S4 Ep16: The Radium Girls

“Resuscitation Rambo” continues his reign of terror upon HUNDREDS of patients, until the police receive a tip from a colleague, leading to his arrest, trial and downfall.  ———- Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task. 

Let’s finally kick off our dive into Niels Högel, the German CVICU nurse who seemed to thrive under stress. But things get weird when his teammates notice that he is always the most prepared when a code happens, almost like he knew it was coming… ….. Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task. 

Let’s do a deep dive into the sad reality of the Radium Girls, hundreds of young women who sought exciting new jobs working in an emerging and revolutionary field, only to later discover their employment there was a death sentence for many. 

Join us for the final part in our exploration of unit 731 and Ishii. In this episode we discuss what happened to prisoners, what ended the unit, and the aftermath.  ****TW: sexual assault, pregnancy loss, child death, imprisonment, dismemberment. 

Let’s get into part 1 of our series of Unit 731 and its spearheading scientist Dr. Shiro Ishii, beginning with some history and background on his early life and the development of Unit 731.  …… Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task. 

Join us as Devon wraps up this mind-blowing operation with the adoption society’s downfall, what happened to Georgia and her accomplices, and the fallout as well as resulting changes in legislation.  ———— Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task. 

Devonism alert! Let’s start exploring the old-timey horror that is Georgia Tann, the social worker who orchestrated a massive, long term child trafficking ring.  …… Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task. 

Let’s go back in time to the early 1900’s and break down the bizarre and sad tale of Typhoid Mary, the first known asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid fever, and how she infected countless people with the deadly disease.  ——- Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task. 

Pull up a chair and get your updates on Colonial Heights, Lucy Letby and MUCH MORE! 

*the story told here is from the perspective of the victim and contains many statements of actions that the offender was not formally convicted of. These statements are the opinion and retelling of the perspective of the victim only and were not proven in a court of law.  In this quick-fire conclusion, Rachel deteriorates further when mysterious hypoglycemic episodes begin, and Janie’s plan comes to light when she makes a shocking online order.  ……. Intro/outro: New Media, Olive Musique Cover art: Blossom Creative Studio, Jenny Hamilton Instagram: @medcrimespodcast Follow, like, share, subscribe!  Visit us at: Www.medcrimespodcast.com Medcrimes is a medical true crime podcast. The hosts are two best friends who are chatting about true crime cases in the medical field. The opinions and experiences of the hosts do NOT constitute medical advice or current practice standards. DO NOT attempt anything you hear on the show at home, and please discuss any changes in your healthcare with your healthcare provider. Additionally, while the hosts often mention current best practices, this podcast should not serve as source of best practice materials. Please refer to your facility’s policy and procedures for practice standards on a given topic or task.