Biomedical Odyssey

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White Coat Crime

May 27, 2021

Riley Bannon provides a primer on the best true crime cases in science, medicine and academia, from the infamous to the underrated.

Riley Bannon ⋅ A Day in the Life books, popular culture, STEM, television ⋅

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There is More to Medicine: Lenox Hill on Netflix

July 20, 2020

Diagnosing patients is only one reality of medicine, and it would be foolish to think that the job is done when treatment or surgery is over. The Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill showcases the realities of patients, physicians and hospitals — and teaches viewers there’s more to medicine.

Taylor Evans ⋅ A Day in the Life docuseries, popular culture, television ⋅

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Finding the Medicine in Historical Drama

September 5, 2019

Every evening when I get home from campus, I put on the teakettle, get out my cross-stitch and flip on a TV show. Sawing noises and screaming come from the TV set as I stitch church steeples into blank linen. You may think I am watching American Horror Story or Hannibal, but the show is […]

Kristin Brig ⋅ A Day in the Life historical fiction, History of medicine, popular culture, television ⋅

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