Latest Sawbones Podcast Episodes
Sawbones: Sea Moss
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - April 09, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsAnother day, another fad superfood on social media! Sea moss, or carrageenan or Irish moss, has historically been used for ulcers and sore throats, but does it actually have any proven medical use? Well, no, but it’s probably a good vegan substitute for gelatin. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpa...
Sawbones: Interpreting Research
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - April 04, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsWith so much medical research out there on internet, how can you sort through what's based in science and what's just three people in a room? Dr. Sydnee discusses the all the different factors to think about when deciding how much weight to give any article or study. There's a lot! Music: "Med...
Sawbones: Gamer Pills
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - March 28, 2024 23:45 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsIf you want to Get Good at video games quickly, are there any magic pills you can take? Well, there are people trying to sell them to you. Justin and Dr. Sydnee look at some supplements that claim to give gamers better focus and more energy, none of which are doctor-approved. Music: "Medicines...
Sawbones: Can You Lick the Capsaicin Patch?
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - March 19, 2024 16:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsDr. Sydnee and Justin are welcoming in the spring and allergy season with listeners' strangest medical questions! Why do some people get goosebumps when they do alcohol shots? Does baking soda work for bug bites? Do people with facial hair get more sick? And for real, how long can you REALLY act...
Sawbones: Bad Bugs
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - March 12, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsThere are many ways people get sick, but sometimes diseases are carried to people by insects. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the top ten "bad bugs" including mosquitoes, ticks, assassin bugs, and some beetles that are big and bad. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcam...
Sawbones: IVF
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - March 05, 2024 17:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsStarted in the 1930s by scientist Dr. Miriam Menkin, in vitro fertilization is a medical procedure to help with fertility that took until the 1970s to have results in humans. With some drastic misunderstandings going on in the news, Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the long history of in vitro f...
Sawbones: Knock Knock Hi
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - February 27, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsJustin and Dr. Sydnee are joined by parallel-universe versions of themselves, The Glaucomfleckens! The two doctor-spouse duos talk about Will and Kristen Flanary's journey into podcasting, including serious medical scares, balancing work and kids, and social media. KNOCK KNOCK HI: https://gl...
Sawbones: Tongue Ties
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - February 13, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsA tongue tie is not just a turn of phrase, it's a medical condition in which the frenulum under your tongue is too thick and restricts your lingual movement. For a long time, a procedure to cut it has been done as a solution to some breastfeeding woes. But should it be? Dr. Sydnee and Justin tal...
Sawbones: Aquatofana
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - February 06, 2024 19:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsNormally Sawbones talks about medical cures, whether real or fake, but today Dr. Sydnee and Justin are diving into the opposite. There was a time when women in bad marriages and needed a way out could turn to Julia Tofana who offered a secret, untraceable poison and, maybe, a chance at freedom. ...
Sawbones: Gallstones
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - January 30, 2024 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsDo you even know where your gallbladder is? Maybe it's not so surprising that millions of Americans don't know they have a gastrointestinal disorder caused by gallstones. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of gallbladder disease, and why the icky medical mnemonic of "forty, fat, and fe...
Sawbones: Dr. Scholl's
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - January 23, 2024 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsIn a continuation from last week, Dr. Sydnee and Justin are focusing on a particular Doctor Brand: Dr Scholl's. Who was Dr. Scholl, what was his medical training, and why was he so interested in fixing feet? Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/
Sawbones: Doctor Brands
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - January 16, 2024 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsA lot of brands name themselves "doctor" – but how many of them are named after actual medical doctors? Justin takes the wheel with a little quiz for Dr. Sydnee and the listeners on Dr. Pepper, Doc Martens, Dr. Teal, and more. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/
Sawbones: Home Alone 2
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - December 19, 2023 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsWhat would really happen to someone stuck in all of Kevin McCallister's traps? Dr. Sydnee and Justin return to discuss the even more outrageous and even more dangerous injuries the Sticky Bandits sustain in Home Alone 2. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/
Sawbones: Why Don’t Americans get De-Wormed?
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - December 12, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsShrug off that winter chill with a warm bowl of listener-submitted medical questions. Questions like: Am I giving away my immunity with a blood donation? Can antibiotics make colds worse? Can you cough while sleeping? Are we really new people every seven years? And is there any real health benef...
Sawbones: Pepto Bismol
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - December 05, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsMany of us know all the catchy jingle that lists all the things that Pepto Bismol is supposed to be good for. However, that ubiquitous pink medicine is maybe not so ubiquitous everywhere. How did this chalky liquid become so necessary for curing Americans' stomach woes – and does it actually do ...
