Mad Medicine: Bloodletting, Blubber, and Birth Control
Ever heard of the rheumatism hotel? Wondered how George Washington really died? Considered adorning your bosom with weasel testicles? We certainly hadn’t. As it turns out, medicine was once more of an art than a science. After this episode, you'll be eternally grateful that someone figured out that science part. Please don’t send this episode to RFK, Jr. Sources: Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780761189817 https://www.aamc.org/news/grave-errors-spooky-cures-and-creepy-medical-missteps-past https://time.com/4982099/quackery-medicine-history https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/04/10-strange-medical-practices-from-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_surgeon https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prescription-rheumatism-used-be-sit-inside-rotting-whale-30-hours-180950335 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-26807485 https://www.fibonaccimd.com/post/the-history-of-the-whale-cure-for-rheumatism https://magicsilverbullet.substack.com/p/the-whale-hotel-for-rheumatism https://www.bbc.com/bbcthree/article/e671cb02-4e5e-4f52-a835-25a5dd2a5963 https://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/ss/slideshow-birth-control-history https://www.livescience.com/11376-history-future-birth-control/2.html https://www.history.com/articles/7-unusual-ancient-medical-techniques
