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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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  • Resuscitation Rambo: The Horrific Actions of Nurse Niels Hogel

    Resuscitation Rambo: The Horrific Actions of Nurse Niels Hogel
    Oct 9 2026
    Send us Fan MailA cardiac ICU is built on a simple bargain: patients can’t verify anything, so they have to trust everyone. That’s why the case of Niels Hogel hits so hard. We walk through how a nurse in northern Germany allegedly used a syringe and unprescribed heart drugs to trigger emergencies, then raced in to resuscitate his own victims so he could feel like the hero. “Resuscitation Rambo” sounds like a dark joke until you see the numbers, the patterns around his shifts, and how long it took for anyone to act decisively.We follow the timeline from Oldenburg to Delmenhorst, where deaths and resuscitations spike, colleagues whisper, and leadership choices raise uncomfortable questions about hospital accountability and patient safety. We also dig into the legal and investigative aftermath.If this story makes you rethink trust in healthcare, share the episode with a friend, subscribe or follow, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What policy or bedside habit do you think would prevent the next “Resuscitation Rambo”?Resources: 1. NBC News (AP) — "German nurse sentenced to life for murdering 85 patients," June 6, 2019. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/german-nurse-sentenced-life-murdering-85-patients-n1014406 2. CBS News — "Nurse gets life in prison for murder of 85 patients, making him Germany's most prolific serial killer," June 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-life-prison-sentence-murder-serial-killer-patients-overdose/ 3. Al Jazeera — "German nurse gets life sentence for killing 85 patients," June 6, 2019. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/6/german-nurse-gets-life-sentence-for-killing-85-patients 4. Malay Mail (AFP) — "German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders," June 6, 2019. https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2019/06/06/german-killer-nurse-gets-life-for-85-hospital-murders/1759790 5. WSHU (NPR) — "Former German Nurse Guilty Of Killing 85 Patients In Serial Murder Case," June 6, 2019. https://www.wshu.org/2019-06-06/german-serial-murderer-nurse-is-found-guilty-of-killing-85-patients 6. The Boston Globe (AP) — "German nurse who murdered 87 patients given life sentence," June 6, 2019. https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2019/06/06/german-nurse-who-murdered-patients-given-life-sentence/LHOJpIneqXflF0AIrzOJAI/story.html 7. CNN — "German nurse who killed at least 85 patients jailed for life," June 6, 2019 (the judge's "collective amnesia" remark; staff testimony). https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/europe/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-jailed-grm-intl 8. Newsday (Zimbabwe, from AFP) — "German ex-nurse convicted of killing 85 patients," June 2019 ("resuscitation Rambo" nickname). https://newsday.co.zw/2019/06/german-ex-nurse-convicted-of-killing-85-patients 9. The Local — "Germany's killer nurse appeals life sentence for 85 murders," June 11, 2019. https://www.thelocal.com/20190611/germanys-serial-killer-nurse-appeals-life-sentence 10. Courthouse News (AP) — "German nurse accused of 100 deaths says sorry to families," June 5, 2019 (apology; prosecution asked for 97 convictions; defense sought 31 acquittals). https://www.courthousenews.com/?p=484871 11. Deccan Herald (AP) — "Germany: Nurse convicted of killing 85 patients loses appeal," September 2020 (appeal rejected; 43 / 52 / 5 breakdown; seven-month trial). https://www.deccanherald.com/world/germany-nurse-convicted-of-killing-85-patients-loses-appeal-885911.html 12. The Local (AFP) — "Prosecutors seek life in jail for German serial killer nurse," May 16, 2019 (psychologists; perjury investigations; exhumations in Germany, Poland and Turkey). https://www.thelocal.de/20190516/prosecutors-demand-life-in-jail-for-german-serial-killer-nurse 13. NBC News (AP) — "German nurse Niels Hoegel goes on trial over 100 patient deaths," October 30, 2018. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-goes-trial-over-100-patient-deaths-n926046 14. Euronews (AP) — "Killer nurse back on trial in Germany for 100 further murders," October 30, 2018. https://www.euronews.com/2018/10/30/killer-nurse-back-on-trial-in-germany-for-100-further-murders 15. The National (AFP) — "Niels Hoegel: Killer nurse admits to murdering 100 patients," October 2018 (the "yes"; Marbach's statement). https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/niels-hoegel-killer-nurse-in-court-for-deaths-of-100-patients-1.785972 16. Malay Mail (AFP) — "Germany tries serial killer nurse over worst post-war spree," October 28, 2018 (126 co-plaintiffs, about 80 journalists, the "Kardio" probe). https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2018/10/28/germany-tries-serial-killer-nurse-over-worst-post-war-spree/1687449 17. The Local (AFP) — "German nurse serial killer on trial for over 100 deaths," October 2018 (36 Oldenburg / 64 Delmenhorst; second trial under pressure from families). https://apiwp.thelocal.com/?p=499108 18. The Local — "Missed chances...
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  • Ep 82-Mesmer's Magic Tub, Mozart's Armonica Envy, and Ben Franklin's Dinner Disaster: Old Timey Medicine at it's Fanciest

