The boys are back and this time they are joined by the a new Safety Ranger – The Tox Mama – Doctor Monica Melmer – new mom and brilliant senior resident – to discuss everything you need to know about breastfeeding and lactation and the potential for transmission of drugs and poisons via breast milk. We dedicate this podcast to the newest and most adorable Safety Ranger – little Kennedy Melmer – the happy recipient of much of this brilliance. All this happy breast talk and This Week in Toxicology History covers the last 2 weeks of February – including Leap Day. What more could you ask for in a podcast?!
Gerry O'Malley (a.k.a Poison Boy) is a board certified ER doctor and toxicologist with a interest in the unusual, terrifying and occasionally hilarious world of poisonings and toxicology. This site is an exploration of poisons of historical interest as well as in current events and pop culture.