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Toxic History!

Toxic History!

De: Adam Blumenberg
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Toxic History! is a narrative medicine lecture series where medical experts tell you stories from the history of poison. Human beings have known about poison – substances that harm and even kill– for thousands of years. Poisons have been seen as mysterious, supernatural, and enigmatic. What are these plants, mixtures, and elements with such powerful properties? It is only in the past century that science has begun to demystify these chemicals and explain how they work. Still, the impact they have on the world – from cultish mass suicides to chemical attacks to a single case of homicide – can be profound. Toxic History! explores the impact on society, culture, and science behind poisonous events in history.Adam Blumenberg 2022 Enfermedades Físicas Higiene y Vida Saludable Mundial
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  • Cat Killer in the Courtroom: The Story of Dr. Robert Buchanan

    Cat Killer in the Courtroom: The Story of Dr. Robert Buchanan
    Mar 20 2026

    Dr. Robert Buchanan’s murder trial captivated the public with its shocking details and gruesome display. Take a deep dive into the tragic story of this physician, where, not one, but two innocent lives were caught in the wake of one man’s pride.

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    11 m
  • Bromism - A Brief Narrative History without the Bromides

    Bromism - A Brief Narrative History without the Bromides
    Feb 22 2026

    From controlling libido to epilepsy, bromides surged in popularity but experienced an equally precipitous decline in 19th century medicine. As the paradigm of disease explanation progressed from humors to pathology, bromides established a therapeutic foothold during this revolutionary period. What followed, however, were urban myths and consequences of toxicological significance. Used so ubiquitously, bromides earned a place in the colloquial lexicon as remarks repeated with such frequency that they become cliché or trite. Yet, this exploration on bromism promises to be anything but.
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    23 m
  • Do Unto Myself as I would Do Unto Others

    Do Unto Myself as I would Do Unto Others
    Jan 8 2026

    There is a long, perhaps to be forgotten, history of clinicians performing observational n=1 studies upon themselves to “prove” their safety and efficacy of the proposed therapy. The talk is to describe toxicology-related examples of this now discouraged practice.
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    23 m
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