The Bandage
A weekly wrap-up of the most trending healthcare news.
Episodes
In this week’s episode, we discuss zombie disease in deer before hunting season begins, increased rates of childhood cancer, and what to do if you get bitten by a tick.
In this week’s episode, we discuss the widespread iron deficiency in women, new study linking brain folds to depression, and a new method to kill cancer.
In this week’s episode, I discuss a gene therapy collaboration, libraries hosting wellness events, and rabid animals at a zoo.
In this week’s episode, we discuss a pill to help with lung cancer, Chemicals in Splenda deteriorating DNA, and getting told you have cancer in the mail (when you don't)
In this week’s episode, we discuss a new reason to avoid ticks, a doctor imprisoned for pill mill scheme, and a nurse overdosing patients with insulin.
In this week’s episode, we discuss reverse fentanyl effects, diabetes and Alzheimer's.
In this week’s episode, we discuss drug resistant ringworms now in America, genetically engineering cancer fighting bacteria, and the WHO warning against artificial sweeteners.
In this week’s episode, we discuss linking weed use to schizophrenia, a new surgery performed to save a fetus, and the improper disposal of documents containing PII.
In this week’s episode, we discuss a rise in suicide-related hospital visits, a link between french fries and depression, and new Pennsylvania healthcare laws,
In this week’s episode, we discuss 3D printing vaccine solutions, a gel curing 100% of brain tumors, and a solution to prevent Alzheimer’s .
In this week’s episode, we discuss YouTube content policy changes, how traditional Chinese medicine helps defeat tumors, and new and improved brain scan technology.
In this week’s episode, we discuss disease in a Pennsylvania paper mill, an update with the Washington TB spreader, and the dangers of mint flavored e-cigarettes .
In this week’s episode, we discuss deadly fungus spreading in the U.S., testing for tranq in street drugs, and finding the holy grail in cancer detection.
In this week’s episode, we discuss increased tick illnesses, alarming spread of fungus, and super seaweed innovations.
In this week’s episode, we discuss a breakthrough surgery for acid reflux, a breakthrough in vaccine offerings, and an outbreak of the Marburg virus.
In this week’s episode, we discuss going to jail for TB, the rate of diabetes in children increasing, and the hidden dangers of the keto diet.
In this week’s episode, we discuss 5th person cured of HIV, the pervasiveness of disordered eating, and uptick in stomach bug cases
In this week’s episode, we discuss a new outbreak of a highly infectious virus and how bird flu could kill half of humanity.
In this week’s episode, we discuss a woman going to jail for not treating her contagious tuberculosis, a successful treatment of fatal brain eating disease, and a meningitis outbreak in Mexico killing dozens.
In this week’s episode, we discuss how M-Pox is almost completely gone in the U.S., a rise of fungal health concerns, and new cyborg cells in medicine.
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