“Juliet”, a woman living in London, was diagnosed with a mysterious illness in November 2015, Ian Cropley, a consultant in infectious disease from The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, was there to investigate.
In this podcast, we find out how Zika, once a little known virus causing a rash and fever, has subsequently become a global health emergency. ... Show More
Dec 29
Christmas 2025 - neologisms, longevity and unexpected research
It’s time for 2025’s festive fun! Practicing medicine can be a very visceral experience - and the English language can’t always adequately capture the sights, sounds, smells. So Matt Morgan, intensivist and BMJ columnist, is creating medical neologisms, and joins us to share a fe ... Show More
53m 51s
Jan 2021
Ep 64 Rubella: Timing is Everything
For many of us, rubella has simply come to mean the R in MMR, the routine childhood measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. But that hasn’t always been the case. There was once a time when the rubella virus routinely made front page news and was at the center of countless legal disc ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 2023
Ep 119 Marburg virus: Too fast, too furious
<p>In early February and late March of this year, separate outbreaks of Marburg virus were declared in Equatorial Guinea and in the United Republic of Tanzania. For several months, news of these outbreaks and other sporadic cases made headlines globally, as public health official ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 2020
Special Edition: The Next Year of the Virus
Eight months into the pandemic, the coronavirus is on a rampage around the world. In Europe, a surge in cases has led to a new wave of lockdowns. The U.S. is entering its most dangerous period for the virus yet, and more than 10 million people have been infected. With Michelle Fa ... Show More
29m 50s
Jul 2020
A Missed Warning About Silent Coronavirus Infections
<p>At the end of January, long before the world understood that seemingly healthy people could spread the coronavirus, a doctor in Germany tried to sound the alarm. Today, we look at why that warning was unwelcome.</p><p>Guests: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/matt-apuzzo" ta ... Show More
30m 32s