105: On Flea-k

Febrile is joined by Drs. Brian Bramson, James Lewis, Christian Hendrix, and Erica Kaufman West who discuss an all-too-common scenario and explore how single-payer health care systems may impact ID practice. Learn more about the Single-Payer Interest Group at the bottom of this IDSA page! The Single-Payer Interest Group aims to bring members together to (1) learn about single-payer health care systems (and how it may impact the practice of Infectious Diseases); and (2) advocate for a national single-payer healthcare system in the United States. Join the Single-Payer Interest Group You can also find Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) here Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Sara and Marisu Rueda Altez (University of Alabama Birmingham) chat with the Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) 2026 champions “Sweet Home Histoplasma” (team from UAB) and “RBC BugBusters” (team from Rainbox Children’s Hospital) to tackle the top 5 most missed questions! For Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) info, please click on the links below! Sign-up to play in the Fall 2026 game HERE!! Website: pidfc.notion.site Follow on Instagram: @pid_fellows_cup Guests from “Sweet Home Histoplasma” Rafaella Navarro Yarlini Vipulanandan Lindsey Hastings Guests from “RBC Bug Busters” Curtis Sudbury Amber Estes Lizzie Cahill Abby Badar Nada Deraz Kita Desai Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Manuel Rodriguez and Manuel Castro-Borobio join Febrile from Georgia to chat about a day in the life of an ID physician in private practice and questions and considerations for new fellows consulting on the job search! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Alok Nimgaonkar and Rebecca Kumar provide an update on definitions for VAD infections! Also mentioned in this episode is a call for the new Febrile Editorial Board!! You can find more information at https://febrilepodcast.com/editorialboard/ Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Veronica Santos, Sebastian Shrager, and Misti Ellsworth share a not so typical case of Brodie abscess! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)