Immigration Medicine

Episode 171

3rd February 2017

America has welcomed millions of immigrants in its time. This week, we explore the medical hoops they’ve had to jump through to get in and explore how those have changed over the years.

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America has welcomed millions of immigrants in its time. This week, we explore the medical hoops they’ve had to jump through to get in and explore how those have changed over the years.

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Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers

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Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we’ve tried to fix people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope!

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