1107: Colonial Medicine, All about the Benjamin

In this episode following the American election, Dr;s J and Santhosh explore the early days of American medicine. Along the way they cover the multifaceted roles of healthcare professionals, medical etymology, medicine on the Mayflower, indigenous medicines of the Americas, medical handbooks and the role of women in colonial healthcare, smallpox epidemics, variolation and it's controversies, the first American hospital, the many medical accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, early medical uses of electricity, the placebo effect, the walking well, dry gripes, the scurf, and more! SO sit back and relax as we cover what kind of medicine the founding fathers had access to!Further Readinghttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/782235/#:~:text=Drug%20therapy%20during%20the%20Colonial,%22patent%20medicines%22%20were%20imported.https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/sites/default/files/huth.pdfhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1299336/#:~:text=Nonetheless%2C%20despite%20his%20lack%20of,for%20his%20experiments%20with%20electricity.https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1210Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+travelmedicinepodcast.comX/Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroTikotok: DrjtoksmedicineGmail: [email protected]: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTFacebook: facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.