Malpractice Podcast

This week in latest Theranos episode, we're covering the most recent updates in the Elizabeth Holmes saga, including her sentencing hearing and the 11 years she received for her felony fraud charges.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/18/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing/https://news.yahoo.com/theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-225438022.html?fr=yhssrp_catchallhttps://abc30.com/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-sentencing-billy-evans-baby-cory-booker/12461538/https://nypost.com/2022/11/18/theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison-for-fraud/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing-theranos-trialhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465172/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-conviction-sentencingMusic from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales
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This week, Syd & Jess cover yet another medical serial killer, Charles Cullen and the heroic nurse who helped take him down. When Nurse Amy Loughren finds out that her friend and colleague, Charles Cullen, is likely responsible for the murder of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years, she joins forces with the detectives looking to hold him responsible. This week, we're covering the investigation, his confessions, and sentencing.
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https://www.amythegoodnurse.com/true-storyhttps://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/charles-cullenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cullenhttps://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htmhttps://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41803528/why-did-charles-cullen-kill-good-nurse/https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/charles-cullen-killer-nurse-estimated-400-victimshttps://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Cullenhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-good-nurse-true-story-netflix-b2213627.htmlhttps://www.inquirer.com/news/good-nurse-netflix-charles-cullen-20221027.htmlhttps://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/meet-the-good-nurse-hero-who-helped-put-nj-serial-killer-charles-cullen-behind-bars.htmlhttps://www.nj.com/news/2008/02/hospitals_end_suits_by_cullen.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqSEv2SIokkMusic from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales
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This week, Syd & Jess cover yet another medical serial killer, Charles Cullen and the heroic nurse who helped take him down. When Nurse Amy Loughren finds out that her friend and colleague, Charles Cullen, is likely responsible for the murder of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years, she joins forces with the detectives looking to hold him responsible.
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/charles-cullenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cullenhttps://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htmhttps://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41803528/why-did-charles-cullen-kill-good-nurse/https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/charles-cullen-killer-nurse-estimated-400-victimshttps://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Cullenhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-good-nurse-true-story-netflix-b2213627.htmlhttps://www.inquirer.com/news/good-nurse-netflix-charles-cullen-20221027.htmlhttps://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/meet-the-good-nurse-hero-who-helped-put-nj-serial-killer-charles-cullen-behind-bars.htmlhttps://www.amythegoodnurse.com/true-storyMusic from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales
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For a disease that sounds like a science-fiction plot, look no further than this week's bacterial infection, Necrotizing Fasciitis. With a 25-30% mortality rate and high chance of required amputations, flesh-eating bacteria is no joke. Learn all about this disease and how to prevent it in this week's episode with Syd & Jess.
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Sources for this episode:
https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/problems/medical/flesh-eating-bacteria.htmhttps://www.wired.com/2014/04/how-flesh-eating-strep-bacteria-evolved/https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/flesh-eating-bacteria-infects-florida-in-wake-of-hurricane-ian/https://study.com/learn/lesson/flesh-eating-bacteria-symptoms.htmlhttps://www.memorialhermann.org/services/conditions/flesh-eating-bacteriahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ianhttps://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/what-is-sepsis.htmlhttps://www.livescience.com/flesh-eating-bacteria-florida-after-hurricanehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8969999/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0736467903002889https://time.com/4771484/flesh-eating-bacteria-amputation/https://www.iflscience.com/flesheating-infection-has-killed-eight-people-in-florida-so-far-in-2021-60925https://aimeecopelandfoundation.org/aimees-story/

