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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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1 1. Trepanation 2013-06-21
2 2. Mercury 2013-06-28
3 3. Bloodletting 2013-07-05
4 4. Plague Medicine 2013-07-12
5 5. Opium 2013-07-19
6 6. Hysteria 2013-07-26
7 8. Amputation 2013-08-02
8 8. Lobotomy 2013-08-09
9 10. John Kellogg’s Odd Prescription 2013-08-16
10 10. Weight Loss 2013-08-30
11 11. Benjamin Rush 2013-09-13
12 12. Urine 2013-09-13
13 13. Birth Control 2013-09-20
14 14. Radiation Therapy 2013-09-27
15 15. Tobacco 2013-10-04
16 16. Patent Medicines 2013-10-11
17 17. Immortality 2013-10-18
18 18. Reanimation 2013-10-25
19 18. Baldness 2013-11-01
20 20. Fertility 2013-11-08
21 21. Self-Surgery 2013-11-15
22 22, Headaches 2013-11-29
23 23. Reich's Sexbox 2013-12-13
24 24. Alcoholism 2013-12-20

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1 25. Hangovers 2014-01-03
2 26. Royal Rife's Cancer-Curing Death Ray 2014-01-14
3 27. Menstruation 2014-01-21
4 28. Leprosy 2014-01-28
5 29. The Father of Homeopathy 2014-02-04
6 30. Tuberculosis 2014-02-11
7 31. Pregnancy Tests 2014-02-19
8 32. Left-handedness 2014-02-25
9 33. Plastic Surgery 2014-03-04
10 34. Phrenology 2014-03-11
11 35. Oil Pulling 2014-03-18
12 36. Medical Marjiuana 2014-03-25
13 37. Dr. Mesmer and the Power of Animal Magnetism 2014-04-01
14 38. Medical Cannibalism 2014-01-08
15 39. Magnets 2014-03-15
16 40. Epilepsy 2014-04-22
17 41. Self-Expermientation 2014-04-29
18 42. Sleepwalking 2014-05-06
19 43. Cholera 2014-05-14
20 44. Warts 2014-05-27
21 45. Teething 2014-06-03
22 46. Corpse Theft and the Resurrection Men 2014-06-10
23 47. Breastfeeding 2014-06-10
24 48. C-Section 2014-06-24
25 49. Vaccines 2014-07-08
26 50. Birth 2014-07-15
27 51. Hiccups 2014-07-22
28 52. Rabies 2014-08-05
29 53. Gout 2014-08-12
30 54. Spontaneous Combustion 2014-08-26
31 55. Our Birth Story 2014-09-02
32 56. Insomnia 2014-09-23
33 57. Color Therapy 2014-10-01
34 58. Acne 2014-10-07
35 59. Cataracts 2014-10-14
36 60. The Goat Testicle Solution 2014-10-21
37 61. Vitamins 2014-10-28
38 62. Ebola 2014-11-04
39 63. Influenza 2014-11-12
40 64. Asthma and Allergies 2014-11-18
41 65. Tooth Removal 2014-12-02
42 66. Enemas and Cleanses 2014-12-10
43 67. Organ Transplants 2014-12-16
44 68. Appalachian Folk Medicine 2014-12-23
45 69. Alcohol 2014-12-30

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1 70. Diabetes 2015-01-06
2 71. Aromatherapy 2015-01-14
3 72. Blood Transfusions 2015-01-20
4 73. Paracelsus, a Weird Guy Who Did Weird Things Then Died 2015-01-27
5 74. Measles 2015-02-03
6 75. The Dancing Plague 2015-02-11
7 76. Chocolate 2015-02-17
8 77. The Four Humors 2015-02-25
9 78. Syphilis 2015-03-04
10 79. Malaria 2015-03-11
11 80. Medical Education 2015-03-17
12 81. Medical TV (Part 1) 2015-03-25
13 82. “Heroes” of Patent Medicine: Volume 1 2015-04-08
14 83. “Heroes” of Patent Medicine: Volume 2 2015-04-15
