Rub Some Dirt In It
Rub Some Dirt In It takes a humorous look into the people, events, folklore, and inventions that shaped medical history. In a field pioneered by some of the greatest minds of all time, some popular ideas and practices... didn't quite cut the medical mustard. This series spotlights some of those practices that time forgot: partially to prevent history from repeating itself, partially to illuminate so-called 'primitive' approaches that actually worked, and wholly to entertain modern practitioners.
Because when all else fails, you can always...
Episodes 1-7 of 7
- Rub Some Dirt In It
The Trouble with Trepanning, the Oldest Surviving Surgical Practice
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Leeches’ Sucky Role in Medicine Throughout History
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Typhoid Mary’s Recipe for Disaster
Marshall Miller
- Rub Some Dirt In It
Bile, Phlegm, & Blood: Restoring Balance Through Bloodletting
Marshall Miller
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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide...Say That 10 Times Fast
Marshall Miller
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Dominique-Jean Larrey: History's First Medical MacGyver
Marshall Miller
- Rub Some Dirt In It
Things That Made Us Go "Hmm": Tall Tales in Medical History
Marshall Miller