Time of Death

Join us as we discuss Dr. Walter Freeman III, the creator of the infamous lobotomy. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/43/3/article-pE6.xml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Jackson_Freeman_II

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5962395/

Join us as we discuss Paolo Macchiarini, a former surgeon whose synthetic implants led to dire ends. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://news.ki.se/news-archive/the-macchiarini-case-timeline?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Macchiarini?

https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p1442?

https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1113?

Join us as we discuss Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose legacy lives on and whose cell lines continue to make a huge difference in the lives of millions of people. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08wr9gf/watch

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3516052/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-lacks

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

Join us as we discuss the Seraph-100, a blood filtration medical device. This device was used among cancer patients who were hopeful for a cure. The company behind the device was charged with concealing adverse events, including patient deaths. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-exthera-medical-corporation-executive-admits-concealing-patient-deaths-fda

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/blood-filter-start-up-ex-executive-face-us-charges-concealing-deaths-2026-03-06

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/chief-regulatory-office-exthera-medical-charged-concealing-adverse-events-including

Join us as we discuss the mysterious and suspicious death of Karen Silkwood in 1974. Karen was a 28-year old chemical technician and whistleblower at a plutonium plant in Oklahoma. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html

https://uswtmc.org/news/karen-silkwood-1946-1974

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Silkwood

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-karen-silkwood-story-nuclear-legacy-crescent-plant-uranium-contamination/46618226

Join us as we discuss a recent case where patients awaiting a new organ were inappropriately struck from the waiting list in Texas. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/texas-doctor-indicted-falsified-records-liver-transplants

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/health/houston-hospital-halts-liver-and-kidney-transplants-as-it-investigates-inappropriate-changes-to-patient-records

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/health/article/houston-transplant-doctor-indicted-21336148.php

Join us as we discuss Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a registered nurse who killed and assaulted vulnerable nursing home patients using insulin. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wettlaufer

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/531061749/in-canada-ex-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-8-nursing-home-patients

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/killer-nurse-wettlaufer-sentencing-1.4175164#:~:text=London-,Ex%2Dnurse%20who%20killed%208%20seniors%20in%20her%20care%20sentenced,of%20parole%20for%2025%20years.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/wettlaufer-court-nurse-killings-plead-guilty-1.4140973#:~:text=She%20was%20angry%20about%20her,as%20Wettlaufer%20entered%20her%20pleas.&text=Superior%20Court%20Justice%20Bruce%20Thomas,people%20and%20seriously%20harm%20six.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4513996/serial-killer-wettlaufer-moved-from-prison-to-psychiatric-hospital/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403

Join us as we discuss cellular memory - could the body remember what the mind does not? Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/396964.A_Change_of_Heart

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10882878/

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/5/1/2

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/202409/what-the-heart-remembers

Join us as we discuss the case of Jean-Claude Romand, a man who posed as a researcher for the WHO in France for 18 years, until all his lies caught up with him. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Romand

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48790276

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2991926/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/jan/14/biography.features

https://www.france24.com/en/20190628-notorious-french-doctor-who-killed-family-released-abbey

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/can-murderer-jean-claude-romand-be-trusted-after-his-release-from-jail-qtz3wrq6s?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcf2xjEJ4oYwdz51dEFmPBd96i8n98C5O7-CFet1od_Od5Nxpj__ni2982aJt0%3D&gaa_ts=695815be&gaa_sig=xZGWNnYmH5P6EYMHuNLvP_RtXQlgQsD9_ZFGtGpSKP800C6p8XWDOZe-3gCecBlvMdnyEwHXE0yAewkjS1kPSA%3D%3D

Join us as we discuss the case of Alvera Meuti, a nursing home resident who was found dead outside the facility on Christmas Eve in 2024. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://people.com/elderly-woman-dies-found-outside-nursing-home-ohio-10-hours-cold-8772352

https://nurse.org/news/nursing-home-elderly-death/