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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: Patents vs. Life-Saving Drugs

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

Medical History, Health & Fitness, History, Medicine, Comedy, Sawbones

4.815.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

John Green recently made a video asking Johnson & Johnson not to extend their patent on a tuberculosis drug, which would keep it exclusive and expensive. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about how drug patents work, the recent (good) update about bedaquiline specifically, and the next steps that pharmaceutical companies and the government need to make to keep life-saving drugs affordable. We’re back to classic Sawbones, keeping tabs on Big Pharma again. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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0:00.0

Sawbones is a show about medical history, and nothing the hosts say should be taken as medical advice or opinion.

0:07.0

It's for fun. Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?

0:14.0

We think you've earned it. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction from that weird growth.

0:22.0

You're worth it.

0:25.0

Alright, time is about to books. One, two, one, two, three, four.

0:33.0

We came across a pharmacy with a toy and that's blasted out.

0:37.0

We pushed on through the broken glass and had ourselves a look around, some medicines, some medicines that escalate my cop for the mouth.

1:03.0

Hello, everybody and welcome to Sawbones, a marital tour of misguided medicine.

1:09.0

I'm your co-host, Justin McAroy.

1:11.0

I'm Sydney McAroy.

1:12.0

I've been in a remarkably good mood today when you're somebody who never quite knows where their head's going to be at because of chemicals and everything in the world.

1:25.0

It's so nice and I'm hoping.

1:27.0

It's nice for those around you too.

1:30.0

People like that too, the people in the house like that, just different people that live here.

1:35.0

Listen, I get bored easily.

1:37.0

I love unpredictability.

1:38.0

Yeah.

1:39.0

So it works for us.

1:40.0

It works.

1:41.0

I never know what I'm waking up to.

1:43.0

I work for us.

1:44.0

This one's good.

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