    Ep 82-Mesmer's Magic Tub, Mozart's Armonica Envy, and Ben Franklin's Dinner Disaster: Old Timey Medicine at it's Fanciest
    Sep 25 2026
    Send us Fan MailA doctor in a lilac silk robe, a wooden tub packed with iron rods, patients linked together in a room with music, and “healing crises” that look like fainting spells. That sounds like theatre, until you realise how many smart, suffering people in the late 1700s desperately wanted relief and how convincing a carefully staged medical experience can feel.We trace the real history behind Franz Anton Mesmer, from his formal medical training in Vienna to the moment magnets and a single patient case turn into a sweeping theory of “animal magnetism.” From there, the story explodes in Paris: the baquet (the famous tub) makes group treatment possible, the rituals scale, and mesmerism becomes both a health trend and a business with followers, fees, and secrecy. Along the way, we talk about why a treatment can seem effective even when its proposed mechanism is wrong, and why attention, touch, imitation, and expectation matter in any healing setting.If you like medical history, skepticism, hypnosis history, and stories where belief collides with experimentation, you’ll love this one. Subscribe or follow, share it with a friend who loves a good debunk, and leave a review telling us what convinces you most when a health claim feels “real.”Resources:https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78413/pg78413-images.htmlhttps://exhibits.stanford.edu/super-e/feature/franz-anton-mesmer-1734-1815https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/mesmerized/https://www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/mesmers-1780-proposal-for-a-controlled-trial-to-test-his-method-of-treatment-using-animal-magnetism/https://www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/antoine-de-lavoisiers-role-in-designing-a-single-blind-trial-to-assess-whether-animal-magnetism-exists/https://momh.org.uk/exhibitions/maria-theresia-von-paradis-1759-1824/https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/collection/benjamin-franklins-glass-armonicahttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/139667https://www.bmj.com/content/336/7651/999https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3154208/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015591https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/placebo-effecthttps://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/hypnosishttps://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1839&pid=3https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?img_step=2&item_id=1839&mode=transcript 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 81-When Prescriptions Become A Weapon: Dr. Craig A. Spiegel

    Ep 81-When Prescriptions Become A Weapon: Dr. Craig A. Spiegel
    Sep 18 2026

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    A tire pressure alert leads to a nail in the tread, and a split second label check stops an anaphylaxis scare and then the tone shifts hard. We’re talking about the kind of betrayal that makes your stomach drop: a pediatrician accused of using the prescription pad as payment, trading controlled substances for sex acts, nude photos, and cash. The allegations span years, and the case ends with a guilty plea and a 20 year federal prison sentence.

    If you care about medical ethics, patient safety, controlled substance prescribing, and the real world gaps that let harm hide in plain sight, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who cares about healthcare accountability, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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  • Ep 80-What Little We Know About Post Partum Psychosis: Otty Sanchez and Lindsay Clancy (Part 3)

