Join us as we discuss Dr. Walter Freeman III, the creator of the infamous lobotomy. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/43/3/article-pE6.xml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Jackson_Freeman_II

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5962395/

Join us as we discuss Paolo Macchiarini, a former surgeon whose synthetic implants led to dire ends. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://news.ki.se/news-archive/the-macchiarini-case-timeline?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Macchiarini?

https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p1442?

https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1113?

Join us as we discuss Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose legacy lives on and whose cell lines continue to make a huge difference in the lives of millions of people. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08wr9gf/watch

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3516052/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-lacks

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks