Malpractice Podcast

In this episode, Jess covers the medical community’s impact on conversion therapy, the devastating practice that has distorted how we view the LGBT+ community and has been emotionally, physically, and mentally harmful to its victims. 

Trigger warning: please approach this episode with caution if you are a member of the LGBT+ community or love someone who has been a victim of conversion therapy. 

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Organizations:
https://pflag.org/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/?source=bing&medium=cpc
https://www.sewi.org/lgbtq?gclid=CjwKCAiAo5qABhBdEiwAOtGmbjSA9-vgYswONFOIMS2I_WEFmqJ_5H1RLggEoin5SOWz2u896TLiuxoC22YQAvD_BwE

Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
https://www.talkspace.com/blog/the-history-of-lgbtq-conversion-therapy/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conversion-therapy-bill-introduced-indiana-senate-house-mike-pence/
https://www.insider.com/conversion-therapy-lgbtq-community-discredited-banned2019-9
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/24/sodomy-laws-us-states-perverted-sexual-practice-lawrence-texas-louisiana-maryland-bestiality/
https://www.history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-01/penis-lie-detector-helped-doctors-conduct-gay-aversion-therapy/10768044
https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-inhumane-history-of-conversion-therapy/
https://time.com/3705745/history-therapy-hadden/
https://news.trust.org/item/20200818124919-xqql0
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-53255415

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In this episode, Syd covers the fascinating story of  Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini. A survivor, scientist, researcher, and an all around badass. If she were alive today she'd be someone who never wore a dress without pockets. You won't want to miss this story! 

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Sources for this episode: 
Rita Levi-Montalcini’s Autobiography: “In Praise of Imperfection: My Life and Work,” Basic Books, New York, 1988.

https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/jax-blog/2017/april/rita-levi-montalcini#

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/finding-the-good-rita-levi-montalcini/

https://www.beyondcurie.com/rita-levimontalcini

https://www.nobelprize.org/womenwhochangedscience/stories/rita-levi-montalcini

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/developing-brains-fold-like-crumpled-paper-to-get-their-convolutions1/

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In our first episode of 2021, Jess covers an interesting fellow by the name of H.H. Holmes. Serial killer, doctor, insurance scammer, and all around terrible guy - Holmes even had a murder castle built to...well...you’ll have to listen to find out!

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Sources for this episode: 

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/H.H._Holmes

https://www.history.com/news/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/murder-castle

https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-is-hanged

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/

https://crimereads.com/was-h-h-holmes-the-real-jack-the-ripper/

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001936.htm#:~:text=By%20the%20early%201800s%2C%20the%20medical%20societies%20were,These%20society-affiliated%20programs%20were%20called%20%22proprietary%22%20medical%20colleges.

Movie:

https://www.amazon.com/H-H-Holmes-Americas-Serial-Killer/dp/B001PTCROW

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In this special MINISODE, Jess and Syd wrap up the insane year that 2020 has been by discussing which episodes they loved most, what they learned, and their plans for the next year. In our second ever minisode and first holiday special, Syd also covers Christmas Disease, also called hemophilia B, and a brief history of how it contributed to the collapse of the Romanov Royal Family.

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Sources:
Netflix - The Last Czars
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/hemophilia-b/#:~:text=Hemophilia%20B%2C%20also%20known%20as,of%20Queen%20Victoria%20of%20England.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862613/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/content/Royal-hemophilia-and-Romanov-DNA-17556/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/rasputin-who-mad-monk-russian-royal-family-imperial-tsarina-alexandra/ 

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In this episode, Jess & Syd interview Dr. Eric Pittman, an emergency room doctor with LOTS of stories to share. You won't want to miss this interview, including a baseball in a very unexpected body cavity, a Facebook live streamed Wild West showdown,  and a child psychopath with a shocking nighttime habit. 

We want to extend a HUGE thanks to Dr. Pittman for the incredible interview! 

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In this episode, Sydnee covers Ancient Egyptian culture and history surrounding mummies, their advanced medical knowledge and history of treating illnesses, one of the most famous mummy discoveries of all time, and the spooky curse that falls upon anyone who enters the tombs (we swear it's all related). This is one medical history lesson you won't want to miss!

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Sources for this episode:
Netflix - "Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb"

https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/medicine-through-time/ancient-egyptian-medicine/mummification-and-medical-knowledge-in-ancient-egypt/

https://www.history.com/news/7-unusual-ancient-medical-techniques

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46167334#:~:text=Archaeologists%20in%20Egypt%20have%20discovered,a%20series%20of%20ancient%20tombs.&text=The%20finds%2C%20dating%20back%20more,Egypt's%20capital%20for%202%2C000%20years. 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/newsletters/history/2020/05/new-mummy-discovery-may-4/

https://www.livescience.com/65433-king-tut-sisters-pharaoh.html 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323633#the-medical-profession  

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In Episode 8 Jess covers the "Father of Gynecology" James Marion Sims, his medical practices, his treatment of his patients, his use of Black women as test subjects for his medical experiments, and how we today are taking back control of that narrative! 

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Links to petitions:

https://www.change.org/p/kay-ivey-remove-the-statue-and-the-lies-of-j-marion-sims-from-alabama-s-state-capital  

https://www.change.org/p/everyone-remove-james-marion-sims-painting-from-alabama-state-capital?redirect=false

https://www.change.org/p/state-of-south-carolina-removal-monuments-bearing-honoring-notorious-racist-from-south-carolina-state-house?signed=true

Sources for this episode:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/603163394/-father-of-gynecology-who-experimented-on-slaves-no-longer-on-pedestal-in-nychttps://wach.com/news/local/descendant-of-marion-sims-support-removal-of-statuehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/19/fact-check-j-marion-sims-did-medical-experiments-black-female-slaves/3202541001/https://www.history.com/news/the-father-of-modern-gynecology-performed-shocking-experiments-on-slaveshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2563360/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/04/j-marion-sims/558248/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/j-marion-sims  

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In this episode, Sydnee covers the insane story of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells have saved over 10 million lives, and how the she was almost erased from medical history. You won't want to miss this!

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Sources for this episode:

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/25/can-the-immortal-cells-of-henrietta-lacks-sue-for-their-own-rights/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z 

https://www.npr.org/2010/02/02/123232331/henrietta-lacks-a-donors-immortal-legacy

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03042-5

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08wr9gf/how-one-woman-s-immortal-cells-changed-the-world 

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In this episode, Jess covers "Dr." Linda Burfield Hazzard, her views on health treatments (aka. starving her patients to death), her facility that is definitely NOT an adult summer camp, and what happened to her in the end. You do NOT want to miss this!

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Story References:
https://www.historylink.org/File/7955https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hazzard-linda.htmhttps://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/9/21/linda-hazzardhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125296802/linda-laura-hazzard

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With new and improved audio, in this episode, Sydnee tells the story of CRISPR gene editing, babies Nana and Lulu (the first humans to be born with "clinically" edited genomes), plus Dr. Jennifer Doudna and Dr. Emmanuel Charpentier (two badass scientists on the forefront of gene editing technology).

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Resources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00673-1

https://www.newsweek.com/he-jiankui-jailed-gene-editing-1479614

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/crispr-revolutionary-genetic-scissors-honored-chemistry-nobel

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/health/crispr-genetics-embryos.html

https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/03/131752/chinas-crispr-babies-read-exclusive-excerpts-he-jiankui-paper/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/science/jennifer-doudna-crispr-cas9-genetic-engineering.html 

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