Latest Medicalhistory Podcast Episodes
Dr. Henry Cotton Part Two
STAT! - September 12, 2020 00:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsDr. Henry Cotton Part Two Henry Cotton believed that all mental illness was caused by infection. His 'Focal Infection' theory led to surgical psychiatry. Dr. Cotton thought he could cut mental illness out of a person. This miniseries covers a history of psychiatry from 1900-1920's, Cotton's atr...
57 - The Second Wave
Bedside Rounds - August 31, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsIn August of 1918, a horrific second wave of the Spanish Flu crashed across the world. In this episode, the third of a four-part series exploring hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19, I’ll explore this single moment in time, through the mysterious origins of the Spanish Flu and historiographical cont...
100th Episode!
STAT! - August 14, 2020 21:13 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratings100th Episode Special 100 episodes! Wow! This episode is jam packed full of funny moments, listener questions and comments and the usual silly banter. Facebook - STAT! Shocking Traumas and Treatments https://www.facebook.com/groups/1976085945958667/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/197608594595...
Dr. Henry Cotton Part One
STAT! - August 05, 2020 00:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsDr. Henry Cotton Part One Henry Cotton believed that all mental illness was caused by infection. His 'Focal Infection' theory led to surgical psychiatry. Dr. Cotton thought he could cut mental illness out of a person. This miniseries covers a history of psychiatry from 1900-1920's, Cotton's atr...
Introducing - The Kren and Erka Show
STAT! - July 13, 2020 19:59 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsIntroducing The Kren and Erka Show The Kren and Erka Show is an amalgamation of Placebo Effect and Rig Life. Its been hard for Erica and I to get together and record due to the pandemic, so we decided to put the two shows togther until things settle down more. We hope you enjoy it! Facebook - ...
56 - La Grippe
Bedside Rounds - July 13, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsThe 1889 Russian Flu was the first influenza pandemic in an increasingly globalized world. In this episode, the second of a two-parter on how hydroxychloroquine became a great hope in COVID-19, we’ll talk about how quinine became the standard of care for influenza. Along the way, we’ll discuss t...
Lacey Spears - Munchausens by Proxy Filicide -Final Episode
STAT! - July 11, 2020 00:24 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsLacey Spears - Munchausens by Proxy Filicide Final Episode https://nypost.com/tag/lacey-spears/ (https://nypost.com/tag/lacey-spears/) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeK7DA-l_Mw&t=1s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeK7DA-l_Mw&t=1s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8gdBC0SVWI (https://www.yo...
Introducing the Curious Clinicians!
Bedside Rounds - July 09, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsThis bonus episode introduces episode four of the Curious Clinicians, about Vincent Van Gogh and digitalis. The Curious Clinicians is a new medical podcast produced by Hannah Abrams, Avi Cooper, and Tony Breu; you can download them all at curiousclinicians.com.
Lacey Spears - Munchausens by Proxy Filicide - Part Two
STAT! - June 10, 2020 05:55 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsLacey Spears - Munchausens by Proxy Filicide - Pt Two In this episode, Karen discusses Lacey Spears increasingly abusive behaviour towards Garnett and her bizarre web of lies that spin further and further out of control. Featured Podcast: Physical Attraction Find Physical Attraction where-eve...
55 - The Fever Tree
Bedside Rounds - June 08, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsWhere did cinchona, the first medication to cure malaria, come from? This episode explores the murky history of the bark of the fever tree and its derivative chloroquine with mysterious pre-Columbian Pacific crossings of the plasmodium parasite, Jesuit priests and Inca healers, a Chinese Emperor...
The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories
STAT! - May 30, 2020 22:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsIn this episode Karen discusses different types of conspiracy theories and the psychology behind them. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/talking-apes/201801/why-do-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories (https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/talking-apes/201801/why-do-people-believe-in-co...
Rig Life #7 - Long Term Care Crisis
STAT! - May 18, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsThis episode discusses the crisis in Long Term Care facilities and how COVID-19 has tragiaclly affected the elderly. There are some light hearted moments as well. Special Guest - Loraine Ledwell Promo - ESP Podcast Please go check out this awesome podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podca...
54 - 1918 (guest episode with Hannah Abrams and Gaby Mayer)
Bedside Rounds - May 18, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsThe 1918 influenza pandemic, or the Spanish Flu, is the obvious parallel to the COVID-19 pandemic -- a worldwide plague attacking a scientific and global society much like our own. In this guest episode by Hannah Abrams and Gaby Mayer, we chase these parallels wherever they take us, talking etio...
Lacey Spears - Munchausens by Proxy Filicide - Pt One
STAT! - May 07, 2020 05:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsLacey Spears - Munchausens by Proxy Filicide - Pt One In this episode, Karen discusses Lacey Spears childhood through to adulthood, taking a deep dive into her diabolical behaviour and early signs of Munchausen by Proxy. Karen also discusses Garnett Spears birth through to the first year of his...
RTBS 02 03 "COVID-19: Rhetorics of Infection, Resources of Resistance"
Remains to be Seen - April 29, 2020 20:48 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn this episode, we join forces with Pitt’s Center for Bioethics & Health Law to present a special Medical Humanities Mondays panel discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic. Mari Webel of Pitt’s Department of History, Lisa S. Parker of the Center for Bioethics & Health Law, and our own Jake Dechant...
