Ep. 44 - The GRUESOME History of Corpse Medicine

On today’s episode, Genevieve will be discussing corpse medicine; the century’s old practice of using dead bodies to treat everything from jaundice to infertility to cataracts – and when you hear about how they specifically treated that last one, it’s really gonna bum you out.
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References for today’s episode:
smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-histor…
nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-e…
atlasobscura.com/articles/corpse-medicine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannibalism
theconversation.com/why-did-people-start-eatin…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummia
mdlinx.com/article/ancient-medicines-and-proce…
texaschildrens.org/content/wellness/7-myths-ab…
burialsandbeyond.com/2023/11/05/the-weird-worl…