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Episode 426
Extra, extra! It’s the first edition of the Sawbones Medical News, updates on what’s going on in the world of medicine. We’ve got the newest reports on Monkey Pox vaccines and the hot new COVID-19 bo…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Sleeping Sickness
Episode 425
Starting In 1915, cases of something known as encephalitis lethargica started popping up around the globe. Symptoms were varied, but included some sort of lethargy or tiredness, with some more extrem…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Rufus Weaver and Harriet Cole
Episode 424
In the 1880s, anatomist Rufus Weaver worked meticulously to extract and mount the human nervous system for study. The nervous system came from a woman named Harriet Cole; but how was it actually obta…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Band-Aids
Episode 423
In this episode of Justin McElroy’s Medical Brand Hall of Fame, Justin and Dr. Sydnee are stuck on Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages. Justin goes through the decades of campaigns and jingles, the evol…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Metamucil
Episode 422
Hank Green in 2018 joked that everyone should take Metamucil, the fiber-rich powder that is supposed to help with your BMs. But is he right? Well . . . “should” is a strong word. Dr. Sydnee goes thro…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Brompton Cocktail
Episode 421
In the late 1800s, Dr. Herbert Snow observed cancer patients and considered that a mix of different medications might do the trick for slowing down its progress. The Brompton Cocktail, as it was call…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Hand Sanitizer
Episode 420
Around the early 1900s, it was discovered that a high percent of ethanol was useful for killing germs, and worked great if there was no available soap and water. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through vira…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Answering Your Questions About the Roe Verdict
Episode 419
The overturning of Roe has created an astounding number of questions and problems, and the fact is that we don’t know for sure how the landscape will change in the next few years or even months. This…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Radium Girls
Episode 418
Back in 1917 radium was all the rage. The fact that it glowed made people believe it was healthy and important, so they included it in things like toothpaste, cosmetics, even water. The Radium Girls,…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Vomiting
Episode 417
What’s the deal with vomiting? Justin and Dr. Sydnee meditate on the various ways we get nauseated, from smelling something gross to getting hit in a sensitive spot, and what we’ve done over the year…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago