Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

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Sawbones: Norovirus

Episode Date: March 17, 2017

Live from the Crow's Nest of the ms Westerdam, it's Sawbones all about norovirus! (Hey, we're on a cruise ship, what else are we gonna talk about? Mus...

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Sawbones: Patient Privacy

Episode Date: March 9, 2017

This week, Dr. Sydnee's dad Tommy Smirl sits in for Justin as they explore the history of patient privacy. Why does the doctor have to keep your secre...

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Sawbones: Detox

Episode Date: February 26, 2017

Before you start your next juice cleanse or coffee enema, we beg of you: Let Dr. Sydnee and Justin reassure you of the amazing detoxification powers o...

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Sawbones: Sinuses

Episode Date: February 18, 2017

Hey, but what ARE sinuses. It's OK if you don't know, Justin didn't either. Join him in a brief education from doctor Sydnee and hear about DaVinci's...

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Sawbones: Health Insurance

Episode Date: January 27, 2017

The American health insurance system is unlike any other in the world, and not in the good way. It's probably about to get worse. This is the story of...

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Sawbones: Silver

Episode Date: January 20, 2017

No need to be blue, we're back with an all-new Sawbones about silver! See, that's a very good joke, because ingesting silver can turn you blue, but yo...

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Sawbones: Space Medicine

Episode Date: January 6, 2017

Is 2017 the year that everybody gets to go to space? Well, no, probably not. But the groundwork is there for us to do it thanks to the doctors and ast...

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Sawbones: Santa Is Sick

Episode Date: December 24, 2016

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 Just...

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Sawbones: Chapped Lips

Episode Date: December 16, 2016

Chapped lips are a minor annoyance, but that didn't stop old-timey people from smushing together TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF BRAINS to rub on them. Join Ju...

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Sawbones: Ginger

Episode Date: December 9, 2016

It's the perfect time of year for gingerbread cookies, but what do you do with all that excess ginger? Well, maybe put it in a horse's butt? No, no, d...

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Sawbones: Vaseline

Episode Date: December 2, 2016

Cold temperatures mean chapped lips and (for a lot of people) that might also mean Vaseline. But Vaseline is used for SO much more. Like way, way, way...

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Sawbones: Cranberries

Episode Date: November 26, 2016

To celebrate American Thanksgiving, Dr. Sydnee and Justin example the medical history of that beleaguered holiday treat: The humble cranberry. Music:...