It's A Sickness Lilah & Nicole

Start with a little Curiosity, add some Perseverance and… well, now we're  here. The 2020 Perseverance Mission has been a hot topic since the rover landed just short of two-weeks ago on February 18th, 2021 reaching it's  destination at the Jezero Crater on Mars. Join us as we cover details about Mars, the possibility of life there, and the details of 2021's most innovative space mission yet. Subscribe and stay connected on Twitter and Instagram @itsasickness_ . Please reference our Instagram episode post for sources and illustrations. Topics: Perseverance Mission, Mars, Aliens, Life on Mars, Space, Astrobiology, NASA.  

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Don't swipe left on us, please! This may just help you learn about how you can catch a date, potentially… you see, there's an algorithm and… Listen up, 72% of millennials admit to using or having had used dating apps and one-third of all marriages in America now begin online. The popular platform for whatever-you-want dating - Tinder - hosts around 50 million worldwide online date seekers alone. It's pretty clear that dating apps don’t always work, in fact, its reported that less than 1 in 500 swipes leads to even just a phone number exchange (may the odds be ever in your favor, dude). So, if dating apps seem to seldom lead to anything tangible, why are they so popular and what is it that keeps us coming back to them? 
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Topics: Science behind dating apps, mainstream dating culture, dating culture in America

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Welcome back! You are listening to It's A SHITness Podcast. Yup, this weeks episode will teach you a thing or two about the “superbug” bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and colitis, in addition to the fairly new medical procedure used to treat it. Can your poop save a life? And if so, how many lives can 250g save? How many pounds is the average number two? Are Lilah and Nicole's recording session going to continue to fall in line with Symba's irritable bowels? More importantly, would diversifying our population benefit us in the same way that your microbiome thrives with diversity of bacteria? Find out in this weeks dose of shitness as we get into the shitty nitty gritty of it all.
Puns VERY much intended.
Also, for the first time, only parts of this episode are censored for your safety.
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Topics: Clostridium Difficile; C. diff.; Fecal Microbial Transplantation; Fecal Transplantation; FMT; Biotherapy.

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Heartbreak. We've all been there and most of us can agree, it's crippling  to the mind, body, and soul. From emotional pain that feels like physical pain, withdrawal symptoms, and intrusive thoughts that keep us stuck in a  state of anger and sadness: suffering from a broken heart is no walk in  the park. But, what physically happens to your body when your heart actually breaks? Can you die of a broken heart? We are here today  to answer these questions. Grab your wine. Grab your comfort food and join us as we navigate through this disease and engage in a much needed therapy session about heartbreak. Subscribe and stay connected on twitter and instagram - @itsasickness_ 
Topics:  Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy or Broken Heart Syndrome

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Welcome back to Season 2 of It's A Sickness Podcast! We are exhilarated to be back with our season opening episode: If you listen to this podcast, don't worry about what's in the vaccine. We have all been waiting for this vaccine to become a reality so that our lives can attempt to transition back into a semi state of normalcy. Many believed there would never be a vaccine, many believed it would take years, but here we are, a year and some months later with a brand-new vaccine, the first of its kind, claiming to be safe and ready for the American people to get. With so many shared questions, concerns, and confusion about the now available Pfizer and Moderna vaccine options, we wanted to share some of the answers to those questions in hopes that you can move forward with a better understanding and confident decision making!
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Topics: Pfizer; Moderna; Covid-19 vaccines; mRNA vaccines; vaccine development process.

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For this ep we are exploring the real life possibilities of the walking dead. Humans have shown an increasing obsession with zombies, and we’re here for it. Learn about how this rare neuropsychiatric condition makes it so that living human beings deny the existence of one’s own body to the extent of delusions of immortality.
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Cheers!
SOURCES:
Grover, S., Aneja, J., Mahajan, S., & Varma, S. (2014). Cotard's syndrome: Two case reports and a brief review of literature. Journal of neurosciences in rural practice, 5(Suppl 1), S59–S62. 
Tiny Medicine. (2019, August 2). Cotard Delusion: Delusion of Nihilism and Walking Corpse Syndrome. Youtube. 
Ruminjo, A., & Mekinulov, B. (2008). A Case Report of Cotard's Syndrome. Psychiatry (Edgmont (Pa. : Township)), 5(6), 28–29.
Pearn, J., & Gardner-Thorpe, C. (2002). Jules Cotard (1840-1889): his life and the unique syndrome which bears his name. Neurology, 58(9), 1400–1403. 
Casarella, J. (Ed.). (2020, January 21). Cotard's Syndrome: What Is It? Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/cotards-syndrome
Leonardo Machado, Luiz Evandro de Lima Filho, & Liliane Machado. (2016). When the Patient Believes That the Organs Are Destroyed: Manifestation of Cotard’s Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine, 2016, 5101357–3. 
TOPICS:
Cotard Syndrome (also known as walking corpse syndrome or cotard’s delusion).

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