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: 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:...

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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....