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Ignoring Ignaz Semmelweis - Doctors Refusing to Wash Their Hands


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Ignaz Semmelweis was one of the first physicians to realize that he could save lives by washing his hands. This mid 1800s discover should have taken over the medical establishment by storm. Instead Semmelweis was met with skepticism, incredulity, ridicule, and ignorance. WASH YOUR HANDS, DOC.

 

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Bad Ideas PodcastBy Albert Berg, Tony Southcotte