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For a very long time, doctors have prescribed drugs and treatments that they knew weren't real - so imagine their surprise when they actually worked! This week, Syd & Jess are here to give you the lowdown on "The Placebo Effect": we're talking Pavlov's dogs, bread pills, and why the color of your drugs matters.
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Sources for this episode:
www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/7/15792188/placebo-effect-explainedwww.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effectwww.harvardmagazine.com/2013/01/the-placebo-phenomenonwww.vox.com/2014/7/17/5912503/changing-a-pills-color-has-big-health-consequenceswww.nccih.nih.gov/health/placebo-effectwww.healthline.com/health/placebo-effectstudiousguy.com/placebo-effect-examples/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18468272/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953755/www.sciencenews.org/article/placebo-reins-pain-brainhealth.howstuffworks.com/medicine/medication/pros-and-cons-of-placebos.htmwww.npr.org/2012/01/06/144794035/one-scholars-take-on-the-power-of-the-placebowww.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/magazine/placebo-effect-medicine.html

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This week, Syd and Jess are keeping the spooky vibes alive with the story of the real live monster, Peter Kürten, the "Vampire of Düsseldorf". Between 1899 and 1930, Peter terrorized Germany with a string of horrific slayings during which he would often consume the blood of his victims. The subject of Dr. Karl Berg's infamous 1938 book, The Sadist, this dude was one of the world's first diagnosed sexual psychopaths.
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https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/peter-kurtenhttps://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kurten-peter.htmhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/peter-kurtenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_K%C3%BCrtenhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Kurtenhttps://www.grunge.com/366438/details-you-didnt-know-about-serial-killer-peter-kurten/https://listverse.com/2018/02/02/10-twisted-facts-about-peter-kurten-the-vampire-of-dusseldorf/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29631500/Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales
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This week, Syd and Jess are here to tell you the bizarre stories of a recently discovered 17th century grave, a 2012 man who couldn't stop drinking his own blood, and the "Bloody" Countess, Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed. What do these three have in common? They were all accused of being vampires! While this may seem way out of left field, clinical vampirism is a real thing (Renfield's Syndrome) and we're here to tell you all about it.
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/peter-kurtenhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/poland-vampire-grave-unearthed-sickle/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/vampires-europe-new-england-halloween-historyhttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-historyhttps://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Clinical_vampirismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_vampirismhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory
https://www.historyhit.com/the-blood-countess-facts-about-elizabeth-bathory/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bathory
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This week (another listener recommendation), Syd and Jess are here to tell you the tragic story of heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt, who woke up from what she thought was a routine appendectomy to hear the nurses tell her mother that she "didn't suspect a thing." Scandal, rumors, and forced sterilization - this week's story is about one woman who took her mother to court over what she said was a greedy attempt to steal Ann's inheritance.
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https://bookshop.org/books/the-unfit-heiress-the-tragic-life-and-scandalous-sterilization-of-ann-cooper-hewitt/9781538753354https://www.grunge.com/625076/the-tragic-true-story-of-heiress-ann-cooper-hewitt/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a35597816/ann-cooper-hewitt-unfit-heiress-audrey-clare-farley-excerpt/https://nypost.com/2021/04/19/the-shocking-story-behind-nycs-cooper-hewitt-family/https://msmagazine.com/2021/04/20/the-tragic-life-and-scandalous-sterilization-of-ann-cooper-hewitt/https://crimereads.com/how-one-womans-forced-sterilization-led-to-a-mayhem-charge-and-exposed-a-secret-world-of-medical-atrocities/
https://narratively.com/the-curious-case-of-the-socialite-who-sterilized-her-daughter/
https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-165-unfit/
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This week, Syd and Jess cover the history of a VERY dark period in Ireland's (shockingly recent) past: the Magdalene Laundries. For the approximately 30,000 women who were confined to these institutions, and forced to perform hard labor for years at a time under the watchful eye of several religious orders.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Irelandhttp://jfmresearch.com/home/preserving-magdalene-history/about-the-magdalene-laundries/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21345995https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-magdalene-laundry/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/world/europe/ireland-magdalene-laundry-women-abuse.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/magdalene-laundry-ireland-asylum-abusehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_asylumhttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ireland-last-magdalene-laundryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLCg-tp8RMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChDRDrb7e-U

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