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Poor Historians: Misadventures in Medical History Podcast

Three modern emergency physicians take a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek quest through various stories in medical history. New episodes every two weeks. For questions or comments, check us out on soci... Read more

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Episode 30 - U.S. Civil War Ambulance Corps

Episode 30 - U.S. Civil War Ambulance Corps

This week's episode features a special guest collaboration!  Kyle Dalton, from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine... Read more

14 Jul 2022

43mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 29 - The Madness of King George III

Episode 29 - The Madness of King George III

This week's episode features a dig through an interesting article from the British Medical Journal with a proposed medic... Read more

30 Jun 2022

47mins

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Episode 28 - The Facemaker with special guest - Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

Episode 28 - The Facemaker with special guest - Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

In this super-exciting special episode the Poor Historians interview author Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris about her new book, T... Read more

16 Jun 2022

54mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 27 - Dr. Joseph Lister (via The Butchering Art - By Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris)

Episode 27 - Dr. Joseph Lister (via The Butchering Art - By Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris)

Dr. Joseph Lister revolutionized the practice of medicine.  He used the scientific method to make medicine and surgery s... Read more

2 Jun 2022

54mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 26 - Kings and Colonics

Episode 26 - Kings and Colonics

Every so often we let Mike choose topics without supervision.  This episode is an example of this.  We started with an e... Read more

19 May 2022

45mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 25 - Bedlam Hospital

Episode 25 - Bedlam Hospital

This episode reveals how long mental health care has come over the centuries.  Part asylum, part zoo, Bedlam Hospitals h... Read more

5 May 2022

41mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 24 - Mercury As Medicine

Episode 24 - Mercury As Medicine

In this episode we'll discuss the various uses of mercury--yes, the liquidy metal that your parents told you not to touc... Read more

21 Apr 2022

40mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 23 - Florence Nightingale

Episode 23 - Florence Nightingale

Her name is synonymous with excellence in nursing for good reason.  Here we'll talk about one of the most famous nurses ... Read more

7 Apr 2022

36mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 22 - Hypothermia (The Coldest Case of Survival on Record)

Episode 22 - Hypothermia (The Coldest Case of Survival on Record)

The feature of this episode is a remarkable survival story, one which occured within the past 30 years.  The other side ... Read more

24 Mar 2022

39mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 21 - Radium (Marie Curie and the Radium Girls)

Episode 21 - Radium (Marie Curie and the Radium Girls)

Marie Curie and her husband discovered radium and radioactivity in 1898.   Soon thereafter everything has radium in it, ... Read more

10 Mar 2022

32mins

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