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Back to SearchSawbones: The Black Panthers and Public Health
Episode 327
If you received the typical, white-centric education, you probably associate the Black Panthers only with violence and political protest. This week o…
6 years ago
Sawbones: Medical Racism and Protest Safety
Episode 326
This week on Sawbones, we examine how Black Americans have received substandard care and fewer opportunities within the American medical system. Also…
6 years ago
Sawbones: The Cholera Riots
Episode 325
Fear that the government and doctors were allied in a grand conspiracy to oppress the populace was at a fever pitch. The people took to the streets t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Sawbones: COVID-19 Q&A
Episode 324
It should come as no surprise that the Sawbones inbox has been chockablock with questions about the ongoing ... unpleasantness. This week, we're tryi…
6 years, 1 month ago
Sawbones: Cabin Fever
Episode 323
Did you know that cabin fever isn't just the cooped-up funk we all find ourselves in? It's a real actual disease called typhus -- or at least, it use…
6 years, 1 month ago
Sawbones: COVID Lies, Darned Lies and Statistics
Episode 322
Two doctors made headlines this week by trying to construct the narrative that the COVID-19 pandemic has been overblown by the hospital system in pur…
6 years, 1 month ago
Sawbones: The Most Dangerous Parade
Episode 321
This week on Sawbones, we discuss Philadelphia's disastrous Fourth Liberty Loan Parade that helped reignite the 1918 influenza epidemic in the region…
6 years, 2 months ago
Sawbones: Dr. Anthony Fauci and Coronavirus Myths
Episode 320
This week on Sawbones, we dive into the backstory of Dr. Anthony Fauci, a beacon of hope and reason for so many in these troubling days. In the back …
6 years, 2 months ago
Sawbones: Hydroxychloroquine
Episode 319
There are some pushing hydroxychloroquine as a miracle treatment for COVID-19 in a way that should seem familiar (and a little scary) to long-time Sa…
6 years, 2 months ago
Sawbones: Ignaz Semmelweis
Episode 318
This week on Sawbones, it's the fascinating, inspiring and infuriating story of Ignaz Semmelweis. You'll learn how he discovered why it was so import…
6 years, 2 months ago