Placebo Effect #7
STAT! - April 28, 2020 23:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsPlacebo Effect #7 Karen and Erica discuss the this and that's of the world we live in right now and how it is affecting everyones health and well being. And there are some laughs and rants as always. Music: Aretha Franklin - "Chain of Fools" Green Day - American (or any other country that fi...
53 - The Antonine Plague (guest episode with Liam Conway-Pearson)
Bedside Rounds - April 27, 2020 00:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsPlagues have fascinated us since antiquity, but the Antonine Plague stands out because one of the most famous physicians in Western history was present to make detailed observations. In this episode, guest host Liam Conway-Pearson explores what we know -- and what we don't know -- about this pla...
Special Episode - Covid Catch Up
STAT! - April 21, 2020 00:02 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsPotpourri - A mixture or medley of things. That is exactly what this episode is about. Karen and Erica discuss the this and that's of the world we live in right now and how it is affecting everyones health and well being. And there are some laughs as always. Global Cases by the Center for Sys...
Potpourri Episode - A little this, A little that.
STAT! - March 31, 2020 02:58 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsPotpourri - A mixture or medley of things. That is exactly what this episode is about. Karen and Erica discuss how they will continue doing episodes together during this time of social distancing. They also catch up to what's been going on in the world and what content they will be putting out...
RTBS 02 02 "Do not open that airlock: Notes from the COVID-19 Bunker”
Remains to be Seen - March 28, 2020 19:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn this special gonzo episode, Emma, Jake, and Jeff broadcast on improvised equipment from their respective pandemic shelters as the COVID-19 crisis expands faster than any one person can appreciate. We race escalating morbidity and Emma’s dwindling laptop battery as we tackle issues social and...
COVID19 - The Straight Dope
STAT! - March 26, 2020 23:07 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsCOVID19 - The Straight Dope This episode discusses what actually happens to your body when you are infected with the covid virus. It discusses has it is easily spread, how to avoid getting infected, the psychological and physical affects on us all. Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science...
A short message from Adam
Bedside Rounds - March 25, 2020 16:11 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsAs the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly spreads across the globe, Bedside Rounds is going on hiatus. This short message explains why and gives some historical context. Stay in touch on Twitter in the upcoming months @AdamRodmanMD.
Munchausen's/Munchausen's By Proxy
STAT! - March 23, 2020 22:28 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsMunchausen's/Munchausen's By Proxy In this episode, Karen discusses Munchausen's, Munchausen By Proxy, Factitious Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Marc Feldman [email protected] http://munchausens.com/ (http://munchausens.com/) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2...
RTBS 02 01 "Voyage of the Damned: A Cruise through the Coronavirus Epidemic"
Remains to be Seen - March 15, 2020 21:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn this episode, we delve accurately if irreverently into the Covid-19 epidemic. It’s everything you’ve always wanted to know (and probably a few things you didn’t) about how viruses reproduce, or where they hide when they’re not causing us trouble. Along the way, we misidentify the inventor o...
Bonus Episode - Dunblane Massacre - Part Two
STAT! - March 05, 2020 21:44 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsI had a short running true crime podcast by the name of "Mind of a Mass Murderer". I have decided to publish these episodes on STAT! The Dunblane school massacre took place at Dunblane Primary School near Stirling, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when Thomas Hamilton shot 16 children and one teacher...
Bonus Episode - Dunblane Massacre - Part One
STAT! - March 05, 2020 21:36 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsI had a short running true crime podcast by the name of "Mind of a Mass Murderer". I have decided to publish these episodes on STAT! The Dunblane school massacre took place at Dunblane Primary School near Stirling, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when Thomas Hamilton shot 16 children and one teacher...
Rig Life #6 - Special "Flight Deck" Episode
STAT! - March 05, 2020 02:10 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsRig Life #6 - Special Flight deck Edition In this episode Karen talks with a good friend about her profession as a flight attendent. With almost 25 years experience, she has a lot of great stories. Special thanks to all our supporters! Facebook - STAT! Shocking Traumas and Treatments https://w...
52 - The Rebuff
Bedside Rounds - March 02, 2020 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsOver the past several centuries, the medical field has established a firm graph on the domain of the human body, with one very notable exception -- the teeth. In this episode, we’re going to explore this historic split between medicine and dentistry, and the moment in history where the two field...
Placebo Effect #6
STAT! - March 01, 2020 21:47 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsPlacebo Effect #6 In todays episode Karen and Erica discuss butt potatoes, human cheese and read awesome listener stories. Special thank you to all our supporters: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/STATpodcast (https://www.patreon.com/STATpodcast) Facebook - STAT! Shocking Traumas and Treatme...
Dr. Michael Swango - Part Five
STAT! - February 20, 2020 02:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsDr. Michael Swango - Part Five The Final Episode Karen and Erica discuss in detail the crimes of Dr. Michael Swango. References: Dr. Death: Life of Serial Killer Michael Swango - Jack Smith Blind Eye - James B. Stewart Behind the Murder Curtain: Special Agent Bruce Sackman Hunts Doctors an...