Doctoring the Truth

Jenne Tunnell and Amanda House
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Welcome to Doctoring the Truth, a podcast where two dedicated audiologists dissect the world of healthcare gone rogue. Explore jaw-dropping stories of medical malfeasance, nefariousness, and shocking breaches of trust. The episodes provide deep dives that latch onto your curiosity and conscience. It's a podcast for truth-seekers craving true crime, clinical insights, and a dash of humor.

  1. 6d ago

    Ep 87-In Spite of Confessions: Nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's Killing Spree

    Send us Fan Mail She sat at a kitchen table, looked a pastor and his wife in the eye, and admitted she had killed people in her care. They prayed over her, told her it was a matter of grace, and let her walk back into the world. Five months later, another patient was dead, and the most terrifying part is how normal that non-response became around her. The story doesn’t end with sentencing. We break down what the Ontario public inquiry uncovers about systemic vulnerabilities, why experts say these crimes are less rare than people assume, and what practical reforms can actually reduce risk, from better tracking of high-risk meds to stronger reporting culture and clearer triggers for investigation. We also share a listener medical story that proves contamination and human error can create chaos even in modern labs. If you care about true crime, nursing ethics, healthcare regulation, and patient safety in long-term care, press play and stay with us through the uncomfortable details. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show and talk about the safeguards that should never be optional. Sources and Further Reading • Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry (Justice Eileen Gillese), Final Report, Volume 2 — offences, confessions, employment history — https://www.ontario.ca/files/2022-02/mag-ltci-final-report-volume-2-en-2022-02- 24.pdf • The Canadian Encyclopedia: "Elizabeth Wettlaufer Case" — https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case • The Globe and Mail: "Ex-Woodstock nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer blames murders on 'red surge'" (guilty plea, June 1, 2017) — https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ex-woodstock-nurse-pleads- guilty-to-eight-first-degree-murder-charges/article35173985/ • Global News: "Elizabeth Wettlaufer timeline" — https://globalnews.ca/news/3495384/elizabeth-wettlaufer-timeline/amp • Global News: "Elizabeth Wettlaufer apologizes, sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years" — https://globalnews.ca/news/3555209/sentencing-hearing- elizabeth-wettlaufer/ • CBC News: "Ex-nurse who killed 8 seniors in her care sentenced to 8 concurrent life terms" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/killer-nurse-wettlaufer- sentencing-1.4175164 • Global News: "Pastor told Elizabeth Wettlaufer she would be turned in if she killed again" — https://globalnews.ca/news/3499391/ • Chatelaine: "The Long Shadow of Elizabeth Wettlaufer" — https://chatelaine.com/living/elizabeth-wettlaufer/ • Global News: "Caressant Care gave Elizabeth Wettlaufer multiple warnings before termination, inquiry hears" — https://globalnews.ca/news/4257599/caressant-care- elizabeth-wettlaufer-warnings-termination/ • CBC News: "Nursing home didn't 'paint full picture' of Wettlaufer, inquiry hears" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth- wettlaufer-college-of-nurses-of-ontario-1.4760740 • CBC News: "Union under fire at Wettlaufer inquiry for defending problem nurse" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth- wettlaufer-1.4717729 • CBC News: "Killer nurse abruptly quit job after narcotics went missing at long-term care home" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-public-inquiry- elizabeth-wettlaufer-1.4712027 • CBC News: "Autopsies rare in nursing home deaths, chief pathologist tells Wettlaufer inquiry" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry- elizabeth-wettlaufer-ontario-chief-pathologist-1.4757570 • CBC News: "No autopsy done in suspicious death of 1 of Wettlaufer's patients, colleague testifies" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/day-seven- wettlaufer-inquiry-1.4702243 Doctoring the Truth — Page 17 • Global News: "Ontario's chief pathologist testifies at public inquiry into long-term care homes" — https://globalnews.ca/news/4347929/ontario-chief-pathologist- testifies-wettlaufer-long-term-care-homes/ • The Globe and Mail: "Wettlaufer murder confessions gave insight into premeditation, expert tells public inquiry" — https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-wettlaufer-murders-were- difficult-to-detect-expert-tells-public/ • CBC News: "Wettlaufer inquiry: serial nurse killers" — https://amp.cbc.ca/news/wettlaufer-inquiry-serial-nurse-killers-1.4819277 • CBC News: "Wettlaufer murders still a 'horrific puzzle' that inquiry could help solve" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wettlaufer-killer-nurse-inquiry-questions- 1.4180772 • CBC News interactive: "How Elizabeth Wettlaufer became one of Canada's worst serial killers" — https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/TBk79oWhpi/elizabeth- wettlaufer-nurse-senior-deaths/ • CBC News: "Inquiry hears from Wettlaufer's last employer before she confessed" — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth- wettlaufer-st-elizabeth-home-health-care-1.4724138 • WeirFoulds LLP: "Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry Recommends Systemic Changes in Response to Wettlaufer Offences" — https://www.weirfoulds.com/long- term-care-homes-public-inquiry-recommends-systemic-changes-in-response-to- wettlaufer-offences • Welpartners: "The Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry Report..." — https://welpartners.com/blog/2019/07/the-long-term-care-homes-public-inquiry- report-addressing-pervasive-issues-in-elder-care-in-the-aftermath-of-the- wettlaufer-murders/ • Official Inquiry site (full report and transcripts): longtermcareinquiry.ca Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! 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  2. Oct 30

