Podcasts
Discover our podcast on History of Science and on health made by Florian and Yannick.
History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Discover the history of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig disease. In this article, we focused on the advances and work that preceded the identification of the disease by...
Ancient Greeks and the perception of handicap
How the Greeks defined and understood different disabilities. We will look at their view of body and mind before concluding with the treatment of "malformed" new-borns, which has been the subject of...
History of Acromegaly
Discover the history of acromegaly, from David & Goliath myth to how we treat the disease...
History of the Plague of Athens
In this episode, we will discuss this crisis considered today to be the first major epidemic in history. Through the stories of Thucydides, we will discuss the arrival of the disease in the port of...
History of the eradication of Poliomyelitis
In these podcasts on the history of the Polio, we talk about the first traces found in Egypt, the dramatic epidemia in the XIXth and XXth century and the development of a vaccine that almost...
History of plague
In these podcasts on the history of the Plague, we talk about the pioneering discoveries of Alexander Yersin, the Justinian Plague and the Black...
History of Cancer
From the first discoveries of tumors, to the first trials of treatments to the rise of oncology and conventional and innovative therapies. An incredible scientific...
History of genes
Discover in this podcast, the fabulous history of genetics: from the first works on heredity to the recent pioneers of the 20th...
History of Stress
Stress is probably as old as a mankind. However, it was not discovered scientifically until the first half of the 20th...
History of Memory
The history of memory is lulled by attempts at explanations, improvements, theories, and of course recent advances (Alzheimer's disease). Check out this exciting...
History of allergies
In this podcast, we talk about the history of allergies through historical anecdotes, starting with ancient Egypt and ending with the great discoveries of the past two...
History of blood
This first episode is devoted to the history of blood in medicine, rich in beliefs, anecdotes and progress. From the Theory of Humors to blood transfusion, via bloodletting, discover this fabulous...
The Secret History of Penicillin
We all know Alexander Fleming's name, who discovered penicillin in 1928. In this episode, we will focus on the state of treatments before the discovery of penicillin, before mentioning Alexander...