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Medical Mysteries

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  • Mary Toft

    December 15, 2020 · 49 min

    In 18th century England, Mary Toft defied all medical odds when she started giving birth to rabbits.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • The Bubonic Plague Pt. 2

    December 8, 2020 · 53 min

    When the plague broke out again in the late 19th century, scientists dissected buboes, bodies, and fleas… and found the source of the Black Death. The disease had already killed millions throughout Europe and Asia. In 1900, it reached San…

  • The Bubonic Plague Pt. 1

    December 1, 2020 · 49 min

    It was one of the most lethal pandemics in global history. The bubonic plague’s devastating spread in 6th and 14th century Europe paved the way for how we handle outbreaks today — though patients in medieval times saw no sign of a…

  • Brain-Eating Amoeba

    November 17, 2020 · 49 min

    In July 2013, a 12-year-old girl from Arkansas was diagnosed with a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri. Her exposure came from a local water park, but brain-eating amoebas are lurking everywhere — including our…

  • Aging Syndrome

    November 10, 2020 · 44 min

    Progeria is a rare disorder that causes children's bodies to age and deteriorate quickly. Those with the condition have a life expectancy of 13 years. We follow the journey of one patient, Hayley Okines, who dedicated her short life to…

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  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

    November 3, 2020 · 47 min

    For these patients, rooms shrink, bodies grow disproportionately large, and objects appear farther than they are. Many believe author Lewis Carroll had this condition, and that it inspired the classic tale for which the syndrome was…

  • Ergotism and the Salem Witch Trials Pt. 2

    October 27, 2020 · 48 min

    Modern day researchers are still trying to explain what happened in 17th century Salem. Many have blamed the event on mass hysteria, but one doctor points to an outbreak of a fungus called ergot — the same organism used to create…

  • Ergotism and the Salem Witch Trials Pt. 1

    October 20, 2020 · 45 min

    In 17th century Massachusetts, three young girls experienced strange symptoms –– prickling of the skin, convulsions and trance-like states. Before long, dozens were complaining of the same ailments, and accusations of witchcraft started to…

  • Cotard Syndrome: Real-Life Zombies

    October 13, 2020 · 48 min

    This psychological condition, also known as "Walking Corpse Syndrome" causes people to suffer from disturbing delusions. Many feel that their bodies are void of blood or organs, while other patients are convinced they're dead and stuck in…

  • Cutaneous Horns

    October 6, 2020 · 43 min

    The earliest description comes from a 16th century British pamphlet, featuring a Welsh widow with a four-inch-long growth protruding out of her forehead. Cutaneous horns were originally regarded as divine punishment, or a spectacle to be…

  • Anthrax

    September 29, 2020 · 47 min

    In the wake of 9/11, one man’s exposure to a rare and deadly illness sparked widespread panic in the U.S. On September 19th, Bob Stevens opened a letter containing a strange white powder. A week later, he was fighting for his life as a…

  • Lobotomies Pt. 2

    September 22, 2020 · 46 min

    With Dr. Walter Freeman’s invention in the 1940s, psychologists could perform a transorbital lobotomy from the comfort of their office… with an ice pick through the eye.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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About the show

We trust doctors with our lives; they are some of the most educated and well-respected members of society. But what happens if they can't diagnose a patient? This high stake medical procedural follows patients as they suffer from bizarre, often terrifying illnesses. None of which doctors learned about in medical school. Medical Mysteries is a Spotify Original from Parcast.