    Ep 86-The Brooklyn Bone Snatcher: Michael Mastromarino

    Send us Fan Mail A digital camera at a fall orchard somehow turns into the perfect warm-up for a colder truth: modern “body snatching” can come with contracts, invoices, and a medical résumé. We walk through the case of Michael Mastro Marino, a New York area dentist with a background in implants and bone grafting who later built Biomedical Tissue Services (BTS) and allegedly treated human remains like a supply chain. The most haunting part is not just the crime, it’s how normal the paperwork tried to make it look.  If you care about medical ethics, patient safety, FDA oversight, and the real meaning of consent, hit play. Then subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Sources and Further Reading New York Magazine: “The Organ Grinder” — Randall Patterson’s investigation into Mastromarino and the tissue-theft operation (2006). New York MagazineThe Oprah Winfrey Show: “Husbands’ Secret Lives Revealed” — Barbra’s account of her marriage and the discoveries that changed her life. oprah.comBarbra Reifel’s memoir: The Body Snatcher’s Wife: My Life with a Monster — publisher’s book page. posthillpress.comNPR: “The Seamy Side of the Human Tissue Business” — Joseph Shapiro and Sandra Bartlett’s reporting, including Mastromarino’s prison interview (2012). KNAU Arizona Public RadioInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists: “Body Brokers Leave Trail of Questions, Corruption” — investigation into tissue suppliers, processors, and warning signs (2012). ICIJNPR: “Mastermind of ‘Body Stealing’ Scheme Dies” — Joseph Shapiro’s report on Mastromarino’s death and his response to the scandal (2013). KUNCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: “Investigation into Recalled Human Tissue for Transplantation—United States, 2005–2006” — the official public-health investigation. CDCPennsylvania Superior Court: Commonwealth v. Mastromarino — the 2010 appellate opinion describing the crimes, guilty plea, and sentencing. Justia LawFederal law: 42 U.S.C. § 274e — prohibition of organ purchases, including covered tissues, and permitted payments for recovery and processing services. Legal Information InstituteU.S. Food and Drug Administration: “Tissue and Tissue Product Questions and Answers” — background on tissue donation, regulation, and safety. U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationChart Note — Can We Grow Our Teeth Back? Science Advances: “Anti–USAG-1 Therapy for Tooth Regeneration Through Enhanced BMP Signaling” — the original animal-research study (2021). ScienceKitano Hospital: Background on the tooth-regeneration research and the first human clinical trial (2024). 医学研究所北野病院｜大阪｜Kitano Hospital,OSAKAJapan Registry of Clinical Trials: TRG035 Phase I study — official registration, study design, eligibility criteria, and recruitment status. Ministry of Health JapanToregem BioPharma: Company update confirming completion of the Japanese Phase I trial — February 25, 2026. Toregem BioPharmaToregem BioPharma: Company announcement concerning regulatory review of the Phase IIa clinical-trial notification — August 17, 2026. Toregem BioPharma Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...

