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The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures

The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures

By: Dr. Max Dr. Aaron Dr. Mike and Alba
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This is a show for all the nerdy medical history people.

Three modern emergency physicians and their show's "medical history intern" take a lighthearted, humorous quest through various stories in the history of medicine. Topics from ancient times to recent history, all related to important advancements, people, or discoveries in the history of medicine.

New episodes every two weeks!

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Episodes
  • The Finale - John Hunter, the Founder of Scientific Surgery

    The Finale - John Hunter, the Founder of Scientific Surgery
    Nov 6 2024

    This is the final episode for the Poor Historians Podcast. It's been a wonderful ride and we're happy to end on what we think is a high note, talking about the topic that interested Dr. Max in starting a show about medical history in the first place.

    The chief source for this episode is "The Knife Man" a book by Wendy Moore talking about the life, times, and accomplishments of the Scottish Surgeon, John Hunter. You may not know it, but so many advances in medicine (and past episodes of our show) owe him a debt of thanks.

    We thank everyone for listening and supporting our show and for sending us all the wonderful messages over the years.

    Check out Wendy Moore's amazing book, HERE.

    With much love from Dr. Max, Dr. Aaron, Dr. Mike, and Alba.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • The Chicago Tylenol Murders and Halloween Sadism

    The Chicago Tylenol Murders and Halloween Sadism
    Oct 24 2024

    If you've ever wondered why your over-the-counter pill bottles have that annoying little foil under the cap, you'll be happy to know it's there for good reason. It all stems from this true-crime meets toxicology story. We'll lay it all out here in this episode.

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    55 mins
  • Comstock Laws and Women's Health in the Gilded Age with Special Guest, Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, PhD

    Comstock Laws and Women's Health in the Gilded Age with Special Guest, Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, PhD
    Oct 10 2024

    We welcome our special guest historian to discuss an overview of issues affecting medical history and it's approaches to women's health during the late 19th century into the early 20th. We'll talk about Anthony Comstock and his silly morality-influenced laws, discuss early forms of contraception, and will examine all of this amidst the cultural milieu of the era.

    We'll go out on a limb and say the doctors of this age were a bit behind the times and we're happy to laugh at their expense.

    Guest Info:

    Dr. Alicia Gutierrez-Romine is a historian and author. She specializes in California history with an emphasis on gender and sexuality, medicine, and race and ethnicity. She is an expert on the history of criminal abortion in the United States and is currently doing research on intersections of race, public health, and immigration in California and the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

    Check out her latest book -> From Back Alley to the Border: Criminal Abortion in California, 1920–1969.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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