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Aug 30, 2021

The cadre of threats facing the nation's water management system is alarming and sobering. Arguably, no menace is more compelling and problematic than Legionella, a waterborne bacterium of major concern in the US.

There has been an increase in Legionnaires' disease sweeping the nation in states like New York, Michigan...


Aug 26, 2021

Like countries across the globe, the Philippines is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. So what is the current situation in the Philippines?

Joining me to look at this issue is Edsel Maurice Salvana, MD. Dr Salvana is Director, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of the Philippines...


Aug 19, 2021

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced updated recommendations for the human treatment and prophylaxis of Yersina pestis, the agent of plague.

Joining me today to discuss plague and the updated recommendations is Christina...


Aug 18, 2021

President of the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness, Steve Smelski, joins me to tell his story and discuss the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri.