The Three Little Pearls of Bias
Learn the three types of scientific bias, how to recognize them, why they impact your perception, and, most importantly, what this all has to do with oysters!
Jan 04, 2021•7 min•Ep. 151
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2020, A Year of Shift
What are the genetic mechanisms of a pandemic? Let's recap 2020, influenza, and our current pandemic virus.
Dec 15, 2020•8 min•Ep. 152
My Beauty Is Skin Deep, but My Drugs Go Deeper
Where do you like your drugs? Learn about how topical location affects absorption - whether skin cream, handling substances, or inadvertent pesticide exposure. Learn how this ties into Bicycle Day and whether you should celebrate it or not!
Dec 06, 2020•7 min•Ep. 150
Food Safe 001 Thanksgiving Food Safety
Thanksgiving is a great time of year but if foodborne illness is present, it is not fun at all! Learn the safe and easy tips to stay safe this year!
Nov 09, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Why Odds Ratios Are Odd
This short podcast reviews Odds versus Probability and Odds Ratios versus Relative Risk. Learn why you should care!
Jul 27, 2020•6 min•Ep. 149
Mosquito Menace on the Move
In some parts of the country, fall has arrived. Unfortunately, in South Texas, we never really make the transition to fall colors, pumpkin spice, or crisp sunrises. What we settle for instead, is cooling weather and decreasing hordes of blood thirsty mosquitoes. These aerial vampires not only cause intense irritation and itching from bites, they also transmit many serious diseases.
Oct 03, 2019•4 min•Ep. 148
Another Shrimp FAD?
In our last podcast, we introduced our listeners to the basics of farmed Pacific white shrimp. First reported this year, IHHNV was not the first shrimp FAD to occur in the US.
Sep 25, 2019•4 min•Ep. 147
The Other Side of an FAD
When we discuss foreign animal diseases, we usually think of mammals, with the occasional bird outbreak. But, in the field of veterinary medicine, we treat all species.
Sep 18, 2019•4 min•Ep. 146
P-Value, the False Idol (revisited)
Let's take a quick look into what p-values are and most importantly, what they can and cannot tell us. P-values help guide us on the path, make sure it truly the path you wish to go down. A must-listen for anyone reading scientific journals.
Sep 11, 2019•5 min•Ep. 145
Vacation Gifts No One Wants to Receive
Vacation season draws to a close. School will soon start back. Many people enjoyed a relaxing getaway, and perhaps stayed in a nice hotel. In the recent outbreak of pneumonia in Atlanta, Georgia, we are reminded that occasionally people come home from vacation with more than a tan and some great memories.
Sep 04, 2019•4 min•Ep. 144
I Like My DNA With Farts
After this podcast, you will want all of your DNA served with a light crop dusting as well! Learn about one of nature's ingenious safety mechanisms regarding DNA. It is fun and no fart sounds, we promise. ;)
Aug 28, 2019•6 min•Ep. 143
There’s Nothing Humorous or Humoral About Poison Ivy
As one of Batman's enemies, Poison Ivy portrays an educational analogy on Cell Mediated Immunity (CMI), hapten toxins, and Type IV Hypersensitivity. Learn where Batman fits into this picture and much, much more.
Aug 21, 2019•6 min•Ep. 141
Harmful Algal Blooms
Algae live everywhere and are often harmless. However, some cause severe disease in unsuspecting swimmers, anglers, and pescatarians.
Aug 14, 2019•6 min•Ep. 23
Bugs for Breakfast
Most horse owners know to check their hay for quality, but do you also know to check for little striped, beetles?
Aug 07, 2019•3 min•Ep. 142
Water Treatment Facilities
Every civilization depends on clean drinking water. Do you know the steps required for treating drinking water and wastewater?
Aug 02, 2019•3 min•Ep. 25
Threatening Our Deer: EHVD
Imagine a beautiful summer evening. You are sitting in your chair, listening to the birds and watching deer move in. Such a peaceful, serene, relaxing evening. Now, imagine the same idyllic scene with no deer.
