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FDA food dye regulation and batch certification requirementsSynthetic vs. natural food colorant safety profilesCoal-tar dye history and industrial chemistry originsHyperactivity and ADHD symptom links to synthetic food dyesCancer risk assessment in animal vs. human studiesEU vs. US food additive labeling and approval standardsFood adulteration history and early regulation (13th century bread laws)Consumer perception and color expectation in food purchasingFeingold diet and restrictive elimination diet researchUltra-processed food consumption and health outcomes
Analyzed Episodes
Jul 1, 2025
Ep 180 Food Dyes: It’s all marketing
FDA food dye regulation and batch certification requirementsSynthetic vs. natural food colorant safety profilesCoal-tar dye history and industrial chemistry origins
View AnalysisJul 8, 2025
Ep 181 PCOS: Beyond the cysts
PCOS Diagnostic Criteria and PhenotypesInsulin Resistance and Metabolic Dysfunction in PCOSHyperandrogenism: Clinical and Biochemical Markers
View AnalysisJul 15, 2025
Special Episode: Wendy Chin-Tanner & King of the Armadillos
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) History and TreatmentCarville Federal Treatment Facility OperationsPatient Advocacy and Civil Rights Movements
View AnalysisJul 22, 2025
Ep 182 SSRIs Part 1: Origin
SSRI History and DevelopmentSerotonin Discovery and FunctionMonoamine Hypothesis of Depression
View AnalysisJul 29, 2025
Ep 183 SSRIs Part 2: Action
SSRI mechanism of action and downstream neural effectsClinical efficacy versus placebo response in depression treatmentNumber needed to treat calculations for antidepressants
View AnalysisAug 5, 2025
Special Episode: Carl Zimmer & Airborne
Aerobiology and the aerobiome ecosystemAirborne disease transmission mechanismsCOVID-19 pandemic response and airborne transmission debate
View AnalysisAug 12, 2025
Ep 184 The Gallbladder: Humor us
Gallbladder anatomy and biliary system functionCholesterol gallstone formation and precipitationAcute cholecystitis and biliary colic
View AnalysisAug 19, 2025
Ep 185 The Great Smog of London: “Thick, drab, yellow, disgusting”
Great Smog of London 1952Air Pollution Health EffectsCoal Combustion and Particulate Matter
View AnalysisAug 26, 2025
Special Episode: Lina Zeldovich & The Living Medicine
Bacteriophage therapy mechanisms and administration routesAntibiotic resistance epidemiology and mortality projectionsHistory of phage therapy discovery and development (1917-present)
View AnalysisSep 2, 2025
Ep 186 Hypothermia Part 1: How it hurts
Hypothermia physiology and core body temperature regulationFrostbite pathophysiology and tissue damage mechanismsVasoconstriction and peripheral blood flow management in cold stress
View AnalysisSep 9, 2025
Ep 187 Hypothermia Part 2: How it helps
Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac ArrestNeonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy TreatmentTargeted Temperature Management Protocols
View AnalysisSep 16, 2025
Special Episode: Mary Roach & Replaceable You
Xenotransplantation and pig organ transplantsRegenerative medicine and stem cell therapyProsthetic limb technology and donor dominance
View AnalysisSep 23, 2025
Ep 188 Candida yeast: Here, there, and everywhere
Candida albicans biology and virulence factorsNon-albicans Candida species (C. auris, C. parasilosis, Nakaseomyces glabrata)Antifungal resistance mechanisms and pan-resistant strains
View AnalysisSep 30, 2025
Ep 189 Newborn screening: The future is here
Newborn screening history and development (Guthrie test, PKU detection)Phenylketonuria (PKU) management and dietary interventionWilson and Younger criteria for screening condition inclusion
View AnalysisOct 7, 2025
Special Episode: Antonia Hylton & Madness
Segregated Asylums and Jim Crow HealthcareSystemic Racism in Psychiatric TreatmentPatient Labor Exploitation in Institutions
View AnalysisOct 14, 2025
Ep 190 Starvation: More than hunger
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children under fiveMetabolic stages of starvation and food deprivationRefeeding syndrome pathophysiology and prevention
View AnalysisOct 21, 2025
Ep 191 Famine: More than starvation
Famine Definition and Classification SystemsIPC Phase Classification FrameworkPolitical Causes of Modern Famines
View AnalysisOct 28, 2025
Special Episode: Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal & Dead Ends!
Medical History as Educational ToolScientific Failure and Iterative ProgressMedical Misinformation vs. Disinformation
View AnalysisNov 4, 2025
Ep 192 New World Screwworm: Oh-oh here they come
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for pest eradicationScrewworm biology and parasitic life cycleInternational livestock trade and disease quarantine
View AnalysisNov 11, 2025
Ep 193 Necrotizing Fasciitis: A strange beast
Necrotizing Fasciitis PathophysiologyEarly Surgical Debridement ProtocolsGroup A Streptococcus Virulence Factors
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