  3. Oct 23

    Ep 85-Nellie Bly And The Asylum Exposé That Forced Reform

    Send us Fan Mail A sane woman says she’s sane and nobody believes her. That’s the chilling hinge point in Nellie Bly’s story, and it’s why her reporting still lands like a warning flare for mental health care and patient rights today. We trace how Bly, a 23-year-old newspaper reporter, takes on an assignment that could have trapped her forever: she practices a “mad” stare, walks into a working women’s boarding house, and engineers her own commitment. From the police court to Bellevue to Blackwell’s Island, we unpack how quickly labels stick, how easily systems confuse fear, poverty, and language barriers for “insanity”, and how impossible it becomes to argue your way back to freedom once an institution decides your words don’t count. 1. Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887). Full text, University of Pennsylvania Digital Library — https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/madhouse/madhouse.html  2. Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in a Mad-House. Project Gutenberg — https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1052  3. "Nellie Bly." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly  4. "Ten Days in a Mad-House." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_in_a_Mad-House  5. "The Octagon (Roosevelt Island)." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octagon_(Roosevelt_Island)  6. Markel, Howard. "Nellie Bly's Asylum Exposé." PBS NewsHour — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/  7. HistoryNet. "Nellie Bly: Pioneering Investigative Reporter" — https://www.historynet.com/  8. Mental Floss. "Nellie Bly's Undercover Asylum Investigation" — https://www.mentalfloss.com/  9. Library of Congress blog. Nellie Bly and the World — https://blogs.loc.gov/  10. The Observatory (Ten Days in a Mad-House chapter pages) — https://observatory.designobserver.com/  Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...

  4. Oct 16

    Ep 84-Haunted Hospital: Norman Baker's Fake Cancer Cures

    Send us Fan Mail A haunted hotel is scary, but a fake cancer hospital is worse. We’re taking you to the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a stunning limestone landmark that became the stage for one of the most unsettling chapters in medical fraud and American quackery. Before the ghost tours and legends, there’s the documented history of Norman Baker, a charismatic businessman and radio broadcaster who learned to manufacture attention, then sold that attention as trust. If you care about medical misinformation, patient safety, and how miracle cures keep resurfacing, this one will stick with you. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend who loves true medical history, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show. Baker’s life, treatments, and court cases Encyclopedia of Arkansas — Norman Baker (1882–1958). Encyclopedia of ArkansasIowa Supreme Court — State v. Baker (1931): Treatment practices, secret preparations, and Hoxsey’s testimony. Justia LawIowa Supreme Court — Hoxsey v. Baker (1933): Their partnership and financial dispute. Justia LawFederal Appeals Court — Baker v. United States (1940): Mail fraud, treatment claims, and injection ingredients. Justia LawJAMA — “The Brinkley and Baker Quackeries” (1930). JAMA NetworkJAMA — Medical News: Baker’s mail-fraud indictment (1939). JAMA NetworkJAMA — Current Comment: Baker’s conviction (1940). JAMA NetworkTIME — “Medicine: Quack Quelled”. TIMETexas State Historical Association — Harry M. Hoxsey. Texas State Historical AssociationThe Crescent: history, discoveries, and ghost lore Encyclopedia of Arkansas — Crescent Hotel. Encyclopedia of ArkansasCrescent Hotel — “The Baker Hospital: A Patient’s Story,” including Luther Baggett’s letter. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaKUAF Public Radio — “Hundreds of Artifacts Found at Historic Hotel”. KUAF 91.3Crescent Hotel — “Mystery Solved!”: Follow-up investigation of the recovered bottles. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaCrescent Hotel — “Ghostly Happenings at the Crescent Hotel”. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaCrescent Hotel — “History of the Crescent Hotel Cats”. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaMedical information and cancer-treatment resources CDC/ATSDR — Phenol: Medical Management Guidelines (archived). CDCGuy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust — Phenol Injections to Treat Pain. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS TrustDailyMed — Dehydrated Alcohol: Uses, Warnings, and Adverse Reactions. DailyMedPubMed — Case Report of Tissue Injury Following Hydrochloric Acid Infusion. PubMedNational Cancer Institute — How Do Clinical Trials Work?. Cancer.govNational Cancer Institute — Cancer Prognosis, Remission, and Cure. Cancer.govFDA — Products Claiming to “Cure” Cancer Are a Cruel Deception. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...

