Stroke

Episode 266

8th March 2019

Today, we’re honoring the memory of Luke Perry who passed away this week after a stroke. We’ll be talking about the history of strokes, but more importantly teach you how to help prevent them and how to spot them when they happen.

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Today, we’re honoring the memory of Luke Perry who passed away this week after a stroke. We’ll be talking about the history of strokes, but more importantly teach you how to help prevent them and how to spot them when they happen.

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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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