Dissecting Medical History: Recent Episodes
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In this episode we go into a disease that was limited to one remote area of the world. A slow death that causes random outbursts of laughter. How did this happen? What did the people do to try and stop it? And what are the rituals surrounding it? We talk about all this and more! Enjoy!
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Step right up, step right up folks! Today we will share the medical disorders of two women that held The Ugliest Woman title and one of the carnival's giants.
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We discuss fairly recent history out of Texas. An incompetent neurosurgeon that got through the system that should be protecting the public, not just once, but multiple times. We all discuss how to be safe from incompetent doctors.
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It could be the start of a great joke, a bearded lady and an elephant walk into a bar...
But it is the true story of some circus acts from the Victorian age! You may have heard of them but did you know their stories?
Find out in this episode!
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Today's episode covers a killer New York nurse that went from Hero to Zero.
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This episode we found out what happens after the Hilton Sisters acquire their freedom and then discuss what happens when one conjoined twin dies.
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Today's episode we talk about how conjoined comes to be and how they got the name Siamese twins. Then we tell a fascinating bio of the Hilton Sisters whose lives are like something out of a movie!
This is a two part episode to start off our new season!
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Another UK serial killer. This one born in Northern Ireland. Ever heard of the Bluebeard fairytale? This story has its roots reaching back to an old fairytale!
Don't let curiosity get the better of you!
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This week we tell a story of a hot headed doctor from the UK.
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We created a new podcast where we regurgitate the news and current events! Please go and check out the other episodes we have already listed. Hope you enjoy!
Off The Strength
A hip-hop exploration into the world of wellness from the best minds in the damn game!
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Very final fever episode. This week we talk about Lassa Fever, Metal Fume Fever, and Familial Fever among others.
T-Talk
Your therapist shares the therapy tea on all things healing?
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Tired of fever yet? I hope not because we have even more fever topics for you including a very emotional childhood favorite from the Velveteen Rabbit.
Also a surprise announcement about where tangents go to die, I mean get stored.
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Join us for some comedic relief as we make a whole lot of fun of Dr. Ecoli, aka the unhygienic
doctor that has traveled the world hurting people. We are joined by Joe from the podcast Consistently Eccentric.
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All The Things
Exploring topics like fitness, wellness, business and more every week!
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Rarkinson's Disease is still around but it its disease that has long roots. We talk about the disease and about Lewy Bodies dementia and what it must have been like for Robin Williams in the end. Hope you learn something new.
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Holistic Life Navigation
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This is a Russian tale. A serial killer doctor who actually does vitals! And he is still behind bars today!
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Did you know there were soooo many different fevers a person can get? I sure didn't. Join us to learn about a few more fevers.
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This story is about a politically driven serial killer from Iraq. Join me as I tell the tale to two guests, one of which is Joe from the podcast Consistently Eccentric.
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This week we continue with the Fever series with Fevers that can cross over from the animal world! Hope you enjoy!
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This week we are stepping back from serial killers to bring you a one off murder, or is it? We are joined by our friend, Joe from Consistently Eccentric from the UK. Hope you enjoy!
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A list of amazing women that invented something medicalish related. We have quite the list of women! Hope you enjoy!
It is rated e because I through in a couple of bad words.
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In this episode we go way down South to find a serial killer doctor with her (yes a female), very own murder squad. This one is way too close to current to be comfortable! A serial killer female doctor just wanted to free up some beds. Over 300 of them.
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We are back!! So sorry to have kept you waiting. This episode has some commentary in the beginning you can skip through and jump right into the Valley Fever content if you want around the 15min mark. Then we talk about Valley Fever and its history.. More fascinating that I first realized.
By the say, I accidentally cuss in the first 15 mins which is why i have it as explicit content, no other reason.
Enjoy!
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In this episode we continue the tales of monasteries baby farmers from the Victorian era! Those babies did not stand a chance to those greedy women, and one man!
Listener /discretion is advised.
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No, we aren't talking about baby's doing farming child labor! This week's episode is the first of two parts talking about a practice that is thankful no longer done; Baby brokering. It combines medical history with medical true crime. Hope you enjoy!
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This woman went by many names and chose many different types of poison. But it was all about the money. Listen as we talk about this serial killer from the UK.
Music by Dresden the Flamingo, Which Witch?
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AKA the Stockholm Killer of the 1980s. This was was a real shocker!! This week's episode is shared with the podcast Consistently Eccentric, Joe and Em from the UK!! I Hope you enjoy!
