Galen

Mentioned in 6 analyzed podcast episodes across 3 shows

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Boring History for Sleep In Our Time This Podcast Will Kill You

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Boring History for Sleep · Feb 27, 2026

The Complete History of Schizophrenia: Misunderstood for Centuries 🧠 | Boring History for Sleep

“Roman physician whose systematization of humoral theory and emphasis on brain's role in mental function dominated Western medicine for 1000+ years”

History of psychiatric classification systems (Kraepelin, Bleuler, DSM evolution)Neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophreniaPolygenic architecture and genetic risk factors in psychosis

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In Our Time · Feb 26, 2026

The Roman Arena

“Famous Roman physician who served as doctor in gladiatorial school at Pergamon, learning surgical techniques from treating arena injuries”

Gladiatorial Combat Economics and Business ModelsRoman Arena Architecture and InfrastructureImperial Political Power and Public Spectacle

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This Podcast Will Kill You · Jan 6, 2026

Ep 197 Detox: Enemas for everyone

“2nd-century AD physician who formalized theory that all organs produce waste requiring elimination via enemas”

History of enemas and purgatives in ancient medicineAuto-intoxication theory and its influence on 20th-century medicineCytochrome P450 enzymes and phase-based liver detoxification

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This Podcast Will Kill You · Oct 28, 2025

Special Episode: Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal & Dead Ends!

“Ancient physician whose influential but flawed theories dominated medicine for centuries, resisting paradigm shifts”

Medical History as Educational ToolScientific Failure and Iterative ProgressMedical Misinformation vs. Disinformation

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This Podcast Will Kill You · Sep 23, 2025

Ep 188 Candida yeast: Here, there, and everywhere

“Ancient physician who documented oral thrush particularly in sick children”

Candida albicans biology and virulence factorsNon-albicans Candida species (C. auris, C. parasilosis, Nakaseomyces glabrata)Antifungal resistance mechanisms and pan-resistant strains

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This Podcast Will Kill You · Aug 12, 2025

Ep 184 The Gallbladder: Humor us

“Expanded humoral theory and made anatomical claims later disproven by Vesalius”

Gallbladder anatomy and biliary system functionCholesterol gallstone formation and precipitationAcute cholecystitis and biliary colic

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