Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine Maximum Fun
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Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
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Sawbones: CPR
Squishing someone’s heart and blowing air into them to bring them back to life seems so basic, so why weren’t we able to agree on it for the past few hundred years? This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee gives an overview of the evolution of CPR which, despite what movies and TV would have you believe, isn’t quite an infinite cheat code for avoiding death.
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Sawbones: Lazarus Syndrome
What if someone was declared dead . . . only for their heart to start beating again? This is a phenomenon sometimes called "Lazarus Syndrome" or "auto resuscitation after failed pulmonary resuscitation". Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss the outline of exactly what needs to occur, some possible reasons this might happen, and a few wild examples.
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Sawbones: Sea Moss
Another day, another fad superfood on social media! Sea moss, or carrageenan or Irish moss, has historically been used for ulcers and sore throats, but does it actually have any proven medical use? Well, no, but it’s probably a good vegan substitute for gelatin.
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Sawbones: Interpreting Research
With so much medical research out there on internet, how can you sort through what's based in science and what's just three people in a room? Dr. Sydnee discusses the all the different factors to think about when deciding how much weight to give any article or study. There's a lot!
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Sawbones: Gamer Pills
If you want to Get Good at video games quickly, are there any magic pills you can take? Well, there are people trying to sell them to you. Justin and Dr. Sydnee look at some supplements that claim to give gamers better focus and more energy, none of which are doctor-approved.
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Sawbones: Can You Lick the Capsaicin Patch?
Dr. Sydnee and Justin are welcoming in the spring and allergy season with listeners' strangest medical questions! Why do some people get goosebumps when they do alcohol shots? Does baking soda work for bug bites? Do people with facial hair get more sick? And for real, how long can you REALLY actually look at an eclipse before it's unsafe?
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/
Customer Reviews
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I really love sawbones.
It’s so fun to learn about the mishaps and mistakes that lead us to where we are now, and to see how that applies to modern medicine.
It’s great that Justin and Sydnee are usually respectful when speaking about different religions and the racism that comes up when talking about history.
My only note is that, while they don’t swear in the show, in the first few episodes there is some swearing, so keep that in mind.
Kind and open-minded
Sawbones is one of the only podcasts I truly appreciate. Sydnee and Justin genuinely care about everyone and does an amazing job of making sure everyone is respected (except Pliny). As a med student, I also love the amount of work Sydnee puts in this podcast (my procrastinating self could never).
Truly Great Humans
Every episode I hear confirms what I know to be true - that Sydnee & Justin really do care about doing good, not just for people who look and sound and live like them, but for marginalised and oppressed folks who experience discrimination in healthcare every day. The episode about harm reduction is a must-listen, especially for health professionals and first responders. (Looking at you, police officers everywhere.)