Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Written by: Justin McElroy Dr. Sydnee McElroy
  • Summary

  • Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
    Justin and Sydnee McElroy
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Episodes
  • Sawbones: Whooping Cough
    Jan 28 2025

    Depending on where you live, you might be hearing a lot lately about Pertussis or Whooping Cough, even in Dr. Sydnee and Justin’s home county. Dr. Sydnee talks about the long history of this disease, its symptoms, and how the vaccine eventually came about.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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    36 mins
  • Sawbones: Physicians' Unions
    Jan 21 2025

    Imagine if your doctor could go on strike in the middle of a treatment. That’s the most popular argument against physicians’ unions, but there’s a lot more to the issue. Dr. Sydnee talks about the process of training doctors in the United States, why doctors would want to unionize, and what a doctors’ union might look like.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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    36 mins
  • Sawbones: Seven-Second Poop Trick
    Jan 14 2025

    It's a real medical (with a lower-case m) mystery, as Dr. Sydnee tries to find the source of a trick on TikTok that reportedly helps alleviate constipation. Join Sydnee on her surprisingly difficult journey to find what exactly this "trick" is to determine whether or not it does anything at all.

    Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

    Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

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    35 mins

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