Monthly Archives: June 2015

Video: Heat-Related Emergencies, Pt. 1

In this video, Joe Alton, MD, co-author of “the Survival Medicine Handbook“, introduces a major[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Mosquitos, Plague, AJ Powers of “As The Ash Fell”

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe[Read More]

The Plague In Modern Times

There are a number of pandemic-potential diseases that are under relatively good control now, at[Read More]

Video: Drowning Accidents

Joe Alton, MD’s latest video discusses ways to prevent tragic drowning accidents this summer, whether[Read More]

Heat-Related Emergencies

As the U.S. enters Summer, we can expect hot temperatures to bake parts of the[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Tara Dodrill, Pt. 2; Hurricanes, Drowning, TB, More…

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Drowning Survival

Summer’s almost here, and with school done for the year, many of our nation’s families[Read More]

Video: Azithromycin (Z-Pak)

Joe Alton, MD’s latest video in his long-running series on antibiotics and their applications in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Tara Dodrill of Power Grid Down, Vaccines, Mers, much more

  In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

In 2012, I reported on the appearance of a strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural[Read More]

MERS: What You Should Know

As the number of cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea approaches[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Backwoods Home’s Dave Duffy, Nail Injuries, MERS, Anthrax

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Earthquake Preparedness

The latest blockbuster movie is  San Andreas, a movie about a massive earthquake in California[Read More]