MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

This episode recounts the 1948 Donora smog disaster in Pennsylvania, where a temperature inversion trapped toxic industrial emissions in a valley,…

This episode recounts the 1984 Rajneeshi bioterrorism attack in The Dalles, Oregon, where commune members sprayed salmonella on salad bars to sicken voters and influence a local election.

In September 2007, a meteorite struck the Peruvian village of Carancas, creating a crater that released toxic arsenic vapor and sickened over 200 residents.