Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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Vagina Shaming Aug 29, 2020

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For millennia, people with vagina was told that there was something wrong with them (if they were even spoken about at all). Their vagina smelled wrong, looked wrong, it was too wet or not wet enough. This week on Sawbones, a reminder that your vagina is (almost always) just fine the way it is.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Oleander Aug 21, 2020

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Puzzled as to why a pillow peddler is pushing poison to the president to pacify a pandemic? Please press play.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Grounded for Life Aug 14, 2020

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This week on Sawbones, we explore The Most Important Health Discovery Ever! We know it's the The Most Important Health Discovery Ever because the book is called Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever. So there you have it.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Osmosis Jones Aug 07, 2020

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This week on Sawbones, we close out the #MaxFunDrive with a FAR too thorough examination of history's only medical animated comedy in which Bill Murray barfs on Molly Shannon. Let's talk about Osmosis Jones.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Dr. Joycelyn Elders Jul 31, 2020

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Dr. Joycelyn Elders is an American hero who went from a sharecropper's daughter to the first black Surgeon General of the United States. This is the story of her inspirational rise, her infuriating firing and her inability to stop doing good.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Operation Warp Speed Jul 24, 2020

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Yes friends, that's the actual name of the U.S. government's race to creation a coronavirus vaccine. It's either radical or a huge embarrassment, depending on which Sawbones co-host you are. This week, we'll talk about the progress so far and what work still remains.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: Amnesia Jul 18, 2020

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In what is perhaps the first and only example of the Fast and Furious franchise inspiring an episode of Sawbones, we're diving into amnesia. We'll see how media portrayals stack up to reality, look at modern therapy and explore the validity of the second bonk.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Health Media Literacy Jul 13, 2020

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We're being inundated by medical news in the face of COVID-19, but how is the layman supposed to make sense of all it? How can you tell a trustworthy report from simple clickbait? We'll discuss on this week's Sawbones (with a brief tangent about re-opening schools).

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Sawbones: The Weight of the Human Soul Jul 03, 2020

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An introspective moment on Sawbones this week as we meet the doctor who devoted his life to discovering the weight of the human soul.

NOTE: This episode contains discussions of mortality, both human and animal.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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Systemic Racism in Medical Honors Jun 26, 2020

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AOA is a medical honors society that's supposed to separate top-tier medical students from the rest of the pack. It helps determine which doctors get the top jobs in the most competitive fields. The problem? There's implicit racism in the way it chooses members, and fixing it may be a massive challenge.

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