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Back to SearchSpring Medical Questions Are in the Air
Episode 406
It’s time to do a little bit of inbox spring cleaning with all these listener medical questions! Justin reads and Dr. Sydnee answers medical questions about things like healing hickeys, eating all of…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Star Jelly
Episode 405
Have you ever gone outside and found gelatinous goop on the ground? It’s jelly from the stars! But actually . . . what is it? As far back as the 14th century, people have noticed mucilaginous goo tha…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Update: Havana Syndrome
Episode 404
Havana Syndrome has been in the news lately, so we've brought an update. The CIA has continued to look into people experiencing the symptoms of this strange illness and have found . . . there is some…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Dr. Charles Drew and Blood Donations
Episode 403
In a Sawbones rarity, we’re talking about someone who contributed positively to the medical field. Very positively. Dr. Charles Drew, the first Black person to get a doctorate from Columbia Universit…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Now That’s What I Call Weird Medical Questions
Episode 402
What question would you ask a doctor if you were sitting next to them? That’s what the goal is today on Sawbones, where “we”, mostly Sydnee, answer listeners’ most pressing weird medical questions. Q…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Ben Franklin’s Glass Armonica
Episode 401
Benjamin Franklin: Prolific writer. Founding Father. Inventor. Creator of a killer instrument? The Glass Armonica, more or less a series of singing water bowls with haunting melody, became a popular …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Doctoring While Sick
Episode 400
Work culture often lauds the idea that you should go to work even if you’re sick. This is true among a lot of occupations, but the self-declared worst offenders are doctors and other health professio…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Baker-Miller Pink
Episode 399
This episode of Sawbones is a little lighter, and what’s lighter than pink? Nothing, especially when we’re talking about Baker-Miller Pink, a hue theorized to calm people down, quell violence, and ma…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
The Omicron Variant
Episode 398
After a week of working on the hospital floor, Dr. Sydnee discusses her personal experience with the current state of the health care system and what the experts say the omicron variant might mean fo…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Mariko Aoki Phenomenon
Episode 397
Have you ever had the sudden urge to go to the bathroom while browsing in a TJ Maxx or a book store? Well, apparently many people have. This phenomenon was first mentioned by Mariko Aoki to a Japanes…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago