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Sawbones: Medical Games
Episode 158
Dr. Sydnee hands the wheel over to Justin this week as he returns to his medical media series with a history of medical video games. Learn how meteor…
9 years, 5 months ago
Sawbones: Pellagra
Episode 157
Immigrants get the job done, and that extends to curing a mysterious disease once blamed on everything from bad corn to summertime. This week, Dr. Sy…
9 years, 5 months ago
Sawbones: Hemorrhoids
Episode 156
Justin is not the hero Dr. Sydnee needs, but he's the one we all deserve. Because he's finally willing to admit the dark secret he's kept hidden for …
9 years, 6 months ago
Sawbones: Laughter
Episode 155
Is laughter really the best medicine? No! Medicine is. The history of how we arrived at that conclusion is the subject of this week's Sawbones.
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9 years, 6 months ago
Sawbones: Pneumonia
Episode 154
If you've paid even passing attention to the American presidential race, you've probably heard a lot of talk about pneumonia recently. This week, Dr.…
9 years, 6 months ago
Sawbones: Dental Hygiene
Episode 153
Do you really need to floss? Have you been taking your chew stick for granted? Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore those and other pressing questions in ex…
9 years, 6 months ago
Sawbones: EpiPen
Episode 152
How did a journey that began with Prince Albert hunting for jellyfish on a cruise end with one of the biggest calamities in prescription drug history…
9 years, 7 months ago
Sawbones: The Royal Fistula Fad
Episode 151
Celebrities have started some pretty weird fads, but perhaps none are weirder than the one started by King Louis XIV, who made it cool ... to have a …
9 years, 7 months ago
Sawbones: Doping
Episode 150
We're continuing to celebrate the Summer Olympics by presenting all the weird, terrible, horrid way athletes have tried to cheat their way to winning…
9 years, 7 months ago
Sawbones: Cupping
Episode 149
Olympic athletes swear by it, but what really is the science behind cupping? Dr. Sydnee and Justin are looking into it, and the answer might (but pro…
9 years, 7 months ago