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Aug 2023
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In the News (August 2023)

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About this episode

In this week’s podcast, we are going to take a break from the Liver Series and continue our other series: In the News. Where we will discuss the latest topics around the medical world.

Some of the topics we will discuss are the new Covid variant, which is the new dominant variant in the US. Next is the rise of vibrio vulnificus (the bug you learned about in microbiology), which is a bacteria that can be found in warm, salty water and can lead to severe illness such as sepsis and death. And a possible myth that made its way around social media.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he keeps us up to date so we can all make an informed decision about our health and our patients' health.

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