Moment of Um
Moment of Um
American Public Media
What happens in our bodies when we are sick?
6 minutes Posted Jan 9, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Let’s say you wake up on a Tuesday morning feeling fine and fresh. But by the end of the night your throat hurts, you’re coughing, and there’s snot dripping from your nose. What happened in the course of that one day to make you feel so sick? Dr. Courtney Jordan Baechler helps us stick our noses in this (t)issue


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