Medicine – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:11:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Medicine – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Snake Oil: Serpent Venom Remedies in Medieval Medical Thought https://brewminate.com/snake-oil-serpent-venom-remedies-in-medieval-medical-thought/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:11:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=267214 The transformation of “snake oil” into a term of ridicule belongs not to the medieval period but to

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]]> Chlorine Dioxide: Political Quacks Are Pushing Bleach Again https://brewminate.com/chlorine-dioxide-political-quacks-are-pushing-bleach-again/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:10:07 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=267067 Various online guides, some aimed at parents of autistic children, recommend a shot-glass-size dose, sometimes given multiple times

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]]> Ways IVR Technology Improves Patient Communication https://brewminate.com/ways-ivr-technology-improves-patient-communication/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:42:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=266923 Healthcare organizations are always searching for solutions that make communication with patients better. Interactive voice response (IVR) is

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]]> Pseudoscientific Hunger: Linda Hazzard and the Deadly Legacy of Starvation Cures https://brewminate.com/pseudoscientific-hunger-linda-hazzard-and-the-deadly-legacy-of-starvation-cures/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:55:03 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=266894 Linda Hazzard’s career demonstrates how pseudoscientific authority can flourish when social anxiety, regulatory weakness, and charismatic persuasion intersect.

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]]> Healing in the Shadows: The Black Angels, Tuberculosis, and Seaview Hospital https://brewminate.com/healing-in-the-shadows-the-black-angels-tuberculosis-and-seaview-hospital/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:54:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=266905 The history of the Black Angels reveals how racial inequality, gendered labor, and medical innovation intersected within one

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]]> Public Trust in Federal Health Agencies Plummets under Trump and RFK Jr. https://brewminate.com/public-trust-in-federal-health-agencies-plummets-under-trump-and-rfk-jr/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:53:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=266820 The documented decline in trust across multiple national polls reflects a pivotal shift in how Americans view the

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]]> How Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery Supports Faster Recovery https://brewminate.com/how-minimally-invasive-hernia-surgery-supports-faster-recovery/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=264286 Hernias, a common medical condition where an organ pushes through an opening in the muscle or tissue that

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]]> Reconstructing the Nineveh Medical Encyclopedia and its Place in Ancient Near Eastern Healing https://brewminate.com/reconstructing-the-nineveh-medical-encyclopedia-and-its-place-in-ancient-near-eastern-healing/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:26:10 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=263805 Compiled in the seventh century BCE for the Library of Ashurbanipal, the NME transformed a diverse body of

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]]> Tylenol and Autism: The False Claim of Trump and Kennedy Driving Fear https://brewminate.com/tylenol-and-autism-the-false-claim-of-trump-and-kennedy-driving-fear/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:14:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=263420 Decades of research, including large-scale studies published in JAMA and statements from the NIH, have consistently found no

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