EPISODE · Nov 13, 2017 · 26 MIN
Medical Oddities and Morbid Curiosities
from On The Record · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore
Cocaine in your cough drops, tobacco in your toothpaste. Internist Dr. Lydia Kang tells us about mystifying medical practices of yesteryear. Her new book is, “Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything”.Dr. Kang will be speaking on Thursday at the Maryland State Library for the Blind ---- Physically Handicapped at 415 Park Ave, Baltimore, at 6:30 pm.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472
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