May Cause Side Effects with Brooke Siem

May Cause Side Effects with Brooke Siem

109. A Brief History of Psychiatric Diagnosis, Part I

Eugenics, syphilis, and the pursuit of human perfection

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Sep 12, 2023
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He who knows syphilis knows medicine.

—William Osler, co-founding physician of Johns Hopkins Hospital

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