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On The Record

Medical Oddities and Morbid Curiosities

By Sheilah Kast,
Maureen Harvie
Published November 13, 2017 at 10:15 AM EST

Cocaine in your cough drops, tobacco in your toothpaste. Internist Dr. Lydia Kang tells us about mystifying medical practices of yesteryear. Her new book is, “Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything”.

Dr. Kang will be speaking on Thursday at the Maryland State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped at 415 Park Ave, Baltimore, at 6:30 pm.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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