Join us as we discuss the rare medical condition that has inspired the legends of werewolves throughout history. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/hypertrichosis.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1645262
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17176-wolf-man-condition-down-to-huge-dna-malfunction.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2258069&page=1

Join us as we discuss the real-life nurse that inspired Stephen King when developing the antagonist in his horror novel, "Misery." Warning for sensitive content including torture, suicide, and harm and murders to babies and children. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

"Misery." Stephen King. 1987.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499984/

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genene_Jones⁠

⁠https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-death-shift-2/⁠

Join us as we discuss Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Porphyria - two genetic disorders that have inspired tales of vampirism throughout history. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder#:~:text=But%20where%20did%20the%20myth,as%20the%20E2%80%9Cvampyre%20disease.%E2%80%9D

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih/gov/pms/articles/PMC6656624/#:~:text=Introduction-,Erythropoietic%20Protoporphyria%20(EPP)%20and%20X%2Dlinked%20Protoporphyria%20(XLP,pathway1%20(Figure%201).

https://alignedmodernhealth.com/medical-mysteries-behind-halloween-characters/