Medical Crimes 24 Hours
By Creators Obomedia
Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime, Leisure
A healthy man’s hair falls out in a London hospital bed while doctors search for a poison nobody can name. A whole town drinks the same water and starts to tremble. A cook who never feels sick leaves fever in every kitchen she touches.Medical Crimes 24 Hours tells one real case at a time, from the first moment a body does something it shouldn’t to the day someone finally finds out why. You live the symptoms up close with the patient and the people who love them, you hear the answers that sound right and fall apart, and you follow the stubborn doctor, scientist or parent who won’t stop looking until the truth comes out. Every cause is explained in plain words anyone can follow. These are documented stories of poisonings, outbreaks and bodies that broke the rules, told by a narrator as curious about the human body as you are.New episodes arrive every Monday and Thursday at 4 AM. Press play on the first case and find out what the body was hiding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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