Podcast Episodes

Sawbones: Mamajuana

Episode 468

One of the national drinks of the Dominican Republic, Mamajuana has a long history as an enjoyed alcoholic beverage . . . and a medicine. Dr. Sydnee …

2 years, 7 months ago

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Sawbones: Leprosy in Florida

Episode 467

Florida has a sudden uptick in cases of leprosy – but isn’t that just a weird Biblical disease? It’s real, it’s just fairly rare. Justin and Dr. Sydn…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Sawbones: Railway Madness

Episode 466

Trains are statistically one of the safest ways to travel, but please mind the vibrations. Dr. Sydnee talks about the brief period in the 1800's when…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Sawbones: Borax

Episode 465

You'll never believe what people are doing on TikTok now. Borax is a salt you might have in your home: it's an active ingredient in many contact solu…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Sawbones: Patents vs. Life-Saving Drugs

Episode 464

John Green recently made a video asking Johnson & Johnson not to extend their patent on a tuberculosis drug, which would keep it exclusive and expens…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Update: Malaria

Episode 463

Now that there have been malaria cases popping up in the United States, we bring the full episode about the disease from 2015. So learn all about mal…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Sawbones: Harmonic Egg

Episode 462

Sound can sometimes be therapeutic, like listening to white noise to help fall asleep. But can a big egg-shaped hut use the theory of quantum realms …

2 years, 9 months ago

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Sawbones: What's the Point of Soup?

Episode 461

Start the summer off smarter with the answers to listener medical questions! What old-timey diseases should I worry about if I time travel? Are meat …

2 years, 9 months ago

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Sawbones: Fournier's Gangrene

Episode 460

Most people have probably heard of gangrene, a condition that causes tissue to become necrotic. But Fournier’s Gangrene is a more . . . targeted vers…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Sawbones: Xylazine

Episode 459

Sometimes Sawbones covers timely topics, like the latest adulterant in a substance people like to put in their bodies. Xylazine, or “tranq,” is the n…

2 years, 10 months ago

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