48. A 100% Patient Fatality Rate

We're talking about the medical professionals of Trek, including: 

• the changing prominence of doctors and medicine in Star Trek
• uh, does Phlox actually have a medical degree?
• our favourite doctor (and the good characters versus the ones we'd want actually treating us)
• Liz's nursing rant and Anika's related ER rant (it's on topic! We promise!)
• we have ... questions about Klingon medicine
• mental health professionals
• medical technology

Episodes discussed in detail: 

• "Miri" (TOS)
• "The Child" and "Ethics" (TNG)
• "The Quickening" (DS9)
• "Critical Care" (VOY)

There's also a lot more discussion than usual about Covid and US politics after about the one hour mark, which we're flagging in case you're tired and need to prioritise escapism.