History of Health

By: Connor Sexton
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  • Stories of health breakthroughs and the people who made them
    © 2023 History of Health
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Episodes
  • The Return of the Kid from York

    The Return of the Kid from York
    Sep 29 2024

    I give a quick personal update and then we get into the 1848-49 cholera pandemic. We cover its path to England, how the government and press reacted to the emergency, and how it inspired John Snow to figure out how cholera moves from person to person and how it could have been prevented.

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    30 mins
  • The Queen, Cholera, and the Prussian Minister

    The Queen, Cholera, and the Prussian Minister
    Nov 27 2023

    In this episode we discuss the queen's impact on the adoption of chloroform. Then, we get into the devastating effects cholera has had around the world. We round out the episode with a compact biography of Edwin Chadwick and set the stage for John Snow's next groundbreaking document.  
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    22 mins
  • John and the Birth of Anesthesia

    John and the Birth of Anesthesia
    Aug 29 2023

    This week we talk about John's massive impact on the field of anesthesiology and the ethical concerns anesthetics brought with them. We'll finish with a brief discussion of chlorophobia. Never heard of chlorophobia? Then you'd better listen to this one!
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    30 mins
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