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Sawbones: Adenoviruses
Episode 278
This is the story of the military-funded vaccine that was, wasn't and then ($100 million later) was again.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers
6 years, 10 months ago
Sawbones: Paternity Testing
Episode 277
Though we have it down to a (literal) science at this point, the history of determining parentage is chock-full of fake medicine. Two words: Impotenc…
6 years, 10 months ago
Sawbones: The World of Warcraft Plague
Episode 276
This week on Sawbones: A real-world miracle. Justin gets to talk about video games as Dr. Sydnee explores a in-game plague that brought World of Warc…
6 years, 10 months ago
Sawbones: The First Pharmacist
Episode 275
This week on Sawbones, we meet the first pharmacist in the U.S., visit the New Orleans museum that celebrates his legacy and hunt the ghosts that sup…
6 years, 10 months ago
Sawbones: Bleach
Episode 274
This week on Sawbones, an unnerving look into the upsettingly modern invention of ingesting bleach for medicinal uses. Content warning: This episode …
6 years, 11 months ago
Sawbones: Why Doctors Don't Fix Teeth
Episode 273
We've joked a lot about how Dr. Sydnee doesn't know much about teeth, but this week we're explaining exactly why. It all goes back ... to The Histori…
6 years, 11 months ago
Sawbones: Warfarin
Episode 272
Sure, an episode about a common blood thinner may not sound particularly sexy. But we'd bet that once you hear the inspiring story of how moldy hay b…
6 years, 11 months ago
Sawbones: Cavities
Episode 271
Dr. Sydnee finally took a much belated trip to the dentists office and she and Justin are celebrating in the only way they know how: Digging through …
6 years, 11 months ago
Sawbones: Pinworms
Episode 270
We recorded this episode of Sawbones live on the Joco Cruise 2019. (Book your cabin for 2020 now, they're filling up fast!) When confronted with the …
7 years ago
Sawbones: Modern Day Snake Oil Salespeople
Episode 269
Often on Sawbones, we talk about pushers of false cures as if snake oil is a relic of a bygone era. This week on a special MaxFunDrive episode of Saw…
7 years ago