Jul 26, 2019•3 min•Ep. 140
Nietzsche, and How He Helps Us Beat Ya, Malaria
There are hundreds of species of malaria. How many infect people? How many will it kill? How can Nietzsche help us? Learn all of this and more in the third installment of malaria vaccines!
Jul 10, 2019•4 min•Ep. 139
Threat from the South: VSV
The US is currently battling another foreign animal disease outbreak. Last week, vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was identified in two horses in south Texas and one in New Mexico.
Jul 03, 2019•3 min•Ep. 138
RTS,S/AS01 – Spells “How to Save Lives” and a “Great Way to Explain Vaccine Concepts”
In this second part to the new malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, we dive into some intricacies of the vaccine and review some common vaccine terms along the way. We even dispell a common veterinary vaccine myth. Fun stuff!
Jun 19, 2019•10 min•Ep. 137
How Apocalypses Are Born
We are going to step back from the normal informational post and test your foreign animal disease (FAD) knowledge. This post’s onus stems from my recent trip to Plum Island Animal Disease Center. I was struck by each disease’s clinical signs, and how easily I would have inadvertently mis-diagnosed a FAD in practice.
Jun 12, 2019•5 min•Ep. 136
Go Bag Basics
What is a Go Bag? Can you and your pets leave your house in a disaster in 30 minutes or less? Why would you need to? Learn how to easily, quickly and inexpensively make you and your pet's Go Bag today!
Jun 05, 2019•3 min•Ep. 6
Tornado Season is Upon Us
Lengthening days and warmer weather bring spring storms. With tornado season upon us, now is the time to go through your Go Bag, update medications, swap out for warm weather clothing, and update documents.
May 29, 2019•3 min•Ep. 46
Malaria, Thy Name Is Shapeshifter
Why did it take more than 50 years to make a vaccine against malaria? It kills hundreds of thousands of children every year, but solutions have been slow to manifest. In this quick intro, we will cover the lifecycle that makes vaccine generation a challenge.
May 16, 2019•9 min•Ep. 135
Vaccinating the Un-Vaccinatable
How to do you save the human race by vaccinating a species who can't make antibodies? Sound crazy? Two doctors from Finland have figured a way.
May 08, 2019•9 min•Ep. 134
Ask Yourself This Question Before You Go Into a Pool
Ever wonder about how clean a public pool or water park is? Even a nice looking one? Learn more here and while we're at it we will talk about Cryptosporidium.
May 01, 2019•5 min•Ep. 133
Sand Fleas and Beach Fleas, Jigger or Chigger?
Sand fleas and beach fleas, jigger or chigger? Red bugs or bed bugs. Who do you figure? Can ya tell ‘em apart just by who’s bigger? Not so easy, not so fast. To learn all about them, listen to our podcast!
Apr 24, 2019•12 min•Ep. 132
To Pet or to Fret
What are the risks of petting zoos? Should you go and bring your children, or not? Let's explore the realistic risks and solutions regarding petting zoos.
Apr 11, 2019•9 min•Ep. 131
What is Preventive Fraction?
Wondering how to evaluate vaccine efficacy? This is a MUST LISTEN! Learn about what preventive fraction is and why it is so important, helpful, and indeed flawed.
Apr 09, 2019•11 min•Ep. 130
Optional Goat Vaccines
Beyond CDT and Rabies, there are so many to choose from? Which do I need? Any? Let's cover these optional and largely situational vaccines.
Feb 12, 2019•5 min•Ep. 129
TSE Part 4: BSE
In our fourth and final installment of prion diseases, we will discuss probably the most familiar of the TSEs: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Most cases occur in the United Kingdom, but the disease has been found in Japan, Canada, the US, and across Europe.
Feb 07, 2019•5 min•Ep. 128
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