Composition Under Pressure: George Gershwin - A Neurologic Case from the 1930's.
Let's do a neurologic case featuring an American music legend who sought help after developing unusual headaches and a distorted sense of smell. We'll figure out what happened and who it is in this ...
7 Dec 20231h 2min
Bellows, Barrels, and Smoke: The History of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
CPR (aka cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a simple way to save a life. When a heart stops, the modern teaching is to "get on the chest" and start giving compressions. But it may surprise nobody t...
23 Nov 202359min
(Bonus): Curious Case Vault: A Deadly Case of Sore Throat
We decided to throw out a little bit of a bonus episode. In what we're calling the Curious Case Vault for now, we'll go into the archives of a well-established medical journal and read a real case re...
16 Nov 202353min
Andre the Giant: A History of Gigantism, Acromegaly, and Professional Wrestling
He was dubbed "The 8th Wonder of the World" in the wrestling universe. The career of Andre the Giant was legendary and interesting on it's own, but on this episode we'll dive into the history of the ...
9 Nov 20231h 6min
Cold Hard Steel: The Myth of the Modern Surgeon with Guest: Agnes Arnold-Forster, PhD
Who do you picture when someone says the word "surgeon?" There are many common depictions of surgeons in popular media--from TV shows and other avenues of fiction. What makes up the persona of a sur...
26 Okt 202359min
The Mysterious Case of Madamoiselle X: Walking Corpse Syndrome
Halloween may be approaching, but this is no ghost story. This episode's unusual case takes us back in time to Paris, 1882. It is based on a patient known as Mademoiselle X, who was brought in for ...
12 Okt 20231h 6min
Unethical Science: The History of the U.S. Tuskegee and Guatemala Syphilis Experiments
When you hear the story of how syphilis research was carried out in the United States in the 20th century, you'll probably start to understand why there is a history of mistrust of the medical establi...
28 Sep 20231h 11min
Hearth and Hazard: Dr. Percival Pott and the Chimney Sweeper's Affliction
You've heard the sayings about how hard life was back in the 18th and 19th centuries, but have you ever considered the life of a chimney sweep in London during those times? Far from the cheery charact...
14 Sep 20231h 6min
