Dr. Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life (Book Biopsy with Author, Emily Sweeney)
If you're like me (Dr. Max) and the words "Dropkick Murphy" conjure images of the legendary Boston-based punk rock band, you might be surprised to know the history behind that name. In this intervie...
22 Feb 202451min
Alexander the Great's Final Illness: Medicine in Ancient Macedonia
He conquered many lands, sailed many seas, and was finally awarded his own Netflix miniseries, but at the age of 32, the ruler of Macedonia known throughout the ages as Alexander the Great, died in th...
15 Feb 202458min
More than Myth: Real Human Chimera Cases
This is a fascinating dive into the world of genetics, set against a backdrop of a curious dermatology finding, and ending with one of the most interesting and convoluted paternity cases you may ever ...
1 Feb 202455min
Curious Case Vault #3 - A Non-Fatal 19th Century Gunshot Wound to the Head
This episode of the Curious Case Vault has an admittedly grim premise--a patient who suffered two gunshot wounds to the head. In this discussion, Alba leads us through a case of a young Brooklyn, NY ...
25 Jan 202450min
The Milwaukee Protocol: A Rabies Survival Story
Rabies is a fascinating and frightening infectious disease. It has a long history in the natural world and stories involving a case of it rarely end on a happy note. It just so happens there is at...
18 Jan 20241h 2min
Patented Poison: Radithor and the Fate of Eben Byers
The 1920's was a time in the U.S. when anybody with a clever sales pitch and a willingness to pull a patent could devise a concoction and call it a "medication." Unfortunately, the heyday of the "pat...
4 Jan 202459min
Curious Case Vault #2 - Cholera Morbus
A 30 year old woman in 1842 comes down with an awful gastrointestinal illness and a physician is called. He recounts the case in this article and asks if this might have been something called "Choler...
28 Des 202354min
Encephalitis Lethargica: A Mysterious Recurring Epidemic Illness
This unusual, recurrent epidemic illness has popped its head in and out of the annals of history. It goes by many names: the English Sweats, coma somnolentum, Schlafkrankheit ("sleep sickness"), and ...
21 Des 202359min
