Join us as we discuss the case of Azaylee McMichael, a little girl who suffered severe brain damage during her birth in 2019 due to medical negligence. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://nurse.org/news/utah-birth-injury-verdict-951m/

https://cerebralpalsyguidance.com/2025/10/15/family-awarded-record-951-million-award-in-severe-birth-injury-case/
https://www.childbirthinjuries.com/blog/nearly-1-billion-utah-birth-injury-verdict/
https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/us-news/judge-awards-family-nearly-1b-for-botched-delivery-of-baby-at-utah-hospital/

Join us as we discuss the case of Efren Saldivar, a respiratory therapist who confessed to killing at least fifty patients, and assisting in the deaths of up to 200. He was convicted of killing six patients, following forensic lab intervention. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

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

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/saldivar.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/angel-of-death-pleads-guilty/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/11/duncancampbell

Join us as we discuss the case of "Dr. G," a neurosurgeon in Austria who allegedly brought her daughter into the OR during a surgical case. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/h1yutgv0lg#:~:text=Dr.,from%20%E2%80%9Cstupid%20motherly%20pride.%E2%80%9D

https://people.com/brain-surgeon-accused-letting-daughter-drill-patients-head-emergency-surgery-11830827

https://katu.com/news/nation-world/brain-surgeon-accused-letting-12-year-old-daughter-drill-into-patient-skull-during-surgery-austria-university-hospital-graz-mistake

Join us as we discuss the case of Eyvette Hunter, a nurse whose decision to operate outside of her scope cost one of her patients his life. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100380

https://community.the-hospitalist.org/content/former-nurse-charged-murder-death-97-year-old-war-veteran

https://www.kcbd.com/2022/08/24/officials-nurse-accused-killing-97-year-old-vet-by-intentional-medical-maltreatment/

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article274273440.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470180/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470459/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532890/

Join us as we discuss the recent case of a masked trio, that thoroughly frightened a family in Alexandra, Virginia. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcToOxL-YFo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWXoOirKuk&pp=ygUcVHJpY2sgb3IgdHJlYXQgaG9tZSBpbnZhc2lvbg%3D%3D

https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe/about/stanford-university-archives

https://www.alexandriava.gov/news-apd/2025-10-17/update-investigation-of-attempted-burglary-by-masked-individuals

https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/chilling-doorbell-footage-captures-trio-wearing-halloween-masks-threaten-to-kill-widow-family-at-virginia-home

Join us as we discuss the case of Mass Psychogenic Illness that caused 1,000 young people to be infected with uncontrollable, hysterical laughter in Tanganyika (modern day Tanzania). Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249929567_The_laughter_of_the_1962_Tanganyika_'laughter_epidemic'

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

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC543940/

Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Toft, who convinced everyone that she was giving birth to rabbits by inserting them into her uterus. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/07/05/an-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-43073391.amp
https://academic.oup.com/hwj/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/hwj/dbv029

Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary," an Irish immigrant who was an asymptomatic carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria responsible for Typhoid Fever. She worked as a cook in New York and infected the wealthy families she cooked for. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoid

https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/about/index.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/typhoid-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378661

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/mary.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreaders

https://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1999/February/erfebruary.15/2_15_99typhoidmary.html

Join us as we discuss the heartbreaking case of Ronald O'Bryan, a optician who poisoned his son's Halloween candy. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf

https://people.com/candy-man-killer-timothy-obryan-murder-8732896

https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2024/10/31/a-legacy-of-fear-50-years-after-the-candyman-tainted-tick-or-treating/

Join us as we discuss the heartbreaking case of Robert Courtney, a pharmacist whose nefarious actions impacted the lives of many patients. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.kctv5.com/2024/07/21/diluted-documentary-release-convicted-pharmacist-robert-courtney/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-diluting-pharmacist-gets-30-years/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Courtney_(fraudster)⁠