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We tell the story of an Ireland Witch and her associates, including her son. Listen to the special Halloween episode as we tell her tale AND celebrate the podcast's 10,000 download milestone!
Thank you all for listening. Hopefully you are learning something new each week. Cheers to another 10K!
Music by Dresden the Flamingo, Which Witch? (Full song at the end of the episode.)
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You may never have heard of the disease Syndrome K but know that this deadly disease has a happy ending. This week I take you to Italy to tell you the tale!
Music by Dresden the Flamingo, I Married Dracula.
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Everyone has an ambition in life; Jane's was to kill as many people as she could in the disguise of a nurse's uniform.
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Oh, Curiosity Seekers.... this one is a puzzle. There were many young girls in the Victorian Era that were part of the phenomenon called the Fasting Girls, but one in particular was far above and beyond an enigma. Let me tell you why in this episode.
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This is the story of a man who came from poor beginnings and managed to become the richest physician in the UK, but only because his patients left him in their wills. Were their deaths untimely?
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Welcome to year two of Dissecting Medical History!! In this episode I talk about the history of heat stroke and share a personal story involved with it. Thank you for listening!
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In this episode, we discuss the women that Sophia Jex-Blake met when she came to New England. A group of amazing female physicians that opened hospitals and schools and were trailblazers in their own right, who also happened to like the same sex.
Also, talk about some very interesting festivals held in other parts of the world... not for the very conservative.
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First female MD in Scotland. She started schools. She fought for female medical education. She was a badass trail blazing woman! She also just so happened to be a lesbian. This episode highlights her amazing life, with a happy ending.
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Toothache, tooth fairies, and a Saint of toothaches? Yep, today's episode is all about the pain in the mouth!
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Today's biography is a passionate woman that did not let the male society dictate her occupational fate! She took a tragedy from a cheating husband to help fuel her desire to make changes for herself and society.
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In 1865, the last man to be publicly hung in Scotland was Edward Pritchard. Listen to this week's episode to find out why he was deserving of such an honor. I tell this tale to a friend from the UK, Joe from the podcast Consistently Eccentric. Enjoy!!
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This story is about the infamous serial killing doctor, Marcel Petiot, from Paris, France. He was definitely not an Angel of Mercy, more like the hand of Satan.
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Mom to the Fair-Haired Bastards. The first Chinese physician in California was an amazing woman named Margaret Chung. She was a larger than life character that accomplished a lot in life.
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Today's story is about a respiratory therapist named Efren Saldivar, from Glendale, California. A mercy killer who just wasn't being that merciful.
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This is the tale of the first female dentist of the West! Nellie Pooler Chapman from Nevada City, California.
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Today's episode talks about the long forgotten cure by the Royals. Join me on this tale all about the power of the monarchy that sadly just isn't used today!
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Special episode with Joe from podcast Consistently Eccentric with a true crime story about the Angel of Death Donald Harvey. Listen as I tell Joe all the creative and not so merciful killings by this unbelievable serial killer.
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You get to be in on the joke for today's April Fool's Day episode where I tell historical fiction stories that I made up to friends. Based on real research that includes boats, Pirates, and the Irish! Hope you enjoy!
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In this episode we talk about two amazing female doctors making their mark in California! California wasn't always the forward thinking state we've come to know. But two women helped to change that.
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A little carry over from Black History Month combined with Women's History Month! Just a few bios about some amazing women of the past.
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In this episode we talk about Green Sickness, Green Fever, the Irish Curse and the Celtic Curse, aka Irish Illness! Join us for this special St. Patrick's day episode.
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This episode honors Black History Month and a couple of amazing nurses that paved the way for others. Join me as I tell you their stories!
Happy Listening!
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1815 Dr. James Barry became a British Army surgeon with many secrets. In this episode we will be expanding on the medical life of this fascinating person. To get an even fuller picture of their life, you are encouraged to check out What's Her Name podcast for the Dr. James Barry episode.
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Another Microscopic Dissection episode! Today's episode is all about snakes! Do you know where the phrase "snake oil" or "snake oil salesman" came from? This episode I will tell you the story along with some other interesting things about how the snake is related to the medical world! Enjoy!
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In this episode, we discuss 3 different communities that were impacted by poison.
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Do you know where the phrase, Mad as a Hatter came from? Did you know that the Hatter from Alice in Wonderland had a real disease? In this episode we dive into a literary favorite character and have fun dissecting him up! In honor of Lewis Carroll, we are launching this episode on this birthday!
