Bad Medicine: Ethics and Experimentation in Public Health History

In this episode, I discuss a few recent interesting news articles.Content warning for mention of sexual assault.Elderly patients pressured into dialysis:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-dialysis/elderly-who-dont-want-dialysis-often-pressured-to-get-it-idUSKCN1PG2B4'Rebate trap' keeps generic medications off pharmacy formularies:https://abcnews.go.com/Health/secretive-rebate-trap-generic-drugs-diabetes-ills-reach/story?id=60490771Homeopathy and Canadian aid:https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/federal-aid-homeopaths-honduras-1.5030384Fertility doctor misinformed patients, may have had up to 50 kids:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/fertility-doctor-donald-cline-secret-children/583249/Hosted by Sarah Morgan.Twitter: @nagrom_harasFor text and quote sources, visit badmedicinepod.blogspot.com.Twitter: @badmedicinepod1Patreon: patreon.com/badmedicinepodcastGmail: badmedicinepod@gmail.comBlog: badmedicinepod.blogspot.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/badmedicinepodcast)

In this episode, I have the honor of discussing Hill's Causal Guidelines with Dr. Maria Mori Brooks, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. We go through the guidelines step by step, comment upon their practical applications, and discuss the pragmatic use of statistical analysis.Hosted by Sarah Morgan.Twitter: @nagrom_harasFor text and quote sources, visit badmedicinepod.blogspot.com.Twitter: @badmedicinepod1Patreon: patreon.com/badmedicinepodcastGmail: badmedicinepod@gmail.comBlog: badmedicinepod.blogspot.comEmail the Gmail to be entered into the book giveaway!Support the show (http://patreon.com/badmedicinepodcast)

In this episode, the public response to Dr. Bartholow's experiments on Mary Rafferty are discussed.Hosted by Sarah Morgan.Twitter: @nagrom_harasFor text and quote sources, visit badmedicinepod.blogspot.com.Twitter: @badmedicinepod1Patreon: patreon.com/badmedicinepodcastGmail: badmedicinepod@gmail.comBlog: badmedicinepod.blogspot.comEmail the Gmail to be entered into the book giveaway!Support the show (http://patreon.com/badmedicinepodcast)

Hosted by Sarah Morgan.Twitter: @nagrom_harasContent warning: Descriptions of painful brain surgery.For text and quote sources, visit badmedicinepod.blogspot.com.Twitter: @badmedicinepod1Patreon: patreon.com/badmedicinepodcastGmail: badmedicinepod@gmail.comBlog: badmedicinepod.blogspot.comEmail the Gmail to be entered into the book giveaway!Music sources:"Lost Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"Andreas Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"Nightdreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://patreon.com/badmedicinepodcast)

Hosted by Sarah Morgan.Twitter: @nagrom_harasContent warning: Descriptions of pretty painful mouth infections.For text and quote sources, visit badmedicinepod.blogspot.com.Twitter: @badmedicinepod1Patreon: patreon.com/badmedicinepodcastGmail: badmedicinepod@gmail.comBlog: badmedicinepod.blogspot.comEmail the Gmail to be entered into the book giveaway!Music sources:solar fractal by Quarkstar (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Quarkstar/57874Between Worlds (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/56664Ft: (Smiling Cynic) Eyes Closed by mwic (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mwic/58714Retourner en Arrière by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/34444 Ft: Tomas Phusion, MielleSupport the show (http://patreon.com/badmedicinepodcast)