41 - Animal Magnetism
Mesmerism has had an outsize influence on medicine, despite the rapid rise and fall of its inventor Dr. Franz Mesmer and hostility from the medical establishment. This curious story covers the healing...
17 Dec 201840min
40 - Phage
Bacteriophages -- viruses that target and kill bacteria -- were one of the most promising medical treatments of the early 20th century, and were used to treat all sorts of infections, from cholera to ...
12 Nov 201852min
39 - The White Plague
Tuberculosis has been humanity's oldest and greatest killer. Starting at the turn of the nineteenth century, the White Plague was decimating entire generations in the crowded and unclean cities of Eur...
8 Okt 201841min
38 - Blood on the Tracks (PopMed #2)
The first population study in history was born out of a dramatic debate involving leeches, "medical vampires," professional rivalries, murder accusations, and, of course, bloodletting, all in the back...
10 Sep 201850min
0 - Introduction
Many podcasts start with an "Episode 0", basically a mission statement for the podcast. Well, better late than never! This episode explores why I make Bedside Rounds, my philosophy about medical histo...
10 Sep 201814min
37 - Let It Bleed (PopMed #1)
For thousands of years, bloodletting was the standard of care for any number of medical conditions, but at the turn of the nineteenth century, often acrimonious debates about the practice would lead t...
6 Aug 201831min
36 - Filth Parties
The southern United States was hit by a dramatic epidemic of a mysterious disease called pellagra in the early twentieth century. This episode discusses the cultural and scientific sources of the outb...
5 Juli 201851min
35 - Sherlock
Why do doctors love Sherlock Holmes so much? In this episode, we'll explore this endearing, nerdy obsession with the good detective, from Holmes' medical origins and influences, the parallels with med...
4 Juni 201834min
