Medicine as we know it—the hospitals, the drugs, the science, and the healthcare system—did not appear overnight.

Beyond Ether Dome explores the history of modern medicine and healthcare through the discoveries, controversies, personalities, and institutions that transformed medicine from an uncertain art into one of the most powerful forces in modern society.

Hosted by Dr. Robert Lane and joined by Master Professor Doctor Patenaude, the podcast examines the breakthroughs, disasters, scandals, reforms, and rivalries that shaped the modern medical world.

From anesthesia and germ theory to medical education, hospitals, antibiotics, public health, and healthcare policy, we'll explore how we got here—and why it matters.

Subscribe now and join us for the journey.