This episode covers tuberculosis. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/infectiousdisease/tb/ or in the infectious diseases section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine book. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.
Sep 2023
206. Conquering Consumption: An Approach to Tuberculosis
Send us Fan MailListen to this episode for a great summary on TB infection and TB disease! We also discuss new updates and Canadian specific guidelines. Episode written by Dr. Kevin Zhang, PGY2 Internal Medicine and reviewed by Dr. Jane Batt, Respirology and Dr. Kevin Venus, Gene ... Show More
19m 42s
Apr 2025
Special Episode: John Green & Everything Is Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, or consumption as it was once known, might conjure up images of huge sanitoriums or writers and artists from the late 1800s (Moulin Rouge, anyone?). But this deadly disease is far from an illness of the past. In many parts of the world, tuberculosis remains an insid ... Show More
56m 46s
<p>John Green uncovers how the world’s deadliest curable disease still thrives—and why everything, from cowboy hats to colonial borders, traces back to tuberculosis.</p><p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=44178" target="_blank">Everything Is Tuberculosis</a></p>
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