5.9 - Shocks and Surgeries

The History of Medicine by Kirby Gong

Jan 12, 20227:57Society & Culture

We're back! Sorry, the last few weeks were crazy, between a Covid exposure and the holidays. This week, let's talk about some of the pain treatments that replaced opioid drugs in the late 1800s and early 1900s;...

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