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What do you want to know about Covid-19?
This Won't Hurt A Bit
In this episode, Dr. Jessica Mason, Dr. Melvis Herbert, and, well, just Dave, cut through the Corona craziness and bring you the latest in COVID-19 news, medical science, and cocktail recipes. Wash your hands, grab your headphones, and enjoy.
Updated on March 23
What Other Coronaviruses Are There?
How Do You Get Sars Co V 2 ?
What Is Fecal Oral Transmission?
Could Someone Cough And Pass The Virus Onto Me?
When Should We Get Tested For Covid19 ?
Why Are We Holding Off On Testing Everyone?
What Is Killing Covid 19 Patients?
What Are The Good News About Covid19?
What Is The Effect Of Steroids On The Covid19 Virus?
What Is Social Distancing?
What Does That Mean To 'Flatten The Curve' Of Infection?
AMA with sleep expert Matthew Walker
The Peter Attia Drive
How do you improve sleep duration, quality, consistency, and avoid common things that are standing in the way of the best sleep possible? Sleep expert Matthew Walker explains how you can get consistently better sleep.
Updated on June 18
Who Is Dr. Matthew Walker?
What Levels Of Sleep Do Devices Such As Aura, Whoop, Fit Bit, And Apple Watch Detect?
Why Does Eating Carbs Before Bed Make It Harder To Sleep?
What Is The Optimum Time To Stop Eating Before Bed?
Can Exercising Before Bed Backfire On Your Sleep?
What Happens When Your Body Undergoes Sleep Deprivation?
12 - FARTS AND HICCUPS
This Won't Hurt A Bit
In this episode we break down two understudied, but frequently experienced, phenomena: Farts and Hiccups.
Updated on November 22
What Does The Term “Singultus” Mean?
What's The Longest That Someone Has Had Hiccups?
What Is An Intractable Hiccup?
What Are The Ingredients Of A Fart?
What Are Some Foods That Contain Gas?
Why Are Beans One Of The Most Gassy Foods?
Normally, How Many Times Does Someone Fart A Day?
10 - GARFIELD AND THE BULLET
This Won't Hurt A Bit
President James Garfield’s life was tragically cut short when a deranged gunman shot him on a train platform, but could modern doctors have saved him?
Updated on July 17
What Were Some Events That Occurred In 1881?
How Many Shots Were Fired At President Garfield?
What Does “Shock” Mean Physiologically ?
What Happens When Blood Cannot Circulate?
What Are Two Reasons Why Dr. Bliss Couldn’t Find The Bullet In Garfield?
How Did President Garfield Die?
When Do Doctors Actually Remove A Bullet Out Of A Patient?
Can You Get Lead Poisoning From A Bullet Wound?
Does A Bullet Ever Bring Foreign Matter Into A Body?
What Are Some Things You Should Do If You Witness Someone Getting Shot?
9 - BOTULISM
This Won't Hurt A Bit
ProkaryOK Cupid Profile: Clostridium Botulinum. If looks could kill! Loves low-oxygen environments, tropical temperatures, and Italian food. Will take your breath away.
Updated on September 07
Is Botulinum Toxin Dangerous?
When Did We Start Using Botox For Skin Wrinkle Care?
Has Anybody Ever Gotten Sick Or Overdosed From Using Botox?
Do We Know The Long Term Effects Of Botox?
What Is Botox Actually Doing To Your Body?
What Are The Symptoms Of Getting Botulism Naturally?
Why Are Babies More Prone To Bacteria Growth In Their Stomachs?
Can Terrorist Use Botulinum Toxin To Make A Weapon?
Can You Hurt People With Bacteria In Canned Food?
What Do You Do For Somebody With Botulism?
8 - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
This Won't Hurt A Bit
ER doctors are expert life savers, but what about the rest of us?
Updated on May 05
Can An Untrained Person Intervene To Save A Life In Case Of Emergency?
What Is A Heimlich Maneuver?
Are There Any Risks Associated With The Heimlich Maneuver?
Can You Die From An Anaphylactic Shock?
How Does An Epipen Work To Help With A Severe Allergic Reaction?
Why Do We Stab An Epipen Into The Thigh?
What Do You Do If You See Someone Pass Out?
How Do You Help Someone Who Is Having A Seizure?
Can Fever Cause Brain Damage?
This Won't Hurt A Bit
You got a fever, and the only prescription is more...antipyretics? In this episode we break down what a fever is, why a fever is, as well as when and how to treat a fever. How hot can a fever get? Can it damage your brain? Is there such thing as a low grade fever? Do emergency departments have fancy Tylenol? All this plus hallucinations, seizures, and the most accurate way to take a temperature (hint: it isn't your mouth).
Updated on April 29
Why Are We Taking People To Emergency Room For A Fever?
Should You Bring Your Kid To The Emergency Room When They Have A Fever?
What Is A Body Temperature When Brain Damage Occur?
Can I Get Brain Damage From A Very High Fever?
3 - THINGS YOU FIND IN THE ER
This Won't Hurt A Bit
A football helmet, wire cutters, alcohol, a metal detector, cocaine and superglue? Sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Updated on April 20
Why Would A Metal Detector Be Used In The Er?
Why Are Wire Cutters Used In The Er?
How Can Doctors Get A Ring Unstuck From A Patient's Finger?
What Does It Mean When Someone Gets Their Jaw Wired?
Why Would There Be Super Glue In The Er?
When Was One Of The First Uses Of Super Glue?
Why Is There Alcohol In The Er?
Why Does Every Er Have A Football Helmet?
How Is Sugar Used In The Er?
Why Would Doctors Use Cocaine In The Er?
18 - FOOD POISONING
This Won't Hurt A Bit
Every year, 1 in 6 people get food poisoning. But, what is food poisoning?
Updated on July 07
What Are Foods You Can Get Food Poisoning From?
Is It Actually The Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria That Makes Us Sick?
What Happens When You Ingest The Harmful Toxin?
What Does Cooking Your Food Protect You From?
Is E. Coli Harmful To Us?
What Is The Super Power Of E. Coli?
How Does Bad E. Coli End Up In Our Food?
Is It Safer To Grind Your Own Meat?
Is It True That Gatorade Is The Best Drink To Rehydrate You?
How Can We Avoid Food Poisoning?
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