Episode

Sawbones: Methylene Blue

Podcast: Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Published: Oct 28, 2025
Duration seconds: 2588
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Summary

Often pseudo-scientific medicine is brought to Dr. Sydnee by friends and family. But this time, she encountered methylene blue in the wild! Methylene blue is currently being touted as a cancer treatment, which is . . . not based on evidence. But Dr. Sydnee talks about the history of this colorful substance and what it can be actually used for. Sawbones audience feedback survey: https://forms.gle/kLXiFU8iRzAazPyn9 Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/