Funny Medicine Podcast · Julia Brunet and Yvette Gonzalez, D.O.

Polio Is Back? Florida, New York, London Explained | Funny Medicine Podcast

·1 hr 4 min·5 clips
Evie reveals how polio could paralyze a child within hours, leaving them unable to breathe without an iron lung.
Dr. Evie and medical researcher Julia Brunet explore the history, science, and recent resurgence of polio, discussing its symptoms, the iron lung, vaccine development, and current outbreaks in Florida, New York, and London. They emphasize the importance of vaccination and address public misinformation about polio and vaccines.

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A brisk, messy take on misinformation, public records, and the doctors drawn into the dispute.

The episode treats a public health dispute as a real argument, not a clean morality play. It stays close to public records and license status, then moves into the human side of the claims and the doctors caught in the middle.

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You want a heated breakdown of a public-record misinformation fight without the medical hand-holding.

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