Sawbones: Asthma and Allergies

Sawbones: Asthma and Allergies

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We cure your sniffles with fox blood.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

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Sawbones: Milk, Part 2 - Government Cheese

Sawbones: Milk, Part 2 - Government Cheese

Are you ready to lose your mind about dairy and look at your charcuterie board differently? Justin tells Dr. Sydnee all about the inflated demand for milk, how good for you dairy actually is, and how ...

28 Apr 50min

Sawbones: Milk, Part 1 - Lactose Intolerance

Sawbones: Milk, Part 1 - Lactose Intolerance

Why do some people have stomachaches when they drink or eat dairy products? Dr. Syndee and Justin talk about lactose and lactase to explain that it's really those who can drink milk who are the outlie...

21 Apr 41min

Sawbones: Vitamin K

Sawbones: Vitamin K

No, not the musical artist who sang the graduation song (that's Vitamin C). Vitamin K has been in the news a little bit lately because it's often given as a shot to newborns. Dr. Sydnee talks about th...

7 Apr 36min

Sawbones: Ranking TV Medical Shows

Sawbones: Ranking TV Medical Shows

In celebration of Dr. Sydnee’s birthday, Justin brings a whole swath of medical show on TV since the year of her birth. From Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman to Nip/Tuck to The Pitt, Dr. Sydnee ranks shows f...

31 Mar 47min

Sawbones: Medicine in Movies

Sawbones: Medicine in Movies

Miracle drugs, strange side effects, classical conditioning: there are many films where the plot hinges around the existence of some unrealistic medicine. Justin brings to the plate the pills and medi...

24 Mar 38min

Sawbones: Second Update: Havana Syndrome

Sawbones: Second Update: Havana Syndrome

Our first ever double-update, Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring an update to an update about the very mysterious Havana Syndrome. Not only is there kind of a reversal of the last update, but the cause actua...

17 Mar 1h 2min

Sawbones: Measles 2026

Sawbones: Measles 2026

It's been a decade since Sawbones last talked about measles, and we don't often check in with an update unless . . . well, something comes up in the news. Dr. Sydnee talks about how the vaccine for me...

3 Mar 43min

Sawbones: Would a Healing Vape be More Efficient Than a Healing Potion?

Sawbones: Would a Healing Vape be More Efficient Than a Healing Potion?

The snow’s piling up outside so we’re cozying down with another batch of listener medical questions! Can I take all my antibiotics at once? If my twin has an allergy, do I have it too? Are prenatal vi...

24 Feb 42min

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