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In the latest episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy [...]
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smallpox victim I’ve been writing a lot about epidemics lately, including Ebola, [...]
In the latest episode of Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy's Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton [...]
Summer has ended but wildfires are still raging across California. Hundred of [...]
(Update: My mention of the minimal response of the U.S. to the Ebola crisis seems to have gotten[...]
One of the most-frequently asked questions I get regarding medical preparedness is about [...]
The injury that most non-professionals are most fearful of is the open, often bleeding, wound. [...]
Juvenile Tick (larval stage) In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, [...]
In his latest video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to keep your family safe [...]
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