044 Piñata Mishaps, Syphilis, and the 10 Commandments of Kids' Birthday Parties

This week, the Gal Pals are pairing two very unexpected topics into one weirdly entertaining and informative episode. First, listen in as Mel unpacks the medical mysteries of syphilis, a terrible disease which, unfortunately, is on the rise again in the United States after nearly being eradicated over twenty years ago. Then, Miranda will take us into a completely unrelated discussion of her 10 Commandments of Kids' Birthday Parties.Tune in for a dose of weirdly entertaining and informative content that'll leave you both enlightened and entertained!

Spotlights:

https://www.astda.org/ 

The American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association mission is to foster scientific knowledge, develop leadership, and champion practice in the field of sexually transmitted infections.

www.voicesforfathers.org 

Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation was organized in 2014 by descendants of the 623 men unethically and immorally treated in the United States Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama 1932 - 1972. The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that connects descendants across generations, provides annual scholarships to descendants, participates in the Research Project: “The Untold Story”, offers support and guidance to the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, while pursuing all other strategic plans.

Sources:

Mel-

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

https://www.britannica.com/science/syphilis 

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1228195107/syphilis-cases-soar-in-us-cdc-says 

https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/syphilis

Miranda-

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