15 84. “Heroes” of Patent Medicine: Volume 3 2015-04-22
16 85. Polio 2015-04-29
17 86. Sweating Sickness 2015-05-06
18 87. The Gut Hole Romance 2015-05-13
19 88. Typhoid Mary 2015-05-20
20 89. Poison Ivy 2015-06-03
21 90. Medical TV (Part 2) 2015-06-10
22 91. The Teen Girl 2015-06-17
23 92. Sunburns 2015-06-24
24 93. Burns 2015-07-02
25 94. Guinea Worms 2015-07-08
26 95. The Seasick-Proof Saloon 2015-06-15
27 96. The Unkillable Phineas Gage 2015-07-23
28 97. Fainting and Corsets 2015-07-29
29 98. Honey 2015-08-05
30 99. Hygiene 2015-08-12
31 100. Conjoined Twins 2015-08-20
32 101. Love 2015-08-26
33 102. Birds 2015-08-02
34 103. Cats 2015-09-10
35 104. Lice 2015-09-16
36 105. Snakes 2015-09-24
37 106. Aah, Real Monsters! 2015-10-01
38 107. Near-Death Experiences 2015-10-08
39 108. Lyme Disease 2015-10-16
40 109. Roundworms 2015-10-21
41 110. Medical History Halloween Costumes 2015-10-29
42 111. Nursing 2015-11-04
43 112. The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits 2015-11-18
44 113. The Poison Squad 2015-11-27
45 114. Scarlet Fever 2015-12-04
46 115. Gunshot Wounds 2015-12-09
47 116. Scurvy 2015-12-18
48 117. Christmas Is Trying to Kill You 2015-12-23

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1 118. Fasting 2016-01-06
2 119. Green Sickness 2016-01-17
3 120. Nosebleeds 2016-01-21
4 121. The People vs. The Spleen 2016-01-27
5 122. Zika Virus 2016-02-03
6 123. Crystal Healing 2016-02-10
7 124. Heartburn 2016-02-18
8 125. The Knig of Quacks 2016-02-24
9 126. Hookworm 2016-02-24
10 127. Vinegar 2016-03-09
11 128. Your Goofiest Medical Questions Answered 2016-03-16
12 129. Poop 2016-03-23
13 130. Hemophilia 2016-03-30
14 131. Hydrogen Peroxide 2016-04-06
15 132. Earwax 2016-04-15
16 133. Earaches 2016-04-21
17 134. Goofy Medical Questions Vol. 2 2016-04-29
18 135. Tinnitus 2016-05-04
19 136. Bezoars 2016-05-11
20 137. Kidney Stones 2016-05-19
21 138. Kombucha 2016-05-27
22 139. Mary Roach 2016-05-31
23 140. Pliny the Elder 2015-06-08
24 141. The Presidents Are Sick 2016-06-16
25 142. Narcolepsy 2016-06-23
26 143. Salt 2016-06-30
27 144. Medical Garb 2016-07-07
28 145. Goofy Medical Questions Vol. 3 2016-07-13
29 146. Tea 2016-07-21
30 147. Aloe 2016-07-29
31 148. Arsenic 2016-08-04
32 149. Cupping 2016-08-10
33 150. Doping/Performance Enhancement 2016-08-17
34 151. The Royal Fistula Fad 2016-08-26
35 152. EpiPen 2016-08-31
36 153. Dental Hygiene 2016-09-15
37 154. Pneumonia 2016-09-24
38 155. Laughter 2016-10-01
39 156. Hemmorhoids 2016-10-08
40 157. Pellagra 2016-10-14
41 158. Medical Games 2016-10-20
42 159. Ghostwatch 2016-10-28
43 160. Frankenberry Stool 2016-11-03
44 161. Your Medical Questions, Answered! 2016-11-11
45 162. Chicken Pox 2016-11-20
46 163. Cranberries 2016-11-25
47 164. Vaseline 2016-12-02
48 165. Ginger 2016-12-09
49 166. Chapped Lips 2016-12-16
50 167. Santa Is Sick 2016-12-24

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1 168. Space Medicine 2017-02-06
