1.9 - Digging Elsewhere

This week, we leave the US, and travel to the Phillipines, where we are still looking for new antibiotics in the dirt. One Dr. Abelardo Aguilar, working for the company Eli Lilly, eventually discover a new class of antibiotics, known as macrolides, and Robert Woodward Burns our genius chemist makes a re-appearance. Erythromycin Structure Website: http://thehistoryofmedicine.buzzsprout.com/ E-mail: thehistoryofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryOfMedicine...

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Explore the rich history of medicine, from the diseases that once plagued us, how the medicine we take for granted today came to be, and the curious characters and stories surrounding these topics. Updates every week, with breaks between seasons for additional research and planning. Our current topic: Pain. Episodes to resume in early October 2021! Past Season's topics: Season 1 - Antibiotics. Season 2 - Surgery/Anesthesia. Season 3 - Public Health. Season 4 - Mental Illness. Season 5 - Pain.