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Medicalization Jessica Sedhom & Wafik Sedhom
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Medicalization is a non-fiction podcast mini-series that bridges the gap between history and science. The podcast's mission is to tell the most fascinating and peculiar stories in medicine while explaining the underlying science behind them in a palatable way. Spanning centuries and continents, this series pays homage to the ideas, events, and people that have contributed to modern medicine.
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Scurvy: The Lost Cure
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Unless you're out at sea, in which case, you'll want to conserve resources and avoid the pirate's curse. Why? Listen to find out.
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Mafutsusan: Hanaoka's Magic Elixir
To make the perfect cocktail, you have to get the ratios just right. Doctor Hanaoka risked a handful of village dogs and even his wife's sight in search of that perfect proportion. In this episode, we travel to Japan to examine the true origins of general anesthesia.
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The Doctor's Plague: Semmelweis and the Hygiene Revolution
A haunted clinic in 1800’s Vienna? Sounds like the perfect setting for American Horror Story — and also our next episode. We discover why one clinic was deemed cursed and how a doctor died trying to uncover the secret.
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Vaccines: How the Milkmaid Cured Smallpox
One of the greatest diseases known to humans was no match for a Cow named Blossom… In this episode, we discuss how her disease protected people from a much worse fate all thanks to the unconventional wisdom of Dr. Edward Jenner.
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David Vetter: The Great Bubble Boy Experiment
What do Jerry Seinfeld, John Travolta, and Jake Gyllenhaal have in common? They all fictionalized the real life story of David Vetter, a little boy who was quarantined from the world. Literally.
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The Great Retch: The Discovery of Boerhaave Syndrome
1723 was a tough year for Baron John van Wassenaer. In this episode, we look at how a Dutch physician used basic medical principles to discover one of medicine’s more unusual and often dangerous conditions. Now, the disease bears his name.