<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/353303/open_sms">Send us a text</a>1723 was a tough year for Baron John van Wassenaer. In this episode, we look at how a Dutch physician used basic medical principles to discover one of medicine’s more unusual and often dangerous conditions. Now, the disease bears his name.

Send us a text 1723 was a tough year for Baron John van Wassenaer. In this episode, we look at how a Dutch physician used basic medical principles to discover one of medicine’s more unusual and often dangerous conditions. Now, the disease bears his name.

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The Great Retch: The Discovery of Boerhaave Syndrome

Medicalization is a non-fiction podcast mini-series that bridges the gap between history and science. The podcast's mission is to tell the most fascinating and peculiar stories in medicine while explaining the underlying science behind them in a palatable way. Spanning centuries and continents, this series pays homage to the ideas, events, and people that have contributed to modern medicine.

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Medicalization is a non-fiction podcast mini-series that bridges the gap between history and science. The podcast's mission is to tell the most fascinating and peculiar stories in medicine while explaining the underlying science behind them in a palatable way. Spanning centuries and continents, this series pays homage to the ideas, events, and people that have contributed to modern medicine.

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The Great Retch: The Discovery of Boerhaave Syndrome

The Great Retch: The Discovery of Boerhaave Syndrome