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Germ & Worm

Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford

Internationally-renowned travel health experts, Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford, answer your most pressing (and most embarrassing) questions on maintaining good health during your global travels.

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Episodi

125 episodi

  1. 125: Mosquitoes? Try Frickin' LASERS! 29:33
  2. 124: Plague: Black Death or Hot Air? 32:49
  3. 123: Chemtrails, Contrails, RFK, Jr. and the Big Con 33:50
  4. 122: Wildfire Safety: Don't get burned when you travel 38:21
  5. 121: Beavers, Skunks, and Goats—OH MY! 32:24
  6. 120: Doctor Dust: Chris Sanford Discusses Volunteering at a Burning Man Clinic 35:31
  7. 119: Face Flush: Revenge of the Toilet? 27:59
  8. 118: West Nile in Europe: Risks & Realities 30:38
  9. 117: Travel with Kids: A Conversation with Pediatrician Dr. Rachael Barr 33:44
  10. 116: Joints on a Jet: What NOT to do! 37:43
  11. 115: VENOM! A conversation with Dr. Richard Clark about things that sting and bite 18:11
  12. 114: Chronic wasting disease: Threat to beast and man alike? 27:46
  13. 113: Impaled on your trekking pole: What to do? 31:38
  14. 112: Breathing Easy in Wildfire Season 32:30
  15. 111: Grand Mystery in the Grand Canyon 33:35
  16. 110: The Gut Microbiome: "I Contain Multitudes" 32:34
  17. 109: How to Avoid Cyclospora 26:21
  18. 108: Advice from the CDC--Trustworthy or Tainted? 28:35
  19. 107: Travel Without Limits During Menopause, A Conversation with Dr. Karen Tang 47:48
  20. 106: World Cup Health—Avoid a Red Card 33:53
  21. 105: Ebola--A Big Bowl of BAD 35:07
  22. 104: Don't be daunted by Hanta! 32:09
  23. 103: Tales from Dr. Pottinger's Post-Travel ID Clinic 31:02
  24. 102: Tick-Talk 2026! 37:00
  25. 101: MAY-laria 2026 32:19
  26. 100: The Germ & Worm Century Episode! 31:41
  27. 99: How to be the best Pre-Travel patient you can be! 28:32
  28. 98: How to prepare for a high-altitude trek in Bhutan? 31:59
  29. 97: Blue light and jet lag– is there a connection? 35:31
  30. 96: Berserk Llama Syndrome: How to Make Sure it Never Happens to YOU! 32:51
  31. 95: Top of Planet Earth: Reflections on Mountaineering with Dr. Paul Pottinger 37:05
  32. 94: Southeast Asia: Should I go? Of course! 33:50
  33. 93: Poliovirus in Europe? WTF! 37:58
  34. 92: Eating healthy on the road: Can it be done? 36:22
  35. 91: 15 Years on a US Federal Disaster Response Team 42:00
  36. 90: Could you be pepper-sprayed? What to do! 33:02
  37. 89: Is the USA now a "high-risk" destination? 33:40
  38. 88: Endurance Events--Going the Distance 34:02
  39. 87: Goin' to the Sunny Carib! 31:48
  40. 86: There's a Rat in Me Toilet... What Am I Gonna Do? 31:14
  41. 85: Hotel Health: How to Avoid Hotel Hell! 34:20
  42. 84: Air Pollution in New Delhi: Say it Ain’t So 34:15
  43. 83: Which is worse: Jungles or Airport Jungle Gyms? 31:05
  44. 82: Staying Healthy on the Hill--Brought to you by Climbing the Seven Summits 1:32:28
  45. 81: Deep Dive with Dr. Greg Davis on SCUBA Health 34:23
  46. 80: Germ & Worm's New Years Travel Resolutions 30:58
  47. 79: Don't Tox with Strangers 33:56
  48. 78: E-bikes: Be afraid… be very afraid. 26:55
  49. 77: Mag(nesium) for Jet Lag: Ready for Prime Time? 31:11
  50. 76: Waymo: Is It Way Mo' Safe? 31:23