Episode 1: Izzy's Story: "Always Blame the Drug"
Episode 1: Izzy's Story: "Always Blame the Drug"
For 16-year-old Izzy McKinney, a course of treatment with the antibiotic Bactrim first led to fevers and a bad rash.But ... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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30mins
Episode 2: How D.R.E.S.S. Got its Name. A Conversation with Dr. Vincent Descamps
Episode 2: How D.R.E.S.S. Got its Name. A Conversation with Dr. Vincent Descamps
Medication-induced drug disorders have been evident for nearly a century and labeled with a variety of names. French der... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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13mins
Episode 3: Hannah Was Here: A Fatal Case of Minocycline-Induced D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome
Episode 3: Hannah Was Here: A Fatal Case of Minocycline-Induced D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome
Hannah's mother and long-time DRESS advocate, Nancy Szakacsy tells of her daughter's struggle against a fatal case of DR... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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16mins
Episode 4: The Link Between Viruses and Severe Adverse Drug Reactions: A Discussion with the Experts
Episode 4: The Link Between Viruses and Severe Adverse Drug Reactions: A Discussion with the Experts
International severe adverse drug reaction experts, Dr. David Ostrov and Dr. Vincent Descamps, talk to us about the immu... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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23mins
Episode 5: Risk Factors and the First Signs: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Phillips
Episode 5: Risk Factors and the First Signs: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Phillips
In this episode, we talk with world-renowned DRESS Syndrome expert, Dr. Elizabeth Phillips. She and her colleagues at Va... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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32mins
Episode 6: "I Felt Like I Was on Fire"
Episode 6: "I Felt Like I Was on Fire"
Theresa Stickney shares the story of her long and complicated course of illness with DRESS Syndrome, triggered by the dr... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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22mins
Episode 7: "A Lot of Parallels Between Our Lives"
Episode 7: "A Lot of Parallels Between Our Lives"
From opposite ends of the U.S., two mothers share a common bond. They both know what it’s like to sit at a child’s hospi... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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24mins
Episode 8: "Is This DRESS?" An Interview with Dr. Arash Mostaghimi
Episode 8: "Is This DRESS?" An Interview with Dr. Arash Mostaghimi
Life-threatening drug reactions often present with a rash, so dermatologists may be the first line of defense for treatm... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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30mins
Episode 9: Surviving DRESS: "You Really Need A Team"
Episode 9: Surviving DRESS: "You Really Need A Team"
When Linda Wondrack was diagnosed with rheumatoid disease in 2015, she never imagined that her treatment with Sulfasalaz... Read more
1 Dec 2020
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29mins
Episode 10: "Patients Need to Make A Lot of Noise...Demand an HHV-6 Test"
Episode 10: "Patients Need to Make A Lot of Noise...Demand an HHV-6 Test"
Viruses from previous infection may stay dormant in our bodies for years - sleeping away the time, never causing any tro... Read more
30 Nov 2020
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17mins