PhD Virologist turned science writer. Fighting misinformation w/ fully sourced episodes on infectious diseases. Public health is inherently political.
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📻 HAWTHORN MILL, OCT 30, 1938.
An evening of music. An unexpected interruption. And a reporter who's in just the right place.
An original audio drama from Infectious Dose.
📡 Airs 10/30, 8 PM ET.
#InfectiousDose #TheDevilOfHawthornMill #AudioDrama #WarOfTheWorlds
2/2 🥂 Meet the Menu of Misfortune.
We randomly drew 4 recipes from our first year. No planning. No quality control.
🍸 House Call
🌺 Symbiosis Spritz
🧀 Rumor Mill
🥧 Pecan Pustules
All 4 recipe cards + the episode transcript are always free in the companion blog post!
A scientist arrives in a remote Carpathian village to investigate an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
Her host is a respected physician. His patients adore him. His records raise questions.
And the ticks?
The ticks are very, very wrong.
🎧 Now playing
🚨A Texas high school has declared a chickenpox outbreak, nearly two weeks after notifying families of a possible exposure.
Shepherd High School reports 3 confirmed cases and 4 suspected cases.
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Some houses have secrets. Some have appetites. 🦇
This week's #SickFlicks take us into gothic horror:
🩸 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
🩸 Nosferatu (2024)
Watch with me!
And Tue midnight, a scientist arrives in the Carpathians to investigate a deadly outbreak
#MonthOfTheMacabre
🩺 Dead Ringers (1988) — Cronenberg's disturbing psychological thriller about twin OB/Gyns.
🔬 The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) — Two coroners investigate a mysterious death.
🦷 Next week on Infectious Dose: Just a Little Wider.
Some appointments take an unexpected turn. 💀
October has arrived. 💀
Which means the lights are going down at #InfectiousDose
#MonthoftheMacabre returns with "The Collection"
An infectious disease museum where the exhibits change, the rules don't quite hold...and maybe you shouldn't have come inside.
Doors open Oct. 7
