Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSawbones: E. coli
Episode 427
From our earliest days of life E. coli is among us and within us, living in harmony with the rest of our colonic flora. But this week we're here to d…
3 years, 9 months ago
Sawbones News: Vaccine Updates
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 …
3 years, 9 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 so…
3 years, 9 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 woma…
3 years, 10 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 thro…
3 years, 10 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 . .…
3 years, 10 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 i…
3 years, 10 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 soa…
3 years, 11 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…
3 years, 11 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 to…
3 years, 11 months ago