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Survival Medicine Podcast: Survival Medics, Boosting Immunity, Nailbed Injuries, More

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Fall Injuries, Hanta Panic-Free, Norovirus, More

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner cover[Read More]

Hantavirus Off The Grid

  You’re been hearing a lot of scary stuff coming from the media about hantavirus,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Burns, Afib, Avalanches, Natural Remedies

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton[Read More]

Survive An Avalanche

Winter is still with us, and one of many risks of backcountry hiking or skiing[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Civil War Medicine, Antiseptics, Sterilizing Instruments, More

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: GI Bleeds, Herbal Teas, LASIK vs PRK, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hantavirus, Hepatitis, Gallstones, Pokemon Cheeto, More

In this new podcast format, you’ll hear interesting news stories as well as the usual[Read More]

Liver Disease Off The Grid: Hepatitis

  There are various diseases that may confront the caregiver in off-grid settings. Some affect[Read More]

Wildfires and Home Ignition Zones

As the island of Maui burns and we still smell the smoke from Canadian wildfires,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: RSV, Cellulitis, Antibiotics, Cold Water Safety

People in off-grid settings are often called upon to perform activities to which they’re not[Read More]

What To Do About Baby Formula Shortages

A large survey of 11,000 stores have found that fully 43% are sold out of[Read More]

Video: The 4TH EDITION

Let me ask you a question: Would you be prepared to keep you family healthy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Nurse Amy’s OB Tips and Kit

In any long term survival setting, somebody’s  going to get pregnant at one point or[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Visits During COVID, Heat Waves, Kazakhstan Virus?

Man, it’s hot. Summer is here with a vengeance and parts of the Midwest and[Read More]

Visiting Family During A Pandemic

I recently saw an article on CNN where a number of medical experts were asked[Read More]

Sand Fleas and Flies

Recently, we were on the west coast of Florida doing some fishing. On the open[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Spanish Flu Lessons, More

Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the[Read More]

A Brief History of the Spanish Flu Pandemic

We’ve spent a lot of time discussing the COVID-19 pandemic on this channel, but we[Read More]

Video: COVID-Fatigue, Waves, and Age

In this video companion to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts on[Read More]

COVID-19 And Age Realities

In my recent article of June 12th, “COVID Fatigue and The Second Wave”, I floated[Read More]

The Missing Zinc

THE MISSING ZINC Recently I wrote an article about the drug remdesivir and the fact[Read More]

Six New Symptoms of COVID-19

Coronavirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have added six new symptoms to the[Read More]

Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation and COVID-19

UV LIGHT AND CORONAVIRUS In the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, extreme shortages of personal protection equipment[Read More]

Video: Who Should Have Face Masks?

In the midst of an epidemic, personal protection equipment is usually reserved for medical personnel.[Read More]

Expect U.S. Outbreaks, But Don’t Panic

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading to scores of countries in all continents except for Antarctica.[Read More]

Home Care for COVID-19 Patients: WHO Guidance

Home Care for COVID-19 Patients with Mild Symptoms by Joe Alton, MD In situations when[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Infectious Disease

THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST #376 Hey, I’ll bet you’ve wondered from time to time if[Read More]

Fish Oil As A Survival Supplement?

if a disaster knocks you off the grid for long enough, the medicines eventually run[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Fish Oil, Guyon’s Syndrome

Survival Medicine Podcast #375 In survival, the medicines eventually run out no matter how well[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Which Antibiotics, “The Unraveling”, more

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Survival Group Medicine Handbook guru Charley Hogwood comes to the show[Read More]

Bioscarf Review

THE BIOSCARF: A REVIEW Every year Joe and I try to visit my daughter in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Causes of Abdominal Pain Off The Grid

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST After a disaster or at a remote homestead, we all know[Read More]

Video: Hygiene and Comfort Issues

VIDEO: Hygiene and Comforts Issues in Survival Settings Amy Alton, ARNP, aka Nurse Amy, again[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure in Survival Settings, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #382 Injuries occur in disaster and other off-grid settings, and some of[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Wildfire Survival, EMP Author Anthony Furey

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #368 Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP welcome Anthony Furey of[Read More]

Guest Post: Tampons as Survival Item?

Thoughts on Tampons as Survival Medical Items (Joe Alton MD says: Today we have a[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Nuclear Blasts, Water Safety, Eclipse Eye Safety

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #353 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton MD,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dakin’s Sol’n, Shock, HPV, Garlic

Survival Medicine Hour #344 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Jack of Black Scout Surv., Gallstones, Fish Hooks, More

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

How to Control Rodents as Disease Vectors

in survival settings, it’s been said that rats will do a better job of surviving[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Holiday Blues, More

The Survival Medicine Hour, with Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones, and Amy Alton, ARNP[Read More]

Wildfire Preparedness and Our Gatlinburg Home

It’s been a very busy year for firefighters, with heat waves, drought, and human malice[Read More]

The Future of Fish Antibiotics in Survival?

