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The Forgotten Polio Epidemic with Hannah Wunsch, MD

Emily speaks with critical care physician Hannah Wunsch about her book The Autumn Ghost, which tells the story of a polio epidemic in Copenhagen in the 1950s, and how it gave birth to the invention of the modern ventilator and the field of ICU medicine. Find show notes, transcript, and more at thenocturnists.com.  

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  Burnout and Beyond with Jessi Gold, MD

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  From Pharmacy to Fiction with Ruth Madievsky

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  Finding Strength in Medical Malpractice with Gita Pensa, MD

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  The Origins of Life with Sara Imari Walker

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  The American 31 Flavor Ice Cream

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  Fly Away

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  A Taste of Home

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  Healing Waters

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  The Art of Being Seen

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  The Power of Pausing in Uncertainty with Maggie Jackson

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  Moving Toward Health Equity with Uché Blackstock, MD

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  Behind the Scenes of Spiritual Care with Luke Lortenzen and Mati Engel

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  Magical Realism in the Pediatric ER with Rachel Kowalsky

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  Obituaries From My Father

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  Labor and Loss

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  Growing Up