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Welcome back, Malpals! To kick off SEASON 6, we're covering the fascinating life of the incredible Marie Curie. From her childhood in war-torn Poland, Marie would go on to become one of the most accomplished scientists of all time. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize TWICE, and she remains the ONLY person who has won Nobel Prizes in TWO different scientific categories. The picture of dedication, perseverance, intellect, curiosity, this is one story you won't want to miss. 
 
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.proclinical.com/blogs/2020-3/10-most-influential-women-in-history-of-science-and-medicine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist
https://www.biography.com/scientist/marie-curie
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/madame-curies-passion-74183598/
https://fee.org/articles/woman-of-science/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-film-radioactive-shows-how-marie-curie-was-a-woman-of-the-future/ 

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For the LAST episode of Season 5, Syd & Jess will tell you the story of the late 19th century Medical Serial Killer (MSK), Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. Also known as the "Lambeth Poisoner", Dr. Cream's last words before he was put to death by hanging was "I am Jack...." which some believe was his attempt to claim credit for the infamous crimes of Jack the Ripper. Whether that's true or he's just a mustachioed drama queen, this story is still a wild ride. 
 
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Sources for this episode:
http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/08/lambeth-poisoner.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cream-thomas-neill.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Neill_Cream
https://allthatsinteresting.com/thomas-neill-cream
https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/Dr-Thomas-Cream-Jack-the-Ripper-Suspect
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ny-doctor-death-doctor-cream 
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This week, Syd & Jess finish the story of the 1918 "Spanish Influenza" pandemic, including some stories that you probably haven't heard. Excavating Inuit flu victims, experiments on incarcerated Americans, and the scores of heroic nurses who made the worst pandemic in history as bearable as possible - it's another exciting week of medical history!

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/influenza-boston/
https://www.rayarmat.com/post/647641002830708736/the-1918-flu-virus-infection-test-at-deer-island
https://www.scidaily.cc/articles/en/a-creepy-experiment-on-prisoners-during-the-spanish-flu-pandemic-that-went-wrong
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/reconstruction-1918-virus.html
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2020/03/22/how-an-alaska-village-grave-led-to-a-spanish-flu-breakthrough/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-did-1918-flu-kill-so-many-otherwise-healthy-young-adults
https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
https://slate.com/technology/2019/02/spanish-flu-women-nurses-heroism.html
https://www.wimlf.org/blog/women-the-unsung-heroes-of-the-1918-flu-pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6R_eFCcVfM
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This week, Syd & Jess throw it all the way back to one of the OG pandemics - the 1918 influenza, more commonly known as the "Spanish Flu". Over the course of around 2 years, it would kill between 20 and 100 MILLION people, right on the heels of World War I.   

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/reconstruction-1918-virus.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/influenza-boston/
https://www.boston.gov/news/notes-archives-onthisday-1918-spanish-flu-arrived-boston
https://www.rayarmat.com/post/647641002830708736/the-1918-flu-virus-infection-test-at-deer-island
https://www.scidaily.cc/articles/en/a-creepy-experiment-on-prisoners-during-the-spanish-flu-pandemic-that-went-wrong
https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x1aLAw_xkY&t=11s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0AoRkmj9YM
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This week, Syd and Jess cover the history of a VERY dark period in Ireland's (shockingly recent) past: the Magdalene Laundries. For the approximately 30,000 women who were confined to these institutions, and forced to perform hard labor for years at a time under the watchful eye of several religious orders. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland
http://jfmresearch.com/home/preserving-magdalene-history/about-the-magdalene-laundries/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21345995
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-magdalene-laundry/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/world/europe/ireland-magdalene-laundry-women-abuse.html
https://www.history.com/news/magdalene-laundry-ireland-asylum-abuse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_asylum
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ireland-last-magdalene-laundry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLCg-tp8RM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChDRDrb7e-U 

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This week in latest Theranos episode, we're covering the most recent updates in the Elizabeth Holmes saga, including her sentencing hearing and the 11 years she received for her felony fraud charges. 

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/18/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing/
https://news.yahoo.com/theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-225438022.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall
https://abc30.com/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-sentencing-billy-evans-baby-cory-booker/12461538/
https://nypost.com/2022/11/18/theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison-for-fraud/
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing-theranos-trial
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465172/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-conviction-sentencing
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This week, Syd & Jess cover yet another medical serial killer, Charles Cullen and the heroic nurse who helped take him down. When Nurse Amy Loughren finds out that her friend and colleague, Charles Cullen,  is likely responsible for the murder of  dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years,  she joins forces with the detectives looking to hold him responsible. This week, we're covering the investigation, his confessions, and sentencing.

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.amythegoodnurse.com/true-story
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/charles-cullen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cullen
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htm
https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41803528/why-did-charles-cullen-kill-good-nurse/
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/charles-cullen-killer-nurse-estimated-400-victims
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Cullen
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-good-nurse-true-story-netflix-b2213627.html
https://www.inquirer.com/news/good-nurse-netflix-charles-cullen-20221027.html
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/meet-the-good-nurse-hero-who-helped-put-nj-serial-killer-charles-cullen-behind-bars.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2008/02/hospitals_end_suits_by_cullen.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqSEv2SIokk 
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This week, Syd & Jess cover yet another medical serial killer, Charles Cullen and the heroic nurse who helped take him down. When Nurse Amy Loughren finds out that her friend and colleague, Charles Cullen,  is likely responsible for the murder of  dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years,  she joins forces with the detectives looking to hold him responsible.

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/charles-cullen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cullen
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htm
https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41803528/why-did-charles-cullen-kill-good-nurse/
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/charles-cullen-killer-nurse-estimated-400-victims
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Cullen
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-good-nurse-true-story-netflix-b2213627.html
https://www.inquirer.com/news/good-nurse-netflix-charles-cullen-20221027.html
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/meet-the-good-nurse-hero-who-helped-put-nj-serial-killer-charles-cullen-behind-bars.html
https://www.amythegoodnurse.com/true-story
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For a disease that sounds like a science-fiction plot, look no further than this week's bacterial infection, Necrotizing Fasciitis. With a 25-30% mortality rate and high chance of required amputations, flesh-eating bacteria is no joke. Learn all about this disease and how to prevent it in this week's episode with Syd & Jess.

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Sources for this episode:
https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/problems/medical/flesh-eating-bacteria.htm
https://www.wired.com/2014/04/how-flesh-eating-strep-bacteria-evolved/
https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/flesh-eating-bacteria-infects-florida-in-wake-of-hurricane-ian/
https://study.com/learn/lesson/flesh-eating-bacteria-symptoms.html
https://www.memorialhermann.org/services/conditions/flesh-eating-bacteria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian
https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/what-is-sepsis.html
https://www.livescience.com/flesh-eating-bacteria-florida-after-hurricane
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8969999/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0736467903002889
https://time.com/4771484/flesh-eating-bacteria-amputation/
https://www.iflscience.com/flesheating-infection-has-killed-eight-people-in-florida-so-far-in-2021-60925
https://aimeecopelandfoundation.org/aimees-story/ 

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This week, Syd & Jess sit down with Amy Lopez, an incredible pediatric travel nurse who tells us all about the job, the patients, and what it's like to be a traveling nurse. With some much-needed advice for those just entering the field and some details about how you can thank a nurse the next time you need medical care, you won't want to miss this one. 

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How you can help Iranian protesters: 
https://time.com/6220894/how-to-help-protesters-iran/

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