As the first physician to write, years ago, about aquarium and avian antibiotics as a[Read More]

All About Giardiasis

Recently, I wrote about a relatively unusual medical issue for developed countries: parasitic worms. Problems[Read More]

Parasitic Worms

It’s important to realize that there are infections not commonly seen today in developed countries[Read More]

Video: Hurricane Tips (With Winds in the Background)

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD goes into his own[Read More]

Video: An Alternative to Epi-Pen

In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the recent scandal where Mylan[Read More]

Video: Situational Awareness in Terror Attacks

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD tell you how being[Read More]

Video: All About Botulism

  Some members of the preparedness and homesteading community have learned an important skill: That[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Japan Earthquake, Zika News, Fluoride, More

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

Survival Medicine Hour: James Rawles, Chest Trauma, Zika Virus, More

Survival scenarios come with an increased risk of major trauma. Gunshot and knife wounds can[Read More]

The Survival Dental Kit

Dental Preparedness Over the years, we have written hundreds of articles on medical preparedness for[Read More]

Video: Ballistic Trauma, Part 1

In the first of an ongoing series on trauma caused by firearms, NY Times bestselling[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Vincent Von Doom of Disaster Survival, Tracheotomy, More

On this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Nurse Amy (Amy Alton, ARNP) welcomes Vincent[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Interviews from PrepperCamp, more

Have you ever attended a preparedness event? Ordinarily, we do a replay of an earlier[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Allergies, Eye Issues, Nat. Prep. Month, and More

September is National Preparedness Month, and Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, are fully[Read More]

The Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Leprosy, Feverfew, More

Survival medicine news: Leprosy cases in Florida spark investigation of their source, plus Joe Alton,[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]

Heat-Related Emergencies

As the U.S. enters Summer, we can expect hot temperatures to bake parts of the[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: Antibiotics, Herbal Healing

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour Podcast, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.Bones[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Army Medical, Fungus, Bill Cirmo of BIBO Outfitters

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

Video: Rectal Rehydration

In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses an antiquated rehydration method and[Read More]

The Avoidable Death

(This is an introductory article to an updated series on antibiotics that will be useful[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Die-Offs, Kidney Stones, Pregnancy

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

Videos: Stab Wounds 1 and 2

Having been told by his director Nurse Amy that his videos are too long, Joe[Read More]

Video: Survival Sanitation: Human Waste

New Video:  Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, talks about dealing with human waste when[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia and more

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Health Workers, Fairness, and Ebola

In the NY metropolitan area, there has been a lot of press regarding Ebola. First,[Read More]

Wildfire Realities

(Our friend Jim Piper, RN, N6MED, has been volunteering for disaster duty at the Northern[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: James Wesley, Rawles part 2

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D., and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P.,[Read More]

The Chikungunya Pandemic

With all the news focusing on the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, we forget that[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Allergies, Acid Reflux, Respiratory Viruses

In the latest episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D.[Read More]

Video: Immunity

For you visual learners out there, here’s  our video on immunity, meant to serve as[Read More]

Immunity

I’ve been writing a lot about epidemics lately, including Ebola, EnterovirusD68, and others. I talk[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Alzheimer’s, Wildfires, Ebola Response

In the latest episode of Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy’s Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and[Read More]

Wildfire Safety

Summer has ended but wildfires are still raging across California. Hundred of thousands of acres[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Wounds, and more

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

Earthquake Safety

The recent earthquake in California wasn’t THE big one, but it was a big one.[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Bio-Warfare, Antibiotics, and More

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

Survival Medicine Hour: Prepper’s Blueprint’s Tess Pennington

Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy’s Survival Medicine Hour In this episode of the Doom and[Read More]

Ebola: The Next Great Pandemic?

EBOLA: THE NEXT GREAT PANDEMIC? (Since the writing of this article, it became apparent that[Read More]

Ebola Update

(DR. BONES SAYS:  This article has been expanded to reflect some of the latest news)[Read More]

Snakebites

What to Do if You’re Bitten by a Snake The treatment for a venomous snake[Read More]

Video: Snakebite with Dr. Bones

In his latest video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses some important things to[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebite, Pandemic Updates, Antibiotics

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and[Read More]

Medical Supplies, Part 2: Minor Wounds

Minor Wounds Some of the most important medical supplies you’ll accumulate will be those used[Read More]

Death by Tooth Abscess: Post-SHTF Reality

(Dr. Bones says: From time to time, we post guest articles by promising writers in[Read More]

Travel And Survival

As I write this, we are in Europe. As you might imagine, we’re on the road[Read More]

The Medic Under Fire

“I am dying.” This was the tweet posted by Oleysa Zhukovskaya, a 21 year old[Read More]

Survive An Avalanche

In this article, we continue our series on cold weather preparedness by discussing a topic[Read More]

It’s A Cruel, Cruel Summer!

As we enter the full furnace blast that is Summer in most parts of the[Read More]