The House of Pod

Kaveh is joined by Jason Rosenbaum and journalist James Stout to discuss the stretch of treacherous jungle called the Durien Gap between Panama and Colombia and how it's become a dangerous focal point of migration and what thousands of families endure in crossing it every year.Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading the word!email us at hopquestions@gmail.com

Kaveh talks to Pediatric Infectious Disease Doctor, Adam Ratner and Zack Van Nus (Grinding to a Halt) about the history of measles, why we can't seem to eradicate it and why it serves as a bellwether for our infectious disease responses to come. But you know, with jokes.Read Adam's awesome book. Booster Shots:The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670274/booster-shots-by-adam-ratner-md-mph/Rate and Review us at iTunes and tell all your friends!

Kaveh is joined by Will Poole (aka Kristi Yamaguccimane) and Dr. Jason Rosenbaum to chat with a recently fired CDC infectious disease technical lead (Dr. Neuro) about the recent mass firings at the CDC and what they can mean for the future of infectious disease in the US. Also, discussion of the proposed new head of the CDC, RFK Jr's latest article on Fox News on Measles and more!Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading the word!email us at hopquestions@gmail.com and follow me at @kaveh.md on BlueSky

Kaveh is joined by Psychiatrist Tyler Black and bandmate Joe Giuffrida to discuss the symptoms of his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), how it has affected his social and professional life and the ways he succesfully manages and treats it.Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading the word!email us at hopquestions@gmail.com and follow me at @kaveh.md on BlueSky

Kaveh is joined again by virologist Angie Rasmussen and ER doctor Craig Spencer to discuss Measles, Polio and the changes to food safety monitoring and what it might mean for your family. Part 2/2.Help grow our show by rating and review HOP at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382email us with questions/comments/suggestions at hopquestions@gmail.com

Special Monday release. Kaveh is joined by Virologist Dr. Angie Rasmussen and ER doctor/Ebola survivor Dr. Craig Spencer to discuss the latest on Ebola in Uganda, Measles in America and the bird flu possibly EVERYWHERE. Part 1/2. *ADULT LANGUAGE ADVISORY*RATE AND REVIW US AT ITUNES!EMAIL AT HOPQUESTIONS@GMAIL.COM

Kaveh is joined by Stanford GI expert Dr. Linda Nguyen and Comic Artist Hannah Hillam to discuss Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), it's causes, the stigma around it and how to manage it.Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading the word!email us at hopquestions@gmail.com and follow me at @kaveh.md on BlueSky!listen to 500 Open Tabs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/500-open-tabs/id1720585294

Kaveh is joined by Toxicologist Josh King, Pathology Resident Lee Richman and Nephrologist Cody Cobb to discuss the twisted case of Dr Michael Swango, the US doctor who went on a long, poisonous rampage both in the US and abroad.Help grow our show by rating and review HOP at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382email us with questions/comments/suggestions at hopquestions@gmail.comfollow us @kavehmd on BlueSky

Kaveh is joined by ER doc/Public Health Expert, Dr. Jeremy Faust and Prop, host of Hood Politics, to discuss the current administration's large scale attack on America's public health infrastructure and who will end up suffering the most (spoiler: it's ALL of us).listen to Hood Politics https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hood-politics-with-prop/id1493858530read Jeremy's substack https://substack.com/@insidemedicineHelp grow our show by rating and review HOP at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382email us with questions/comments/suggestions at hopquestions@gmail.com