James Lind

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Episode 50: I Know Nothing

27 Oct, 2019  in Podcasts  tagged bloodletting / ebm / epistemology / James Lind / knowledge / philosophy / pierre louis / socrates by AdamRodman

  What does it mean to know something in medicine? In this episode, we’ll explore this question by developing a historical framework of medical epistemologies in a journey that involves King Nebuchadnezzar, citrus fruit, leeches, water pumps, ICD-10, Socrates, skepticism, and 1970’s computer programs designed to replace doctors. This is […]

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Episode 32: The Humors

3 Mar, 2018  in Podcasts  tagged Galen / hippocrates / history / humors / James Lind / RCT / scurvy by AdamRodman

  The Four Humors are probably the longest-lasting idea in the history of medicine, even though they’ve been more or less completely abandoned for the past century or so. In this episode, we’ll explore how the ancient Greek idea of disease coming from imbalances in body fluids touched every aspect […]

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