  5. Oct 9

    Ep 83-Resuscitation Rambo: The Horrific Actions of Nurse Niels Hogel

    Send us Fan Mail A cardiac ICU is built on a simple bargain: patients can’t verify anything, so they have to trust everyone. That’s why the case of Niels Hogel hits so hard. We walk through how a nurse in northern Germany allegedly used a syringe and unprescribed heart drugs to trigger emergencies, then raced in to resuscitate his own victims so he could feel like the hero. “Resuscitation Rambo” sounds like a dark joke until you see the numbers, the patterns around his shifts, and how long it took for anyone to act decisively. We follow the timeline from Oldenburg to Delmenhorst, where deaths and resuscitations spike, colleagues whisper, and leadership choices raise uncomfortable questions about hospital accountability and patient safety. We also dig into the legal and investigative aftermath. If this story makes you rethink trust in healthcare, share the episode with a friend, subscribe or follow, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What policy or bedside habit do you think would prevent the next “Resuscitation Rambo”? Resources:  1.  NBC News (AP) — "German nurse sentenced to life for murdering 85 patients," June 6, 2019. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/german-nurse-sentenced-life-murdering-85-patients-n1014406  2.  CBS News — "Nurse gets life in prison for murder of 85 patients, making him Germany's most prolific serial killer," June 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-life-prison-sentence-murder-serial-killer-patients-overdose/  3.  Al Jazeera — "German nurse gets life sentence for killing 85 patients," June 6, 2019. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/6/german-nurse-gets-life-sentence-for-killing-85-patients  4.  Malay Mail (AFP) — "German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders," June 6, 2019. https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2019/06/06/german-killer-nurse-gets-life-for-85-hospital-murders/1759790  5.  WSHU (NPR) — "Former German Nurse Guilty Of Killing 85 Patients In Serial Murder Case," June 6, 2019. https://www.wshu.org/2019-06-06/german-serial-murderer-nurse-is-found-guilty-of-killing-85-patients  6.  The Boston Globe (AP) — "German nurse who murdered 87 patients given life sentence," June 6, 2019. https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2019/06/06/german-nurse-who-murdered-patients-given-life-sentence/LHOJpIneqXflF0AIrzOJAI/story.html  7.  CNN — "German nurse who killed at least 85 patients jailed for life," June 6, 2019 (the judge's "collective amnesia" remark; staff testimony). https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/europe/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-jailed-grm-intl  8.  Newsday (Zimbabwe, from AFP) — "German ex-nurse convicted of killing 85 patients," June 2019 ("resuscitation Rambo" nickname). https://newsday.co.zw/2019/06/german-ex-nurse-convicted-of-killing-85-patients  9.  The Local — "Germany's killer nurse appeals life sentence for 85 murders," June 11, 2019. https://www.thelocal.com/20190611/germanys-serial-killer-nurse-appeals-life-sentence  10.  Courthouse News (AP) — "German nurse accused of 100 deaths says sorry to families," June 5, 2019 (apology; prosecution asked for 97 convictions; defense sought 31 acquittals). https://www.courthousenews.com/?p=484871  11.  Deccan Herald (AP) — "Germany: Nurse convicted of killing 85 patients loses appeal," September 2020 (appeal rejected; 43 / 52 / 5 breakdown; seven-month trial). https://www.deccanherald.com/world/germany-nurse-convicted-of-killing-85-patients-loses-appeal-885911.html  12.  The Local (AFP) — "Prosecutors seek life in jail for German serial killer nurse," May 16, 2019 (psychologists; perjury investigations; exhumations in Germany, Poland and Turkey). https://www.thelocal.de/20190516/prosecutors-demand-life-in-jail-for-german-serial-killer-nurse  13.  NBC News (AP) — "German nurse Niels Hoegel goes on trial over 100 patient deaths," October 30, 2018. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-goes-trial-over-100-patient-deaths-n926046  14.  Euronews (AP) — "Killer nurse back on trial in Germany for 100 further murders," October 30, 2018. https://www.euronews.com/2018/10/30/killer-nurse-back-on-trial-in-germany-for-100-further-murders  15.  The National (AFP) — "Niels Hoegel: Killer nurse admits to murdering 100 patients," October 2018 (the "yes"; Marbach's statement). https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/niels-hoegel-killer-nurse-in-court-for-deaths-of-100-patients-1.785972  16.  Malay Mail (AFP) — "Germany tries serial killer nurse over worst post-war spree," October 28, 2018 (126 co-plaintiffs, about 80 journalists, the "Kardio" probe). https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2018/10/28/germany-tries-serial-killer-nurse-over-worst-post-war-spree/1687449  17.  The Local (AFP) — "German nurse serial killer on trial for over 100 deaths," October 2018 (36 Oldenburg / 64 Delmenhorst; second trial under pressure from families). https://apiwp.thelocal.com/?p=499108  18.  The Local — "Missed chances: How Germany's killer nurse got away with 85 murders," October 30, 2018 (resignation request; "caught"; 2008 exhumation of eight bodies; "out of shame"). https://www.thelocal.com/20181030/mounting-suspicion-missed-chances-german-killer-nurse-case  19.  ARY News (AFP) — report on the first day of the 2018 trial (surprise at the resignation request; positive recommendation; "out of shame"). https://bk.arynews.tv/?p=321035  20.  Los Angeles Times (via PressReader) — "Nurse suspected in more deaths," August 29, 2017 (411 deaths at the two hospitals, 321 during or right after his shifts; the woman who contacted police after the 2008 trial). https://www.pressreader.com/usa/los-angeles-times/20170829/281556585960629  21.  CBC (AP) — "German prosecutors believe nurse killed at least 86 patients," August 28, 2017 (police chief Johann Kühme's statement). https://amp.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.4264998  22.  Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (via PressReader) — August 29, 2017 report on the police findings (the 2005 review by a senior Delmenhorst physician). https://www.pressreader.com/usa/northwest-arkansas-democrat-gazette/20170829/281578060797049  23.  Fox News (AP) — "German nurse charged with 97 more murders at hospitals," January 2018 (134 bodies exhumed from 67 cemeteries). https://www.foxnews.com/world/german-nurse-charged-with-97-more-murders-at-hospitals  24.  The Washington Post — "A German nurse was convicted of murdering two patients. Police say he killed 97 more," January 22, 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/22/a-german-nurse-was-convicted-of-murdering-two-patients-police-say-he-killed-97-more/  25.  National Post (via PressReader) — "German nurse killed at least 43, prosecutors allege," November 26, 2016 (37 Delmenhorst homicides; six clinic staff indicted for negligent manslaughter). https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20161126/281715499220438  https://www.societyforscience.org/regeneron-sts/2026-student-finalists/edward-kang/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! 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  6. Sep 25

