A 30-year-old chemistry PhD candidate develops progressive difficulty walking and speaking months after a seemingly minor laboratory incident. His stroke evaluation, MRI, and lumbar puncture reveal nothing. What toxic exposure can hide for months, cross ordinary laboratory protection, and turn only a few drops into a fatal neurologic mystery? Send us Fan Mail

An old Victorian house. A Halloween séance. A trunk that hasn't been opened in decades. What could possibly go wrong? This Halloween, join Dr. JP for a medical mystery that begins with an evening among friends and ends in the emergency department. Along the way, discover why pregnancy can trigger unusual cravings, what compulsively chewing ice might reveal about your health, and what your urine color can tell you. Can you solve the mystery before it's too late? Your patient. Your diagnosis. Y...

Want to know what dangerous wellness trend causes harm with bubbles? Why the treatment for too much oxygen can be more oxygen? And how concentration can make the difference between a mild exposure and a medical emergency? A woman collapses at a yoga retreat after severe abdominal pain, frothy vomiting, a seizure, and sudden paralysis. Her CT scan reveals a strange clue: gas where it doesn’t belong. Can you identify the toxin—and choose the treatment—before permanent damage is done? Your pat...

A toddler is found screaming beneath the kitchen sink, surrounded by spilled household cleaners. Which exposure is responsible—and why can inducing vomiting or using common poisoning treatments make the situation worse? Test your toxicology instincts in this interactive pediatric emergency.Send us Fan Mail

A three-year-old develops abdominal pain, constipation, profound lethargy, and a sudden seizure after a family gathering. The crucial clue appears in an unexpected place—and points toward a mysterious Civil War artifact. Along the way, discover what movies get wrong about gunshot wounds and how one toxin may have influenced the Roman Empire. Send us Fan Mail

A routine medication turns catastrophic when a patient's brain loses its brakes. Why won't the seizures stop? What hidden diagnosis is everyone missing? And what life-saving antidote has to be given before it's too late? Join Dr. JP as you investigate a rapidly deteriorating patient while exploring emergency medicine, toxicology, and one of the most dramatic poisoning emergencies you'll ever encounter. Your patient is waiting. Your diagnosis—and your decision—matter. Send us Fan Mail

A notorious green spirit served in a Belle Époque bar. A violent patient hallucinating and fighting invisible enemies. And a medical myth linked to some of history’s most famous artists. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive emergency medicine and toxicology case involving sudden psychosis, dangerous behavior, hallucinations, substance use, medical versus psychiatric causes, and the myths surrounding a mysterious green drink. Send us Fan Mail

A harmless-looking plant gathered for a wilderness dinner. An ancient remedy for madness associated with Heracles. And a flower carrying the same kind of cardiac poison found in toxic toads. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive wilderness and emergency medicine case involving mistaken foraging, plant poisoning, vomiting, dangerous heart rhythms, persistent symptoms, and ancient Greek medicine. Send us Fan Mail

A normal conversation followed by unconsciousness within minutes. A drug abandoned as too dangerous for medicine but reborn on the illicit market. And prison contraband hidden on an apparently blank sheet of paper. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive emergency and forensic toxicology case involving highly potent synthetic-drug exposure, sudden respiratory depression, hidden prison contraband, overdose reversal, and a scene with no pills or powder. Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what toxin has been killing workers since Paleolithic times—and is hiding in modern kitchens? The ancient Romans called it a widow-maker… because husbands died so quickly, some women had as many as seven. Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail