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Doctoring the Truth

Doctoring the Truth

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Welcome to Doctoring the Truth, a podcast where two dedicated audiologists dissect the world of healthcare gone rogue. Explore jaw-dropping stories of medical malfeasance, nefariousness, and shocking breaches of trust. The episodes provide deep dives that latch onto your curiosity and conscience. It's a podcast for truth-seekers craving true crime, clinical insights, and a dash of humor.

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  • Ep 86-The Brooklyn Bone Snatcher: Michael Mastromarino

    Ep 86-The Brooklyn Bone Snatcher: Michael Mastromarino
    Oct 30 2026
    Send us Fan MailA digital camera at a fall orchard somehow turns into the perfect warm-up for a colder truth: modern “body snatching” can come with contracts, invoices, and a medical résumé. We walk through the case of Michael Mastro Marino, a New York area dentist with a background in implants and bone grafting who later built Biomedical Tissue Services (BTS) and allegedly treated human remains like a supply chain. The most haunting part is not just the crime, it’s how normal the paperwork tried to make it look. If you care about medical ethics, patient safety, FDA oversight, and the real meaning of consent, hit play. Then subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Sources and Further ReadingNew York Magazine: “The Organ Grinder” — Randall Patterson’s investigation into Mastromarino and the tissue-theft operation (2006). New York MagazineThe Oprah Winfrey Show: “Husbands’ Secret Lives Revealed” — Barbra’s account of her marriage and the discoveries that changed her life. oprah.comBarbra Reifel’s memoir: The Body Snatcher’s Wife: My Life with a Monster — publisher’s book page. posthillpress.comNPR: “The Seamy Side of the Human Tissue Business” — Joseph Shapiro and Sandra Bartlett’s reporting, including Mastromarino’s prison interview (2012). KNAU Arizona Public RadioInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists: “Body Brokers Leave Trail of Questions, Corruption” — investigation into tissue suppliers, processors, and warning signs (2012). ICIJNPR: “Mastermind of ‘Body Stealing’ Scheme Dies” — Joseph Shapiro’s report on Mastromarino’s death and his response to the scandal (2013). KUNCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: “Investigation into Recalled Human Tissue for Transplantation—United States, 2005–2006” — the official public-health investigation. CDCPennsylvania Superior Court: Commonwealth v. Mastromarino — the 2010 appellate opinion describing the crimes, guilty plea, and sentencing. Justia LawFederal law: 42 U.S.C. § 274e — prohibition of organ purchases, including covered tissues, and permitted payments for recovery and processing services. Legal Information InstituteU.S. Food and Drug Administration: “Tissue and Tissue Product Questions and Answers” — background on tissue donation, regulation, and safety. U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationChart Note — Can We Grow Our Teeth Back?Science Advances: “Anti–USAG-1 Therapy for Tooth Regeneration Through Enhanced BMP Signaling” — the original animal-research study (2021). ScienceKitano Hospital: Background on the tooth-regeneration research and the first human clinical trial (2024). 医学研究所北野病院｜大阪｜Kitano Hospital,OSAKAJapan Registry of Clinical Trials: TRG035 Phase I study — official registration, study design, eligibility criteria, and recruitment status. Ministry of Health JapanToregem BioPharma: Company update confirming completion of the Japanese Phase I trial — February 25, 2026. Toregem BioPharmaToregem BioPharma: Company announcement concerning regulatory review of the Phase IIa clinical-trial notification — August 17, 2026. Toregem BioPharma Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week!Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing!Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at:*thecuminclub.com for 30% off*https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off*www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off*www.getcheeky.com for 30% off*https://mollybz.com for 10% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off*www.torrain.org for 15% off*www.cozyearth.com for 21% off* www.yarokhair.com for 15% off *www.loveindus.com for 21% off https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% offwww.aspiredrinks.com 20% OFF ...
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  • Ep 85-Nellie Bly And The Asylum Exposé That Forced Reform

    Ep 85-Nellie Bly And The Asylum Exposé That Forced Reform
    Oct 23 2026

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    A sane woman says she’s sane and nobody believes her. That’s the chilling hinge point in Nellie Bly’s story, and it’s why her reporting still lands like a warning flare for mental health care and patient rights today.

    We trace how Bly, a 23-year-old newspaper reporter, takes on an assignment that could have trapped her forever: she practices a “mad” stare, walks into a working women’s boarding house, and engineers her own commitment. From the police court to Bellevue to Blackwell’s Island, we unpack how quickly labels stick, how easily systems confuse fear, poverty, and language barriers for “insanity”, and how impossible it becomes to argue your way back to freedom once an institution decides your words don’t count.

    1. Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887). Full text, University of Pennsylvania Digital Library — https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/madhouse/madhouse.html

    2. Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in a Mad-House. Project Gutenberg — https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1052

    3. "Nellie Bly." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly

    4. "Ten Days in a Mad-House." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_in_a_Mad-House

    5. "The Octagon (Roosevelt Island)." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octagon_(Roosevelt_Island)

    6. Markel, Howard. "Nellie Bly's Asylum Exposé." PBS NewsHour — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/

    7. HistoryNet. "Nellie Bly: Pioneering Investigative Reporter" — https://www.historynet.com/

    8. Mental Floss. "Nellie Bly's Undercover Asylum Investigation" — https://www.mentalfloss.com/

    9. Library of Congress blog. Nellie Bly and the World — https://blogs.loc.gov/

    10. The Observatory (Ten Days in a Mad-House chapter pages) — https://observatory.designobserver.com/



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  • Ep 84-Haunted Hospital: Norman Baker's Fake Cancer Cures

    Ep 84-Haunted Hospital: Norman Baker's Fake Cancer Cures
    Oct 16 2026
    Send us Fan MailA haunted hotel is scary, but a fake cancer hospital is worse. We’re taking you to the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a stunning limestone landmark that became the stage for one of the most unsettling chapters in medical fraud and American quackery. Before the ghost tours and legends, there’s the documented history of Norman Baker, a charismatic businessman and radio broadcaster who learned to manufacture attention, then sold that attention as trust.If you care about medical misinformation, patient safety, and how miracle cures keep resurfacing, this one will stick with you. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend who loves true medical history, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show.Baker’s life, treatments, and court casesEncyclopedia of Arkansas — Norman Baker (1882–1958). Encyclopedia of ArkansasIowa Supreme Court — State v. Baker (1931): Treatment practices, secret preparations, and Hoxsey’s testimony. Justia LawIowa Supreme Court — Hoxsey v. Baker (1933): Their partnership and financial dispute. Justia LawFederal Appeals Court — Baker v. United States (1940): Mail fraud, treatment claims, and injection ingredients. Justia LawJAMA — “The Brinkley and Baker Quackeries” (1930). JAMA NetworkJAMA — Medical News: Baker’s mail-fraud indictment (1939). JAMA NetworkJAMA — Current Comment: Baker’s conviction (1940). JAMA NetworkTIME — “Medicine: Quack Quelled”. TIMETexas State Historical Association — Harry M. Hoxsey. Texas State Historical AssociationThe Crescent: history, discoveries, and ghost loreEncyclopedia of Arkansas — Crescent Hotel. Encyclopedia of ArkansasCrescent Hotel — “The Baker Hospital: A Patient’s Story,” including Luther Baggett’s letter. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaKUAF Public Radio — “Hundreds of Artifacts Found at Historic Hotel”. KUAF 91.3Crescent Hotel — “Mystery Solved!”: Follow-up investigation of the recovered bottles. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaCrescent Hotel — “Ghostly Happenings at the Crescent Hotel”. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaCrescent Hotel — “History of the Crescent Hotel Cats”. 1886 Crescent Hotel & SpaMedical information and cancer-treatment resourcesCDC/ATSDR — Phenol: Medical Management Guidelines (archived). CDCGuy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust — Phenol Injections to Treat Pain. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS TrustDailyMed — Dehydrated Alcohol: Uses, Warnings, and Adverse Reactions. DailyMedPubMed — Case Report of Tissue Injury Following Hydrochloric Acid Infusion. PubMedNational Cancer Institute — How Do Clinical Trials Work?. Cancer.govNational Cancer Institute — Cancer Prognosis, Remission, and Cure. Cancer.govFDA — Products Claiming to “Cure” Cancer Are a Cruel Deception. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week!Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing!Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at:*thecuminclub.com for 30% off*https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off*www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off*www.getcheeky.com for 30% off*https://mollybz.com for 10% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off*www.torrain.org for 15% off*www.cozyearth.com for 21% off* www.yarokhair.com for 15% off *www.loveindus.com for 21% off https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% offwww.aspiredrinks.com 20% OFF ...
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