Today

How Did 'Bourgeois' Become a Bad Word?

The French word 'bourgeois' originally just meant a middle-class town dweller, but it's taken on a lot of different (and often derogatory) connotations over the centuries, including in the English slang term 'bougie'. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this articl ... Show More

7m 37s

Yesterday

How Did the Jane Collective Work?

When abortion was illegal throughout the U.S., it was still perfomed -- just dangerously or expensively. Learn about the Jane Collective -- an underground network that helped people access safe, affordable, illegal abortions -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article ... Show More

7m 37s

Feb 17

How Do Ducks Float?

Ducks can hold extra air in their feathers and bodies, making it easy for them to float -- and to squeeze out the air and dive when they want to. Learn more about ducks and bouyancy in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/duck ... Show More

7m 18s

Nov 2021

TechStuff Classic: Taking a Ride in an Ambulance

What is ambulance technology all about? Ben Bowlin joins the show to explore this listener-suggested topic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 20m

Oct 2019

The Shocking History of Electricity in Medicine

For more than 200 years, doctors have experimented with using electricity to treat everything from liver disease to severe depression to varying degrees of success. We look at the history behind these practices and what's going on. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www. ... Show More

46m 27s

Aug 2014

Quarantine

Sure, we've all seen medical quarantines against infectious disease in the movies, but how do they work in real life? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www ... Show More

28m 16s

Jan 2011

How MRIs Work

Magnetic resonance imagining, or MRI, is a noninvasive technique used to diagnose everything from torn ligaments to tumors. But how does it work? Tune in and find out in this episode of TechStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodca ... Show More

30m 34s

Mar 2015

How Anesthesia Works

The use of general anesthesia is less than 200 years old. Before doctors were able to cause unconsciousness in patients, surgery was brutal for all involved. But despite this advancement in medicine, science still has no idea how it works. Learn more about your ad- ... Show More

51m 55s

Sep 2021

Burned-Out Nurses Reach Their Breaking Point

A growing number of nurses in the U.S. have become overwhelmed and fed up by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, leading to staffing shortages in intensive care units. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ... Show More

11m 51s

Jun 2023

In the Future, Patients Won’t Go to the Hospital—It Will Come to Them

Virtual wards provide people with remote care and monitoring, allowing patients to go home sooner and hospitals to run more efficiently. Read this story here.

4m 14s

Feb 2022

Beyond the Scenes - How Are Nurses Coping Throughout the Pandemic?

Roy Wood Jr. sits down with The Daily Show Associate Producer Madeleine Kuhns and Dr. Christopher Friese to discuss why many nurses are experiencing burnout, how hospitals can help and more. Watch the original segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP6VjrdSKAQ Learn more ab ... Show More

55m 40s

Oct 2020

A History of Nursing Homes

In America, we've treated our senior citizens in very different ways over the years. Tune in to hear about how we've tackled compassionate care. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com< ... Show More

51m 45s

How Does Ambulance Diversion Work?