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Sawbones: Triple E and Public Health in 2024
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-triple-e-and-public-health-in-2024-fx575tZL
Published: September 3, 2024 16:00
A rare but deadly mosquito-born illness called Eastern equine encephalitis is prompting some local governments to limit evening play for kids. But after the COVID public health crisis, the discussion about how to best protect people has gotten much more…
Sawbones: Fentanyl and the ONEbox
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-fentanyl-and-the-onebox-dvlSjVfE
Published: August 27, 2024 16:00
If you haven’t already been personally affected by a fentanyl overdose, you likely know someone who has. This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee explores the rapid rise of fentanyl as a lethal street drug and what one West Virginia group is doing in hopes of…
Sawbones: The Doctor Patient
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-the-doctor-patient-MNk9dlF4
Published: August 20, 2024 16:00
Dr. Sydnee goes through her own story of a routine mammogram and its follow up: how the experience is different coming in as a doctor, the advantages and the disadvantages of trying to doctor yourself, and how easy it is for someone without every advantage…
Sawbones: Mushrooms
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-mushrooms-it_zKo0j
Published: August 13, 2024 16:00
It wouldn't be Twenty Fungalore without talking about the alleged medicinal properties of mushrooms, which are a fungus and not a plant at all. Justin and Dr. Sydnee talk to Cleveland about common fungi used as medical supplements, from the parasitic…
Sawbones: Medical Jewelry
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-medical-jewelry-bdnFaU8w
Published: August 6, 2024 16:00
Magnetic bracelets, immortality rings . . . the internet is full of wearables that are sold for their medicinal properties as if they’re equipment in Baldur’s Gate. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of this fashionable medicine and what it…
Sawbones: Mechanical Heart Pump
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-mechanical-heart-pump-lcvVBG2s
Published: July 23, 2024 16:00
Sometimes the cities we visit on tour have some historical medical mess-ups, but not Detroit! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Forest Dewey Dodrill, who performed the first successful heart surgery (with a pump) in a time where operating on the heart was…
Sawbones: Tampons
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-tampons-brbvrArA
Published: July 16, 2024 16:00
You may have heard that a new study showed tampons contain traces of metals. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of tampons, why they might contain metal, and what we still need to find out about the possible effects of using them.Music:…
Sawbones: Human Tricks
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-human-tricks-5PQ_derp
Published: July 9, 2024 16:00
Can you touch your tongue with your nose or wiggle your ears? Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the science and studies behind weird little tricks some bodies can do, or "stupid human tricks." Can you flare your nostrils? Take our poll:…
Sawbones: A Couple of Boob Questions
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-a-couple-of-boob-questions-FE8gYJto
Published: July 2, 2024 16:00
Sawbones listeners just have so many strange medical questions! Questions like: Why do I sneeze at dark chocolate? Does Diet Coke actually relieve nausea? Why does saliva get thicker while exercising? And you know that TikTok with the cinnamon rolls and…
Sawbones Classic: Chocolate
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-classic-chocolate-mzXFwiG5
Published: June 18, 2024 16:00
To coincide with the opening of Justin and Sydnee's stage production, we bring to you a classic episode about the medicinal history of chocolate! This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew. Music: "Medicines" by…
Sawbones: Willy Wonka
https://sawbones.simplecast.com/episodes/sawbones-willy-wonka-ObuXtylc
Published: June 11, 2024 19:30
There are different versions of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory exploits, but all of them involve strange things happening to children who misbehave. But from a biological standpoint, what does that look like? Dr. Sydnee and Justin discuss the strange…