    Ep 82-Mesmer's Magic Tub, Mozart's Armonica Envy, and Ben Franklin's Dinner Disaster: Old Timey Medicine at it's Fanciest

    Send us Fan Mail A doctor in a lilac silk robe, a wooden tub packed with iron rods, patients linked together in a room with music, and “healing crises” that look like fainting spells. That sounds like theatre, until you realise how many smart, suffering people in the late 1700s desperately wanted relief and how convincing a carefully staged medical experience can feel. We trace the real history behind Franz Anton Mesmer, from his formal medical training in Vienna to the moment magnets and a single patient case turn into a sweeping theory of “animal magnetism.” From there, the story explodes in Paris: the baquet (the famous tub) makes group treatment possible, the rituals scale, and mesmerism becomes both a health trend and a business with followers, fees, and secrecy. Along the way, we talk about why a treatment can seem effective even when its proposed mechanism is wrong, and why attention, touch, imitation, and expectation matter in any healing setting. If you like medical history, skepticism, hypnosis history, and stories where belief collides with experimentation, you’ll love this one. Subscribe or follow, share it with a friend who loves a good debunk, and leave a review telling us what convinces you most when a health claim feels “real.” Resources: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78413/pg78413-images.html https://exhibits.stanford.edu/super-e/feature/franz-anton-mesmer-1734-1815 https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/mesmerized/ https://www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/mesmers-1780-proposal-for-a-controlled-trial-to-test-his-method-of-treatment-using-animal-magnetism/ https://www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/antoine-de-lavoisiers-role-in-designing-a-single-blind-trial-to-assess-whether-animal-magnetism-exists/ https://momh.org.uk/exhibitions/maria-theresia-von-paradis-1759-1824/ https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/collection/benjamin-franklins-glass-armonica https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/139667 https://www.bmj.com/content/336/7651/999 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3154208/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015591 https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/placebo-effect https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/hypnosis https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1839&pid=3 https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?img_step=2&item_id=1839&mode=transcript Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...