2 169. Silver 2017-01-19
3 170. Health Insurance 2017-01-27
4 171. Immigration Medicine 2017-02-03
5 172. The Man Who Ate Everything 2017-02-09
6 173. Sinuses 2017-02-17
7 174. Detox 2017-02-26
8 175. The Purification Rundown 2017-03-01
9 176. Patient Privacy 2017-03-09
10 177. Norovirus 2017-03-16
11 178. Dr. James Barry 2017-03-23
12 179. More Weird Medical Answers 2017-03-30
13 180. The Papanicolaou Test 2017-04-06
14 181. Pica and Eating Dirt 2017-04-14
15 182. The 80-Hour Work Week 2017-04-23
16 183. Fluoride 2017-04-30
17 184. The Salisbury Diet 2017-05-03
18 185. Tetralogy of Fallot 2017-05-11
19 186. Vivien Thomas 2017-05-18
20 187. The Clap 2017-05-25
21 188. Medicinal Tattoos 2017-06-02
22 189. Conversion Therapy Part 1 2017-06-09
23 190. Conversion Therapy Part 2 2017-06-17
24 191. Yet More Weird Medical Answers 2017-06-25
25 192. An Incomplete History of Gender Confirmation 2017-06-30
26 193. Wrinkles 2017-07-07
27 194. The (Maybe) Real Dr. Frankenstein 2017-07-13
28 195. The Mutter Museum 2017-07-19
29 196. Erectile Dysfunction 2017-08-03
30 197. Opoid Addiction 2017-08-11
31 198. Eugenics 2017-08-17
32 199. Tickling 2017-08-25
33 200. Snoring 2017-09-11
34 201. The Presidential Fitness Test 2017-09-17
35 202. The Glass Delusion 2017-09-22
36 203. Aspirin 2017-10-01
37 204. Inside a Doctor's Bag 2017-10-05
38 205. The Moon 2017-10-19
39 206. Medicinal Soda 2017-10-27
40 207. Chili Peppers 2017-11-03
41 208. Charcoal 2017-11-10
42 209. Legionnaires Disease 2017-11-15
43 210. The Baby Show 2017-11-30
44 211. Wound Care 2017-12-06
45 212. Coffee 2017-12-15
46 213. The CDC and Medical Censorship 2017-12-21

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1 214. Home Alone 2018-01-06
2 215. Raw Water 2018-01-14
3 216. Don't Eat Tide Pods 2018-01-19
4 217. Goiter 2018-01-26
5 218. Anibiotics 2018-02-02
6 219. Yet More Medical Questions Answered 2018-02-09
7 220. Our Second Birth Story 2018-03-02
8 221. Ambulances 2018-03-10
9 222. ALS and the Many Diseases of Jean-Martin Charcot 2018-03-24
10 223. Bee Venom Therapy 2018-03-31
11 224. The Secret Life of Doctors 2018-04-05
12 225. The Ghastly Gauntlet: A Sawbones Super Quiz 2018-04-12
13 226. Genetically-Modified Organisms 2018-04-20
14 227. Fractures 2018-04-29
15 228. Legends of the Hidden Breast 2018-05-06
16 229. Hepatitis A 2018-05-18
17 300. Freckles 2018-05-27
18 231. DNA Testing 2018-05-30
19 232. Medical Astrology 2018-06-08
20 233. Our Mental Health Stories 2018-06-14
21 234. Ketogenic Diets 2018-06-24
22 235. Antimony 2018-06-30
23 236. Ozone 2018-07-06
24 237. The Bends 2018-07-13
25 238. Applied Kinesiology 2018-07-22
26 239. CBD Oil 2018-08-04
27 240. The Placebo Effect 2018-08-12
28 241. Perkins' Tractor 2018-08-24
29 242. Asbestos 2018-09-01
30 243. Ether 2018-09-07
31 244. Memorialization and Medical Ethics 2018-09-14
32 245. Medical Illustration 2018-09-21
33 246. Vasectomy 2018-09-30
34 247. The Oregon Trail 2018-10-08
