Viral Hepatitis

This episode covers autoimmune hepatitis.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/gastroenterology/autoimmunehepatitis/ or in the gastroenterology section of ...

This episode covers haemochromatosis.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/gastroenterology/haemochromatosis/ or in the gastroenterology section of the 2nd ed ...

This week, we’re dipping a toe back into the vast waters of hepatitis viruses, this time with a focus on hepatitis B. The hepatitis B virus, though second to be named, was first to be discovered, and effective vaccines and treatments have been available for decades. Yet the gl ...

Somehow it’s taken us until the penultimate episode to cover this season’s first mosquito-borne virus. But we assure you, this episode is well-worth the wait. Although Chikungunya virus is often lumped in with dengue or Zika, the unique characteristics that distinguish Chikung ...

You’ve probably heard the popular advice to ‘feed a cold, starve a fever’ many times over when you’ve come down with a cold or the flu. But is there any truth to this advice? That’s what I’ll explore in this podcast. Episode transcriptTo access the full episode transcript, go to ...  Show more

In last week’s episode, we explored the mysterious world of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the ongoing quest to determine what causes this autoimmune disease. While it’s likely that no one single factor leads to the development of MS, the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has long been su ...