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Welcome to "Selling Cures", the show where we dive deep into the untold stories of U.S. healthcare's Marketing, Public Relations, and Advertising. This show is created by TopHealth Media and is fully AI narrated.
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Welcome to Healthcare Stories, where history meets medicine in a gripping exploration of the people, events, and breakthroughs that have shaped healthcare as we know it. From medical mysteries to groundbreaking discoveries, we uncover the untold stories that defined moments of crisis, innovation, and ethical challenges in the U.S. healthcare system.
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Crisis Management Masterclass: The 1982 Tylenol Poisonings and Johnson & Johnson's Historic Response
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Welcome to another episode of "Selling Cures," where we delve into pivotal moments in US healthcare's marketing, advertising, and public relations. Today, we're unfolding a story that shook the foundation of the healthcare industry and set a precedent for crisis management and corporate responsibility—the Tylenol poisonings of 1982. How did Johnson…
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The First Blood Bank: How PR Revolutionized Healthcare in 1937
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Welcome to "Selling Cures," the podcast where we uncover the fascinating stories at the crossroads of healthcare, marketing, advertising, and public relations. In today's episode, we're traveling back to 1937 to explore a groundbreaking moment in medical history: the creation of the first blood bank. Join us as we delve into how Dr. Bernard Fantas'…
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Weight Watchers: The Community-Centered Approach That Changed the Diet Industry
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Welcome to Selling Cures, the podcast that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the intriguing moments in US healthcare's marketing, advertising, and public relations. In today's episode, we're diving into the Weight Watchers revolution. How did a small support group in a New York apartment, started by housewife Jean Nidetch, transform into a multibi…
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Torches of Freedom: A PR Masterclass in Manipulating Women's Desires and Societal Norms
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Welcome to another episode of "Selling Cures," the podcast that peels back the curtain on the most intriguing moments in U.S. healthcare's marketing, advertising, and public relations. Today we journey back to 1929 to uncover the story behind one of the most revolutionary PR campaigns in history—Edward Bernays' "Torches of Freedom." Join us as we e…
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The Revolutionary Discovery of Handwashing by Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis
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In the mid-19th century, as hospitals teemed with life-threatening infections and childbirth often ended in tragedy, one man emerged as an unsung hero. His name was Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis. Operating in Vienna, Austria, in 1846, Semmelweis was stationed at the city's general hospital, which housed two maternity wards: one run by medical students and t…
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Unconsented Sacrifice: Henrietta Lacks, Hela Cells, and the Shaping of Modern Medicine
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Today's story begins in 1951 with the life-transforming journey of Henrietta Lacks, a young African American woman and mother of five from a tobacco farm in Virginia. Diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer, she underwent treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Here, unbeknownst to her, a biopsy of her cancer cells …
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The 1918 Spanish Flu and Its Lasting Effects on Global Health Systems
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The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, one of the deadliest in human history, stems from its profound impact on global health and its often-overlooked significance. With soldiers moving across borders and sharing cramped, unsanitary conditions, the 1918 pandemic claimed more lives than World War I, affecting one-third of the world's population and killing …
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Viagra and the Birth of Modern Pharma Marketing
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Welcome to "Selling Cures," the show brought to you by TopHealth Media, where we delve into the untold stories of US healthcare Marketing, PR, and Advertising. Fully narrated by AI, today's episode takes you on a captivating journey through one of the most groundbreaking and controversial moments in pharmaceutical marketing history — the rise of Vi…
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The Birth of Medicare and Medicaid: Revolutionizing American Healthcare
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In the early 1960s, United States riddled with a health care crisis where millions of Americans lacked insurance and adequate medical care. Amid rapidly advancing healthcare, the elderly were left particularly vulnerable, with private insurance companies often not covering them. Witnessing the plight of senior citizens unable to afford basic medica…
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The Tragedy of Typhoid Mary: Victim or Villain?
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In the early 1900s, as New York City teemed with life and growth, it also grappled with the dark shadow of disease. At the heart of a typhoid fever outbreak, a mysterious illness causing fever, abdominal pain, and sometimes death, was an unsuspecting woman — Typhoid Mary. Unbeknownst to her, she was a healthy carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacter…
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