35 248. Dr. Price's Bad Ideas 2018-10-08
36 249. 27 Reasons Why You Should Get a Flue Shot 2018-10-21
37 250. Possession 2018-10-28
38 251. Your Weird Questions, Our Weirder Answers 2018-11-03
39 252. Jilly Juice 2018-11-09
40 253. Black Salve 2018-11-16
41 254. The Herpes Thanksgiving Special 2018-11-21
42 255. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 2018-12-02
43 256. Vitamin B17 2018-12-15
44 257. A Sawbones Special Presentation: A Medicine Called Christmas 2018-12-24

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259 259. Colic and Gripe Water 2019-01-04
260 260. Bizarro World 2019-01-25
260 260. Bizarro World 2019-01-25
261 261. Rock Medicine 2019-02-01
261 261. Rock Medicine 2019-02-01
262 262. Tom Brady’s Snake Oil 2019-02-08
262 262. Tom Brady’s Snake Oil 2019-02-08
263 263. Mumps 2019-02-15
263 263. Mumps 2019-02-15
264 264. Auriculotherapy 2019-02-22
264 264. Auriculotherapy 2019-02-22
265 265. Rubella 2019-03-01
265 265. Rubella 2019-03-01
266 266. Stroke 2019-03-08
266 266. Stroke 2019-03-08
267 267. Medical Legends of Alabama 2019-03-15
267 267. Medical Legends of Alabama 2019-03-15
268 268. Broken Heart Syndrome 2019-03-22
268 268. Broken Heart Syndrome 2019-03-22
269 269. Modern Day Snake Oil Salespeople 2019-03-29
269 269. Modern Day Snake Oil Salespeople 2019-03-29
270 270. Pinworms 2019-04-07
270 270. Pinworms 2019-04-07
271 271. Cavities 2019-04-12
271 271. Cavities 2019-04-12
272 272. Warfarin 2019-04-19
272 272. Warfarin 2019-04-19
273 273. Why Doctors Don’t Fix Teeth 2019-04-26
273 273. Why Doctors Don’t Fix Teeth 2019-04-26
274 274. Bleach 2019-05-04
274 274. Bleach 2019-05-04
275 275. The First Pharmacist 2019-05-18
275 275. The First Pharmacist 2019-05-18
276 276. The World of Warcraft Plague 2019-05-26
276 276. The World of Warcraft Plague 2019-05-26
277 277. Paternity Testing 2019-05-31
277 277. Paternity Testing 2019-05-31
278 278. Adenoviruses 2019-06-07
278 278. Adenoviruses 2019-06-07
279 279. Trichinosis 2019-06-14
279 279. Trichinosis 2019-06-14
280 280. Medicine in Japanese American Concentration Camps 2019-06-21
281 281. Wine 2019-06-30
281 281. Wine 2019-06-30
282 282. Medical Reversals 2019-07-12
282 282. Medical Reversals 2019-07-12
283 283. The Chattanooga Medicine Company 2019-07-19
283 283. The Chattanooga Medicine Company 2019-07-19
284 284. Yes, More Medical Questions Answered! 2019-07-26
285 285. Eli Lilly’s Pot Farms 2019-08-04
286 286. Fever 2019-08-18
287 287. Sneezing 2019-08-25
288 288. The HPV Vaccine 2019-08-30
289 289. Hydrotherapy 2019-09-08
290 290. Vaping 2019-09-13
291 291. Garlic 2019-09-20
292 292. Essential Oils 2019-09-27
293 293. National Hotel Disease 2019-10-04
294 294. The Hippocratic Oath 2019-10-11
295 295. Ben Franklin 2019-10-20
296 296. Cough Drops 2019-10-25
297 297. Auto-Brewery Syndrome 2019-11-03
298 298. Food Sensitivity Testing 2019-11-15
299 299. The Man Behind the Knick 2019-11-24
