The History of Medicine

By: Kirby Gong
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  • Explore the rich history of medicine, from the diseases that once plagued us, how the medicine we take for granted today came to be, and the curious characters and stories surrounding these topics. Updates every week, with breaks between seasons for additional research and planning. Our current topic: Pain. Episodes to resume in early October 2021! Past Season's topics: Season 1 - Antibiotics. Season 2 - Surgery/Anesthesia. Season 3 - Public Health. Season 4 - Mental Illness. Season 5 - Pain.
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  • 6.1 - Papyrus and Paralysis

    6.1 - Papyrus and Paralysis
    Jan 29 2024

    This week, we talk about the highlights of neurological understanding, spanning from Ancient Egypt to the Romans to Medieval Islamic surgeons. 

    Check out our website at https://thehistoryofmedicine.buzzsprout.com/!
    E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!
    Say hi on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryOfMedicine!
    Transcripts and Sources here at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19hHEgjSdLvSjsd6K3frEFSD1p_fnFKpM?usp=sharing!
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    9 mins
  • Returning to the Show

    Returning to the Show
    Aug 15 2023

    Good evening everyone. As you can tell, I've been gone for a bit longer that expected, for which I apologize. But I bear good news, I am all done getting married, and life has mostly settled down to normalcy again, so I've had time to do some research. I did previously settle on the history of physical rehabilitation as my next topic, but it's been tough to turn up reliable sources, so I'm likely to switch topics. If you've got an idea for a season topic, let me know in the next week or two! My current plan is to ease my way back into making episodes, probably with one a month for a few months, and then meander my way back to biweekly or weekly episodes. I'm excited to bring new episodes back, and I hope you are too. Thank you for listening, and I hope the wait will be worth it.

    Check out our website at https://thehistoryofmedicine.buzzsprout.com/!
    E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!
    Say hi on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryOfMedicine!
    Transcripts and Sources here at:
    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19hHEgjSdLvSjsd6K3frEFSD1p_fnFKpM?usp=sharing
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    1 min
  • Extending Hiatus More

    Extending Hiatus More
    Aug 24 2022

    Good evening everyone. As you can tell, I've been gone for even longer than expected, and I am sorry for that. I love doing this podcast, but it is a hobby for me. Between my research being very busy, wedding planning absolutely kicking my butt, and also throwing out my back for a week, it just hasn't been possible to get this season going yet. I'm still receiving mail from some of y'all, which as always makes me very happy. I hope to be back soon, as my back is all better now, and wedding planning should calm down in the next month or so as we get all of our vendors lined up. Thank you for your patience, and I hope the wait will be worth it. 
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    1 min

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Great stuff

Kirby Gong has done the research, you just need to sit back and learn about the many themes in medicine, which are logically designed and formatted. Very enjoyable and designed for the non-specialist. Truly outstanding stuff and recommend highly!

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