The History of Medicine

This week, we return to talking about opioid drugs, this time discussing heroin, which is to replace morphine in many ways, good and bad. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

This week, we talk about the discovery of aspirin, going from willows to modern pills, with some drama in between. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

We continue the story of morphine, and detail its terrible effects on Americans after the Civil War, and how it fell out of favor. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

This week, we learn about morphine, and the one who first isolated it, Friedrich Serturner. It takes a while for folks to figure out how important it is, but this is just the beginning.Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

This week, we advance to the Renaissance era with two stories: Willem ten Rhijne, who brought Eastern medicine to Europe, and William Sydenham who pioneered proprietary laudanum. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

This week we move onto the Medieval era, and look at the writings of some guy named some version of Nicolai, and Arabic surgeon Ibn al Quff to learn about what they were up to. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

We're back! And this season, we're exploring the history of treating pain, or pain management. As per usual, we start this off with an exploration of ancient techniques for dealing with pain, which honestly I'm pretty impressed by. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

This week, let's talk about what the future may hold when it comes to treating mental illness. As always, I'm now taking a month-long hiatus to prepare for the next season. Be back soon! Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

It turns out, complaining on the internet can be good for something. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!

This week, we return to the DSM, the big book used by psychiatrists for diagnoses, which comes under fire, but now in the age of the internet, which we know can always make things interesting. Check out our website!E-mail me at thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com!Say hi on Facebook! Transcripts and Sources here!