300 300. Yes Virginia, There Are More Medical Questions 2019-12-01
301 301. Taint Tanning and Heliotherapy 2019-12-06
302 302. Elderberry and Other Things That Don’t Prevent the Flu 2019-12-13
303 303. A Medicine Called Christmas 2: A Royal Pain 2019-12-22
304 304. The Chicago River Reversal 2019-12-28

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305 305. Bidets 2020-01-10
306 306. Viking’s Disease 2020-01-10
307 307. IV Cocktails 2020-01-24
308 308. Coronavirus 2020-02-02
309 309. Body Temperature 2020-02-09
310 310. Laudable Pus 2020-02-17
311 311. William Cunningham and the Ghouls of Cincinnati 2020-02-23
312 312. Quarantine 2020-03-01
313 313. How Yellow Fever (Nearly) Destroyed Philadelphia 2020-03-06
314 314. Revenge of the Weird Medical Questions 2020-03-13
315 315. Coronavirus Part 2 2020-03-22
316 316. Masks 2020-03-30
317 317. Ignaz Semmelweis 2020-04-03
318 318. Hydroxychloroquine 2020-04-12
319 319. Dr. Anthony Fauci and Coronavirus Myths 2020-04-17
320 320. The Most Dangerous Parade 2020-04-24
321 321. COVID Lies, Darned Lies and Statistics 2020-05-01
322 322. Cabin Fever 2020-05-08
323 323. COVID-19 Q&A 2020-05-17
324 324. The Cholera Riots 2020-05-22
325 325. Medical Racism and Protest Safety 2020-05-31
326 326. The Black Panthers and Public Health 2020-07-05
327 327. COVID-19 and Bad Data 2020-07-12
328 328. Systemic Racism in Medical Honors 2020-07-26
329 329. The Weight of the Human Soul 2020-07-03
330 330. Health Media Literacy 2020-07-13
331 331. Amnesia 2020-07-18
332 332. Operation Warp Speed 2020-07-24
333 333. Dr. Joycelyn Elders 2020-07-31
334 334. Osmosis Jones 2020-08-07
335 335. Grounded for Life 2020-08-14
336 336. Oleander 2020-08-21
337 337. Vagina Shaming 2020-08-29
338 338. Nostalgia 2020-09-04
339 339. Death Certificates 2020-09-11
340 340. Forced Sterilization 2020-09-18
341 341. How Horseshoe Crabs (Probably) Saved Your Life 2020-09-25
342 342. Our 2020 Flu Shot Extravaganza 2020-10-02
343 343. Osteopathic Medicine 2020-10-16
344 344. Herd Immunity 2020-10-23
345 345. A Health Care Voter’s Guide 2020-10-30
346 346. Angel’s Glow 2020-11-08
347 347. Hypodermic Needles 2020-11-13
348 348. Even More Weird Medical Questions 2020-11-27
349 349. Clinical Trials 2020-12-04
350 350. Don’t Steal Your Dog’s Worm Medicine to Treat COVID-19 2020-12-11
351 351. COVID Vaccine Questions and Answers 2020-12-18

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353 353. COVID-19: The Final Mile 2021-01-05
354 354. Dropsy 2021-01-19
355 355. How to Talk About Vaccine Hesitancy 2021-01-26
356 356. The Great Smog 2021-02-02
357 357. Mewing 2021-02-09
358 358. The U.S. Surgeon General 2021-02-16
359 359. Believe It Or Not, More As for Your Qs 2021-03-02
360 360. Harm Reduction 2021-03-09
361 361. COVID-19: One Year Later 2021-03-16
362 362. Blue Light 2021-03-23
363 363. Gamer Danger 2021-03-30
364 364. St John’s Wort 2021-04-06
365 365. Vaccine Verification 2021-04-20
366 366. Chlorophyll 2021-04-27
