Around the early 1900s, it was discovered that a high percent of ethanol was useful for killing germs, and worked great if there was no available soap and water. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through viral internet stories and odd patents to explain how we eventually landed on the hand sanitizer we know and love today. Hey, if you can, though, wash your hands.
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May 2021
Ep 73 Puerperal Fever: Seriously, wash your hands
Our sign-off, “wash your hands, ya filthy animals”, has never been more appropriate than with this episode on puerperal or childbed fever, now known as maternal peripartum infections. It took us over seventy episodes to get here, but today we finally tell the tragic story of Igná ... Show More
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<p><strong>#036</strong></p>
<p>Ok so we've known for awhile how soap <em>works </em>in a general use sense, like how it cleans dishes (<a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/episodes/how-does-soap-get-things-clean">see episode 1</a>). But these weird times call for a dee ... Show More
