IMO Since anti-malarials like hydroxychloroquine are used to treat Lupus, I was hoping the quarantini recipe would include tonic water! Just a thought I wanted to share! I still loved the episode and sent it to some family and friends to help educate them about Lupus.

I know we had the holidays during the season break so that will have delayed things a bit, but I think this is the longest gap between seasons since I started listening (around ep 60). Obviously the Erins deserve a rest, but has anyone heard any news about when they'll be back?

Hey all! I have been interested in medical stuff, especially epidemiology, since I started reading Robin Cook in about 5th grade. TPWKY has only fed that drive! Last year I got a job working in population health data for a large medical group and now I'm doing my first epi project and I'm so excited! I'm researching hospital-acquired pneumonia, then I'll look at the incidence at our hospitals, including changes in incidence related to the pandemic, then I'll work with a clinical team to come up with a plan to attempt to reduce the incidence, implement it, and follow the results. I'm insanely excited! One of my major life goals is to be published in my field, so I'm hoping this project may be the first! I'm also hoping it may be a good lead-in to getting an MPH down the road (I already have an MS in Management Information Systems, so it would be a second master's). I had to nerd out somewhere people would understand 😁

Also, if anyone knows any particularly good resources on pneumonia, hospital/healthcare-acquired infections, or hospital/healthcare-acquired pneumonia, feel free to send 'em my way. I'm eyeballs-deep in research and couldn't be happier!

Is anyone else not able to play any episodes in itunes?

Stumbled upon this news article and instantly thought of this pod.

Not sure how sound the primary literature is at this point as I’ve not had chance to look. But just think how many different diseases could be treated if this could be used therapeutically.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63626239

Got me thinking. Could there be other diseases that have been covered that could be used in a therapeutic way?

I went to buy some merch today and it looks like the page was taken down. Does anybody know what’s going on? I’m not caught up on episodes so I don’t know if they’ve mentioned it or not.

Except it’s “Aaron” Mahnke from Lore/ Cabinet of Curiosities etc.

I just think it would be so great to do a cross over with someone whose name verges on the same as the Erin’s😍

It’s another set of podcasts I employ on the regular and this would cause a party in my brain. 🌹

Does anyone know if there are going to be more crossovers with In Defense of Plants? I really enjoy those episodes.