  7. Sep 18

    Ep 81-When Prescriptions Become A Weapon: Dr. Craig A. Spiegel

    Send us Fan Mail A tire pressure alert leads to a nail in the tread, and a split second label check stops an anaphylaxis scare and then the tone shifts hard. We’re talking about the kind of betrayal that makes your stomach drop: a pediatrician accused of using the prescription pad as payment, trading controlled substances for sex acts, nude photos, and cash. The allegations span years, and the case ends with a guilty plea and a 20 year federal prison sentence. If you care about medical ethics, patient safety, controlled substance prescribing, and the real world gaps that let harm hide in plain sight, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who cares about healthcare accountability, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Resources:  Justice.gov  Justice.gov 2 https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/03/14/st-louis-area-pediatrician-indicted-accused-exchanging-prescriptions-for  healing gel  Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...

  8. Sep 11

    Ep 80-What Little We Know About Post Partum Psychosis: Otty Sanchez and Lindsay Clancy (Part 3)

    Send us Fan Mail A mother can be terrified, begging for help, and still be sent home. A mother can look organised on a video visit and still be collapsing behind the scenes. This week we close our postpartum psychosis series with two cases that force the hardest questions in maternal mental health, forensic psychiatry, and criminal responsibility. Trigger warning: child deaths, suicide, severe mental illness, psychosis, and a brief mention of cannibalism. If this series helped you think differently about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, warning signs, and emergency care, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave us a review so more people can find it. Resources  Associated Press trial overview, Associated Press closing-argument coverage, Massachusetts criminal-responsibility instruction, and Plymouth County District Attorney case release. Mom Who Mutilated Newborn Enters Plea — San Antonio Express-News Documents Released in Case of Mother Who Killed Her Son — KHOU911 Call Reveals Horror Over Baby’s Mutilation — Houston ChronicleMistrial Declared After Jury Deadlocks — Associated Press Key Moments in the Lindsay Clancy Case — Associated PressA Look at the Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial — Associated PressWhat Happens After the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial? — CBS NewsTestimony from Psychiatrists Who Treated Clancy — CBS BostonClancy’s Psychiatric Care Before the Children’s Deaths — CBS BostonMassachusetts Model Jury Instructions: Criminal ResponsibilityCommonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy — Plymouth County District AttorneyHelp Advance the Research MGH Postpartum Psychosis Project MGH Center for Women’s Mental HealthPostpartum Support International: Current ResearchAction on Postpartum Psychosis: Research ParticipationNIMH Women’s Reproductive Mental-Health StudiesClinicalTrials.gov: Postpartum-Psychosis StudiesSociety for Women’s Health ResearchResearch opportunities and eligibility requirements change over time. Participation is voluntary, and listeners should review each study’s consent, privacy, and institutional-review information before enrolling.  Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...

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Welcome to Doctoring the Truth, a podcast where two dedicated audiologists dissect the world of healthcare gone rogue. Explore jaw-dropping stories of medical malfeasance, nefariousness, and shocking breaches of trust. The episodes provide deep dives that latch onto your curiosity and conscience. It's a podcast for truth-seekers craving true crime, clinical insights, and a dash of humor.

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  • Creator
    Jenne Tunnell and Amanda House
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    87
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Doctoring the Truth
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