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: Chicken Pox

Episode Date: November 21, 2016

This week on Sawbones, we celebrate the everyday heroism of The Last Chicken Pox Generation. Also, Dr. Sydnee and Justin share your best chicken pox s...

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Sawbones: Frankberry Stool

Episode Date: November 4, 2016

This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin delve into what may just be history's oddest actual medical diagnosis: Frankenberry stool. Music: "Medici...

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Sawbones: Ghostwatch

Episode Date: October 28, 2016

A lot of folks like scary movies around Halloween time, but what happens when "spooked out" becomes "legitimate medical condition"? This week, Dr. Syd...

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Sawbones: Medical Games

Episode Date: October 20, 2016

Dr. Sydnee hands the wheel over to Justin this week as he returns to his medical media series with a history of medical video games. Learn how meteors...

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Sawbones: Pellagra

Episode Date: October 14, 2016

Immigrants get the job done, and that extends to curing a mysterious disease once blamed on everything from bad corn to summertime. This week, Dr. Syd...

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Sawbones: Hemorrhoids

Episode Date: October 9, 2016

Justin is not the hero Dr. Sydnee needs, but he's the one we all deserve. Because he's finally willing to admit the dark secret he's kept hidden for s...

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Sawbones: Laughter

Episode Date: October 1, 2016

Is laughter really the best medicine? No! Medicine is. The history of how we arrived at that conclusion is the subject of this week's Sawbones. Music:...

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Sawbones: Pneumonia

Episode Date: September 24, 2016

If you've paid even passing attention to the American presidential race, you've probably heard a lot of talk about pneumonia recently. This week, Dr....

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Sawbones: Dental Hygiene

Episode Date: September 16, 2016

Do you really need to floss? Have you been taking your chew stick for granted? Dr. Sydnee and Justin explore those and other pressing questions in exp...

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Sawbones: EpiPen

Episode Date: September 1, 2016

How did a journey that began with Prince Albert hunting for jellyfish on a cruise end with one of the biggest calamities in prescription drug history?...

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Sawbones: Doping

Episode Date: August 18, 2016

We're continuing to celebrate the Summer Olympics by presenting all the weird, terrible, horrid way athletes have tried to cheat their way to winning...

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Sawbones: Cupping

Episode Date: August 11, 2016

Olympic athletes swear by it, but what really is the science behind cupping? Dr. Sydnee and Justin are looking into it, and the answer might (but prob...

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Sawbones: Arsenic

Episode Date: August 5, 2016

It's poison! It's medicine! It's both! ... OK, so it's mainly poison, but it hasn't always been that way. Join Justin and Dr. Sydnee for a brief tour...

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Sawbones: Aloe

Episode Date: July 29, 2016

Sure, it may seem like a magical plant, but just how helpful is that big bottle of green goo on your shelf? This week: Dr. Sydnee and Justin present t...

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Sawbones: Tea

Episode Date: July 22, 2016

We're throwing a Boston Tea Party of our own as we explore the strange history of medical tea live from Boston's historic Wilbur Theater. Music: "Medi...

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Sawbones: Medical Garb

Episode Date: July 8, 2016

Why do doctors wear that? What did they used to wear? Dr. Sydnee and Justin answer the big questions like that, including the big one: What's up with...

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Sawbones: Salt

Episode Date: July 1, 2016

If you've ever used salt for ANYTHING other than making cold french fries moderately edible, you need to listen to this episode. Music: "Medicines" by...