The Green Tongue Epidemic in Post World War II Japan
When a mysterious gastrointestinal illness starts turning into a dangerous neurologic disease accompanied by green tongues in post WWII Japan, researches scramble to find out why people are becoming s...
9 Mai 20241h 6min
The Discovery of Viagra (aka Sildenafil) With a History of Erectile Dysfunction and Priapism Treatments
From the discovery of this well-known medication, to the science behind its function, and spanning all the way to treatments for the underlying condition of erectile dysfunction as well as a complicat...
25 Apr 202453min
The Resident: A Poor Historians Medical TV Show Breakdown & Review
The Patrons have spoken! They suggested we lend our medical expertise in a new and unique manner, by watching, reacting, and reviewing a popular medical show. We chose "The Resident" and boy-oh-boy wa...
18 Apr 20241h 35min
President Cleveland's Secret Surgery (With Presidencies of the United States Podcast)
We invited Jerry Landry, host of the exceptional Presidencies of the U.S. Podcast onto the show today to help us discuss the clandestine surgery at sea that was done on President Grover Cleveland in t...
11 Apr 202455min
Charles Darwin, Kissing Bugs, and Chagas Disease
Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist of the 19th century, was a big fan of collecting specimens. Some of those specimens would crawl around and feed on one's blood. In this episode we'll talk about t...
28 Mar 202453min
Death To Beauty: The Transformative History of Botox with Dr. Eugene Helveston (Book Biopsy)
Botox, the widely popular injectable medication, has been on the market and popular for a while now. What you might not realize is that there's an intricate and fascinating story behind the discovery ...
21 Mar 202451min
Napoleon's Narcissism: Discussing a Conqueror's Personality Disorder
On this episode, Mike leads a discussion of the history of defining narcissistic personality disorder as a psychiatric diagnosis. Starting with Napoleon Bonaparte, and including other historical examp...
14 Mar 202448min
The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Story of Problematic Behavioral Health Research
Behavioral health is certainly within the bounds of medicine and, thereby, medical history. The Stanford Prison Experiment asked the question of whether the environment of prison compelled bad behavio...
29 Feb 202458min