Enjoy the story!
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In this episode I do a little crash course on the 4 humors along with a microscopic bit of history on it. There is something for everyone whether you need a refresher on the topic or could use a little better understanding. Plus, there is a bonus story at the end!
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Yellow fever was not new to the newly formed America, but in 1793 it really crippled the city in a way that was not too unfamiliar to 2020. Join me as I tell you the story.
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This is the story of Linda Hazzard, a self-proclaimed doctor, but the only person in the world that was licensed to do a fasting cure. Step right up, she will take everything you own and cure you to death!
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This week's episode is a two parter with a personal story in the beginning. We start off with some mental health history, including some insight to some asylums. Then we finish off with a story about a lesser known Kennedy who ended up getting a secret lobotomy.
If you want to jump right into the Kennedy story, it starts at 41:15.
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Did you know that there is mystery surrounding the death of the late great Edgar Allan Poe? His death was as psychologically thrilling as his writings! We discuss the theories that may had led to his demise. And at the end, I give a little taste of famous poem, The Raven.
Let's get this story started!
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An investigative reporter by the name of Nellie Bly, went undercover into one of New York's notorous mental asylums back in 1887. Join me as we talk about her reporting and her life.
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This is the story of Peggy Utinsky was a volunteer nurse in WWII, who started the Miss U underground network to keep the "Yanks" alive!
Caution: there is some graphic details.
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Hey Curiousity Seekers! In this episode, we discuss a collection of rare disorders that you probably have never heard about! Jumping Frenchmen of Maine, maple syrup urine disease, and Gulf War Syndrome, to name a few...
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There is more to the Kellogg Brothers than Corn Flakes. Let me tell you about it...
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Ever wonder where Mary Shelley got the inspiration to write the very first sci-fi masterpiece? This is the tale of not only Mary Shelley's life, but the inspiration leading up to the book and the inspiration her character Victor Frankenstein was influenced by.
You don't need to have read the book to follow along with this one, but if you do want to read it first, there is a free copy on Amazon for kindle. It takes about three hours to read and is well worth it because it is good! I recommend the 1831 revision. also, there is always the library.
Hope you enjoy! If you do, please subscribe! If you have anything to add to the discussion you can find a post on Instagram under Dissecting Medical History. I'd love to hear your thoughts about the topic.
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Two short stories about resurrectionists for listening pleasure in a new edition to the podcast called Microscopic Dissection. The first story is about a young woman accused of murdering a newborn baby. The second story is about two couples that found how lucrative the body snatching business could be. Hope you enjoy. Follow on Instagram or DissectingMedicalHistory.com for pictures.
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Did you know that around the time of the Spanish Flu, another pandemic was sweeping across the world? This mysterious malady may have been gone within a decade, but for those that survived it, it would be literally on their minds long after the acute stage was over for the rest of their lives.
This episode goes into the history of Encephalitis Lethargica, aka, Sleeping Sickness from the time it started in 1916 and discusses the acute and chronic stages of the disease. Also, discussed is the treatment given to patients after having lived with the debilitating disorder for decades.
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When you think of Aztecs, what comes to mind? Did you know they had one of the largest cities in the world during their peak? Did you know they had knowledge of hundreds of botanicals and were well educated in medicinal and practical uses for plants and herbs? We will talk about the everyday life of an Aztec citizen as well as their sacrificing rituals.
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This is the story of the almost famous (during his lifetime), Ignaz Semmelweis. A hand washing crusader who just wanted to save the lives of mothers everywhere.
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This is the story of Mary Mallen, AKA, Typhoid Mary, the original superspreader!
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This episode's story is about a very strongly convicted and absolutely focused female doctor who just so happens to be the only female in history to have received a medal of honor. She was knocked down plenty, but she never gave up! Today is all about Dr. Mary Walker. Viva la pants!
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Executioners and medical history? Yep! They didn't just take lives. This episode of Dissecting Medical History we will be talking about what it was like to be an executioner in the Early Modern Era in Germany, as well as what it takes to be one today. A real day in the life type of story!
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Welcome to the world of medical history! A bi-monthly podcast, (for now), to help take your mind off your worries and distract from your chores! We will be discussing the curious past events and biographies in a fun and critically thinking way with a history enthusiastic nurse. Guests will join from time to time that include other history buffs, guests with experience on topics or other healthcare professionals.
Let's get this story started...
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