Doctoring the Truth

Ep 51-Burned By Belief: The Truth About Ear Candling

Send us a textA candle crackles, a brown residue appears, and someone swears their sinuses feel clear. It looks convincing—until you test the physics, check the anatomy, and tally the injuries. We pull back the curtain on ear candling with an audiologist’s eye: what the cones are made of, how they’re used, the sweeping claims from “wax removal” to “brain detox,” and the simple reason the residue you see isn’t coming from your ear. We trace the marketing myth of ancient origins, the Hopi tribe’s explicit rejection, and why a modern wellness product was dressed up as tradition to make it feel trustworthy.We also talk about what does work. Ears are self-cleaning, Q-tips push wax deeper, and safe options include softening drops, professional irrigation, and clinician-performed removal. Plus, a powerful listener story about a child’s head injury reminds us how subtle warning signs can mask serious problems—and why trusting your gut and returning for care can be lifesaving.If you care about ear health, evidence-based wellness, and spotting medical misinformation before it harms, this conversation equips you with clear answers and safer choices. Subscribe, share with a friend who swears by ear candles, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your hearing—and your safety—deserve more than smoke and mirrors.Resources: clinicsinsurgery https://www.drugs.com/fda-consumer/don-t-get-burned-stay-away-from-ear-candles-125.html globalscience https://www.homeopathicpluscentre.com/ear-candling-2/ Livescience https://quackwatch.org/related/can Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.oldglory.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off *www.RSRVCollective.com for 30% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off

Ep 50-Stem Cell Scams and Our Anniversary!

Send us a textHope is powerful—but in the wrong hands, it becomes a sales tactic. We’re celebrating one year together by pulling back the curtain on stem cell scams: how slick marketing borrows the language of science, why “FDA registered” is not the same as FDA approved, and where vulnerable patients get hurt most—from cash-only clinics to medical tourism that ends in sepsis or even blindness.Why do smart people fall for this? Because these schemes weaponize urgency, testimonials, and the feeling of being unseen by the system. We offer practical safeguards you can use now: how to check the FDA’s cellular therapy approvals, verify studies on clinicaltrials.gov, and spot red flags like guaranteed results, one-size-fits-all claims, and large upfront cash demands. We also share a quick “chart note” on AI’s push into health features and a wry listener mishap that reminds us how fragile trust can be when a single sensor sticker slips.If a treatment were truly safe and effective, it wouldn’t need a passport, a waiver, or a seminar. It would have data. Subscribe to stay sharp on medical myths, share this with someone considering a “regenerative” fix, and leave a review to help more listeners find candid, evidence-first conversations. Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.oldglory.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off *www.RSRVCollective.com for 30% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off

Ep 49-AZ Stands for CrAZy! The Disturbing Case of a Slasher Surgeon

Send us a textA trusted OB carved his initials into a new mother’s abdomen—and the room stayed silent. That chilling moment became a case study in how personal trust, professional boundaries, and institutional oversight can all fail at once. We walk through Liana Geds’ experience, the legal strategy that separated malpractice from battery, and the bizarre Pick’s disease defense used to argue away intent. The outcome? A plea to second-degree assault, light institutional fines, and a five-year licensing bar that raises more questions than it answers.If you care about patient safety, medical ethics, and real transparency, this conversation will leave you informed and fired up. Tap play, subscribe for more stories that expose and educate, and leave a review so others can find the show. What would true accountability look like to you?Resources: NY times CBC capecode timesCBS news patientsafety.com medicalbag.com cracked.comNews BBC  NY times clinician.com  Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.oldglory.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off *www.RSRVCollective.com for 30% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off

Ep 48-Pretty Poison: The Shocking Truth About Skin Whitening Creams, plus Weather Pants Reveal

Send us a textA face cream that blinds a mother. A washing machine that spreads mercury vapor to kids’ bedding. The story unfolds from two devastating cases and pulls back the curtain on a larger problem: toxic skin lightening products hiding in plain sight, fueled by colorism and weak enforcement, and sold with claims that work fast enough to silence doubt. We unpack how mercury suppresses melanin, bioaccumulates in the brain and kidneys, and contaminates homes through laundry and air—often without appearing on any label.The heart of the episode is both urgent and hopeful: change is possible when awareness, policy, and culture move together. If beauty asks your body to pay up front for speed, it isn’t beauty worth buying.Listen now, share this with someone who needs it, and help us spread the word. Subscribe for more stories that inform and empower, and leave a review to support the show. Your voice helps protect others.https//www.Zeromercury.org/pojects/mercury-added-skin-lightening-creams-campaign-databaseMinnesota Mother loses peripheral vision from apparent exposure to mercury in beauty creams - Hiiraan Onlinethebeautywell.orgminnpost.comSkin Products Containing Mercury and/or Hydroquinone | FDACenters for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012).Mercury exposure among household users and nonusers of skin-lightening creams produced in Mexico — California and Virginia, 2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 61(2), 33–36.https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6102a3.htmCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019).Notes from the field: Methylmercury toxicity from a skin-lightening cream obtained from Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.oldglory.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off *www.RSRVCollective.com for 30% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off

Ep 47-Fatal Mismatch: A Transplant Tragedy

Send us a textA teenage girl crosses a border for a chance at life—and loses it to a mistake so basic it should have been impossible. We dive into the case of Jesica Santillán, the 17-year-old who received an incompatible heart-lung transplant, and trace how a single missed safeguard exposed cracks across donor services, hospital protocols, and communication chains. This isn’t a story about rare complications or experimental risk; it’s about the simplest check in medicine—blood type matching—and how failing it changed transplant safety nationwide.If the episode moved you, share it with a friend who works in healthcare, leave a review to help others find the show, and follow us for more cases that challenge and change the way we think about medicine.Resources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anatomy-of-a-mistake-04-09-2003/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp030033?download=true https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25077248/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesica_Santillan https://www.jstor.org/stable/3528375?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.wral.com/10-years-later-questions-surround-jesica-s-hope-chest-charity/12997462/ https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news/duke-releases-letter-unos-concerning-jesica-santillan https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/us/girl-in-transplant-mix-up-dies-after-two-weeks.html  Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.oldglory.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off *www.RSRVCollective.com for 30% off *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off