    Ep 80-What Little We Know About Post Partum Psychosis: Otty Sanchez and Lindsay Clancy (Part 3)
    Sep 11 2026
    Send us Fan MailA mother can be terrified, begging for help, and still be sent home. A mother can look organised on a video visit and still be collapsing behind the scenes. This week we close our postpartum psychosis series with two cases that force the hardest questions in maternal mental health, forensic psychiatry, and criminal responsibility.Trigger warning: child deaths, suicide, severe mental illness, psychosis, and a brief mention of cannibalism. If this series helped you think differently about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, warning signs, and emergency care, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave us a review so more people can find it.Resources Associated Press trial overview, Associated Press closing-argument coverage, Massachusetts criminal-responsibility instruction, and Plymouth County District Attorney case release.Mom Who Mutilated Newborn Enters Plea — San Antonio Express-NewsDocuments Released in Case of Mother Who Killed Her Son — KHOU911 Call Reveals Horror Over Baby’s Mutilation — Houston ChronicleMistrial Declared After Jury Deadlocks — Associated PressKey Moments in the Lindsay Clancy Case — Associated PressA Look at the Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial — Associated PressWhat Happens After the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial? — CBS NewsTestimony from Psychiatrists Who Treated Clancy — CBS BostonClancy’s Psychiatric Care Before the Children’s Deaths — CBS BostonMassachusetts Model Jury Instructions: Criminal ResponsibilityCommonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy — Plymouth County District AttorneyHelp Advance the ResearchMGH Postpartum Psychosis ProjectMGH Center for Women’s Mental HealthPostpartum Support International: Current ResearchAction on Postpartum Psychosis: Research ParticipationNIMH Women’s Reproductive Mental-Health StudiesClinicalTrials.gov: Postpartum-Psychosis StudiesSociety for Women’s Health ResearchResearch opportunities and eligibility requirements change over time. Participation is voluntary, and listeners should review each study’s consent, privacy, and institutional-review information before enrolling. 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 79-What Little We Know About Post Partum Psychosis: Dena Schlosser (Part 2)

    Ep 79-What Little We Know About Post Partum Psychosis: Dena Schlosser (Part 2)
    Sep 4 2026
    Send us Fan MailA calm voice, religious music in the background, and a confession that makes no emotional sense unless you understand psychosis. We trace the Dena Schlosser case in Plano, Texas, where postpartum psychiatric illness, religious language, and the criminal legal system collide, forcing a brutal question: when does a stated “belief” read like motive, and when is it evidence that reality testing has collapsed?If you want medically grounded true crime, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find these lifesaving conversations.Sources: Dena SchlosserHouston Chronicle — “Law, Psychiatry Clash When a Mother Kills” — Schlosser’s psychiatric treatment, postpartum symptoms, child-welfare involvement, and the distinction between psychosis and legal insanity.Houston Chronicle — “Mom Accused of Severing Baby’s Arms Wanted to ‘Give Baby to God’” — Trial testimony concerning religious delusions, previous psychiatric symptoms, competency proceedings, and the prosecution and defense arguments.Houston Chronicle — “Doctor: Woman Who Fatally Cut Off Baby’s Arms Didn’t Know Right from Wrong” — Expert psychiatric testimony regarding Schlosser’s mental state and insanity defense.CBS News/AP — “Mom Avoids Prison in Baby Slay Case” — Reporting on Schlosser’s 2006 finding of not guilty by reason of insanity and commitment to a state psychiatric hospital.Sources: The Thalidomide Tragedy and Women in ResearchFDA — Frances Oldham Kelsey and the Thalidomide Tragedy — How Dr. Kelsey resisted approving thalidomide in the United States and how the disaster influenced modern drug regulation.NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health — History of Women’s Participation in Clinical Research — The 1977 FDA recommendation excluding women of childbearing potential from early drug trials and the eventual 1993 federal inclusion requirements.Kim and Scialli — “Thalidomide: The Tragedy of Birth Defects and the Effective Treatment of Disease” — Peer-reviewed history of thalidomide’s development, teratogenic effects, regulatory consequences, and later medical uses.FDA — Thalidomide Information — Current FDA safety information regarding thalidomide’s severe fetal risks and restricted use.Help Advance the ResearchMGH Postpartum Psychosis ProjectMGH Center for Women’s Mental HealthPostpartum Support International: Current ResearchAction on Postpartum Psychosis: Research ParticipationNIMH Women’s Reproductive Mental-Health StudiesClinicalTrials.gov: Postpartum-Psychosis StudiesSociety for Women’s Health ResearchResearch opportunities and eligibility requirements change over time. Participation is voluntary, and listeners should review each study’s consent, privacy, and institutional-review information before enrolling. 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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