Sawbones Classic: Santa is Sick
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - November 28, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsTo get you through that holiday slog, we're re-releasing our classic holiday episode all about the ailments Santa could possibly have. It's Candlenights 2016, and that can only mean one thing: Dr. Sydnee is trying to ruin Christmas again. Join her as she explains to poor, pitiful Justin all of ...
Sawbones: Dr. Willard Bliss
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - November 21, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsIt was probably the destiny of Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss to become a medical professional, although his career was a real rollercoaster of beliefs and practices. But he obtained the most notoriety for bringing his questionable treatments to one of the most important people in the United States – ...
Sawbones: The Ejaculation Panic
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - November 07, 2023 19:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsIn the 1800s, there was a growing concern about spermatorrhea, a condition that involves involuntary and excessive semen leakage or discharge. Some doctors (and people who claimed to be doctors) were quick to come up with some truly terrifying solutions . . . except that it was largely a panic a...
Sawbones: The Intimate Side of a Woman’s Life
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - October 31, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsWhat was some of the outdated (though subtly subversive) medical advice given to cisgendered women of the 1930s? Dr. Sydnee and Justin aim to answer that with The Intimate Side of a Woman’s Life by Leona W. Chalmers, with all sorts of tips about douching, period cramps, and sex energy. Thanks to...
Sawbones: The Tea That Doesn’t Cure Cancer (and Might Make It Worse)
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - October 24, 2023 16:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsOften cure-alls cure nothing (and do nothing), but other times they may actually hurt. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the Essiac tea formula, which claims to cure cancer while preventing people from seeking actual helpful medical care. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.ba...
Sawbones: Pineapple
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - October 10, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsThere is a claim on the internet that when you eat pineapple, it eats you back. This is actually true! Or more accurately, pineapple contains an enzyme that breaks down tissue. Dr. Sydnee and Justin dive into exactly how this works, as well as the fundamental question: what is an enzyme? Music:...
Sawbones: Why Do I Always Burp Next to My Wife?
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - October 03, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsIt’s time for us to answer some more listener medical questions, if “us” means “Dr. Sydnee McElroy.” Questions like: can you cook dirt enough to make it clean? What is Gaze-Evoked Tinnitus? Why do we rub our eyes when we’re tired? And can I taste . . .with my eyes? Music: "Medicines" by The Ta...
Sawbones: Marvel Anatomy: Endgame
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - September 26, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsJustin returns to quiz Dr. Sydnee for the third and final analysis of the official Marvel Anatomy book. All will be revealed! Where does Colossus get his steel skin? How does Mystique turn into other people? And why are the Inhumans so disappointing? Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://...
Sawbones: Carpet Python Parasite
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - September 19, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsSometimes respiratory and GI distress can be treated with antibiotics; other times it turns out there’s a live carpet python parasite in the brain. Dr. Sydnee discuss this rare case from a few years ago, the history of discovering parasitic roundworms in humans, and best practices in avoiding th...
Sawbones: Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - September 12, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsThat thing where you get bitten by ticks and can't eat meat, is that real? Yes, it's real, and it's called Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Dr. Sydnee dives into the fascinating story of how we found out that sometimes, if you get bitten by a certain tick, you become allergic to red meat. Music: "Medicines...
Sawbones: Blood Glucose Tolerance Test
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - September 05, 2023 16:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsIf you’ve ever been pregnant or pregnant-adjacent, you may have heard of the blood glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. Many pregnant people find the process unpleasant and gross — which has prompted some pseudo-experts to speak out against it. Dr. Sydnee discusses the new discourse s...
Sawbones: Mamajuana
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - August 22, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsOne of the national drinks of the Dominican Republic, Mamajuana has a long history as an enjoyed alcoholic beverage . . . and a medicine. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go over the backstories of this beverage and the various medicinal properties it has reportedly held. For more about the history of Mama...
Sawbones: Leprosy in Florida
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - August 08, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsFlorida has a sudden uptick in cases of leprosy – but isn’t that just a weird Biblical disease? It’s real, it’s just fairly rare. Justin and Dr. Sydnee bring the history of leprosy from a 2014 episode, in addition to updated research and treatments, as well as what exactly is going on in Florida...
Sawbones: Railway Madness
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - August 01, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsTrains are statistically one of the safest ways to travel, but please mind the vibrations. Dr. Sydnee talks about the brief period in the 1800's when men kept going wild on trains. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/
Sawbones: Borax
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - July 26, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsYou'll never believe what people are doing on TikTok now. Borax is a salt you might have in your home: it's an active ingredient in many contact solutions, so it doesn't sound especially good to eat. Dr. Sydnee talks about the different reasons people on the internet are drinking it, the history...
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