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Healing Through History

Healing Through History

De: Shaan Bhandarkar
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 A deep dive into the annals of medical history and a critical reflection of the healthcare system and pharmaceutical industry through evolving social contextsShaan Bhandarkar 2022 Enfermedades Físicas Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • Confronting Death in Medicine: End-Of-Life Care Part 1

    Confronting Death in Medicine: End-Of-Life Care Part 1
    Jan 30 2023

    1/18/23. - The recent COVID-19 pandemic has further illuminated the importance of end-of-life care discussions between physicians and patients' families, with particular considerations toward the balance of the medical and deeply personal dimensions of the event of death. To begin to reconcile the question of how physicians should confront the concept of death in medicine, I review important end-of-life vocabulary as well as the history of right-to-die movements including Dr. Jack Kevorkian's advocacy and the case of Teri Schiavo.
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    14 m
  • The Bumpy Landscape of Democracy: Antebellum Phrenology

    The Bumpy Landscape of Democracy: Antebellum Phrenology
    Jan 29 2023

    1/11/23 - A historical predecessor to the specialties of neurology and psychiatry, phrenology is a pseudoscience that acquired a massive following in antebellum America for its appealing scientific racism.

    Music by Bensound
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    14 m
  • The Bittersweet Truth About Insulin

    The Bittersweet Truth About Insulin
    Jan 4 2023

    There is no doubt that insulin is a life-saving drug for millions of diabetics. But we have to ask at what cost (quite literally) its discovery and implementation in America has come at. In this episode, we uncover the hidden history of insulin shock therapy in American psychiatry and modern issues with the affordability of insulin medication.
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    11 m
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