medical Branch. He takes us on a journey through his lab's cutting-edge research into neur...

Unlock the secrets of the brain's most enigmatic conditions with Dr. Mauro Montalbano, our esteemed guest from the University of Texas Medical Branch. He takes us o…

01/13/2025

5 Star Review: Real Science- Real Understandable

"Really interesting, very energetic, easy to listen to and very informative- great job!"

Real Science- Real Understandable. Published November 23, 2024 by Cropguy61 on Apple Podcasts.

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