367 367. Direct-to-Consumer Advertising 2021-04-04
368 368. Revenge of the Sawbones Quiz 2021-05-11
369 369. Papaya Seeds and Parasites 2021-05-18
370 370. The Parasite Delusion 2021-03-04
371 371. COVID Variants and Guns for Vaccines 2021-06-08
372 372. Black Lung Disease 2021-06-15
373 373. Physician Burnout 2021-07-29
374 374. Jimmy Buffett 2021-07-07
375 375. Hot Medical Question Summer 2021-07-13
376 376. Naloxone 2021-07-20
377 377. Balto 2021-07-27
378 378. Virology 2021-08-03
379 379. Vicks 2021-08-10
380 380. Thalidomide 2021-08-24
381 381. Havana Syndrome 2021-08-31
382 382. Herbalife 2021-09-07
383 383. Black Oxygen Organics 2021-09-14
384 384. Weird Medical Questions Strike Back 2021-09-22
385 385. Bruising 2021-09-28
386 386. The Pill That Helps Prevent HIV 2021-10-05
387 387. The Malaria Vaccine 2021-10-12
388 388. The Green Children of Woolpit 2021-10-19
389 389. Sex and Gender 2021-10-26
390 390. Melioidosis 2021-11-09
391 391. Arsenic Wallpaper 2021-11-16
392 392. How to Detox from a Vaccine 2021-11-23
393 393. Alka-Seltzer 2021-11-30
394 394. Tis the Season for Weird Medical Questions 2021-12-07
395 395. Sawbones Classic: Home Alone 2021-12-14
396 396. Twelve Days of Christmas 2021-12-21

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397 397. Mariko Aoki Phenomenon 2022-01-04
398 398. The Omicron Variant 2022-01-11
399 399. Baker-Miller Pink 2022-01-18
400 400. Doctoring While Sick 2022-02-01
401 Ben Franklin's Glass Armonica 2022-02-08
402 Now That's What I Call Weird Medical Questions 2022-02-15
403 Dr. Charles Drew and Blood Donations 2022-02-22
404 Update: Havana Syndrome 2022-03-08
405 Star Jelly 2022-03-15
406 Spring Medical Questions Are in the Air 2022-03-22
407 Food Dye and Behavior 2022-03-29
408 Bach's Flower Remedies 2022-04-05
409 The World of Warcraft Plague and COVID 2022-04-12
410 Cereal 2022-04-19
411 Testicle Tanning 2022-04-26
412 Harry Beno: the Poison King 2022-05-03
413 Infant Formula 2022-05-17
414 History of Abortion 2022-05-24
415 Monkey Pox 2022-05-31
416 Is it Safe to Eat This Plutonium? 2022-06-07
417 Vomit 2022-06-22
418 Radium Girls 2022-06-28
419 Answering Your Questions About the Roe Verdict 2022-07-05
420 Hand Sanitizer 2022-07-19
421 The Brompton Cocktail 2022-07-26
422 Metamucil 2022-08-09
423 Band-Aids 2022-08-16
424 Rufus Weaver and Harriet Cole 2022-08-23
425 The Sleeping Sickness 2022-08-30
426 Vaccine Update 2022-09-13
427 E. coli 2022-09-20
428 How Justin McElroy Became a Trusted Source for COVID News in Canada 2022-09-27
429 Schizophrenia 2022-10-04
430 Dr. Oz 2022-10-11
431 Iridology 2022-10-18
432 Anthroposophy 2022-10-25
433 Does Shrimp Make My Husband Drunk? 2022-11-08
434 Pirate Medicine Chapter One 2022-11-16
435 Pirate Medicine Chapter Two 2022-11-22
436 Pirate Medicine Chapter Three 2022-11-29
437 Farts 2022-12-06
438 RSV 2022-12-13
439 Can I Become the Alpha Period-Haver? 2022-12-20

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