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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Alka-Seltzer

Episode Date: November 30, 2021

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a LEGACY it is. Welcome back to Justin McElroy’s Medical Brand Hall of Fame, where we can put aside questions of scien...

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Arsenic Wallpaper

Episode Date: November 16, 2021

No, dear listener, “arsenic wallpaper” is not just a great band name, it’s also a reference to a mid-1800s fanaticism around using arsenic to create a...

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Melioidosis

Episode Date: November 9, 2021

 You may have heard about a recent deadly outbreak related to gemstone-laden room sprays. The culprit in that sad situation is called “Melioidosis,” a...

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Sex and Gender

Episode Date: October 26, 2021

There has been lots of discourse about gender expression recently, and “science” is often trotted out as an argument to deny the experience of others....

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The Green Children of Woolpit

Episode Date: October 19, 2021

For Halloween, Sawbones is bringing you a story rooted in folklore and mystery: two children  showed up one day in the English town of Woolpit, speaki...

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The Malaria Vaccine

Episode Date: October 12, 2021

As an intro to new listeners, we’re bringing you science unfolding in real time that’s actually really good: the malaria vaccine. Let’s get the bad ne...

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Bruising

Episode Date: September 28, 2021

Well, in one of the classic parenting whoopsies, Justin and Sydnee dented their daughter (she’s fine). In honor of her contusion, this week on Sawbone...

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Black Oxygen Organics

Episode Date: September 14, 2021

Well, people are eating dirt. Real expensive dirt, too. That’s where we’re at. There’s a multi-level marketing company that sells people dirt to eat....

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Herbalife

Episode Date: September 7, 2021

If you’ve seen a new smoothie shop or “Nutrition Club” open up in your area, take note: It may not be a smoothie store at all. This week on Sawbones,...

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Havana Syndrome

Episode Date: August 31, 2021

We’ve got a real mystery for you on Sawbones this week: Havana Syndrome. It’s either a secret beam being blasted at American diplomats . . .  or a mas...

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Thalidomide

Episode Date: August 24, 2021

In the 1950s, Thalidomide was rolled out very quickly and what followed was a tragic story that highlighted perils of greed and hidden agendas. This w...

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Vicks

Episode Date: August 10, 2021

Justin takes over Sawbones researching duties from Dr. Sydnee this week as he begins profiling the unsung heroes of business: Brands. In this inaugura...

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Virology

Episode Date: August 3, 2021

How well do we understand viruses? We were fighting them before we could even see them. Fast forward to today, Dr. Sydnee explains how all of this rel...

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Balto

Episode Date: July 27, 2021

Sawbones is finally doing the Balto episode! What happens when a remote town in Alaska has a diphtheria breakout, but their entire anti-toxin supply i...

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Naloxone

Episode Date: July 20, 2021

Naloxone is known as the “life-saving drug,” since it can bring someone back from an opiate overdose. Dr. Sydnee goes through the history of this hero...

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Hot Medical Question Summer

Episode Date: July 13, 2021

It’s time to answer more of your medical queries, like what is Texidor’s Twinge, when does the sunscreen clock start, and yeast infections: why?Music:...