Ep 12 HIV/AIDS: Apathy Will Kill You

In keeping with last week’s theme of “bodily excretions that are kinda gross that you don’t really think about but are actually really important”, we’re devoting this episode to earwax, aka cerumen. In one hour, we somehow manage to weave together stories of earwax impaction, mis ...  Show more

Hard and crusty. Green and gloopy. Clear and watery. Boogers come in a veritable rainbow of colors and a full spectrum of textures from liquid to solid. They’re really quite impressive if you think about it. Which, of course, few of us do, besides adding tissues to our shopping l ...  Show more

In this episode I cover HIV.

If you want to follow along with written notes on HIV go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/infectiousdisease/hiv/ or the infectious diseases section in the Zero to F ...

As Pride Month comes to a close, we reflect on 40 years ago when the world lived through another epidemic that suffered from misinformation and government inaction - the AIDS crisis. In this episode, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with culture and politic ...  Show more

Despite recent medical advances and drug treatments, HIV remains a burdensome condition for millions of people around the world. In this episode, psychologist Perry Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, talks about how the lessons from the survivors of the AIDS generation can inform the lives ...  Show more

This episode covers HIV.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/infectiousdisease/hiv/ or in the infectious diseases section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medici ...