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A Necessary and Marvelous Exhaustion The boys are back and this time they are joined by the a new Safety Ranger – The Tox Mama – Doctor Monica Melmer –…read more →
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PBP081: Of Crotalids and Kardashians The PoisonBoy posse is back - this time we stay…read more →
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PBP080: Sheriffs of the New Global Ghost Town In a world where logic and reason…read more →
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PBP079: Strange Days and Plagues and Ways of Changeread more →
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PBP078: Strange Sounds and Familiar Words from Another Language Just in time to rescue you…read more →
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A Necessary and Marvelous Exhaustion The boys are back and this time they are joined…read more →
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PBP076: State Secrets from the Magic Kingdom After a week's hiatus the Boys are back…read more →
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PBP075: An Unsettling Itchy Tingle on Your Neck Just in time for the new Black…read more →
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PBP074: A Pillow of Moss, A Blanket of Stars It's a new year and what…read more →
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PBP062: Heavy Metal and Charcuterie PoisonBoy and the conspiracy crew discuss the laughable explanations of the Notre Dame fire, the lead metal contamination of Paris, snakebites and chelation. Soundtrack supplied…read more →
Dr. Acula Discovers the Cure for Strokes
Nature Sucks Everyone in the medical field knows the value of a thorough social history. But in addition to asking the typical questions about drug use and sexual activity, the…read more →
To vape or not to vape…
I’m not one to say I told you so, but… It’s been a little over a week since our discussion of vaping on the Poisonboy podcast and news coverage has exploded.…read more →
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PBP063: Gunpowder, Gin, Whiplash and Hindsight The boys are back to bring some sanity to the epidemic of vaping-related teenage ICU admissions that is sweeping the nation. The Safety Rangers…read more →
Why is the Wall Street Journal talking about red algae but doctors aren’t?
Red tide is a thing of legend, lore, and modern day media. In the past week The Wall Street Journal has published two articles on this topic, likely spurred on…read more →
Absinthe on the Brain
Absinthe on the Brain | Hanging Out with the Green Fairy In Center City the other night I got a little absinthe on the brain and spent some time hanging…read more →
Don’t Lick the DDT Wallpaper
Don’t Lick the DDT Wallpaper | A Day at the Science History Institute Don’t Lick the Wallpaper! That’s the warning posted near an exhibit of DDT-impregnated wallpaper that used to…read more →
Barium Homicide? There’s Something You Don’t See Every Day
Barium Homicide? There’s Something You Don’t See Every Day | A Poison Boy Investigation Barium Homicide? This one almost slipped by me, but reading into the story a little, I…read more →
What the Heck is Kratom?
What the Heck is Kratom | Hint – It’s Not a Superhero or a Planet The mother of a Florida (where else) teen is suing a kratom tea shop because…read more →
The Aggressive Marketing of CroFab Continues
The Aggressive Marketing of CroFab Continues | Another paper destined for misinterpretation The aggressive marketing of CroFab, the snakebite antivenom, took another leap forward today with the publication of an…read more →
My Relationship with Sister Morphine
My Relationship with Sister Morphine | Poison Boy Musings Contemplating my relationship with sister morphine on a warm Sunday night. Finished a grueling shift in the needle parks of Bristol,…read more →
