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The Rise and Fall of Electric Medicine
15:34 - 19:48 (04:13)
Fake doctors used to sell electric ointments, toothbrushes, tinctures, food, and corsets claiming to cure people by just shocking them with electricity. However, this scam did not cure any known diseases and eventually fell apart.
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Eclectic medicine, a 19th-century medical movement, was seen as an alternative to conventional medicine and believed that the treatment should be chosen based on the individual's unique symptoms and circumstances.
15:34 - 18:30 (02:55)
Summary
Eclectic medicine, a 19th-century medical movement, was seen as an alternative to conventional medicine and believed that the treatment should be chosen based on the individual's unique symptoms and circumstances. Although it was considered controversial, eclectic medicine was preferred by some over conventional medicine due to its lack of harmful practices such as bleeding or feeding patients mercury.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of Electric Medicine
EpisodePart One: The Goat Testicle Implanting Doctor Who Invented Talk Radio
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Dr. John Brinkley and his assistant, Morris Fishbein began administering injections of colored water to people's rears under the guise of electric German medicine, but were eventually arrested for fraud.
18:30 - 19:48 (01:17)
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Dr. John Brinkley and his assistant, Morris Fishbein began administering injections of colored water to people's rears under the guise of electric German medicine, but were eventually arrested for fraud.