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 1-15 of 21
Messy Labs, Major Breakthroughs: The Happy Accidents That Shaped Modern Medicine
Rub Some Dirt In ItMessy Labs, Major Breakthroughs: The Happy Accidents That Shaped Modern Medicine
Death by Planet? Strange Diagnoses from 1632 London’s Medical Records
Rub Some Dirt In ItDeath by Planet? Strange Diagnoses from 1632 London’s Medical Records
Curious Cases in Care: Can You Guess the Diagnosis?
Rub Some Dirt In ItCurious Cases in Care: Can You Guess the Diagnosis?
Hijacking Healthcare: How Fakes, Frauds, & Phonies Were Caught
Rub Some Dirt In ItHijacking Healthcare: How Fakes, Frauds, & Phonies Were Caught
Where’d the Willies Come From? A Look at Anomalies & Their Nickname Origins
Rub Some Dirt In ItWhere’d the Willies Come From? A Look at Anomalies & Their Nickname Origins
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Bad Breath & Booming Business: The History of Halitosis
Rub Some Dirt In ItBad Breath & Booming Business: The History of Halitosis
Looking Back at Going Under: What Our Ancestors Did Before Anesthesia
Rub Some Dirt In ItLooking Back at Going Under: What Our Ancestors Did Before Anesthesia
When Wombs Wandered: A Look Back at Plato’s Theory
Rub Some Dirt In ItWhen Wombs Wandered: A Look Back at Plato’s Theory
The Trouble with Trepanning, the Oldest Surviving Surgical Practice
Rub Some Dirt In ItThe Trouble with Trepanning, the Oldest Surviving Surgical Practice
Leeches’ Sucky Role in Medicine Throughout History
Rub Some Dirt In ItLeeches’ Sucky Role in Medicine Throughout History
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Bile, Phlegm, & Blood: Restoring Balance Through Bloodletting
Rub Some Dirt In ItBile, Phlegm, & Blood: Restoring Balance Through Bloodletting
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide...Say That 10 Times Fast
Rub Some Dirt In ItLysergic Acid Diethylamide...Say That 10 Times Fast
Gout: The Famous Figures in History Who Have Suffered
Rub Some Dirt In ItGout: The Famous Figures in History Who Have Suffered
