We’ve all been there: doubled over in pain as stomach cramps grip your guts; the panicked shuffle to the nearest... more

Introducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists... more

It’s been years since our first (and, until now, only) vitamin-centric episode on scurvy, and we’re thrilled to be dipping... more

Our snake venom episode last week took us down some fascinating roads, from the pathophysiological effects of these compounds to... more

How do you feel about snakes? Intrigued or terrified? In awe or creeped out? Of course, those aren’t the only... more

Our tapeworm episode last week mentioned the remarkable finding of tapeworm eggs in a 270 million-year old shark coprolite, that... more

We can probably all agree that the thought of a tapeworm hiding out in your gut is not a pleasant... more

The classic tale of epidemiology almost always begins with public health hero John Snow traipsing all over London to track... more

[CW: Firsthand account includes description of the death of an infant. Skip approximately first 3 min to avoid.] What comes to... more

Chlamydia trachomatis may have stolen the show in our last episode, but there are many other Chlamydiae that deserve some... more